The Science of Monsters: The Origins of the Creatures We Love to Fear

by Matt Kaplan

Book Overview

Featured on NPR's Science Friday, an "ingenious" (The Wall Street Journal) and insightful guide to history's legendary and frightening monsters and the science and culture that created them.

We all know "there's no such thing as monsters," but our imaginations tell us otherwise. From the mythical beasts of ancient Greece to the hormonal vampires of the Twilight saga, monsters have captivated us for millennia. Matt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 145166799X
• ISBN13: 9781451667998
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Oh so great!

I have sat on this book for about a year. I finally read it and dang! What a cool Book. I love his he broke down the possible meanings behind mythical monsters and beasts. Helped make things that go bump in the night. Little less scary. Except ghosts, dang those are still scary.