Many books have been written about anomalous topics; not all do a good job of it. These are books that either do an excellent job of covering just one anomalous topic, or do an excellent job of surveying a large number of different anomalous topics... all have been useful at some time or another in my research, and all are well written, entertaining books.

Ghost Hunters , by Deborah Blum Hard Cover - EBook The Mothman Prophecies , by John A. Keel Paperback Myths and Legends of Japan , by F. Hadland Davis Paperback - EBook The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomena , by Bob Rickard & John Michell Paperback - EBook Secret Life: Firsthand Documented Accounts of UFO Abductions , by David M. Jacobs & John E. Mack Paperback - EBook Spontaneous Human Combustion , by Jenny Randles & Peter Hough Paperback Spook: Science tackles the Afterlife , by Mary Roach Hard Cover - Paperback