{"product_id":"the-book-of-the-damned-a-study-of-anomalous-phenomena-and-the-limits-of-scientific-explanation-paperback","title":"The Book of the Damned: A Study of Anomalous Phenomena and the Limits of Scientific Explanation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Fort\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA foundational work cataloguing anomalous phenomena and challenging the boundaries of accepted scientific knowledge.\u003c\/strong\u003e In \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Damned\u003c\/em\u003e, Charles Fort assembles a wide-ranging collection of reports-strange falls from the sky, unexplained disappearances, and phenomena excluded from orthodox explanation-presented not as resolved mysteries but as evidence of the limits of conventional systems of thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFort's method is cumulative and provocative. Rather than advancing a fixed theory, he compiles instances that resist easy categorisation, inviting the reader to consider the possibility that accepted frameworks of science and knowledge are incomplete. His tone alternates between irony and insistence, creating a text that is as much a critique of intellectual authority as it is a record of the unusual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften regarded as a precursor to later explorations of the paranormal and unexplained, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Damned\u003c\/em\u003e occupies a distinctive position between scientific curiosity, philosophical inquiry, and speculative thought. It remains central to discussions of anomalous literature and continues to influence writers and researchers interested in the unexplained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50402664218861,"sku":"9781604591071","price":25.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/the-book-of-the-damned-a-study-of-anomalous-phenomena-and-the-limits-of-scientific-explanation-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}