my dad told me to read this book and I looked at him like he was crazy. I hadn't read a book any harder than Harry Potter and MAD magazine for the last few yeats. I agreed to give it a try and sat down and read the back, this sounds like an intersesting book so a started to read. After about an hour of reading it I realized that I couldn't put the book down. One thing about Cats Cradle is that its a very well writen book but it doesn't have a high diffucuty of reading, so a boy like me who could read and enjoy it. I wonder Voneguit knew that his book would apeal to such a large audience, and I wonder what age group it was ment for. If their is 5 books that I think everyone should read in their lives Cats Cradle would deffenitly be one of them. The book is funny, it makes you think, and it is very very well written. So if you havn't read this book, jump into your car or bike or whatever and go to the library and get Cats Cradle, by Curt Voneguit. It's a great book.

A frightfully interesting thesis concerning lycanthropy. It deals with reactions to the phenomenon in classical civilisations, Norse mythology, as well as its trial. Lots of areas of this complex subject matter are exposed.

Sabine Baring-Gould spent a lifetime writing books on any subject he could find, totalling well over 100, but we might not have had this one if it weren't for a chance encounter with an unknown creature on a dark and foggy moor. One would expect a book full of righteous indignations about the power of god over evil (considering he was a priest), or one that gives in fully to the fantasy of the myth, but instead, Baring-gould recounts a history of the myth that is not only analytical and modern (he equates lycanthropy to mental afflictions and diseases like lupus) but always enthralling and intriguing. From the history of the words surrounding the myth to a detailed account of the truths surrounding the Marechal de Rais (the true Bluebeard) Baring-Gould proves with a resounding howl that the truth is stranger than fiction! This book is a must for fans of the macabre!

The first time I found The Book of Werewolves, I was doing research for a paper in English 102 during my second symester at the university I was attending. I was astonished how accuratly a man born in the early part of the 19th century had assessed the history of lycanthropy and discussed the mental instibility of those believing that they could alter their form from human to wolf. I spent years afterword searching for a copy of the text that I may keep for my own. Luckily, I was able to obtain a copy because it had finally returned to print. And when I found this sight and saw that criticisms were accepted for books available, I decided to take the time to tell anyone who has thought about obtaining this book that they should run, not walk, to the order area here and pick up a copy