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Last updated: March 13, 2025

    The best books on Zombies, recommended by Greg Garrett

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    The best books on Zombies - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

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    I Am Legend
    by Richard Matheson

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    The best books on Zombies - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

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    The Road
    by Cormac McCarthy

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    The best books on Zombies - The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman

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    The Walking Dead
    by Robert Kirkman

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    The best books on Zombies - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

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    World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
    by Max Brooks

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    The best books on Zombies - The Miniature Wife: And Other Stories by Manuel Gonzales

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    The Miniature Wife: And Other Stories
    by Manuel Gonzales

  • Zombies have returned with a vengeance in recent years, the secret to their undying popularity lying in their ability to embody many different kinds of menace, from social unrest to pandemics, financial insecurity to international terrorism. Greg Garrett, author of Living with the Living Dead, recommends five zombie books to help you prepare for the apocalypse

  • The best books on Zombies - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
  • The best books on Zombies - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  • The best books on Zombies - The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman
  • The best books on Zombies - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
  • The best books on Zombies - The Miniature Wife: And Other Stories by Manuel Gonzales

The best books on Zombies, recommended by Greg Garrett

Zombies have returned with a vengeance in recent years, the secret to their undying popularity lying in their ability to embody many different kinds of menace, from social unrest to pandemics, financial insecurity to international terrorism. Greg Garrett, author of Living with the Living Dead, recommends five zombie books to help you prepare for the apocalypse

The best books on Zombies, recommended by Greg Garrett

    The best books on Debunking the Paranormal, recommended by Richard Wiseman

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    The best books on Debunking the Paranormal - Flim-Flam! by James Randi

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    Flim-Flam!
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    The best books on Debunking the Paranormal - The Psychology of Superstition by Gustav Jahoda

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    The Psychology of Superstition
    by Gustav Jahoda

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    The best books on Debunking the Paranormal - The Psychology of the Psychic by David Marks

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    The Psychology of the Psychic
    by David Marks

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    The best books on Debunking the Paranormal - Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer

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    Why People Believe Weird Things
    by Michael Shermer

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    The best books on Debunking the Paranormal - Spook by Mary Roach

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    Spook
    by Mary Roach

  • Psychology professor Richard Wiseman explains why mediums, spoon bending and near-death and out-of-body experiences are all baloney.

  • The best books on Debunking the Paranormal - Flim-Flam! by James Randi
  • The best books on Debunking the Paranormal - The Psychology of Superstition by Gustav Jahoda
  • The best books on Debunking the Paranormal - The Psychology of the Psychic by David Marks
  • The best books on Debunking the Paranormal - Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer
  • The best books on Debunking the Paranormal - Spook by Mary Roach

The best books on Debunking the Paranormal, recommended by Richard Wiseman

Psychology professor Richard Wiseman explains why mediums, spoon bending and near-death and out-of-body experiences are all baloney.

The best books on Debunking the Paranormal, recommended by Richard Wiseman

    The best books on Magic, recommended by Richard Heygate

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    The best books on Magic - The Door Marked Summer by Michael Bentine

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    The Door Marked Summer
    by Michael Bentine

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    The best books on Magic - The Way Of Wyrd by Brian Bates

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    The Way Of Wyrd
    by Brian Bates

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    The best books on Magic - Fire Child by Maxine Sanders

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    Fire Child
    by Maxine Sanders

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    The best books on Magic - The Queen's Conjurer by Benjamin Woolley

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    The Queen's Conjurer
    by Benjamin Woolley

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    The best books on Magic - The Wine of Angels (A Merrily Watkins Mystery) by Phil Rickman

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    The Wine of Angels (A Merrily Watkins Mystery)
    by Phil Rickman

  • Steeped in the pre-Christian traditions of English magic, Richard Heygate, the author of the bestselling The Book of English Magic, warns readers not to dabble unless they are prepared to end up in a padded cell.

  • The best books on Magic - The Door Marked Summer by Michael Bentine
  • The best books on Magic - The Way Of Wyrd by Brian Bates
  • The best books on Magic - Fire Child by Maxine Sanders
  • The best books on Magic - The Queen's Conjurer by Benjamin Woolley
  • The best books on Magic - The Wine of Angels (A Merrily Watkins Mystery) by Phil Rickman

The best books on Magic, recommended by Richard Heygate

Steeped in the pre-Christian traditions of English magic, Richard Heygate, the author of the bestselling The Book of English Magic, warns readers not to dabble unless they are prepared to end up in a padded cell.

The best books on Magic, recommended by Richard Heygate

    The best books on Premonitions, recommended by Larry Dossey

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    The best books on Premonitions - Entangled Minds by Dean Radin

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    Entangled Minds
    by Dean Radin

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    The best books on Premonitions - The Conscious Universe by Dean Radin

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    The Conscious Universe
    by Dean Radin

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    The best books on Premonitions - Opening to the Infinite by Stephan A Schwartz

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    Opening to the Infinite
    by Stephan A Schwartz

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    The best books on Premonitions - Dogs That Know When Their Owners are Coming Home by Rupert Sheldrake

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    Dogs That Know When Their Owners are Coming Home
    by Rupert Sheldrake

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    The best books on Premonitions - Limitless Mind by Russell Targ

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    Limitless Mind
    by Russell Targ

  • The former Chief of Staff of Medical City Hospital, Dallas discusses the weird and wonderful world of Premonitions. Semi-scientific and light hearted

  • The best books on Premonitions - Entangled Minds by Dean Radin
  • The best books on Premonitions - The Conscious Universe by Dean Radin
  • The best books on Premonitions - Opening to the Infinite by Stephan A Schwartz
  • The best books on Premonitions - Dogs That Know When Their Owners are Coming Home by Rupert Sheldrake
  • The best books on Premonitions - Limitless Mind by Russell Targ

The best books on Premonitions, recommended by Larry Dossey

The former Chief of Staff of Medical City Hospital, Dallas discusses the weird and wonderful world of Premonitions. Semi-scientific and light hearted

The best books on Premonitions, recommended by Larry Dossey

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