Explorer, cryptozoologist, and creationist Bill Gibbons has traveled to remote corners of the world in search of strange and unknown creatures. But Bill's heart is in Africa, where monstrous dinosaur-like creatures are still rumored to inhabit the vast swamps of the Congo Basin. In Mokele-Mbembe: Mystery Beast of the Congo Basin, Gibbons provides a fascinating insight into several expeditions that have ventured forth in search of suspected living dinosaurs, include several of his own. Here you will read about many amazing eyewitness testimonies and surprise encounters with these remarkable creatures. This book will take you on a journey into a true "lost world" of pygmy tribes, dense unforgiving jungles, hidden unexplored lakes, and rivers that run for hundreds of miles into a land that time has literally forgotten. No armchair explorer, Gibbons also details several other incredible creatures that by all accounts should have been extinct eons ago, yet are still encountered today by astonished eyewitnesses in the 21st century. Join Bill as he continues on his tireless quest in search of an animal that could well be the most important scientific discovery of this century!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Still on the Track,
This review is from: Mokele-Mbembe: Mystery Beast of the Congo Basin (Paperback)
Reports of living prehistoric animals from Africa and elsewhere comprise a significant portion of cryptozoological study. Efforts to unravel these intriguing mysteries continue, though first-person accounts of field work have been rare since Dr. Roy Mackal published "A Living Dinosaur?" in 1987. Today, it seems the only researchers still working in the field are "young Earth" biblical creationists, of whom Bill Gibbons is perhaps the best-known representative. This survey of living dino lore from Africa includes a minimal amount of religion--Gibbons can't resist describing his conversion in the Congo, and why should he?--but even readers who eschew proselytization should find the book palatable and intriguing. Aside from Gibbons's personal observations, anecdotal evidence ranging from ancient times through 2009 is collected here, illustrated with 20 B&W photos, six maps, and 15 contributions by renowned crypto-artist William Rebsamen. Overall, a valuable addition to any amateur cryptozoologist's library.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Interesting!,
This review is from: Mokele-Mbembe: Mystery Beast of the Congo Basin (Paperback)
William J. Gibbons' story of Mokele-Mbembe absolutely held my attention with his expeditions to Africa in search of strange creatures. Mr. Gibbons takes the reader alongside the explorers with his descriptive interpretation of his journeys.
Mokele-Mbembe: Mystery Beast of the Congo Basin begins with a history of recorded accounts from ancient texts to books throughout modern history with descriptions of huge water creatures. The author's own expeditions occurred from 1979-1992. His thorough descriptions of the locals, (especially the Pygmy people), the surroundings, and the dangers were especially interesting as they explored the areas in the jungles, swamps and hidden areas of Africa. He explains the many trials they experienced with travel problems, wild animals, illnesses, and corrupt politicians demanding bribes just to explore the area. This is not a scientific study, but an exploration of the area with eye witness accounts. He freely points out which sightings he believed were not credible, but many, if not most, are quite credible. There is one interesting method they used with the eye witnesses. They presented a book with animals from the area and the locals identified them. He then gave them pictures of animals not known to be in Africa and the witnesses could not identify any of them. He then gave them a book of dinosaurs. Mokele-Mbembe gives a fascinating account of the responses they received from the third book. As if the exciting tale of exploration was not interesting enough, it was an added treat to read about William Gibbons' conversion in Africa from occult practice to Christianity. He gives his beautiful testimony in the book and talks about other missionaries in the area. No matter what you believe, Mokele-Mbembe: Mystery Beast of the Congo Basin is a fascinating story.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book a About it's main subject[Live Sauropod Dinosaurs in Africa]But gets lost when talking about other cryptids.,
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While Williams Gibbons has written a very excellent book about possible living "sauropod" dinosaurs in Central Africa- he has unfortunately by chapter 12 of his book[where he discusses other "types" of living dinosaurs] he has apparently caved into the "political correctness" found even in the world of cryptozoology! Chapter 12 of his book describes the sightings of possible ceratopsian dinosaurs[centrosaurus,triceratops,styracosaurus] in Central Africa-He has them written off as prehistoric "rhinoceros" type mammals by the end of the chapter! Even though the known fossil record shows that none of these large horned mammals had 1. Neck frills 2 .forward facing brow horns 3.a beaked mouth! I would have given this book a "5 star rating" if the last few chapters of the had not given the FALSE impression that "Mokele-Mbembe" was the "Last" and only type of "Living Dinosaur" left in the world!
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