Psychic Animals: A Fascinating Investigation of Paranormal Behavior [Paperback]

Dennis Bardens (Author), DENNIS BARDONS (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1995

Foreword by David Bellamy. For centuries animals have displayed remarkable powers of psychic intelligence. In this unique study, a persuasive body of evidence revealing feats of animal telepathy, precognition, and long distance perception. 210 pages, illustrated.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

YA-- Telepathy, precognition, and reports of ghostly apparitions fill this book about animals that will appeal to readers hungry for more books on the paranormal. The rapport that exists between animals and humans in the form of myth, friendship, and religion is explored through the centuries from Aristotle to Brazilian fishermen in 1985. The volume is chock-full of fascinating accounts of how other species have rescued or helped humans in distress. Instances of intelligence and altruism as well as foreknowledge by animals of impending doom are interspersed with imagination-stretching tales such as the one of a horse who could speak short but intelligible sentences. While many experiments are alluded to, and an extensive bibliography is provided, the book lacks strong connections between the anecdote and the source from which it originated. Stories related from past centuries, news articles from the 1920s, or tales from the Middle Ages can leave readers grasping for sources. However, casual readers will be fascinated by the abundant claims and tales of animal intelligence, psyche, and ESP.
- Gwen Salama, Hastings High Sch . , Alief, TX
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Stories abound of animals, particularly pets, saving lives or warning of natural calamities. Bardens has collected a multitude of these vignettes from ancient times to the present, all intended as a demonstration that animals possess ESP (as he defines it). Dogs and cats dominate the first half of the book; later chapters cover other animals. Despite the subtitle, readers will find minimal analysis of these creatures' ESP. Easy reading, but not a necessary purchase. Michael D. Cramer, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. Lib., Blacksburg
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 203 pages
• Publisher: Capall Bann Pub (March 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1898307393
• ISBN-13: 978-1898307396
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,264,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful stories of animal psychic abilities, April 3, 2001

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This review is from: Psychic Animals: A Fascinating Investigation of Paranormal Behavior (Paperback)

The most amazing story was about a dog named Hector who lived with his master aboard the Dutch freighter S.S. Simaloer. When the Simaloer was in port at Vancouver Hector debarked to take a stroll through town as was his custom. Coming back much later than usual he found the ship gone; it had left for Japan. Four ships at the Vancouver port reported that they had seen a terrier come on their ship, sniff around, and then leave. Hector was later found as a stowaway on the S.S. Hanley. Nineteen days later, as the Hanley entered the port of Tokyo, Hector became very excited. As the Hanley was unloading its cargo a sampan from the Simaloer was sailing by, and Hector jumped into the water, swam to the sampan, and was hauled into the arms of his master. Of the four ships Hector entered in Vancouver, he picked the right ship going to Japan and traveled 5,000 miles to find his master.

This book is full of such incredible stories of the bond between animals and their human companions.