A Monstrous Commotion
The Mysteries of Loch Ness

After reading his book on polio and his book on smallpox, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of Gareth Williams turning his hand to something like the Loch Ness Monster — but nonetheless, I knew he was a good writer and understands science and the importance of evidence. And Nessie is fascinating, of......more

As a kid I was briefly intrigued by the Loch Ness Monster, but was turned off by all of the books I found on the subject - so many pictures of men in diving costumes and scientific diagrams of sonar and the like. I was a dumb kid, I wanted to see the monster! Little would I have expected then that th......more

For anybody who has ever been intrigued by the story of the Loch Ness monster, this well research book tells the stories of the different search expeditions from the early thirties onward. It takes the reader through each ones, describing the findings or lack of sightings, before explaining how some......more

This was SUCH an interesting book. There is something so fascinating about the folks that become obsessed with the idea of mythical animals.......more

The Loch Ness Monster is almost the perfect mystery. Unlike UFOs or ghosts, belief in the watery beastie doesn’t carry any further implications (such as the existence of technologically advanced aliens, or life after death). If Nessie were found tomorrow, it wouldn’t significantly change our worldvi......more