The Dreams of Dragons

by Watson, Lyall

• ISBN13: 9780892813728
• ISBN10: 0892813725
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-05-01
• Publisher: Destiny Books

Summary

Prowling the edges of science with insight and sensitivity, Lyall Watson maintains that there is a truth to be found behind every seemingly impossible legend. The best-selling author of Supernature and Gifts of Unknown Things, Watson takes us on a journey through prehistoric burial sites on the beaches of South Africa, ancient ritual iron mines in Swaziland, and present-day villages in Indonesia and New Guinea inhabited by man-eating dragons and headhunters. In these and other extraordinary travels we encounter phenomenon that defy traditional scientific explanation. Watson looks beyond the scientific "facts" and helps us--through his own remarkable discoveries--to see the poetry and wonder of the natural world.

Author Biography

With doctorates in anthropology and ethology (animal behavior) and additional degrees in botany, chemistry, geology, geography, marine biology, and ecology, Watson logically investigates illogical events. He speaks nine languages and has worked as the Seychelles commissioner for the International Whaling Commission and as assistant to Raymond Dart, the distinguished South African paleontologist.

Table of Contents

Preface

1.   The Success of Failure
2.   The Importance of Pattern
3.   The Roots of Awareness
4.   The Nature of Crowds
5.   The Source of Concern
6.   The Dreams of Dragons
7.   The Arteries of Earth
8.   The Currents of Life
9.   The Wonders of Water
10. The Immersion of Man
11. The Biology of Bias
12. The Essence of Balance

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Index