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"Society's concept of the natural world has little or no room for such phenomena as spontaneous human combustion, poltergeistry and anomalous lights. Rather, these weird and baffling occurrences are either ignored altogether or unfairly and inaccurately labelled ""supernatural"" and hence assumed to exist ""beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature."" In Borderland Phenomena: Volume One, Proud adopts a richer, broader concept of the natural world, one that views paranormal phenomena not as foreign or magical but as occupying a position on the margins of this reality, in what he refers to as the ""borderland."" In a balanced and objective investigation that spans many topics, including ball lightning, earth lights, strange rains, mysterious fires, and jinn, he manages to lay bare a refreshing and innovative approach to looking at the paranormal and so too the natural world."

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"""Louis Proud's Borderland Phenomenasparkles with brilliance as he explores the edge with skill, insight and care. A wonderful adventure of a book!"" Whitley Strieber, best-selling author of Communion ""Proud is, hands down, one of today's brightest and most gleaming intellects in the area of anomalous phenomena."" Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award-winning author of Occult Americaand The Miracle Club ""Proud casts a sharp searchlight, capturing glimpses of its inhabitants, as they quickly scurry out of view. With the patience of a naturalist, Proud examines such unusual phenomena as spontaneous human combustion, poltergeists, 'fairy lights, ' and many others, in an attempt to widen our ideas of what exactly is natural. The result is a fascinating excursion into the not-yet-known, worthy of more than a few X-Files."" Gary Lachman, author of Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson ""Able and trustworthy guides through this 'strange, liminal realm where almost anything is possible and nothing quite adds up' are rare and very hard to find. Louis Proud is just such a guide."" Jeffrey J. Kripal, J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion at Rice University and author of Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of Religions"

Louis Proud's Borderland Phenomenasparkles with brilliance as he explores the edge with skill, insight and care. A wonderful adventure of a book! Whitley Strieber, best-selling author of Communion Proud is, hands down, one of today's brightest and most gleaming intellects in the area of anomalous phenomena. Mitch Horowitz, PEN Award-winning author of Occult Americaand The Miracle Club Proud casts a sharp searchlight, capturing glimpses of its inhabitants, as they quickly scurry out of view. With the patience of a naturalist, Proud examines such unusual phenomena as spontaneous human combustion, poltergeists, 'fairy lights, ' and many others, in an attempt to widen our ideas of what exactly is natural. The result is a fascinating excursion into the not-yet-known, worthy of more than a few X-Files. Gary Lachman, author of Beyond the Robot: The Life and Work of Colin Wilson Able and trustworthy guides through this 'strange, liminal realm where almost anything is possible and nothing quite adds up' are rare and very hard to find. Louis Proud is just such a guide. Jeffrey J. Kripal, J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion at Rice University and author of Secret Body: Erotic and Esoteric Currents in the History of Religions

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Louis Proud is a writer and researcher specialising in anomalous phenomena. His articles have appeared in Fortean Times, New Dawn, FATE and Nexus magazines, and he has been interviewed on such programs as VERITAS Radio, Paranormal Realms and Whitley Strieber's Dreamland. The author of Dark Intrusions (2009), The Secret Influence of the Moon (2013) and Strange Electromagnetic Dimensions (2015), he currently resides in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.

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