Crop Circles: Exploring the Designs and Mysteries
Werner Anderhub, Hans-Peter Roth

Throughout the world, mysterious patterns have almost magically started appearing in fields--baffling the farmers who own the land and the scientists who examine them. What are these fantastic geometric figures? Who (or what) is creating them? Two journalists specializing in crop circle research provide revealing answers in this bestselling and visually stunning study. A spectacular 30-page pictorial, which presents an eye-catching survey of the contin-uing phenomenon, will fascinate believers and non-believers alike with its surprising beauty, variety, and complexity.

From the Publisher

Throughout the world, summer after summer, mysterious patterns have almost magically started appearing in fields. They materialize in the hundreds, seemingly out of nowhere, baffling the farmers who own the land and the scientists who come to examine them. What are these fantastic geometric figures? Who (or what) is creating them? Two journalists specializing in crop circle research provide some revealing answers to the questions in this bestselling and visually stunning study. A spectacular 30-page pictorial section, which presents an eye-catching survey of the continuing phenomenon, will fascinate believers and non-believers alike with its surprising beauty, variety, and complexity. So, whether you react with intrigue, curiosity, or skepticism, this completely new information on a hot-button topic offers a truly provocative experience.


From The Critics
Publisher's Weekly

Crop Circles: Exploring the Designs & Mysteries is Werner Anderhub and Hans Peter Roth's intriguing account of their investigation into this phenomenon of geometric patterns. First appearing in crop fields in 1980s England, the figures have turned up in Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Germany and other countries, causing some to think they are of metaphysical origin. Some theorize that they are the work of extraterrestrials, others that they are crafted by mere mortals (though how they could appear so quickly in that case has not been ascertained). Other groups suggest that geometry is the key to the universe, that these geometric figures are a kind of communication they began to appear after the 1970s launch of the Pioneer space probe, which carried the first geometric communication in the form of symbols and mathematical and chemical formulas. The authors include many fascinating photos of their discoveries.


Natural Magic
Reviewer: Simeon Hein (see more about me) from Boulder, CO United States

A beautifully illustrated and well-designed book, the pictures and stories elucidate the feelings of wonder and transcendence that surround the crop circle phenomenon. The authors balance their presentation by including true accounts from some of England's leading circle makers. The section on natural laws and geometry is also original and informative. (Simeon Hein is the author of Opening Minds: A Journey of Extraordinary Encounters, Crop Circles, and Resonance).