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Snuggling with a snake in Thailand.

 

 

 

Commuting on a helicopter flight.

 

 

 

A nomadic herder in Mongolia.

 

 

 

A shave and a haircut in India.

 

 

 

The foreboding but beautiful landscape of Iceland.

 

 

 

Birds scatter in front of a mosque in India.

 

 

 

A curious face in Indonesia.

 

 

 

Anchored off the coast of Zanzibar. It’s a rough job, but someone’s gotta do it.

 

 

 

Ready for the next adventure!

 

 

Explorer, adventurer, and photographer
JOSH GATES
is host of the smash hit Syfy reality television show
Destination Truth
, which has garnered an astounding 2.3 million viewers for a single episode. His work and travels have taken him to nearly 100 countries around the world, from sweltering African villages to the icy shores of Antarctica. An avid SCUBA diver, he has participated in sub-sea archaeological excavations in the Mediterranean, scaled “the roof of Africa” on Mount Kilimanjaro, and climbed on Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in the Americas. Josh was recently inducted into The Explorers Club, a prestigious global organization dedicated to the advancement of exploration and field research. Born in Massachusetts and a graduate of Tufts University with degrees in archaeology and drama, he currently lives in Los Angeles.

Keep up with Josh on Facebook, at twitter.com/joshuagates, or visit
www.syfy.com/destinationtrut

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Chapter 1: “We Must Go Back”

Chapter 2: 19,340

Chapter 3: Meet Neil Mandt

Chapter 4: Underdressed for Success

ADVENTURES IN MONSTER HUNTING AND PROFESSIONAL GHOSTOLOGY

Chapter 5: “We Found Something!”

CASE FILE: BIGFOOT

Chapter 6: Post

Chapter 7: Mixmaster Belong ’em Jesus

CASE FILE: LIVING DINOSAURS

Chapter 8: Under New Management

Chapter 9: The Death Worm

CASE FILE: PHANTOM FELINES

Chapter 10: The Delicate Art of Not Getting Killed

CASE FILE: FLYING FIENDS

Chapter 11: Worst. Vacation. Ever.

Chapter 12: Threes and the Christmas Miracle of Whore—Dice

Chapter 13: Yeti

Chapter 14: The Tourist Empire

CASE FILE: MINI MONSTERS AND JUNGLE DEMONS

Chapter 15:

Chapter 16: On the Subject of Ghosts

Chapter 17: Tourists and Pharaohs

CASE FILE: MOVIE MONSTERS

Chapter 18: Amazonia

CASE FILE: SUPER-SERPENTS

Chapter 19: Travel Will Save You

Chapter 20: Something in the Fog

CASE FILE: MARINE MONSTERS

Chapter 21: What the Monsters Taught Me

Chapter 22: Home

Acknowledgments

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