In a review for a book that documented astronomical anomalies, the astronomer Joseph Veverka wrote that Corliss had shown negligence of the scientific literature for more than a decade and made incorrect statements. However, Richard Baum wrote a mostly positive review, stating that it was an objective work and "his reviews are concise and well-referenced, and if on occasion his examples are questionable we do at least have the benefit of the bibliographies which will be useful to historians." Science journalist Jeremy Cherfas in the New Scientist, suggested that Corliss' book Incredible Life had an agenda to challenge evolutionary theory as he believed that natural selection fails to explain biological mysteries. Science writer John Gribbin positively reviewed Corliss' book Unknown Earth in the New Scientist, stating it was a "delightful mixture of established science, and the lunatic fringe... Where else can you get such entertainment at so little cost?". Bibliography Books published include: Propulsion Systems for Spaceflight (1960) Radioisotopic Power Generation (with D. G. Harvey; 1964) Space Probes and Planetary Exploration (1965) Scientific Satellites (1967) Mysteries of the Universe (1967) Teleoperator Controls (with E. G. Johnsen; 1968) Mysteries Beneath the Sea (1970) Human Factors Applications in Teleoperator Design and Operation (with Johnsen; 1971) History of NASA Sounding Rockets (1971) Man and Atom (with Glenn T. Seaborg; 1971) History of the Goddard Networks (1972) The Interplanetary Pioneers (1972) Strange Phenomena: A Sourcebook of Unusual Natural Phenomena (1974) Strange Artifacts: A Sourcebook on Ancient Man (1974) The Unexplained (1976) Strange Life (1976) Strange Minds (1976) Strange Universe (1977) Handbook of Unusual Natural Phenomena (1977) Strange Planet (1978) Ancient Man: A Handbook of Puzzling Artifacts (1978) Mysterious Universe: A Handbook of Astronomical Anomalies (1979) Unknown Earth: A Handbook of Geological Enigmas (1980) Wind Tunnels of NASA (1981) Incredible Life: A Handbook of Biological Mysteries (1981) The Unfathomed Mind: A Handbook of Unusual Mental Phenomena (1982) Lightning, Auroras, Nocturnal Lights, and Related Luminous Phenomena (1982) Tornados, Dark Days, Anomalous Precipitation, and Related Weather Phenomena (1983) Earthquakes, Tides, Unidentified Sounds, and Related Phenomena (1983) Rare Halos, Mirages, Anomalous Rainbows, and Related Electromagnetic Phenomena (1984) The Moon and the Planets (1985) The Sun and Solar System Debris (1986) Stars, Galaxies, Cosmos (1987) Carolina Bays, Mima Mounds, Submarine Canyons (1988) Anomalies in Geology: Physical, Chemical, Biological (1989) Neglected Geological Anomalies (1990) Inner Earth: A Search for Anomalies (1991) Biological Anomalies: Humans I (1992) Biological Anomalies: Humans II