Strange Mysteries Of The Unexplained

For use in schools and libraries only. Examines the unexplained from bigfoot and UFOs to ghost ships and mothman.

"How ordinary men and women have explained the strange, the uncanny, and the incredible"--Subtitle on dust jacket.

Everybody loves a good mystery and sometimes the questions can be more interesting than the answers. Will Pearson investigates twenty unique mysteries with their broad spectrum of strangeness. Some, like the sudden disappearance of the sailing ship Mary Celeste's passengers and crew have gained universal currency. Was the Wow! Signal a radio transmission form deep space, or was it the ambient resonating frequency of a passing comet? Cryptids like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster teeter on the boundaries of probable and improbable, hoax and reality, fact and fiction. Whether it be the intrigue of lost civilisations, like Göblekli Tepe in Turkey, sensationalist interest in The Zodiac Killer, or the elusive Shugborough Code that neither Dickens nor Darwin could crack, each unsolved mystery presents a challenge in its own way. Occasionally, it can feel as if there's a conspiracy at work - one in which scientists, journalists and 'professional explainers' want to put an end to anything and everything mysterious in life. Thankfully, not everything can be nailed down, sucked dry of its secrets and turned into a factoid. Mysteries do still exist - and continue to tease us. Sceptic or believer, the fun lies in probing them.

Could the strange actually be true? This book takes readers on a tour of the eerie and unexplained - from the search for vanished civilizations to the science of real-life zombies, from famous UFO sightings to encounters with ghosts and otherworldly creatures, and much more.

From things that go bump in the night to strange sights in the midnight sky, the supernatural will always intrigue us. Yet, aside from the popular stories of ghosts, alien sightings, and werewolves, bizarre phenomena and the unexplained has a stronger grip on our imaginations due to its mystery. This intriguing volume whets the appetite of fans of the supernatural with tales of the unexplained, their origins, and why they continue to have an effect on people of all ages.

A gripping and compelling account of some of the most baffling and astonishing events, an amzaing compendium of the weird and the wonderful, includes some of history's most astonding tales of the stranage and supernatural and tells in vidid details the story of both events and people involved.

Discover nine bizarre-but-true incidents: a shower of fish and frogs from the sky; buried treasure that remains untouched, even though its exact location is known; the sudden and unexplained disappearance of a ship's crew; and more! Illustrated by 13 photos and drawings, these unsolved mysteries will captivate readers of all ages.