The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries [Paperback]

Colin Wilson (Author), Damon Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1988

A treasure trove for armchair detectives. Examines oddities and raises questions about facts always taken for granted.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (September 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809245248
• ISBN-13: 978-0809245246
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,634,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and Fun, June 22, 2001

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Richard La Fianza (San Bernardino) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries (Paperback)

This book gives one a good overview of strange and the supernatural. One by one the book discusses odd events in history and tries to explain them for the reader. The events covered included everything from "Was there an Atlantis" to "Who was Shakesphere?"

Written by two authors, the books seems to be dualing with itself, and its explanations for these events. On the one hand, the authors will try and give a scientific explanation; on the other hand, the authors give bizarre reasons for these events. Since some of the events are bizarre, however, maybe only bizarre answers can be given.

I think you will especialy enjoy this book if you want an introduction into the bizarre. Don't expect in depth discussions of these issues, this is an Encylcopedia. But as an overview this book was especially good at discussing strange topics, of which, I had never heard. From a man who claimed to be immortal, to the "Gray Man" found in a distant mountain.

Good, not great. The short sections makes for an interesting read when you are short on times. Enjoy

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment, July 28, 2000

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Tabitha (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries (Paperback)

When I first got the book and read it I was pretty disappointed. I was hoping to read interesting stories that I hadn't heard about before. It was just another book that repeated the same stories about the Lockness Monster and others. I think that if you're a reader who is more than curious about the unusual, there are better books out there.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good survey of the genre, May 7, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries (Paperback)

Including topics from ghost ships to haunted mountains, the Bermuda Triangle to Bigfoot, this book serves as a good survey of lots of different "Unsolved Mysteries." All of the usuals are here - UFO's, Atlantis, Nessie, and other - as well as quite a few more obscure mysteries - Ben MacDuhie, the Sect of the Templars, Orfyreus's perpetual motion machine, and more. If you're looking for ten to twenty pages of fascinating reading on each of a score of subjects, I highly recommend this book... Lonnie Dusch