The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Ancient World

The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Ancient World
Author: Brian M. Fagan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2001
Genre: Civilization, Ancient
ISBN: 9780500510506

Describes various issues in mythology and prehistoric and ancient history, from the Garden of Eden to the effects of meteor impacts, including tombs, writing systems, and the fall of civilizations, and suggests explanations.

Unsolved Mysteries of the Past

Unsolved Mysteries of the Past
Author: Reader's Digest
Publisher: Readers Digest
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1991-01-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780895773593

The ancients live on today in the lasting monumentsthey left behind: How they, with their limited technology, could have built them is a mystery that modern science has yet to unravel. In their world the boundries of the unknown were thinner and more easily crossed.

Great Mysteries of the Past

Great Mysteries of the Past
Author: Reader's Digest Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 456
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN:

This journey into the past probes nearly 100 mysteries, offering new approaches to some of the world's most puzzling questions.

History's Mysteries

History's Mysteries
Author: Kitson Jazynka
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2017
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1426328710

"Why were the Easter Island heads erected? What really happened to the Maya? Who stole the Irish Crown Jewels? The first book in this exciting new series will cover history's heavy-hitting, head-scratching mysteries, including the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Bermuda Triangle, the Oak Island Money Pit, Stonehenge, the Sphinx, the disappearance of entire civilizations, the dancing plague, the Voynich manuscript, and so many more. Chock-full of cool photos, fun facts, and spine-tingling mysteries"--Provided by publisher.

Mysteries of History

Mysteries of History
Author: Robert Stewart
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780792262329

Examines the evidence surrounding some of history's unsolved mysteries, from why the pyramids were built to whether or not there was a conspiracy to kill President John F. Kennedy.

Strange But True

Strange But True
Author: Hulick Kathryn
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2019-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1786037858

Prepare to have your mind blown! As you explore ten of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries, you'll witness a UFO encounter, search for the lost city of Atlantis, tour a haunted house, and discover the kraken's true form. Learn how sightings of flying saucers and stories of alien abductions can be explained by sleep paralysis, false memories, and hypnosis. Find out what pareidolia is and how this psychological phenomenon may explain some ghost sightings. Explore possible real locations for the lost city of Atlantis. Beautiful, haunting illustrations set the mood and spark the imagination. Along the way, you'll use the scientific method and sharp thinking to separate fact from fiction and explain the unexplainable. Discover the fascinating truth surrounding these mysteries and legends: Alien abductions, including the Roswell incident Psychics Mysterious disappearances, including plane MH370 Zombies Ancient aliens, including the Nazca Lines Curses, including King Tut's tomb Monsters of the Deep, including Nessie the Loch Ness monster The search for Atlantis Ghosts and haunted mansions Bigfoot The perfect gift for students of the paranormal, aspiring mythbusters or anyone with a curious mind, this book will fascinate and shock in equal measure!

Seventy Great Mysteries of the Natural World

Seventy Great Mysteries of the Natural World
Author: Michael J Benton
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2008-11-18
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Draws on the perspectives of sixty eminent scientists to discuss what is currently understood about the functioning of the planet as it relates to massive changes in the environment, in an extensively illustrated reference that features such sections as evolution, animal behavior, and global warming.

The Mysteries of History

The Mysteries of History
Author: Graeme Donald
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2018-04-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1782439692

The Mysteries of History is an entertaining romp through the centuries, uncovering the great mysteries surrounding some of the most inaccurate and misleading parts of our past.

Unsolved Mysteries of History

Unsolved Mysteries of History
Author: Paul Aron
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-08-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780471442578

* Who built Stonehenge? * Why did the pharaohs build the pyramids? * Did Richard III kill the princes in the tower? * Could the Titanic have been saved? * Did Hitler murder his niece? PRAISE FOR UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF HISTORY "Like a sleuth, Aron pieces together the possible answers . . . It's an engaging way to learn more about history and the new evidence that sheds light on long-standing theories." --Daily Press "Aron has produced a fascinating and judicious description of historical mysteries from the Neanderthals to Gorbachev. His entertaining account of historical controversies will leave every reader the wiser about the past." --Jack F. Matlock Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union "With unerring good sense and in well-paced prose, Paul Aron solves as best he can the major who-done-its, did-it-happens, and did-it-have-to-happens of world history. Unsolved Mysteries of History should keep readers engaged well into the night."-- Adam Potkay, author, A Passion for Happiness