Ten Great Mysteries
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 1960
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780590085953
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTen tales by the master of the macabre.
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Strange But True
Author: Hulick Kathryn
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 2019-10
Total Pages: 131
ISBN-13: 1786037858
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrepare 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!
The Big Book of Mysteries
Author: Lionel Fanthorpe
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2010-10-04
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1554887798
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom Atlantis to Nostradamus, Masons to Templars, Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe have explored some of the greatest mysteries in this world and beyond. Now they attempt to answer even more questions about vampires, Sasquatch, and the Pyramids. No element of the unknown is safe from the Fanthorpes scrutinizing eyes.
TEN GREAT MYSTERIES
Author: JOHN BEECROFT
Publisher:
Published: 1959
Total Pages: 646
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Multiplying Mysteries of Mount Ten
Author: Krista Van Dolzer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Published: 2020-04-07
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781547603534
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor fans of Book Scavenger, a smart and funny math camp middle-grade mystery with built-in logic puzzles that readers can solve Twelve-year-old painter Esther can't wait to attend Camp Vermeer, the most prestigious art camp around. But when her stepdad accidentally drives up the wrong mountain, she lands at Camp Archimedes -- a math camp! Determined to prove herself to the other campers, she tackles a brain-teaser that's supposed to be impossible, and solves it in a single day. But not everyone is happy about it... someone wants her out of camp at any cost, and starts leaving cryptic, threatening notes all over the grounds. Esther doesn't know who to trust. Will she solve this riddle before it's too late? Featuring tricky logic puzzles readers can solve along with the characters and starring a unique, smart, and crafty young heroine, this story has just the right mix of mystery, humor, wit, and heart.
Three Kings, Ten Mysteries
Author: Grzegorz Górny
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 2016-10-30
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 1621641317
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWere the Three Kings, or Magi, who the Bible says traveled to Bethlehem in search of the Christ Child real, historical figures or simply the stuff of legend? For generations, the Magi have inspired art and music. Epiphany, the important Christian feast twelve days after Christmas, is a national holiday in many countries throughout the world. What lies at the heart of this celebration and is it still relevant today? Turning to discoveries made by historians, scientists, and theologians, Polish author Grzegorz Górny answers these questions. With gorgeous four-color photographs on every page, he traces the mysteries of the Magi from the Gospel of Matthew to modern-day astronomy to revived Epiphany celebrations on the streets of secularized European capitals.
Life Ascending
Author: Nick Lane
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2010-10-01
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1847652220
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the 2010 Royal Society Prize for science books Powerful new research methods are providing fresh and vivid insights into the makeup of life. Comparing gene sequences, examining the atomic structure of proteins and looking into the geochemistry of rocks have all helped to explain creation and evolution in more detail than ever before. Nick Lane uses the full extent of this new knowledge to describe the ten greatest inventions of life, based on their historical impact, role in living organisms today and relevance to current controversies. DNA, sex, sight and consciousnesses are just four examples. Lane also explains how these findings have come about, and the extent to which they can be relied upon. The result is a gripping and lucid account of the ingenuity of nature, and a book which is essential reading for anyone who has ever questioned the science behind the glories of everyday life.
Horrid Mysteries
Author: Carl Grosse
Publisher:
Published: 1927
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Thursday Murder Club
Author: Richard Osman
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2021-08-03
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 1984880985
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSoon to be a Major Motion Picture The first installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, also author of We Solve Murders Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves A female cop with her first big case A brutal murder Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves the Thursday Murder Club. When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case. As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late? “Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining.” —Wall Street Journal
The Book of Unexplained Mysteries
Author: Will Pearson
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 2019-10-17
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 147460952X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow were the hunter-gatherers of Göbekli Tepe able to build a series of stunning stone monuments six thousand years before Stonehenge? Was the so-called 'Wow!' Signal a radio transmission from deep space, or the ambient resonating frequency of a passing comet? What happened mid-Atlantic to the passengers and crew of the Mary Celeste, leaving the abandoned ship to sail on by itself? Wonderful and weird, here are twenty incredible mysteries that continue to enthral and perplex. Each unexplained mystery, whether ancient or modern, presents the reader with its own unique challenge.
