Series Description:
Do UFOs exist?  Are people abducted by aliens?  Who built the pyramids and why?  Can some people see into the future?  The Mysterious & Unknown series explores these and other strange and unexplained happenings. Each book investigates the topic with historical and anecdotal evidence as well as the most recent theories of experts.  Primary source quotes from investigators and eyewitnesses, as well as interesting in-depth sidebars, will fascinate the reader. Full-color illustrations and photos enhance and complement the text. Source notes, a bibliography, and a thorough index provide further reference and research support.  

Series Specifications:   

• Full color ~ 96–104 Pages ~ 7 x 9 ~ reinforced library binding   




Title:
Alien Abductions
School Library Journal, 7/08
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-023-4
Description:
Countless people have claimed that they were kidnapped by space aliens, led aboard UFOs, and used as subjects in bizarre experiments.  This book explores this otherworldly phenomenon offering insights from psychiatrists, ufologists, and abductees themselves. 
Title:
Angels
Published date:
© 2009
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN:

978-1-60152-055-5

Description:

Every year thousands of people say angels helped them in emergencies, healed their bodies, and offered prophetic visions. This book explores the supernatural world of heavenly angels, fallen angels, and angelic encounters with eyewitness reports.

Title:
The Bermuda Triangle
Published date:
© 2009
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN:

978-1-60152-056-2

Description:

Numerous ships and aircraft have disappeared in the area known as the Bermuda Triangle and no one knows exactly why. This book examines the details of the many disappearances as well as some of the theories -- both otherworldly and down-to-earth -- for the strange events that have taken place in the Bermuda Triangle.


Title:
Crop Circles
Booklist, 4/1/10
Published date:
New Jan. 10
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN:

978-1-60152-103-3

Description:

Incredibly beautiful and complex patterns have been appearing in farm fields across the globe for decades. This book explores crop circles and their connections to space aliens, mysterious Earth energies, and playful pranksters.


Title:
The Curse of King Tut
School Library Journal, 2/08
Booklist, 10/16/07
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-024-1
Description:

Shortly after the ancient tomb of Egypt’s King Tutankhamun was opened in 1922, the English lord who had financed the discovery died.  In subsequent years, others connected with the tomb also died, some under mysterious circumstances.  This title examines the so-called curse of King Tut and attempts to answer numerous pivotal questions.

Title:
ESP
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-025-8
Description:

From ancient soothsayers to modern mystics, throughout history there have been people who have extended the powers of the human mind beyond its normal reaches.  This book explores the roots of ESP (Extra Sensory Perception), modern ESP research, and its controversies, providing numerous real-life stories about those claiming to have extra sensory abilities.

Title:
Ghosts
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-032-6
Description:

Ghosts have long been an explanation for a great deal of odd happenings— from the wails and groans in an abandoned house to eerie apparitions at the site of a long-ago train wreck. This book includes some of the compelling ghost sightings, as well as modern–day attempts to prove their existence, or in some cases, even to get rid of them.

Title:
Haunted Houses
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-026-5
Description:
Ghostly apparitions, both friendly and hostile, have been a part of human folklore and literature since ancient times.  Haunted Houses examines countless homes throughout the world which have had or continue to experience hauntings.  The reader is provided with abundant evidence of hauntings including quotations from ghost hunters, frightened residents, and ghostly communications.
Title:
The Kennedy Assassination
School Library Journal,4/09
Published date:
© 2009
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN:

978-1-60152-036-4

Description:

For nearly half a century, Americans have been haunted by the brutal murder of the nation's thirty-fifth president, John F. Kennedy. They have sought a satisfying answer to the question, Who was responsible? This book searches for the answer by using fresh accounts and the latest evidence from CIA operatives, medical doctors, and ballistic experts.

Title:
King Arthur
School Library Journal,7/08
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-033-3
Description:
Among the most famous figures in British history, King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table were the embodiment of valor, chivalry, and wisdom.  But, did such a person as Arthur ever exist?  And, if he did exist, was he anything similar to how he has been portrayed?
Title:
The Loch Ness Monster
Published date:
© 2009
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-059-3
Description:

The cold murky waters of Scotland’s Loch Ness have been hiding mysterious monsters for nearly 2,000 years. This book delves into the fables, facts, and fallacies surrounding the Loch Ness monster and takes the reader on a fascinating journey to the heart of the Nessie legend.

Title:
Mummies
School Library Journal,1/09
Published date:
© 2009
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-054-8
Description:

Most people know at least something about the mummies of Egypt. But these fascinating (and sometimes creepy) relics are also found in many other unusual parts of the world—from the deserts of China to the ice of Greenland, from the bogs of Northern Europe to the high mountains of South America. Recent breakthroughs in research are helping these visitors from the far past give us tantalizing clues to life in ancient times.

Title:
Pyramids
School Library Journal, 2/08
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-027-2
Description:

Ancient pyramids found throughout the world, especially Egypt and Mesoamerica, have mystified people for centuries.  This title explores the controversial theories related to why they were built, who built them, and where did these ancient peoples acquire the necessary technology to construct such mysterious and enormous structures.

Title:
Stonehenge
School Library Journal, 7/08
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-034-0
Description:

Throughout recorded history, the origins and purpose of Stonehenge have mystified. What is it? Who built it? Why? The answers are explored, as well as the ways in which Stonehenge has been interpreted by those who did not build it but claim it nevertheless.

Title:
UFOs
School Library Journal, 7/08
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-030-2
Description:
UFOs greatly arouse the popular imagination.  While the subject has largely been confined to science fiction novels and movies, there is growing evidence that legitimate UFO sightings have occurred.  The latest of these sightings has come from several airline pilots.  This title explores the question of earthly visits by intelligent beings from outer space.
Title:
Unicorns
School Library Journal, 7/08
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-028-9
Description:
For thousands of years people from all parts of the world have been fascinated by unicorns— and many have believed that these one-horned animals really existed. This book recounts different unicorn legends, the very real trade that existed for unicorn horns (alicorns), and examines what real animals might have inspired the unicorn stories.
Title:
Vampires
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-029-6
Description:
From Halloween to the silver screen, vampires have become a prominent feature of modern culture. However, legends of scary bloodsuckers date back thousands of years. Vampires explores the spooky world of vampire myths, Transylvanian tales, and real vampire people who would send a shiver down the spine of Count Dracula himself.
Title:
WerewolvesBooklist, 4/1/10
Published date:
New Jan. 10
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN:

978-1-60152-097-5

Description:

By some estimates there are 250 werewolves living in North America alone. This book examines the myths and facts about the snarling, supernatural shapeshifters that transform from human beings to ferocious wolves by the light of the moon.


Title:
Witches
School Library Journal, 8/08
Published date:
© 2008
Net price:
$26.95
ISBN: 978-1-60152-031-9
Description:
Are witches real or merely the imaginings of hysterical minds and irrational folklore? Witches have been a source of fear and fascination for thousands of years.  This title traces the subject of witches from ancient times through today, and also explores the massive witch hunts that ended in the executions of thousands of alleged witches.

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