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Unexplained: An Encyclopedia of Curious Phenomena, Strange Superstitions, and Ancient Mysteries

Unexplained: An Encyclopedia of Curious Phenomena, Strange Superstitions, and Ancient Mysteries
By Judy Allen

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Unexplained is a comprehensive and compelling one-stop guide to weird nature, the paranormal, and strange superstitions. Even with today's high-tech science, many events and ancient mysteries remain unexplained and surrounded by theories that stir the imagination and challenge scientific fact. This book systematically explores all aspects of the human fascination with the unknowable, from hauntings and the power of the mind to physical mysteries such as lost civilizations, ancient superstitions and symbols, and the persistent ideas about life from other planets. Evocative illustrations and intriguing photographs, combined with spine-tingling text by an award-winning author, shed light on the world's greatest mysteries.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #602675 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-10-04
  • Released on: 2006-10-04
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: .81" h x 8.68" w x 11.00" l, 2.25 pounds
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 144 pages

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
Grade 6 Up–A seamless combination of absorbing fact-filled text and stunning visuals in an investigation of mysteries that continue to baffle, tantalize, and spark endless debate. The book is divided into engaging subject areas as diverse as Hauntings, The Power of the Mind, Disappearances, and From Another Planet. Readers will pore over accessible and exciting entries about the sixth sense, premonitions, frog showers and fish falls, Atlantis, and crop circles. In addition, there are pieces on relatively recent subjects that have gained wide popularity, such as Feng shui and Men in Black. The articles, which are complemented by a wealth of attractive black-and-white and color illustrations, discuss and define the phenomena, and provide firsthand accounts. They detail some suggested explanations, but also encourage readers to draw their own conclusions. A user-friendly List of Phenomena by Area, an easy-to-understand glossary, and an accurate index are appended. Though this is a quality volume, Nancy Pear's Strange and Unexplained Happenings (Gale, 1995; o.p.) is a more comprehensive and sophisticated treatment of events that defy rational explanation.–Hillary Jan Donitz-Goldstein, formerly at New York Public Library
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Books for Growing Minds
"This gripping guide to all things strange, weird and paranormal explores our obsession with the unexplainable..."
 
Children's Literature
Do you need that right gift for a middle aged reader who has a birthday right around Halloween? This book could be that present.

About the Author

Judy Allen is an award-winning author whose novel Awaiting Developments was short-listed for the Whitbread Children's Novel Award. Judy Allen and illustrator Tudor Humphries created Kingfisher's award-winning Backyard Books series and many other successful books, including the Reading Rainbow selections Tiger and Seal.