Exploring the Unexplained: The World's Greatest Marvels, Mysteries and Myths

by Editors of Time Magazine

Book Overview

Includes scientific reports from worlds we are only beginning to understand, including findings on twins and telepathy; mind and body studies, and the surprising power of prayer. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933405163
• ISBN13: 9781933405162
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Time Home Entertainment
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.4" x 10.1"
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Understanding Myths & Marvels

" Adjust your aura and fasten your seatbelt for a marvelous journey into the unknown: Bigfoot to the Bermuda Triangle, Aliens to Yetis, dowsing to the Da Vinci Code, telepathy to crop circles, Exploring the Unexplained separates truth from rumor and fiction from fable. The book features fresh reports from worlds we are only beginning to explore, including new findings on twins and synchronicity, mind-and-body studies and scientists' attempts to quantify accounts on the power of prayer." The book is divided into multiple `mysteries', all including various sub-topics on extreme paranormal activity, hoaxes, and myths. The sections are based on marvels in History, Nature, Space, Mind and Matter, Spirit, and the World Beyond. From the stories of Atlantis and the Amityville Horror, Stigmata and Demonic Possession, Roswell and Crop Circles, Stonehenge to Easter Island, the book clearly demonstrates truth behind speculation. After reading the book, I quickly scanned over my favorite sections to re-read the parts that I could not engorge enough of. Hearing about most of these stories in my life at sometime in my life, I was thrilled to find a book that covered so many of them. Written and published by the editors of Time magazine, this book is definitely legitimate. "It is curious to note the old sea-margins of human though. Each subsiding century reveals some new mystery; we build where monsters used to hid themselves..." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Section one covers the `Mysteries of the Past'. Beginning with Plato and his story of Atlantis, the book quickly escalates to legends of King Arthur, King Tut, the Oracle of Delphi, and Newgrange. Seeing the remarkable photos to go along with the stories inside allows the reader to become invoked with a mystical and magical realm of surrealism. Section two is about the `Mysteries of Nature'. This section is all about the Loch Ness Monster, Dowsing, the Fate of Dinosaurs, Bigfoot, Feng Shui, and Auras. The book depicts the story of the hoaxes behind Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, but also fails to explain the Bermuda Triangle and Auras. `Mysteries of Nature' is by far the most interesting section in the book. " I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" - Carl Sagan Thoroughly covered in the `Mysteries of Space', Editor Kelly Kuaner unravels the famous story behind Area 51, and Roswell, New Mexico. Eight pages are dedicated to aliens, UFOs, and dozens of pictures of those infamous little green men. The section also explains mysteries on Mars: the Martian Face, water on Mars, and the Martian Canals. The last three sections cover Mind and Matter, Sprits, and Ghostly Experiences. All three share similar interests with one another, and could all be combined into one category.