Strange but True: 10 of the world's greatest

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!

Kathryn Hulick is a freelance writer, editor and former Peace Corps volunteer. She writes regularly for Science News for Students and Muse magazine. She has also published numerous nonfiction books on topics such as video games, artificial intelligence, energy technology and dinosaurs. Hulick’s favorite part of writing about science is getting to speak with researchers in many different fields. Once, she spoke with an expert on parallel universes while he was shoveling snow from his driveway. Another time, she called a biologist who was out in the field in Africa, watching a herd of elephants. In addition to writing, she enjoys hiking, gardening, painting and reading. Hulick lives in Massachusetts with her husband, son and dog.

An Encounter with Aliens
The Haunted Mansion
The Search for Lost Worlds
The Star of Deep Beginning
When the Dead Return
Amazing Powers of the Mind
The Secrets of an Ancient Tomb
Lost at Sea
The Mystery of Dead Mountian
Monsters of the Deep

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