The Book of Unexplained Mysteries - On the Trail of the Secret and the Strange

Informationen zum Autor Will Pearson ran away from home aged fifteen and joined the Royal Navy. Seven years and two world tours later, he won a scholarship to Ruskin workers' education college, and then read Modern Languages at Oriel College, Oxford. After various careers, Will turned his hand to writing. His military experience and contacts led to a breakthrough book, the best-selling TORNADO DOWN, written with the RAF's John Peters and John Nicol. He has also produced and scripted documentaries and written for the Financial Times, Daily Mirror and many other publications. He lives in London with his wife and two children. Klappentext Who built Stonehenge, and why? Was the Voynich Manuscript - written in a script not even World War Two codebreakers could crack - just an elaborate hoax? When were the first crop circles reported, and why do they mostly appear in the UK? What can recent underwater archeological discoveries tell us about the fabled Lost City of Atlantis? The Orion Book of Unsolved Mysteries sifts through the evidence and conspiracies to provide an authoritative guide to the most inscrutable myths and phenomena of human history. Vorwort A Guide to the Wonders and Puzzles, Monsters and Codes from all over the world Zusammenfassung A Guide to the Wonders and Puzzles, Monsters and Codes from all over the world

Product details

• Authors: Will Pearson, Pearson Will
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781474609517
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-0951-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Conspiracy Theories, General & world history, Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge, General and world history, Conspiracy Theories, Trivia and quiz questions