Discusses famous tales of buried, sunken, or otherwise lost treasures, including pirate treasures, El Dorado, the Oak Island money pit, and fortunes supposedly hidden by the Knights Templar and Nazi G
Discusses mysterious disappearances and other historical cases that seem to be unexplained, from the princes in the tower to Malaysia Airlines flight 370, including the undeciphered writing from Easte
Discusses what is known about the brain and how it works and examines situations that people claim to experience but that cannot yet be explained, including premonitions, the unusual experiences of so
Discusses popular magic tricks and how they are done, including sawing someone in half, levitation, escapes, and making the Statue of Liberty disappear, and examines miracles and other situations that
What if you wanted to send a message that only a few people could understand? That is when you would use secret signs. Readers will be intrigued by the examples of codes and ciphers used by ancient an
Humans are always reaching to make new discoveries. Science often holds the key to uncovering mysteries, yet some things remain beyond our grasp. Young readers will want the facts about the possibilit
What could be more exciting than the discovery of something that was hidden tens, hundreds, or even thousands of years ago? Readers will be amazed at the examples of hidden things revealed such as und
Discusses the limits of the human body and the people and situations that break those limits, including spontaneous combustion, human hibernation, and extra sensory perception.
Tales of amazing cities that rose and fell have been passed down through the ages. Were they all real or imagined? Young readers will be fascinated by the facts that are known about these places and t
How does something enormous suddenly disappear? Readers will be amazed by how frequently large ships are lost without a trace. But sometimes it is the just crew that has disappeared. Get the facts on
Why did ancient people in Peru create the Nazca Lines? Who built England's Avebury Circle and why? What is the purpose of Easter Island's huge stone statues? The world is full of unexplained archaeolo
Why did robbers steal precious works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990? In 2005, how did thieves in Amsterdam pull off the largest diamond heist in history? Throughout the w
What happened to the people of the Roanoke Colony? Why did the crew of the Mary Celeste abandon ship? Who wrote the mysterious Voynich Manuscript and what does it mean? History is filled with many une
How can massive stones slide across the desert untouched? Can lightning really bounce like a ball? Why was it raining fish in Europe in 2004? Nature holds some of our world's strangest mysteries. Some
