| Description |
xv, 247 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Reprint. Originally published as: Albert Jack's ten-minute mysteries. London : Penguin Reference, 2007. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
The famous Aurora spaceship mystery -- Try to see it from my angle: the Bermuda Triangle -- Does Bigfoot exist? -- The spine-chilling tale of the Chase vault -- The real-life Agatha Christie mystery -- Committing the perfect crime: the mysterious D. B. Cooper -- Who really makes crop circles? -- John Dillinger: whatever happened to America's Robin Hood? -- The missing Navy diver -- The Dover demon -- The mysterious disappearance of the lighthouse keepers of Eilean Mor -- Fairies at the bottom of the garden -- The mystery of Our Lady of Fatima -- What happened to the last king of France? -- The strange case of Kaspar Hauser -- The great Loch Ness con trick -- Will the real Paul McCartney please stand up -- The magnetic strip -- Whatever happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste? -- The men who cheated death -- Not in the mood: the real Glenn Miller story -- The mystifying death of a media mogul -- The real Da Vinci code: the Mona Lisa debate -- If gentlemen prefer blondes, who killed Marilyn Monroe? -- The piano man -- The dreadful demise of Edgar Allan Poe -- It's raining frogs -- The terrifying affair of Spring-heeled Jack -- Beware of USOs [sic] -- The St. Valentine's Day massacre -- The world's strangest unsolved crimes. |
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Curiosities and wonders.
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Common fallacies.
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Conspiracies.
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| Added Title |
Albert Jack's ten-minute mysteries
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| ISBN |
9780812980059 paperback |
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0812980050 paperback |
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