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Author Coddington, Andrew, author.

Title The Hope diamond, cursed objects, and unexplained artifacts / Andrew Coddington.

Publication Info. New York : Cavendish Square Publishing, [2018]
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Location Call No. Status
 Southington Library - Children  J Fun Facts 133.2 COD    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Series Paranormal investigations
Paranormal investigations.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The history of cursed objects -- Uncovering the hope diamond -- Fates and fortunes -- Unraveling the curse -- Closing the case on curses.
Summary Anyone who has watched Indiana Jones knows that curses can have very real implications! However, is there such a thing today as cursed objects? This book explores some of the most well-known cursed objects from the Hope Diamond to Tutankhamun's tomb and looks to science through the use of photographs, eyewitness accounts, elaborate hoaxes, and evidence to answer whether curses are real.
Audience 6.
6-8.
Subject Precious stones -- Psychic aspects.
Hope diamond -- Miscellanea.
Curiosities and wonders.
Blessing and cursing.
Parapsychology.
Blessing and cursing.
Curiosities and wonders.
Hope diamond -- Miscellanea.
Parapsychology.
Precious stones.
Blessing and cursing.
Curiosities and wonders.
Hope diamond -- Miscellanea.
Parapsychology.
Precious stones.
Other Form: Online version: Coddington, Andrew. Hope diamond, cursed objects, and unexplained artifacts. New York : Cavendish Square Publishing, [2018] 9781502628527 (DLC) 2017029153
ISBN 9781502628510 (library bound)
1502628511 (library bound)
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