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Mysterious Realms
Investigative writer Joe Nickell and forensic analyst John F. Fischer probe ten tantalizing mysteries that, for decades, have defied rational analysis and convinced many people that supernatural events really do happen.
Using their skills and experience in historic document examination and forensic research, Nickell and Fischer carefully scrutinize the evidence for a variety of strange historical, paranormal, and forensic phenomena.
- Is a historic Kentucky home really haunted by the "gray lady's ghost"?
- Did Lee Harvey Oswald assassinate J.F.K., or was the killer a Soviet look-alike?
- Has the U.S. government concealed evidence of UFO visitations to Earth?
- Is a miracle taking place in a Naples cathedral where the congealed blood of a
martyred saint periodically liquefies?
Taking neither a credulous nor close-minded approach, the authors search for answers to these questions and other mysterious conundrums. Their deductions and proposed solutions (which make use of blood chemistry, forensic analysis, document examination, and a knowledge of stage magic) are truly worthy of Sherlock Holmes and will keep readers turning the pages to find out the rest of the story.
Using their skills and experience in historic document examination and forensic research, Nickell and Fischer carefully scrutinize the evidence for a variety of strange historical, paranormal, and forensic phenomena.
- Is a historic Kentucky home really haunted by the "gray lady's ghost"?
- Did Lee Harvey Oswald assassinate J.F.K., or was the killer a Soviet look-alike?
- Has the U.S. government concealed evidence of UFO visitations to Earth?
- Is a miracle taking place in a Naples cathedral where the congealed blood of a
martyred saint periodically liquefies?
Taking neither a credulous nor close-minded approach, the authors search for answers to these questions and other mysterious conundrums. Their deductions and proposed solutions (which make use of blood chemistry, forensic analysis, document examination, and a knowledge of stage magic) are truly worthy of Sherlock Holmes and will keep readers turning the pages to find out the rest of the story.
221 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1992
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About the author
Joe Nickell
66 books51 followersJoe Nickell was an American skeptic and investigator of the paranormal.
Nickell was a senior research fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and wrote regularly for their journal, Skeptical Inquirer. He was also an associate dean of the Center for Inquiry Institute. He was the author or editor of over 30 books.
Among his career highlights, Nickell helped expose the James Maybrick "Jack the Ripper Diary" as a hoax. In 2002, Nickell was one of a number of experts asked by scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. to evaluate the authenticity of the manuscript of Hannah Crafts' The Bondwoman's Narrative (1853–1860), possibly the first novel by an African-American woman. At the request of document dealer and historian Seth Keller, Nickell analyzed documentation in the dispute over the authorship of "The Night Before Christmas", ultimately supporting the Clement Clarke Moore claim.
Nickell was a senior research fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and wrote regularly for their journal, Skeptical Inquirer. He was also an associate dean of the Center for Inquiry Institute. He was the author or editor of over 30 books.
Among his career highlights, Nickell helped expose the James Maybrick "Jack the Ripper Diary" as a hoax. In 2002, Nickell was one of a number of experts asked by scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. to evaluate the authenticity of the manuscript of Hannah Crafts' The Bondwoman's Narrative (1853–1860), possibly the first novel by an African-American woman. At the request of document dealer and historian Seth Keller, Nickell analyzed documentation in the dispute over the authorship of "The Night Before Christmas", ultimately supporting the Clement Clarke Moore claim.
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June 3, 2012
While the subject, or rather, subjects, are quite fascinating, the book has a thrown-together feel to it, quite possibly because it was!
An interesting anomaly about this edition: When I got to page 123, I instantly realized that this page was from an entirely different book. Even the typeface was different. Thus I missed two page of the discussion, which did not make a substantial difference in that particular topic.
An interesting anomaly about this edition: When I got to page 123, I instantly realized that this page was from an entirely different book. Even the typeface was different. Thus I missed two page of the discussion, which did not make a substantial difference in that particular topic.
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