Great mysteries of the 20th century

by Reader's Digest Association

Looks at mysteries and puzzles of the twentieth century, including strange disappearances, paranormal phenomena, mysteries of modern science, and mysterious deaths.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference, Mystery

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. The company's headquarters are in New York City, where it moved from Pleasantville, New York.

The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.

Reviews

[Antonio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good entertaining reading to keep your mind distracted from more serious issues in your daily life.
Many stories were new to me, others were very familiar such as the death of Marilyn Monroe, but still fascinating.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent overview of 20th Century mysteries. I'd be interested to see how many of these cases have been updated/solved at this point due to technological advances and/or more sophisticated DNA technology.

[Don LaFountaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was interesting to read. It took less than a day to cover it's pages, with each "mystery" not taking too long to read about.

There are some topics that will be very familiar to people - The Kennedy Assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald's murder, Amelia Earhart's disappearance, Marilyn Monroe's death, and UFO's to name just a few things. However, the book is filled with topics that are not so familiar, which certainly keeps the book interesting.

Anyone who is interested in history, mysteries, and unexplained should enjoy this book.

[Diane Wachter · Rating 4 out of 5]

HB-B @ 1999, 7/08. One or two page tales of fact or fiction involving occurances of the 20th century such as JFK's and RFK's assassinations, UFO's, Titanic and other ship disasters, Jon Benet Ramsey, Jimmy Hoffa and other disappearances, etc. Very interesting. I learned things I didn't know, but I always want the rest of the story, the true answers, and sometimes that can't be. Very good.

[Brian Cham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting and entertaining compilation of a wide variety of mysteries, from history to cold cases to the paranormal. Not everything will be convincing by today's standards but it is a great introduction to all of these topics.

[Kareem Desouza · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is an amazing book. truly extraordinary

[Bekah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very intriguing. The truth is so often stranger than fiction...