The Book of Unsolved Mysteries

by Publications International

The Book of Unsolved Mysteries features more than 230 fascinating true stories across eleven chapters.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mystery

640 pages, Hardcover

Published September 29, 2020

About the author

Publications International, Ltd. (PIL) is a leading North American publisher, producing hundreds of new titles each year and printing millions of books annually. CEO Louis Weber founded the company in 1967 with a mission to provide high-quality, high-value products for consumers worldwide.

PIL publishes books in many categories, including the popular Brain Games® series of puzzle, sticker and coloring books, in addition to cookbooks, children’s books, craft, reference and much more.

PIL's bestselling Brain Games® product line features a wide array of puzzle books, including standards such as word searches, crosswords, sudokus, codewords, and cryptograms, as well as variety puzzle books themed around crime, Christmas, summer, celebrities, and more.

The New Seasons® division publishes a variety of stationery products that combine unique formats with the latest trends in design. Among these are Sticker by Number titles, Color and Frame books, notepad sets, journals, and recipe keepers. These products are the perfect vehicle to de-stress and relax, organize your day, and record and share memories.

Collectible Automobile® magazine, another division of PIL, presents an in-depth look at the cars and trucks that Americans have known and loved for decades. First published in 1984, Collectible Automobile® magazine is released six times a year.

PIL's cookbooks feature visually outstanding presentations of culinary classics and world cuisine, including books that focus on the Mediterranean diet, plant-based cooking, restaurant recipes, and the best in entertaining.

Reviews

[Ariail Heath · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great compilation of mysteries that have spooked us for centuries. I worked on this book very gradually for over a month reading a few stories a day so I wouldn't lose all the information that is jam packed.

If you enjoy learning about strange disappearances, haunted houses, UFO's, and other bizarre occurrences; grab this book for your collection!

[Darth Jader · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish I could give this 3.5 stars! This book is very interesting in that it has a multitude of short excerpts covering a lot of topics from unsolved murders, to ghost stories, to UFOS, to Urban legends and to just, strange weird events, people, or places. Overall a pretty good book but gets 3.5 stars for two main reasons. Some passages at the end of the excerpts have nothing to do with the story being told or that was just told leading me to believe that editing was not the best. Also, some of the stores are mentioned heavily in other excerpts and then restated with basically the same information as its own excerpt. This happens rarely but it's enough to realize that the book could have covered another interesting story there instead of just wasting space with something the reader has already read and understands. I also wish some more information had been given for some of the excerpts as some are half a page or a page and end suddenly or just leave the reader wanting a bit more. Overall, very good if you like short excerpts of stories that cram a lot of info (or not enough) into a few pages. If you don't like books like that, then I would move on and look into a different collection.

[Shilo Goodson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable read, but it got a bit repetitive in parts. For example, there are at least two places where it talks about Bigfoot and two places only a few pages apart where it talks about alligators in the New York City sewer system. Also, toward the end of the book (at least with my copy) there were a few times when a section of paragraphs were repeated. Mostly, I would say that they needed to have a good editor take a look at the book and fix some of the repetition.

If you are someone who likes random, at times obscure, facts and stories, you'll likely enjoy this book. I found some of the chapters and sections more interesting than others. Overall, I'd recommend this book if you do like this type of book.

This book has a few swear words. All of them that come to mind are quotes. While there aren't any graphic sexual descriptions or overly graphic violence (at least that I remember) there are a few topics that might be scary for younger children, such as poltergeists, murder, or other such topics. Overall, I would say that at least most of the book is appropriate for a young audience.

[Emory Ivie · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a person who likes to constantly read something while I eat, this book has become a close friend of mine. I like the personable narration style and the short and intriguing articles I can quickly finish over a snack. I've probably read the entire thing twice.

I also appreciate that it's very objective and impartial, especially concerning religion. I left it in the rain once and sat there for an hour blow-drying the pages (reading the articles whilst I blew) - if that tells you anything about how much I liked it.

I received a few sequels in the series and was not disappointed. If you like pondering over random and interesting facts, I highly recommend it.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable, but just fine. There were some very interesting stories, and even a couple about places I’m familiar with!
Honestly, this just reignited (pun intended) the childhood fascination with spontaneous human combustion. Weirdly enough, that emerged from another mystery compilation I read as a child.
Very good bed time reading! Short snippets to get comfortable with!

[Lydia Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book. There was a lot of stories i never heard about until i read this book.

[Lisa Kizer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some new to me but most were old and familiar.

[deborah eden perfidio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great little reference book of mysteries

[Taryn Renée · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty sure this book is entirely AI.

[Dana · Rating 2 out of 5]

It drained a lot of my love for reading over the 3 years it took me to finish this. While it had some interesting stories, it felt like an off book from the scholastic book fair of 1989.

[Joshua Friesen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Random knowledge. Fun.