Strange but True The World's Weirdest Wonders - Plus: Famous Hoaxes Revealed |
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| Author:
| Life Magazine Editors, |
| Editor:
| Sullivan, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60320-031-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Publisher: | TI Inc. Books
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| Imprint: | LIFE Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Here are wonders of the animal kingdom, bizarre social practices of the past and present, remarkable and compelling human achievements, and breath-taking tales of nature at its most unpredictable. The photographs do not lie, and this book proves the adage: Seeing is believing.The true details of the famous stories are here: What's really going on at Loch Ness; what does Roswell, New Mexico, tell us; and, what about that cloud that looked like Jesus during the Korean War? The...
More DescriptionHere are wonders of the animal kingdom, bizarre social practices of the past and present, remarkable and compelling human achievements, and breath-taking tales of nature at its most unpredictable. The photographs do not lie, and this book proves the adage: Seeing is believing.The true details of the famous stories are here: What's really going on at Loch Ness; what does Roswell, New Mexico, tell us; and, what about that cloud that looked like Jesus during the Korean War? The surprising, little-known tales are here as well: the window washer who fell 47 floors and walked away; and, the Christmas burglar who got stuck in a chimney .As P.T.Barnum might say: Strange but True is a colossal compendium of crazy coincidences, peculiar people and astounding animals. Step right up!