Unexplained!: Strange sightings, Incredible Occurrences and Puzzling Physical Phenomena

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An authoritative, intelligent, and well-reasoned examination of strange artifacts and events that have long perplexed scientists, Unexplained! is an award-winning exposition of the strange and mysterious. Journey to the outer limits of science and nature and explore a wide range of unknown and enigmatic phenomena. The truth is out there, and looking for it is the real fun. Documenting the evidence and hearing witnesses out, Jerome Clark brings an engaging narrative to the stories, objectively presents their many possible explanations, and lets the reader decide.

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"... wonderful compendium of strangeness ... This is one of those books you'll return to again and again for head-shaking accounts of how weird and wonderful this world can sometimes be." About.com

"An excellent purchase for those curious about the curious." Library Journal

"...a very captivating read and a must for anyone interested in paranormal phenomena." Booklist Online

"Sometimes the medium is more valuable than the message, and that is true of this third edition of Unexplained! hundreds of weird, wild, and wonderful accounts of everything from Bigfoot to snakes living in stomachs Clarks writing style is clear, dispassionate, and witty. Recommended." Choice

"Should warm the heart of any serious observer of the weird world in which we live. It will disturb doubters, scandalize skeptics, and readjust the realities of those whose tunnel vision has blinded them." Fate magazine

"Jerry Clark is a treasure of the fortean world. This is a very professional compendium of 64 selected topics from one of the fields masters. Clark also provides definitive investigations. ... Its a critical (in all senses) book; get it, read it and be better informed for it." Fortean Times

"Jerome Clack, is a fantastic writer and researcher ... A great new read chock full of data and stories that will give you a new perspective on our world." Horrornew.net

"...fresh and eminently worthwhile in several respects: its particular coverage, the comprehensive detail of its bibliographic references, the high intellectual level of its analysis." Journal of Scientific Exploration

"Though aimed as an introduction to Fortean phenomena, this contains lots of material which will be new to even the seasoned Fortean." Magonia Review of Books

"Unexplained! is a delightful book to curl up with before bed. Mr. Clark, who doubles as the [former] vice president of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies, makes no judgments, and offers no compelling hypothesis because after all weird stuff happens." Real Crime Book Digest

Author Bio

Jerome Clark is the prize-winning author of more than a dozen books, including Unexplained! Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences, and Puzzling Physical Phenomena; Hidden Realms, Lost Civilizations, and Beings from Other Worlds; Strange Skies: Pilot Encounters with UFOs; the multivolume UFO Encyclopedia; and Unnatural Phenomena. He serves on the board of the J. Allen Center for UFO Studies and is the co-editor of its magazine, International UFO Reporter. He is a recipient of Dinsdale Award, given by the Society of Scientific Exploration for significant contributions to the expansion of human understanding through the study of unexplained phenomena. He lives in Canby, Minnesota.