• A logger is kidnapped by the giant humanlike creature known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch.

• In the middle of a dance floor in England, a woman suddenly bursts into flame.

• In California, candy falls from the sky; in Russia it's silver coins; in England, a shower of toads.

• The Dogon, a primitive African tribe, accurately describe a star invisible to the naked eye.

• The specific details of a train disaster are foretold two hours before it occurs.

These, and hundreds of other amazing phenomena described in this book, were chosen from thousands of accounts reported in ancient chronicles, scholarly journals, police records, ships' logs, diaries, magazines, newspapers, and the sworn testimony of ordinary men and women. These mysteries are presented in chronological order under the following headings:

Beyond the Walls of Time
Here are accounts of amazing prophecies that have all come true; historical anomalies such as human and dinosaur tracks side by side; and unbelievable but true coincidences.

Unearthly Fates
Reports of men and women who, for unknown reasons, have burst into flame, people who appear from nowhere, and others who disappear into the void. Examples of possession, exorcism, and "black magic" are faithfully recorded.

Monsters and More
Here are amazing encounters with gigantic manlike beasts, sea monsters of incredible size - documented with some amazing photographs. Here, too, are ghost stories so persuasive that disbelief is difficult.

The Unquiet Sky
Strange things that fall from the sky include fish, minnows, stones, and many other objects and substances. The sky is also the realm of unidentified flying objects that have been so frequently reported that the term UFO has become a household acronym. You'll read about some very convincing sightings. Fireballs, mirages, abnormal fogs, and strange noises are also described.

In the Realm of Miracles
Delicate medical operations successfully performed without anesthesia, maladies miraculously cured, and immunity to fire and death are among the wonders described here. In the vastness of the salty Pacific a pool of fresh water is found when needed. Plaster madonnas shed humanlike tears. A carved wooden figure of Christ sheds blood. Human beings defy gravity and float in the air.

Plus: Special Features
In addition to offering firsthand reports of hundreds of puzzling events, Mysteries of the Unexplained contains informative special features that give more details, expand on the subject, or suggest possible explanations.
• The Deadly Magic of Believing
• Zombies Explained
• Creatures of the Mind
• The Poltergeist Phenomenon
• A Most Famous Monster
• Do Monsters Really Fly?
• The Internal Control of Body Heat
• UFO's: Illusion or Reality?
• The Extraterrestrial Connection
• Cattle Mutilation-An Explanation?
• Vulcan: The Once (and Future?) Planet
• Hallucination and Hysteria
• The Art of Crystal Gazing
Front cover: NASA;
back cover: U.S. Naval Observatory.