Arthur C. Clarke's Mysteries - Softcover

Clarke, Arthur C.; Fairley, John; Welfare, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854792814 ISBN 13: 9781854792815

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books, 1998

Synopsis

This volume gathers together the best of Arthur C. Clarke's enquiries into the supernatural and unexplained. It investigates such strange events and unexplained phenomena as UFOs, sudden showers of frogs or peas and the secrets of standing stones.

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Here in one fascinating volume are the best of the many intriguing mysteries recounted in the popular, long-running television series "Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World" and "Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers." Those who enjoy a good detective story and whose imaginations are fired by the unexplained will revel in these accounts of real-life conundrums that continue to baffle science.

What two-legged beast could have produced the unusual footprints photographed in the Himalayas in 1978? What are the origin and purpose of the mysterious crystal skulls? Do our vast oceans contain gigantic, hitherto unknown sea creatures which occasionally surface and terrorize ships? Is spontaneous human combustion possible? These are just a few of the tantalizing enigmas that continue to elude scientific investigation.

John Fairley and Simon Welfare, producers of the hit series, lead the reader on a thoroughly interesting investigation into all these incredible phenomena and more. To each case, Sir Arthur C. Clarke offers his own analysis, full of the wit and intelligence that are his trademark.

About the Author

John Fairley and Simon Welfare (London, UK) are documentary film makers and writers who have worked in British television for many years.

Sir Arthur C. Clarke (Colombo, Sri Lanka) is the award-winning writer of innumerable works of science fiction and nonfiction, the most famous being his novel and screenplay 2001: A Space Odyssey. Among his many awards are three Hugos and three Nebulas for science fiction, the order of Commander of the British Empire "for cultural services in Sri Lanka" in 1989, a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994, and a knighthood "for services to literature" in 1998. He has lived in Sri Lanka for the last thirty years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1854792814
• ISBN 13: 9781854792815
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256