FACTS AND FALLACIES Stories of the Strange and Unusual

Reader's Digest

ISBN 10: 0895772736 / ISBN 13: 9780895772732

Published by Reader's Digest, Pleasantville, NY, 1988

About this Item

Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. ; Encompassing 401 concise stories of truths, half-truths, misconceptions, falsehoods, lies, and deceptions, this illustrated volume offers intriguing information on strange happenings, eccentric characters, old mysteries, everyday phenomena, and the unexplained. ; Color and b/w Illustrations; 448 pages. Seller Inventory # 46322

Bibliographic Details

Title: FACTS AND FALLACIES Stories of the Strange ...

Publisher: Reader's Digest, Pleasantville, NY

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

401 stories which sift through the implausible, the unlikely and the bizarre to reveal the bare facts. This book takes a look at the truths and the misconceptions surrounding the natural and the supernatural world, its past, present and future. Who was the real Robin Hood? Do trees talk? Why are some whales suicidal? Does spinach make you strong? Is the sun going out? Did Jesus ever visit England? Every one of these mysteries and many more are solved in this book.