Investigating the Unexplained: A Compendium of Disquieting Mysteries of the Natural World

By Ivan T. Sanderson

Book Overview

An informed look at recorded phenomena that challenge some of the most basic foundations of conventional zoology, physics and history. Some of the mysteries explored are pickled tree stumps along the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0135022290
• ISBN13: 9780135022290
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Unique book from a unique man !

I first became interested in this life long quest for the unexplained mostly due to Ivan T. Sanderson. His unique insite and writing will not disapoint you. His theory's and research still stands to this day.Now following in this vain is Jerry D. Coleman's "Strange Highways" of American Mysteries and the Unexplained.Mr. Sanderson's "Investigating the Unexplained" may just be one of your favorite books you'll ever buy!

fine reading

This one of Mr.Sanderson's last books.And it doesn't disappoint.It deals with various Forteana and is almost like a 3rd book to the "Things" series by him.Amongst the subjects dealt with are:materials from the sky,spontaneous human combustion,sea monsters,petrification,eggs,native rain making/stopping,etc.I would recommend this book as well as the 2 earlier books that are extremely similar,"Things"and "More Things".

The truth is out there

I am a pranormal investigator out of South Florida, and recently I was at a highschool durring an investigation. There was supposedly a ghost in the main library of the school. While running my emf meter near the book shelves, I found Ivan's book...interested I asked the librarian if I could take the book to read, and she said to me that I could have the book...after nothing turned up in the library I took the book home and read it...it's the best book I've read on the subject..I'd like to commend Ivan on the great writting.

An unorthodox perspective that creates new insights.

Ivan was a friend of mine at the time he wrote this book. It was a radical change from the natural history books he had written in the 30's and 40's. He was an extraordinary individual who chose to see beyond the commonplace. I think one needs to read this book in the context of his earlier writings.The chapter on the Atlantic Cedar forest stems from information my wife JoAnn and I brought to him. His interpretation far exceeded what I saw, yet I cannot honestly say it was in any way false or manipulated. I enjoyed the book almost as much as I enjoyed the man. Gerard Bentryn