Great Mysteries of the Past

By Reader's Digest Association

Organized into seven thematic sections, this intriguing look at some of the most puzzling events and people of the past explores the truth behind the sinking of the Titanic, the Lindbergh kidnapping,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895773775
• ISBN13: 9780895773777
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Readers Digest
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 1.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A good book for 'history beginners'.

It's a nice book for people who have some interest in mysteries of the past but who aren't more advanced students of history, with lots of glossy pictures for those people who dislike text-only books. Other than that, the book's main flaw (other than its admitted historical breeziness with certain facts) would be that some of its stories are so well-known as to be tedious, while others are so obscure that they may be inaccessible to the average reader of history. Still, it might inspire you to further research on an unexpectedly interesting topic, and the book's 'voice' is engaging and, for the most part, entertaining.

**One Exclent Book**

This book is a collection of historical mysteries. They are fun to read and make you think. The only flaw of this book is that the stories are sometimes based on events you never heard of. Otherwise this is a stupendous book.