The Devil's Triangle

by Richard Winer

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553084453
• ISBN13: 9780553084450
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Bantam
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Overview that Doesn't Over-hype the Facts

I happened across this book while cleaning, and figured it would be one of the over the top, 70s "exposés" of mysterious phenomena. I started reading a few pages, and before I knew it I was hooked. It is actually a balanced look at many of the "mysterious disappearances" in the so-called Devil's Triangle up to the book's publication date in the mid-1970s. The author is a sailor, and is well-aware of the many dangers of the sea: weather, currents, faulty equipment, inexperienced sailors, etc. He does not state that there aren't strange and unusual, even supernatural phenomena operating in the triangle. However, he looks into a few of the cases that received wide publicity, and gives a little more data, such as the hurricane that went through the area at the time of the craft's disappearance-giving possible and reasonable hypotheses regarding the missing or damaged craft. Since the author is a sailor, who has sailed in the Devil's Triangle many times and experienced extreme weather and odd phenomena, he does a good job of describing the conditions likely on a vessel during a hurricane, or when a storm is approaching. I also appreciated his describing a few tragedies, or near tragedies, that happened in these waters that we do have good documentation. With only a few changes in circumstances (such as the vessel losing radio communication, the plane not filing a flight plan, etc.) these tragedies could have become another of the mysterious disappearances within the Devil's Triangle. Even though the book is over 30 years old, I still found it a very readable and enjoyable book about the Devil's Triangle. Even though the experiences that he discusses happened quite a while ago, the information does not feel dated. Especially since as I was reading this book, there were headlines about some professional football players out fishing off the coast of Florida when a storm came in, and the football players were missing. Unfortunately, that story ended in tragedy, but it just pointed out how valid the author's points still are today. The author does not dismiss the ideas of UFOs operating in the triangle, or the idea of strange vortices snatching people into other realms-in fact he says that his modus operandi is "show me, and I'll believe you". If you are married to the idea that UFOs operating strange vortices are responsible for the mysterious phenomena and disappearances with the triangle, you are bound to be disappointed with this book. However, if you are interested in reading a fairly balanced account of what's happening in the Devil's Triangle, I would recommend picking up this book if you find a copy. As a footnote, I thought that this book was somehow associated with the cheesy 70s documentary about the Devil's Triangle-it's not. The author does mention the documentary in his text, but his book has a much more centered and rational approach to the phenomena being encountered.

This book is a must for Devil's Triangle researchers.

This book is a great place to begin researching the Devil's Triangle. The author simply states the facts, he doesn't lean towards the occult, nor does he deny the strangeness of the events which have occured there. The last chapter is aptly titled "Natural or Supernatural?" If you can find this book it is worth it-- ...