Unexplained: Real-Life Supernatural Stories for Uncertain Times (True Nonfiction Paranormal Book for Adults)
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Unexplained: Real-Life Supernatural Stories for Uncertain Times (True Nonfiction Paranormal Book for Adults)

Paperback – October 1, 2019

Price
$16.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
368
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1492697718
Dimensions
5.5 x 0.83 x 8.25 inches
Weight
12 ounces

Description

"Gripping stories that lead you through that undefined space between imagination, subconscious, and somewhere more terrifying – definitely one to read with all the lights on!" ― Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of The Phantom Atlas "I really enjoyed the back story and the in-depth detail it went into regarding each of the cases. There is also a lot of author explanation and discussion that I enjoyed, as I feel like a lot of these things are easily dismissed by those who range from highly skeptical to just not sure how to feel about it. Maclean Smith does a good job of talking people through the different happenings and stories and helping them see why there might be more than something that can be so easily dismissed." ― Reading For Sanity "Unsolved mysteries and strange events fill these pages and there is something for anyone with eerie interests." ― The Nerdy Girl Express Richard MacLean Smith, part-Scottish and part-English is a writer and creator of the podcast Unexplained.xa0Declared Best of iTunes 2016 and acclaimed by the Guardian and Financial Times, Unexplained has been streamed worldwide over 16 million times reaching #2 in the US, UK and Canadian iTunes charts.

Features & Highlights

  • In every corner of this earth there are secrets. They are hidden in the dark edge of the woods, nestled in the cold stars, and staring out from a stranger's eyes. And whether they be demonic possession or an unsolved murder, the unknown has always haunted our dreams.
  • From the hit podcast
  • Unexplained
  • comes a volume perfectly crafted for the curious, the cynical, and the not-easily-frightened. Richard Maclean Smith is the expert in the unknown, and humbly offers up ten tales of real-life events that continue to evade explanation. With these chilling stories comes the missing key: a connection to our own beliefs in science, superstition, and perception.
  • What can a case of demonic possession teach us about free will? What can a cursed box show us about the act of storytelling? What can a supposed instance of reincarnation tell us about developing a concept of the self?
  • Perhaps some things are just better left unexplained...

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Was excited about the stories just not the theorizing by the author

When the author tells the actual stories - it is very entertaining and interesting but where he lost me was his attempt to explain the phenomenon away which had the side affect of minimizing the stories. There is nothing wrong with NOT being able to explain things - its the mystery that makes it so intriguing.
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Good Stories but…

In this book, the author recounts ten tales of the unexplained. The topics include reincarnation, missing persons, UFOs, hauntings, etc. I found the stories to be very well-written and in a most engaging style (with the exception of the penultimate one, which I didn’t like). Unfortunately (for me), each tale is sandwiched between a few pages of the author’s pontificating and philosophizing about various things such as, for example, the meaning of life and how the human mind works. I did not enjoy those diatribes which, I felt, detracted from the book’s main theme of rather spooky stories.

Despite the author’s extraneous discourses, which the reader can leave unread with no loss of understanding of any of the tales, I do believe that these stories can be enjoyed by anyone who likes true tales of the unexplained.
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Exciting, mysterious, thought provoking.

I started out listening to the podcasts, and I love the way he tells stories and really gets me thinking deeply about the unexplainable. It was definitely a page turner and I loved every bit of it.