Dinah (Dinah J.) Williams
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Profiles for over eighty gods and goddesses from over thirty pantheons from all over the world, illustrated by artists from those cultures. Filled with family drama, heroic deeds, impossible feats, battles and magic, stories have been used to address life's biggest answers for centuries.
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For most people, islands are a place to spend a relaxing vacation. Tourists often visit these beautiful locations to enjoy warm sandy beaches and rest by gentle ocean waves. Yet what if instead of sand and sun, an island is full of ghosts and other spooky creatures lurking in the shadows. Among the 11 creepy islands in this book, children will discover a ghostly pirate who continues to look for the gold he buried hundreds of years ago, a lighthouse...
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Since the beginning of recorded history, people have been mystified by UFOs--unidentified flying objects. Even Christopher Columbus, on a 1492 voyage aboard the Santa Maria, was puzzled by a sight he described as "a light glimmering at a great distance" in the sky. While no UFOs have ever been captured or recovered, there may be startling clues to their existence left behind in places where they are thought to have struck the ground. In this book,...
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"Hospitals and asylums are meant to be places of healing. But some have horrific histories and doctors who were downright sinister. Travel the world, visiting real hospitals and asylums with creepy legends and unbelievable paranormal events. Are the stories of strange figures and unexplained disturbances make-believe or signs of something more sinister? Decide for yourself . . . if you dare"-- Provided by publisher.
10) Amelia Earhart
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"Amelia Earhart is famous for being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. On July 2, 1937, while attempting to fly around the world, she vanished. Can someone just disappear?"--Provided by publisher.
11) Deadly disasters
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Explores the stories and alleged hauntings of some of the deadliest catastrophes in history, from lost souls left behind in the 2011 Japanese tsunami to a headless ghost frightening miners deep underground. With historical photos and sidebars that are equal parts educational and terrifying, readers will find that sometimes fact is even scarier than fiction.
15) Robots
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"Did you know that some robots are so small that they can swim inside your bloodstream? Or that certain robots can travel into the fiery insides of volcanoes? Discover all the shapes, sizes, and colors that robots come in, as well as the kinds of tasks they can complete"--Publisher marketing.
16) Bigfoot
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"Bigfoot is a large, hairy, ape-like creature said to live in the forests of North America. Many people claim they have seen Bigfoot. Some of them have even presented evidence including videos and footprints. But is Bigfoot real or just a hoax?"--Provided by publisher.
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True Hauntings volume 2
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"A bloody soldier who disappears into thin air. Flickering orbs floating over a military cemetery. History is filled with brave fighters cut down in the heat of battle. But what if they aren't resting in peace? True Hauntings: Battlefield Ghosts revisits deadly clashes from the past and the ghosts they left behind, from a headless horseman galloping through the night to restless spirits rising from sunken ships, searching for revenge. In this second...
18) Bermuda Triangle
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"The Bermuda Triangle is a mysterious place in the Atlantic Ocean. More than fifty ships and twenty planes have disappeared there. What happened to them? No one knows for sure. Is the Bermuda Triangle cursed? Decide for yourself with clues, facts, photographs . . . and more"--Page 4 of cover.
19) Ghost Ship
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The Mary Celeste was found drifting in the ocean in 1872. Its ten passenders were missing. The cargo and everyone's belongings were still there. But the lifeboat was gone. Why were the missing people never found! Decide for yourself with clues, facts, photographs ... and more!

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