The World S Most Mysterious People

Author : Patricia Fanthorpe
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781459725133

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The World's Most Mysterious People by Patricia Fanthorpe Pdf

Did Rasputin, the mad monk of Tsarist Russia, possess supernatural powers? Who was the mysterious prisoner in the Bastille who has gone down in history as "The Man in the Iron Mask"? Did he possess a priceless secret which Louis XIV desperately wanted to learn? Victorian Britain was terrorized by a weird super-athlete known to the popular press of those days as "Spring-heeled Jack." Was he just an eccentric gymnast, or could he have been an alien? Who or what was the mysterious man known as the Count of St. Germain whose abnormal powers seemed to defy both time and space – and is he still with us today? What strange powers of prophecy did Coinneach Odhar, the famous Brahan Seer, really possess? Was Bérenger Sauniëre, the enigmatic Priest of Rennes-Le-Château, one of the last guardians of a secret older than the Sphinx? Could the sinister Aleister Crowley have been merely a pathetic victim of self-deception and his own inflated ego, or did he really possess magical powers? What amazing secrets did electrical engineer Nikola Tesla control? Gurdjieff – one of the most amazing men of his time – has never been fully understood: what was the true meaning behind his strangely ambivalent messages? Was Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky a genius with strange paranormal powers, or merely a charlatan and a sensation-seeker? Francis Dashwood of Medmenham Abbey, leader of a sect of the wildest debauchees who roared their way across the eighteenth century, was an expert in the Black Arts. All of these strange, mysterious, and intriguing characters – and many others – are described, examined, and analyzed in The World's Most Mysterious People. This is a collection of remarkable and mysterious people, from all ages and places – including our own. Some the authors have met, others were researched carefully from reliable archives. Some are Canadian, others are from the US, the UK, and all over the world. All are mysterious; all are intriguing; all are worth studying. Can anyone learn to use mysterious powers like theirs? To update what a great thinker once said: "The proper study of people is other human beings." And the more mysterious those human beings are, the more we shall learn from studying them.

Author : Lionel Fanthorpe,P. A. Fanthorpe,Patricia Fanthorpe
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0888822022

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The World's Most Mysterious People by Lionel Fanthorpe,P. A. Fanthorpe,Patricia Fanthorpe Pdf

This is a collection of remarkable and mysterious people, from all ages and places, including our own.

Author : Patricia Fanthorpe
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781770707580

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The World's Most Mysterious Objects by Patricia Fanthorpe Pdf

Objects can carry romantic myths, embody dangerous curses, or provide links to our past. Some mysterious items, like the Hope Diamond, can still be found today, while others, like the Philosophers’ Stone, have vanished into the mists of time. Gifted and sensitive psychometrists can apparently pick up an object and learn many things about its past and its previous owners. The World’s Most Mysterious Objects provides a glimpse into these enigmas, exploring everything from psychic weapons and spiritual icons to alchemical experiments and strange devices. With this intriguing book, find out what secrets the world could be hiding.

Author : Tim Healy
Publisher : Reader's Digest Association
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 076210113X

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The World's Most Mysterious Places by Tim Healy Pdf

The Earth, its wonders, its secrets. The Earch is dotted with sites that stir the imagination, from sacred grounds and strange landscapes to lost cities and realms steeped in the supernatural. Discover the places that continue to capture our curiousity.

Author : Patricia Fanthorpe
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781770706880

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The World's Most Mysterious Objects by Patricia Fanthorpe Pdf

Objects can carry romantic myths, embody dangerous curses, or provide links to our past. Some mysterious items, like the Hope Diamond, can still be found today, while others, like the Philosophers' Stone, have vanished into the mists of time. Gifted and sensitive psychometrists can apparently pick up an object and learn many things about its past and its previous owners. The World's Most Mysterious Objects provides a glimpse into these enigmas, exploring everything from psychic weapons and spiritual icons to alchemical experiments and strange devices. With this intriguing book, find out what secrets the world could be hiding.

Author : Alfred S. Posamentier,Ingmar Lehmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8173715610

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: A Biography Of The World's Most Mysterious Number by Alfred S. Posamentier,Ingmar Lehmann Pdf

PI-this seemingly mundane numer-holds a world of mystery, which has fascinated mathematicians from ancient times to the present. What is PI? What is the real value of PI? How to mathematicians determine the value of PI? In what ways is PI used? How was it calculated in ancient times? Its elusive nature has led investigators over the years to ever-closer approximations.

Author : Lionel Fanthorpe,Patricia Fanthorpe
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997-09
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0888821948

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The World's Greatest Unsolved Mysteries by Lionel Fanthorpe,Patricia Fanthorpe Pdf

Accompany the Fanthorpes on their intriguing investigations in Canada and worldwide, through years of research into the unexplained.

Author : Dennis Chikata
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1718680503

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The Story of the Most Mysterious Man on Earth by Dennis Chikata Pdf

WHAT THIS BOOK CONTAINS: There are several people from various parts of the world who are associated with all kinds of mysterious manifestations, but none of them can compete or compare with this man of whom this book is all about, and who has been assessed and discovered to be the greatest of them all, as you would easily agree with, by the time you finish reading through this book. Mysterious persons all over the world are usually known for one or two wonderful things they are often associated with. On the contrary this book describes in detail, not one or two, but a total of thirteen different wonders all attributed to this one and the same person . One of these wonders, which is by no means the greatest, is that when he desires to see or meet with someone, no matter how far away from him the person might be, he immediately finds the person standing right in front of him within a few seconds. Before you begin to wonder what a great magician this man must be as you read along, you would discover that this man is also an author of many books; and one of his books happens to be the very book The Blessed Virgin Mary and Holy Mother of Jesus came with when She appeared at Idu Karmo, Abuja, Nigeria on the 25th of March 2017 (Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord) and announced to the crowd that all should look for that book to read. This apparition which is verifiable has been corroborated. No mysterious person has ever written a book that heaven itself has given approval of in this manner. Even this alone has placed him above every other mysterious person on earth. In one of the books of this man, ( excerpts of which are contained in this book), he explains that what takes a person to heaven is not the ability to perform great miracles, but rather obedience to the Four UNLESS which Jesus Christ preached about in the Holy Bible: one of which is '' Unless you change and become like little children (known for humility, obedience, and love) you will never enter the kingdom of God''- Matthew 18:3. In another of his book, also contained here, he explains how the dead see, hear, eat and drink. You will also see in this book, how this most mysterious man got his first car- another great wonder.

Author : Stanley Krippner,Harris L. Friedman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780313358678

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Mysterious Minds by Stanley Krippner,Harris L. Friedman Pdf

An introduction to the scientific study of psychics and mediums—those who are frauds, those who are psychotic, and those whose claims seem to defy easy dismissal. Welcome to the world of Mysterious Minds: The Neurobiology of Psychics, Mediums, and Other Extraordinary People. Here, experts in the emerging field of neurobiological study make the case that while many claims of psychic ability are easily proven false, there may well be claimants who can obtain information in ways not easily explained by mainstream science—and there might be scientific tools and approaches available to confirm those experiences. Written by an expert team of distinguished investigators from a half dozen countries around the world, Mysterious Minds introduces readers to the current state of research into parapsychological experiences, emphasizing the neurobiological data obtained by those who claim to be psychics or mediums. It offers specific examples of paranormal claims of extraordinary people—claims scrutinized through the use of high-tech brain imaging, clinical neurological examinations, and psychotropic drugs. The book concludes by proposing a series of models based on fundamental neurobiology, psychology, and quantum physics that could help us unravel these mental mysteries.

Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780520270008

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No. 44, The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain Pdf

Originally published: Berkeley, Calif; London: University of California Press, 1969.

Author : Patricia Fanthorpe
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781459705395

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Mysteries and Secrets of Numerology by Patricia Fanthorpe Pdf

Do the secrets of life lie hidden in numbers? Mysteries and Secrets of Numerology investigates the ancient and widespread belief that numbers have unexplained powers to influence our lives, everything we do, and everything around us, so that, as the brilliant scientist and philosopher Sir James Hopwood Jeans wrote, "The Great Architect of the Universe now begins to appear as a pure mathematician." Numerology extends throughout the history of the world – from Pythagoras to the mysteries of ancient Babylonia and India, from Norse runes to Egyptian hieroglyphs and ancient Hebrew Gematria. Names, places, and dates all seem to have mysterious numerological significance. Some are positive and supportive; others appear to be negative and act as warnings. Where does the truth lie? In the face of so much global and historical evidence, and in the light of the power of numbers in nature, science, and technology, the secrets and mysteries of numerology are well worth investigating.

Author : Joseph Henrich
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780374710453

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The WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Henrich Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020 A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020 A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020 A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves—their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations—over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries? In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition—laying the foundation for the modern world. Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history. Includes black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Konnie Huq
Publisher : Cookie!
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 1800782004

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Cookie! (Book 3): Cookie and the Most Mysterious Mystery in the World by Konnie Huq Pdf

In her third adventure, Cookie finds mysteries everywhere - but can she solve them, and save the science show? Hurray, Cookie's Nani is coming to stay from Bangladesh! But she doesn't speak English and Cookie is the only one in the family who doesn't speak Bengali. Luckily, science-mad Cookie realises that her coding lessons at school might help her crack the language code and help her bond with Nani. Other mysteries are harder to solve, though - like, why is Jake's mum acting so weird? Who is the mystery gamer who keeps levelling-up in Cookie's computer game? And who is the Woodburn Hacker, who keeps posting teachers' secrets on the school website? Why does it look like it might be Cookie herself? Can Cookie solve these mysteries, clear her name and save the science show?

Author : Thomas Slemen
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 0760712441

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Strange But True by Thomas Slemen Pdf

Author : Martin Amis
Publisher : Random House
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446401378

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Other People by Martin Amis Pdf

'Other People had me purring with pleasure' The Times Like a ghost or a fugitive, Mary roams through London - pursuing and pursued by memory and forgetting, by the compelling Amy Hide and the charming Mr Wrong... Martin Amis sustains an unnervingly high degree of suspense as Mary and the reader yearn to grasp what has happened to Mary's past and ponder what its loss has gained her. Unfolding is a metaphysical thriller where jealousy guarded secrets jostle with startling insights. Other People is ambitious and accomplished, heralding for Amis an unexpected new direction as a novelist and for the rest of us an experience not to be missed.