books about: unsolved     books:       Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics83 reviews John Derbyshire Plume, 2004 Prime numbers and Riemann Very good book, easy to read, no previous knowledge on math is needed but just secondary.             More Unsolved Mysteries of American History6 reviews Paul Aron Wiley, 2004 History's Mysteries Since reading Paul Aron's "Unsolved Mysteries of American History" and "Unsolved Mysteries of History," I've been looking forward to the sequel--and here it is! "More Unsolved Mysteries of American History" presents thirty mysteries in a series of brief essays (about seven pages apiece). The chapters are arranged chronologically, beginning with the question "Did St. Brendan Discover America?" ...             The Millennium Problems: The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles Of Our Time21 reviews Keith J. Devlin Basic Books, 2003 A General Introduction to the Official Problem Book The goal of Keith Devlin's "The Millennium Problems: The Seven Greatest Unsolved Mathematical Puzzles of Our Time" is "to provide the background to each problem, to describe how it arose, [to] explain what makes it particularly difficult, and [to] give you some sense of why mathematicians regard it as important." "In May 2000 ... the Clay Mathematical Institute (CMI) announced that seven $1 ...             Unsolved Mysteries of American History: An Eye-Opening Journey through 500 Years of Discoveries, ...12 reviews Paul Aron Wiley, 1998 A FACT FILLED EASY TO READ TRIP THROUGH HISTORY I'm not a huge history fan, but on a whim I decided to check out Paul Aron's Unsolved Mysteries of American History. I was most interested in the theories surrounding the Disappearance of the Roanoke Colony. However, before long I found myself immersed in everything from: Did Babe Ruth Call His Shot to Was Amelia Earhart a Spy to Who was to Blame for Pearl Harbor. All in all 30 different US ...             Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved12 reviews Colin Wilson Running Press, 2000 classic Anyone interested in weird, paranormal, unsolved, etc., stuff will find much to enjoy and like about this book. There is stuff like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Kaspar Hauser, Atlantis, and the Bermuda Triangle in it as well as stuff I had never heard of such as Junius, the devil's footprints, and the Oera Linda book. You will learn a lot from it. I loved it and am glad I got it.             Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls & Unsolved Mysteries6 reviews Joseph Citro Houghton Mifflin, 1994 Fascinating and Engrossing Ghosts, Ghouls, and Unsolved Mysteries by Citro is without a doubt the best book of its kind I have ever read. Indeed, this book goes much farther than telling of simple he said, they said stories, but presents a perspective that is far more truthful, far more interesting, and far more human than anything else. All the stories are from Vermont itself, and it succeeds in bringing a new layer to ...             On the Trail of the JFK Assassins: A Revealing Look at America's Most Infamous Unsolved Crime Dick Russell Skyhorse Publishing, 2008 "No praise can be too high for Russell's mastery."? Publishers Weekly (starred review) A bestselling author and a leading expert on the JFK assassination, Dick Russell ( The Man Who Knew Too Much ) here compiles a fascinating selection of his latest research into the assassination of our thirty-fifth president. These pieces cover every aspect of the JFK assassination, from the shots, to the subsequent investigation, to the Warren Report. ...             The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crime: The Biggest and Best Collection of Unsolved Murder and Mystery Cases ...5 reviews Running Press, 2005 Mammoth Book!!! No truer statement has ever been made! If you like true crime books you MUST pick this one up. Like other Wilkes books it is compiled of essays written about unsolved crime. They are presented VERY well and some are very good reading. The good thing about this book is that they take all kinds of cases and present them to you for your thoughts. Some of the crimes were 'solved' but the ...             The Six Unsolved Ciphers: Inside the Mysterious Codes That Have Confounded the World's Greatest Cryptographers1 review Richard Belfield Ulysses Press, 2007 Possible existence proofs that some codes are unbreakable Over the course of human history, decryption techniques have generally won out over the encryption techniques. Great battles and even wars have been decided by one side effectively decrypting the secret messages of the other. The greatest example is the success of the Ultra decoding group in England during the Second World War. In fact, a strong argument can be made that without it the British ...             The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History5 reviews Jane Yolen, Heidi Elisabet Y Stemple Aladdin, 2002 A great book The "Mary Celeste" was a trading vessel found adrift in the 19th century. The crew was missing and there was no apparent reason found or note made in the log to explain what had occurred. To this day there is still no answer to this mystery. This book by Jane Yolen is a terrific introduction to the mystery that is a fun read for children and adults. It is designed to be thought provoking and ...             Witnesses to the Unsolved: Prominent Psychic Detectives and Mediums Explore Our Most Haunting Mysteries6 reviews Edward Olshaker Remiel Press, 2005 Insights into the use of psychics and psychic phenomena Witnesses To The Unsolved: Prominent Psychic Detectives And Mediums Explore Our Most Haunting Mysteries by Edward Olshaker examines the use of psychic phenomena in the form of "psychic detectives", "remote viewers", and mediums who have assisted in the solution of homicides and the searches for missing persons through the use of case examples as the deaths of Vincent Foster; Martin Luther King, ...             Unsolved Mysteries of the Past (Quest for the Unknown)1 review Reader's Digest Readers Digest, 1991 The world was smarter back then ... Part of a five-book series, this compilation from Reader's Digest consists of four main sections, each detailing various types of unsolved ancient mysteries, such as the lost continent of Atlantis, the Pyramids of Egypt, and less famous relics such as a pre-Indo-European "labyrinth" story that turned up in pagan religions all over Europe. This is definitely worth buying for anyone interested ...             The Salem Witch Trials: An Unsolved Mystery from History2 reviews Jane Yolen, Heidi Elisabet Y Stemple Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2004 An investigative approach for young readers exploring the Salem Witch Trials I picked this book up at my local library, keen to know how the authors and illustrator approached a dark theme in our history catering to younger readers [Grades 3-6]. I was pleased with the approach as though it doesn't provide comprehensive details on the events surrounding the Salem Witch Trials, it does have a unique approach. The illustrations are done in somber hues, which enhance the ...             Jim Thompson: The Unsolved Mystery4 reviews William Warren Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001 One of the most fascinating missing persons cases on record! James H.W. Thompson was a legend. Born in 1906, he served during WWII in the O.S.S which later became the C.I.A. His real claims to fame however were first as the 'Thai Silk King' and secondly as a missing person rivaling Judge Crater and Jimmy Hoffa for mystery. This book should have inspired several others on Thompson since he lived such a legendary and fascinating life. Sadly, this is really ...             Mysteries of People and Places (Strange Unsolved Mysteries)1 review Phyllis Raybin Emert Tor Books, 1992 A Great Mystery This book is about 20 different amazing stories including oak island, jack the ripper, and easter island. These stories are all true from the past and show how such amazing things can happen to people and some places can still be visited today. I would recommend this book to read because if you like to read mysteries you should read this book.             Ghosts, Hauntings, and Mysterious Happenings (Strange Unsolved Mysteries)2 reviews Phyllis Raybin Emert Tom Doherty Assoc Llc, 1994 Ghosts, Hauntings, and Mysterious Happenings A great collection of true, chilling accounts of the supernatural. Fun for kids as well as adults. If you like a good scary book, this is a book for you.             Unsolved Problems in Number Theory (Problem Books in Mathematics / Unsolved Problems in Intuitive Mathematics) Richard K. Guy Springer, 2004 Mathematics is kept alive by the appearance of new unsolved problems, problems posed from within mathematics itself, and also from the increasing number of disciplines where mathematics is applied. This book provides a steady supply of easily understood, if not easily solved, problems which can be considered in varying depths by mathematicians at all levels of mathematical maturity. For this new edition, the author has included new problems ...             The World's 20 Greatest Unsolved Problems29 reviews John R. Vacca Prentice Hall PTR, 2004 Fascinating despite some repetition and some fuzziness The problems range from dark matter and dark energy through attempts to reconcile gravity and quantum mechanics to problems associated with DNA and proteins, to neuroscientific concerns about free will and consciousness to what to do about nuclear fusion and its waste. There are other books on cutting edge problems in science that I have read, e.g., John Malone's Unsolved Mysteries of Science: ...             Unsolved Mysteries of History: An Eye-Opening Investigation into the Most Baffling Events of All Time12 reviews Paul Aron Wiley, 2001 A Fascinating Tour through World History This is an excellent and most enjoyable book. In 25 chapters, the author guides us through thousands of years of human activity, focusing on various unsolved historical mysteries. The fact that these mysteries are unsolved should not lead the reader to assume that this book offers solutions - it doesn't. However, in each of the 25 cases presented, the author brilliantly provides background ...             Unsolved Mysteries Colin Wilson, Damon Wilson BBS Publishing Corporation, 1995 From the files of the untold, comes a series that brings to light the evil that lurks among us. Dramatizations of true, unsolved (at the date of broadcast) crimes-some grisly, some frightening, some supernatural. 2 cassettes.              search for books assassins, baffling, bernhard, collection, confounded, cryptographers, detectives, disappearances, discoveries, encyclopedia, eye-opening, greatest, happenings, haunting, hauntings, infamous, intuitive, investigation, mathematical, mathematics, millennium, mountain, mysteries, mysterious, obsession, prominent, revealing, thompson, unsolved, witnesses books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen beauty: In-Between Mouth Rinse Single Dose 24 pack by Supersmile leave a comment home  impressum - about us