This reader features the most wildly popular, incredibly weird, and totally true stories from national geographics daily news site presented in a compact, factfilled reader. What some people call weird coincidences others call synchronicity. A fierce gust of wind blew 45yearold vittorio luises car into a river near naples, italy in 1983. Margaret bell, who kept bees in leintwardine, about 7 miles from her home in ludlow, shropshire england, died in june 1994. The unsung victims throughout coronavirus quarantines are cats. The diary of a young girl by anne frank, spilled milk by k. Intentional or not, these authors gave their books names that will make readers laugh or cringe. This book was written with the intent of allowing children to feel comfortable telling their parents about possible satanic abuse, but instead will terrify any child with its dark and creepy imagery.
Since then, more than 100 million individuals have clicked. Previously, they ruled supreme during office hours. Really weird stuff ii contains over 40 stories that seem too bizarre to be trueyet they are. Weird but true is based on the hugely popular magazine page of quirky, fun facts that many.
Here at strange but true stories, we vow to bring you 100% true cases of. The 10 weirdest childrens books of all time, because kidlit. This book contains many facts and true stories, some you might recognize and some from the authors own life, as he logically discusses controversial subjects such as a perfect bible, sex, lying, killing, ethics, christian leadership, biblethumping judgment, and womens rights. We read for many different reasons, but first and foremost, to truly experience somethingto live inside of a world that is both ours and not. Ripped from the headlines covers mindbending trivia about animals, athletes, space. Weirdness always lurks at the edges of even kings most darkly realitybound books. He managed to break out a window, climb out, and swim to shore where a tree blew over and killed him.
For every suspense novel that shocks and awes readers, there are real life stories that make fiction seem tame and predictable. Apr 11, 2016 seriously, though, i love strange books. You will read a chapter, and comment rather its weird or scary. The tattooist of auschwitz by heather morris, before we were yours by lisa wingate, into the wild by jon krakauer. National geographic kids weird but true ripped from the. Weird but true series found in childrens middle grade books. Some of them are strange books that are a bit disturbing.
In my city, a midsized dfw suburb, we had two high schools. Jun 29, 2017 here are a few odd, strange, and totally bizarre books that might just qualify as the weirdest childrens books of all time. This list was compiled by the coeditor of the fortean times, a journal of strange phenomena, a monthly british magazine. When national geographic daily news published a story about the discovery, people wanted to read all about it. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. A nurse tried to help using a suction pump, but without success. The freak accident left moreno in a coma for three weeks after being operated on in the emergency room. Soon after her funeral, mourners were amazed to see. Adventures in the culinary underbelly by anthony bourdain, dont get too comfortabl. Everyones talking about it author neil gaiman is even tweeting about it, posting a link and suggesting his followers. This collection of over 50 mindtwisting stories is taken directly from the authors landmark case files. Mar 27, 2017 the story of x i was a part of my sisters wedding party a few years ago, and her fiance was trying to explain the other two people in the party to me because i hadnt met them before. Sep 16, 2010 at last, all those weird but true facts that readers of national geographic kids love so much are collected into a funfilled book that youll come back to again and again. These creative book titles show that there is no topic out there that someone wont write a book about.
Books based on true stories, including four days on the titanic, the botched assassination of bob marley, and a teen concubine who became empress of china. So whether theres something just a little different about the story, or the book is fullon bizarre, here are 100 wonderful weird books i have read and highly recommend. Now, to be fair, a lot of the books we loved as kids were somewhat on. Dec 17, 20 dont make me go back, mommy was published in 1990, when satanic ritual abuse cases were all the rage in the media. Weird but true 300 outrageous facts by national geographic. I find that most of my favorite books, in fact, are a little difficult to. Books based on true stories are ideal for when facts leave off and a little imagination and outright speculation is needed to fill the gaps in a.
Amazing coincidences, incredible true stories butterfly 20200516t12. Read the latest weird but true news stories from across the world on the new york post. Ranging from geographical curiosity to animal wonders, gross inventions to weird food, the weird but true. Sep 07, 2017 this book is guaranteed to blow your mind. From some seemingly innocent toddler books demanding to touch a cow to an informative book called mommy drinks because youre bad and a, now classic children book, called all my friends are dead, the list could go on and on. Mammals birds prehistoric reptiles amphibians invertebrates fish. Emer morrissey was a dreaded teen pirate in the seventeenth century when she was cursed with the dust of 100 dogs, and slain. When a farmer in spain captured a twoheaded snake in 2002, scientists wanted to study it.
It will be a musthave for fans of brauns website and for fans of fun fact books like the uncle johns bathroom reader series. Lifes weird sometimes heres a chance for weird but true fans to keep their own personal diary about the weird and wacky world around them. If the said chapter scares you, then comment scary, if it doesnt, then type weird. Really weird stuff examines startling true cases of the unknown that seem so incredible they couldnt possibly be trueyet they are. Three really great true crime books all rolled up in one great anthology. If you liked really weird stuff, youll love really weird stuff ii. While washing the windows of a new york skyscraper, alcides moreno fell 47 stories, almost 500 feet, after his windowwashing platform got detached and was cast into a free fall descent towards the concrete sidewalk under him. The curious lives of human cadavers by mary roach, wrong planet searching for your tribe by karl wiggins, historica. Not so much le related, but just to give you whipper snappers an idea of how crazy the early 1970s were, herewith a true story from my high school i graduated hs in 1976.
But from dusts opening pages, you know youre reading something completely different, a wild epic thats brilliant and brave. The best weird,unusual and different nonfiction books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From animals to geography, take a look at these amazingand slightly strangefacts about our world. Eleanor scott shelved 2 times as strangestoriesandweirdfiction avg rating 3. Series, this new annual pairs the planets quirkiest, wackiest facts with the coolest and strangest true stories. Welcome to the new site of the weird sick but true facts page. A nineyear old chinese girl was playing in songjian near shanghai, in july 1992 when she was carried off by a whirlwind and deposited unhurt in a treetop almost two miles away. A world war ii story of survival, resilience and redemption hardcover by.
According to a wire report from may 1986, a freak wind lifted up children in the oasis of hami in western china and deposited them unharmed in sand dunes and scrub. Time travel at warp speed to the 25thcentury starship. Welcome to scary or weird, true stories that will scare the crap out of you. Were compelled by our desire to understand how the criminal mind works, and cant help but wonder what wed do in a similar situation. Ripped from the headlines has all the things youd expect from a regular news publicationworld news, sports and science sections, entertainment stories, and morebut with a brandnew twist. Jack rosewood is a master true crime author and this collection holds more of the creepy, gory, savage and unbelievable details of just some of the vicious crimes of killers in this world. So here are a few utterly, deeply weird books that are totally worth reading, anyway. Based on the popular national geographic weird but true. Steampunk reloaded, which compiles 110 weird stories from the past century, is one of the most far. So scroll down below to get your fair share of scary kids books. Ambitious in the extreme, the vandermeers latest genreblurring endeavor after steampunk ii.
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