<DIV><p>From Atlantis to Nostradamus, Masons to Templars, Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe have explored some of the greatest mysteries ever known in this world and beyond. Now, in <i>The Big Book of Mysteries</i>, the Fanthorpes attempt to answer, among other questions:</p> <ul> <li>What are the origins of blood-sucking creatures such as vampires?</li> <li>Do Yeti and Sasquatch truly exist on mountains in Canada and Nepal?</li> <li>Who actually built the Sphinx and the Pyramids and why were they erected?</li> <li>What strange, dangerous powers lay hidden in the Ark of the Covenant?</li> <li>Is the Bermuda Triangle really a deathtrap for ships and planes?</li> </ul><p>Secret societies, lost treasures, and legendary monsters ? all have been carefully researched by the Fanthorpes, many investigated in person, and now presented with illustrations and photographs in one super-sized collection to satisfy everyone's curiosity. If you've ever felt the burning desire to know more about life's great mysteries, then <i>The Big Book of Mysteries</i> is for you ? no element of the unknown is safe from the Fanthorpes' scrutinizing eyes.</p></div>