The story next appeared in frank edwards 1964 book strange world, with a notable change. Strange world book by frank edwards 3 available editions. This carefully authenticated compendium of strange, true eventsso fa. The strange world of frank edwards is an admirable and quite interesting collection of cases and fascinating stories about persons, and news that have not really had a plausible explanation, even having been investigated and analyzed by scientific authorities. When you need to find by frank edwards strange world bantam book, what would you do first. This, his penultimate book, shows his growing obsessions with flying saucers and other extraterrestrial phenomena, ending with a coda about 3 such mysteries that occurred as the book was going to press. Strange world by frank edwards 1st printing 1969 from john. Strange people strangest people in world stories by edwards, frank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. My husband is reading the book now, and finds the stories to be scarycreepy. More editions of army life of frank edwards confederate veteran. Strange peopleby frank edwardsstrange people details. A psychic investigators most terrifying encounters with the unknown by. Frank edwards strange world mass market paperback 1964 by frank edwards author 4.
An authoritative personal report on ufos narrated by author and lecturer frank edwards who wrote the best selling book flying saucers serious business. Frank allyn edwards august 4, 1908 june 23, 1967 was an american writer and. Frank edwards edwards, frank used books, rare books and new books. Find stranger than science by edwards, frank at biblio.
The cover copy says astounding stories of strange events. Inside the book it says, best selling author frank edwards has sifted through the overwhelming. Available in the national library of australia collection. This program featured weird and mysterious true stories, which were often borrowed from the pages of fate magazine, to which edwards was a frequent contributor as well. His father, a veteran of the second world war, worked on the assembly line of general motors in nearby oshawa. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Strange people is a book filled with astonishing and puzzling mysteries that are truly fantastic and unbelievable, such as.
He was both a reader and a contributor to fate magazine, and most of the stories that ended up in his books are things he got from fate. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Strange world of frank edwards november 1987 edition. Frank edwards british politician 18521927, british liberal party politician frank edwards illinois politician 19502020, american municipal politician frank edwards writer and broadcaster 19081967, american writer and broadcaster frank edwards communist 19071983, spanish civil war veteran and irish workers party. Frank edwards books list of books by author frank edwards. Stranger than science book by frank edwards 2 available. Probably, you would go to the library or a bookstore. He was with his wife julie stranges when the incident occurred. He was the author of other best selling books such as stranger than science, strange people, my first 10,000,000 sponsors, and strange world. The initial witnesses, officers joe keenan and john collins, were on patrol one evening when as they rounded a. Strange world has sold more than one million copies. Frank edwards writer and broadcaster the full wiki. This channel is aimed at reaching the fans of the artiste whose music appear in this channel as a lyrics video by presenting them with the songs done by thei. The first option takes a lot of time, and it is not very convenient because not all books can be taken home.
Describes unexplained incidents of premonitions, ufo sightings. Frank edwards was already a very popular radio personality when he premiered his stranger than science radio program sometime in 195455. Strange world of frank edwards by frank edwards, hardcover. Publication date 1964 topics curiosities and wonders publisher new york, l. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Edwards the b is for brian grew up in whitby, ontario when his neighbourhood was more trees and empty fields than houses. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. He was hired by the us treasury department during world war ii to promote war bond sales. Download strange people pdf ebooks by frank edwards yumpu. Astounding stories of strange events edwards, frank. His book strange people recalls a television interview that was videotaped on october 3, 1961, with psychic peter hurkos. Books by frank edwards author of stranger than science. Strange world by frank edwards 1985, paperback, reprint.
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The frank edwards book, stranger than science, certainly brings back memories. Buy a cheap copy of strange world book by frank edwards. Strange world by frank edwards bantam toronto 1969. Frank edwardss most popular book is stranger than science. Strange people september 1986 edition open library. I recently purchased this hardcover book purely, for nostalgic reasons. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases.
Our nigh pdf ebooks freedownload world almanac book of records. Frank edwards was one of those gifted people who could fascinate an audience whether hosting a radio program, television show, or writing books. Frank told me that he was traveling on route 395 to las vegas nevada if my memory serves me correctly. He hosted a radio show broadcast across the united states in the 1940s and 1950s. This carefully authenticated compendium of strange, true eventsso fantastic they baffle even the most brilliant mindproves that we live in circumstances frequently beyond rational understanding or. Frank allyn edwards august 4, 1908 june 23, 1967 was an american writer and broadcaster, and one of the pioneers in radio. Cover is this red copy, strange world, by frank edwards, published by bantam, 1973. This carefully authenticated compendium of strange, true eventsso fantastic they baffle even the most brilliant mindproves that we live in circumstances frequently beyond rational understanding or scientific explanation. Edwards was a radio personality that had become well known for presenting strange but true style tales. Strange people by frank edwards, first edition abebooks. Strange world was written and published in 1964 frank edwards strange world.
This carefully authenticated compendium of strange, true eventsso fantastic they. Frank edwards presents flying saucers serious business. He claims to have investigated what he wrote about, but gives no hint as to where he got the stories and how he investigated them. One very weird encounter with some sort of animated blob was covered in the book strange world, by frank edwards, and allegedly occurred in philadelphia, pennsylvania in september of 1950, as well as being notable for having been experienced by a total of four veteran police officers. I was in my early adolescence about twelve or thirteen when the book came out. The strange world of frank edwards by frank edwards 19790503 5. The success of edwards books was so great that lyle stuart published the strange world of frank edwards. Stranger than science and strangest of all by frank. The main flaw is the lack of an index and any material at all about sources.
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