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The Bermuda Triangle is a best-selling 1974 book by Charles Berlitz which popularized the belief of the Bermuda Triangle as an area of ocean prone to disappearing ships and airplanes. The book sold nearly 20 million copies in 30 languages.[1]In the book, Charles elaborates upon several theories for the purported disappearances. One of those theories states that the Bermuda Triangle was actually a by-product of the destruction of Atlantis.The book was the subject of criticism in Larry Kusche's 1975 work The Bermuda Triangle Mystery—Solved, in which Kusche cites errors in the reports of missing ships and has also said "If Berlitz were to report that a boat were red, the chance of it being some other color is almost a certainty."[2] Lloyd's of London has determined the Triangle to be no more dangerous than any other piece of the ocean, and does not charge unusual rates of insurance for passage through the area. United States Coast Guard records confirm this determination. However, tales of missing… Read More

Souvenier Press, 1975. Souvenir Press, 01/01/1975. Book in fine condition, clean, bright, tight, very slight shelf wear at top and bottom of spine./Very Good. The Bermuda Triangle is a best-selling 1974 book by Charles Berlitz which popularized the belief of the Bermuda Triangle as an area of ocean prone to disappearing ships and airplanes The book sold nearly 20 million copies in 30 languages. In the book, Charles elaborates upon several theories for the purported disappearances. One of those theories states that the Bermuda Triangle was actually a by-product of the destruction of Atlantis. The book was the subject of criticism in Larry Kusche's 1975 work The Bermuda Triangle Mystery. Solved, in which Kusche cites errors in the reports of missing ships and has also said "If Berlitz were to report that a boat were red, the chance of it being some other color is almost a certainty". Lloyd's of London has determined the Triangle to be no more dangerous than any other piece of the ocean, and does not… Read More

Hyperion, New York, 2001. Hyperion, New York, Stated First Edition, First Printing, 01/08/2001. Tan, hard book binding over boards, brown designs, black lettering, picture of critter at front cover, black lettering. Near Mint/No DJ as issued. At the turn of the twentieth century, Ellen Rimbauer became the young bride of Seattle industrialist John Rimbauer, and began keeping a remarkable diary. This diary became the secret place where Ellen could confess her fears of the new marriage, her confusion over her emerging sexuality, and the nightmare that her life would become. The diary not only follows the development of a girl into womanhood, it follows the construction of the Rimbauer mansion -- called Rose Red -- an enormous home that would be the site of so many horrific and inexplicable tragedies in the years ahead. The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red is a rare document, one that gives us an unusual view of daily life among the aristocracy in the early 1900s, a window into one woman's… Read More