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Into the Bermuda Triangle : Pursuing the Truth Behind the World's Greatest Mystery


by Gian Quasar

List Price: $24.95
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Sales Rank: 64224
Studio: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: October 06, 2003
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press


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Still unsolved, the "Deadly Triangle" has claimed 1,075 ships and planes over the past 25 years

In his book Into The Bermuda Triangle, tenacious researcher Gian Quasar reveals the stunning results of his 12-year investigation into the phenomena that continue to baffle government officials, investigators, scientists, and the many witnesses to these bizarre disappearances.

Based on official reports from the NTSB and other investigative agencies, as well as interviews with scientists, theorists, and survivors of inexplicable occurrences within the Bermuda Triangle, this powerful exposé:

  • Documents confirmed disappearances in detail
  • Presents a chronological sequence of the most notable Triangle disappearances
  • Examines 150 previously unpublished cases from the past 25 years
  • Features testimony from eyewitnesses and survivors
  • Explores possible explanations and the newest theories: Zero Point Energy, Magnetic Vortices, and more


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 14 reviews)

If you believe in alien abductions you will like this book  
One more pseudo-scientific analysis of the "mysteries" of the Bermuda Triangle. The writer, like those before him tends to leave out details from the official reports that make disappearances less mysterious. He also demonstrates a lack of maritime knowledge as well as expertise in aviation, navigation and geography of the region.

This book like the others of the genre, turns any disappearance without hard evidence of the reason into a mysterious event. In an area that is subject to hurricanes and winter storms, covered with thousands of square miles of poorly charted, unmarked, unlit reefs and traversed by tens of thousands of boats and planes yearly the biggest mystery is that there are not more disappearances.
February 11, 2008

Most objective book written on the subject  
As a huge fan of the paranormal and any sort of "Fortean" subject matter, and as a former professional seaman, I have always been fascinated by the whole Bermuda Triangle mystery. (My career as a sailor led to my traveling extensively throughout the areas of the Bermuda Triangle while serving in the United States Coast Guard. I also worked as an employee at the "secret naval base" at AUTEC on Andros, Island in the Bahamas for an 18 month period from late 1984 to 1986. During my years at sea, I had two personal encounters with strange, unexplained phenomena while transiting through the Bermuda Triangle, both quite similar to events described by the author in this book).

Into the Bermuda Triangle is very well researched; in fact, one might even accuse author Quasar of overkill in that area to some degree! But while meticulous research is a commendable and necessary thing considering the nature of the subject matter, my only real objection here lies in the fact that the author tends to bore the reader in places with extremely dry recitations from the data he has uncovered, choosing to stick to the plain facts and not stopping to include dialog that is necessary purely for entertainment value. (In a real sense the book, at times, lacks the right amount of "juiciness" that will hold a reader's interest).

That criticism aside, the rest of the writing is excellent, the editing and layout very professionally done and the author has included a great photo section and lists of his source materials. (The latter is important to researchers and to the book's credibility: one need only enter in Quasar's data into an Internet search engine or government data base to check the reliability of a report!)

The prime importance of Quasar's work lies in the fact that he has been able to prove that the Bermuda Triangle mystery is an ongoing one and that it hasn't been "solved" by anyone. He covers old cases, but more importantly, picks up where other authors left off in the late 70s and proves through modern research that ships and planes are still continuing to disappear under highly mysterious circumstances, many of them in broad daylight and often under perfect flying/sailing conditions.

Quasar explores many theories to explain the disappearances, a few that are highly thought-provoking (such as the discussions of witness-observed space-time phenomena and weird magnetic anomalies) while other ideas, though interesting to consider (and even possible) are highly debatable as to their true viability (in particular, the tired old "lost Atlantis" theories are revisited and the discussion of anomalous electromagnetic phenomena observed in the Triangle area is equated to the so-called "Hutchison Effect," a term coined to describe similar phenomena allegedly recreated by controversial electronic experimenter John Hutchison),

Final analysis: This book is the best one ever written on the subject of the Bermuda Triangle and the most objective in its approach to one of the more enduring and unexplained nautical mysteries of our times.

I recommend reading it to those persons who are seeking the latest information about the Bermuda Triangle and who want to learn whether or not the mystery is still ongoing. (It is!)

Curt Rowlett,
Author of Labyrinth13
July 31, 2006

Too fictional to be non-fiction, too boring to be fiction  
I would give this 0 stars if I could. The book is basically two parts. Part 1 is a boring recitation of "creatively edited" NTSB reports and USCG reports. I knew things were going bad when the "mystery" of N9027Q disappearing failed to mention the "pilot" had STOLEN the airplane (see http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=35436&key=0). The loss of the Revonoc is mentioned, but the fact that the boat was in one of the worst storms ever seen in the area is not. The author's evident unfamiliarity with radios, boats and airplanes also annoys constantly. Very few, if any, civilian aircraft carry emergency radio beacons that can be jettisoned or would break free and float in a water landing. Some boats carry these, but they are expensive and more the exception than the rule. The author fails to realize that is entirely possible for radio communications to be disrupted or to be able to talk to distant stations while not being able to contact nearby ones without any supernatural help. I once was able to contact Saint Thomas Coast Guard when I was over 1,000 miles away while not being able to raise a nearby USCG station. No UFOs involved. The author refers to the "tower" at Norman's Cay when there is no control tower there. The second part of the book delves into about every crackpot pseudo-science theory out there. Perpetual motion, crystal power, zero-point energy, ancient civilizations, Atlantic, Edgar Cayce, trees on Mars, and then some. The only thing I didn't find is the 200 MPG carburetor. BTW, I am a commercial pilot and sailor. I have traversed this area many times by boat and plane.
February 12, 2006

Excellent book!  
This is an excellent book on the subject. Author doesn't leap to far fetched concusions but neither is he accepting the standard explanations(bad weather, pilot error, etc). Very insightful. Its been a while since I enjoyed the book as much as this one. Highly recommended.
October 03, 2005

Food For Inquisitive Minds  
Based on 12 years of serious, professional, and objective research, this book analyzes the mysterious happenings of the Bermuda Triangle in great detail. Unlike many authors who tend to be biased, Gian Quasar deals with this fascinating subject objectively. The author does not claim to have all the answers, only that there is MUCH that we do not know.
This truly thought provoking book is a must read for anyone who has a curious mind and wants to at least try to comprehend one of the world's greatest unsolved mystery, the mystery of the Devil's Triangle.
January 16, 2005


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