If you have a curious mind, loved unsolved  mysteries and exploring legends of past and present, then Myths and Mysteries is the book for you. Each episode included in this book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively, down to earth, humorous and easy to read. You don't have to be a New Yorker to love this book, you just have to love exploring unusual phenomena and strange events like time travel, ghostly phantoms, giant sea creatures, murders with many twists and turns. Learn about the little known Montauk Project, the most famous ghost haunt in New York, or of the disaster of the General Slocum, that was  a huge but little known devestating event in New York . history. Perfect for kids and adults.