The Tunguska Mystery [Paperback]

The purpose of the book is a dual one: to detail the nature and results of Tunguska investigations in the former USSR and present-day CIS, and to destroy two long-standing myths still held in the West. The first concerns alleged final solutions that have ostensibly been found in Russia or elsewhere. The second concerns the mistaken belief that there has been little or no progress in understanding the nature of the Tunguska phenomenon. All this is treated by the author in a scholarly and responsible manner. Although the book does present certain unusual findings of Russian and Ukrainian scholars, it is important to stress that this is not a sensational book; it is, rather, a serious exposition of the results of rational investigations into a difficult scientific problem. We are demonstrating the true complexity of the problem that is now entering its second century of existence. Simple meteoritic models cannot explain all the characteristics of this complicated event, and therefore certain so-called unconventional hypotheses about the nature of the Tunguska explosion are to be considered as well.

This objective study examines the many-sided Tunguska phenomenon, the explosive event in the USSR that cannot be explained by simple meteoric models. The author sets out the progress made in researching the event and deals with the UFO myths surrounding it.

The Enigma of Tunguska.- The Big Bang of More than Regional Significance.- A Shocking Discovery.- Ideas Become Bizarre.- Radical New Research.- Tracks Too Large to be Seen.- The Third Key.- Significant Details for the Big Picture.- Grasping the Chaos.- From Comet to Plasmoid to Mirror Matter.- The Theory is Dead: Long Live the New Model.- So What is the Answer?.

From the reviews:

The book is a good read. It style is chatty, with entertaining anecdotes. It is nicely produced, with clear maps and diagrams & extensive references and a helpful index. (Times HlÖ