Big Secrets

Big Secrets are a series of books written by William Poundstone.

In each book, Poundstone seeks to explore a number of mysteries, and reveal "the uncensored truth about all sorts of stuff you are never supposed to know" (the series' tagline).

Some of the mysteries Poundstone explores are urban legends (such as what happened to Walt Disney after his death) others are day-to-day matters which many people may not think to contemplate, such as what barcodes mean, the Coca-Cola formula, secret air frequencies, or what makes up KFC's 11 herbs and spices recipe.

Other mysteries explored in the series include Mount Weather, the number stations, backmasking on records, the secrets of Scientology, the true identities of The Residents, and the magic of David Copperfield.

The three "Big Secrets" books are:

*Big Secrets (1983; ISBN 0-688-04830-7)
*Bigger Secrets (1989; ISBN 0-395-53008-3)
*Biggest Secrets (1994; ISBN 0-688-13792-X)

"Big Secrets" and "Biggest Secrets" were later re-released in a joint volume called "The Big Book of Big Secrets". "Bigger Secrets" was the shortest of the three, and Poundstone's least favorite book, so it was not included.

References

* [http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780688048303/Big_Secrets/index.aspx Big Secrets By William Poundstone ] at publisher Harper Collins