AustLit

'Yetis? Yawn. The Bermuda Triangle? We've heard all about it. The Roswell aliens? A trip to the costume shop gone wrong. But have you heard the most bizarre tales from Down Under?

'Did a UFO really drag a family's car off the road in the middle of the outback? Are drop bears the vicious cousin of the koala, or a myth invented to tease tourists? Why have so many boats and planes disappeared around Bass Strait? And what became of the Australian prime minister who went into the surf and was never seen again?

'Aliens Tried to Steal My Car explores the strangest tales, most incredible encounters and creepiest urban legends in Australia's history. Read up on the investigations, study the photographs and weigh up the facts - do you believe the official explanations for these weird and wonderful events? ' (Publication summary)