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Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
by Mary Roach
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In her remarkable debut, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach explored what happens to the body after death, and in the process brought the corpse to glittering life. In her follow up, she stakes out similar terrain. What happens to the... (read more)

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Ghosts of Portland, Oregon
Ghosts of Portland, Oregon
by Todd Cobb
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From disembodied screams of a murdered girl heard beneath gothic arches of the St. John's Bridge to moving furniture and ethereal figures spotted in The White Eagle bar, Portland knows its ghosts. Read about a veteran of the First World War still waiting... (read more)

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The Poltergeist Phenomenon: An In-Depth Investigation Into Floating Beds, Smashing Glass, and Other Unexplained Disturbances
The Poltergeist Phenomenon: An In-Depth Investigation Into Floating Beds, Smashing Glass, and Other Unexplained Disturbances
by Michael Clarkson
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A poltergeist is defined as a disturbance or energy with bizarre physical effects of paranormal origin that suggest mischievous or destructive intent, such as breaking or moving objects and loud knocks or noises. The Poltergeist Phenomenon is an exciting,... (read more)

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Will Storr vs. the Supernatural: One Man's Search for the Truth about Ghosts
Will Storr vs. the Supernatural: One Man's Search for the Truth about Ghosts
by Will Storr
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Will Storr has done some seriously bizarre and otherworldly things over the course of his career as a journalist. But even spending an entire day with Ozzy Osbourne wasn't as frightening as when he agreed to follow Philadelphia "demonologist" Lou Gentile... (read more)

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Historic Haunted America
Historic Haunted America
by Michael Norman
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Historic Haunted America is an engrossing investigation into North American ghost legends, a comprehensive documenting yesterday and today's most shocking hauntings in the United States and Canada. From the ghost-ridden forts in Old Tucson to the "Inn of... (read more)

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Communing with the Spirits
Communing with the Spirits
by Martin Coleman
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Written for serious practitioners and researchers, this limited edition guideteaches the ancient esoteric art of working with the spirits of the deceased.Readers are cautioned that although complete instructions are given here, thepractice requires an... (read more)

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Encounter with Hell: My Terrifying Clash with a Demonic Entity
Encounter with Hell: My Terrifying Clash with a Demonic Entity
by Alexis Mcquillan
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The events in this story are true, but the names and locations have been changed to protect the reader. Alexis is a psychic who never believed in demons until she came face to face with pure evil. This is her true story of battling a terrifying entity... (read more)

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Ghost Stories from the Pacific Northwest
Ghost Stories from the Pacific Northwest
by Margaret Read MacDonald
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Here is a ghostly gazeteer chronicling the numerous contemporary accounts of Northwestern hauntings and other strange happenings reported in British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.... (read more)

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Spirits of San Antonio and South Texas
Spirits of San Antonio and South Texas
by Docia Schu Williams
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The number one tourist destination in Texas may also be one of the most haunted cities in the entire state. Steeped in history and tradition, San Antonio has many locations that are claimed as home for some interesting and intriguing spirits. Docia... (read more)

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Haunted Holidays (Discovery Travel Adventures)
Haunted Holidays (Discovery Travel Adventures)
by Insight Gd
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This 224-page title unveils the mysterious world of the paranormal in the USA. Informative essays investigate purported spectral sightings, from Civil War battlefields to Salem witch haunts, and give advice for would-be ghost-hunters on proper tools and... (read more)

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Fear: A Ghost Hunter's Story
Fear: A Ghost Hunter's Story
by Kriss Stephens
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Haunted travel destinations in the United States are detailed in this guide for the ghost-inspired traveler. An exploration into why spirits have come to linger in some spots more regularly than others provides a context for the detailed histories of... (read more)

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Hawaiis Best Spooky Tales #00: Hawai'i's Best Spooky Tales: True Local Spine-Tinglers
Hawaiis Best Spooky Tales #00: Hawai'i's Best Spooky Tales: True Local Spine-Tinglers
by Rick Carroll
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Overflowing with true supernatural encounters, these tales, told from a first-person perspective, are guaranteed to cause chicken-skin!... (read more)

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The Field Guide to North American Hauntings: Everything You Need to Know about Encountering Over 100 Ghosts, Phantoms, and Spectral Entities
The Field Guide to North American Hauntings: Everything You Need to Know about Encountering Over 100 Ghosts, Phantoms, and Spectral Entities
by W Haden Blackman
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From headless phantoms and screaming specters to invisible poltergeists and disembodied voices, ghosts occupy our homes, infest cemeteries and graveyards, lurk in nearby caves and forests, and even wander city streets. However, despite the wealth of... (read more)

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Complete Idiots Guide To Ghosts & Haunting 2ND Edition
Complete Idiots Guide To Ghosts & Haunting 2ND Edition
by Tom Ogden
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You're no idiot, of course. You know Casper was a friendly ghost and that the Phantom Hitchhiker is someone you'd rather not meet on a deserted highway late at night. But when it comes to knowing the authentic roots of ghost stories--and which ones... (read more)

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Civil War Ghosts at Fort Delaware: History, Mystery, Legends, and Lore
Civil War Ghosts at Fort Delaware: History, Mystery, Legends, and Lore
by Ed Okonowicz
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Ghosts at the Civil War island prison at Fort Delaware State Park Spirits of captured Confederate soldiers, political prisoners, and federal convicts Comments by staff and visitors Ranking of the prison's most spirited sites Also eerie tales in nearby... (read more)

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Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death
Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death
by Deborah Blum
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A Pulitzer Prize?winning author tells the amazing story of William James?s quest for empirical evidence of the spirit world What if a world -renowned philosopher and professor of psychiatry at Harvard suddenly announced he believed in ghosts? At the... (read more)

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Ghosts: Washington Revisited: The Ghostlore of the Nation's Capital (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Ghosts: Washington Revisited: The Ghostlore of the Nation's Capital (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
by John Alexander
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A reporter for the Washington Star newspaper wrote in 1891, "Washington is the greatest town for ghosts in this country." Here is a collection of tales and over 180 images of famous personalities who revisit the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and other... (read more)

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True Ghosts 2: More Haunting Tales from the Vaults of Fate Magazine
True Ghosts 2: More Haunting Tales from the Vaults of Fate Magazine
by David Godwin
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From the vaults of FATE Magazine--MORE true stories of encounters with the denizens of the spirit world A young man disappears while on a picnic in the Tennessee hill country--and his ghost returns to the same place a decade later, shrouded in a strange... (read more)

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Ghosts of the Southern Mountains and Appalachia
Ghosts of the Southern Mountains and Appalachia
by Nancy Roberts
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Tales from the Southern mountains and Appalachia rich in material that sets the imagination going.... (read more)

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Haunted Houses of California: A Ghostly Guide to Haunted Houses and Wandering Spirits
Haunted Houses of California: A Ghostly Guide to Haunted Houses and Wandering Spirits
by Antoinette May
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From San Diego's Whaley House to Sonoma's Valley of the Moon Saloon, California offers an amazing array of haunted sites. Enriched with historical background and generously illustrated, this fascinating, fun-to-read guide documents dozens of chill... (read more)

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