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The Stories We Tell: An Anthology of Oregon Folk Literature (Oregon Literature)
by Suzi Jones  Publisher Comments This rich selection of nearly 250 stories and songs -- the first anthology of Oregon folk literature -- reveals the power, wonder, beauty, and wit of Oregon's oral traditions. The Stories We Tell is a book to be read aloud. Gathered here are eloquent...
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The Exploding Toilet: Modern Urban Legends
by David Holt Synopsis Hey, did you hear the one about the man who dropped a lit cigarette into the toilet with some gasoline-soaked rags? Of course you did, it happened to your gym teacher's cousin. Or was it your cousin's gym teacher?...
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Spiders in the Hairdo: Modern Urban Legends
by David Holt Synopsis Hey, did you hear the one about the lady who had her beehive hairdo sprayed so hard that spiders started to nest in it? Of course you did, it happened to your next-door neighbor's cousin. Or was it your cousin's next-door neighbor?...
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Gumbo Ya-ya : Folk Tales of Louisiana (87 Edition)
by Lyle Saxon Synopsis The living folklore of Louisiana returns in this new edition of the classic long considered the finest collection of Louisiana folk tales and customs ever chronicled. A charming look at the legends and practices of the bayou country, especially New...
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A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious Beliefs, Customs, Sayings and H
by Harold Courlander Publisher Comments In A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore, editor Harold Courlander brings together an extensive and unique collection of tales, recollections, epics, traditions, beliefs, myths, historical chronicles, and songs from the numerous Negro cultures of the New...
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The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story
by Jan Harold Brunvand Synopsis In this lively and engaging book, the nation's foremost expert on urban legends explores the spontaneous germination of these bizarre yet plausible narratives that play on the absurdities and prey on the fears of modern life. Through voluminous...
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The Jack Tales
by Richard Chase Publisher Comments A collection of folk tales from the southern Appalachians that center on a single character, the irrepressible Jack....
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Passing Strange: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors
by Joseph A Citro Publisher Comments 'New England\'s dark hills, fogbound coasts, and hidden villages have inspired generations of writers such as Hawthorne, Lovecraft, and King. But these authors\' dark imaginings pale when compared to little-known but well-documented and true tales. In...
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Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls & Unsolved Mysteries
by Joseph Citro Publisher Comments Aimed at adults, teenagers, and tourists, this is the most comprehensive collection of tales, legends, folklore, ghost stories and strange-but-true facts ever assembled about Vermont and the surrounding areas of New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and...
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The Days When the Animals Talked: Black American Folktales and How They Came to Be
by William J Faulkner Synopsis Presents more than 20 Afro-American folktales featuring the escapades of Brer Rabbit and more than 10 tales describing the lives of Afro-American slaves....
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Urban Legends Truth Behind All Those Se
by Richard Roeper Publisher Comments Has been updated to include more humorous, entertaining myths that keep the rumor mills churning....
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Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America
by David Adams Leeming Publisher Comments This marvelous collection brings together the great myths and legends of the United States--from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s, and beyond. This thoroughly...
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The Mexican Pet: More "New" Urban Legends and Some Old Favorites
by Jan Harold Brunvand Synopsis "Together, these new wives' tales merge as an American picaresque, a compilation of myths that keep the telephone wires humming and cocktail parties doubly fueled".--Time....
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Handbook of American Folklore
by Richard Dorson Synopsis A virtual cornucopia of riches, Handbook of American Folklore features the work of sixty scholars and practitioners, representing a multitude of approaches to the discipline. About half of the contributions deal with local American materials, exploring...
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Civil War Ghost Stories and Legends
by Nancy Roberts Synopsis A collection of tales of the blue and gray that enable the reader to visit famous Civil War battle sites....
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Chicago History of American Civilization #0004: American Folklore
by Richard Merc Dorson Publisher Comments Here, grounded firmly in American history, is a skilled folklorist's survey of the entire field of America's folklore—from colonization to mass culture. Tracing the forms and content of American folklore, Mr. Dorson reveals the richness, pathos...
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Too Good To Be True : the Colossal Book of Urban Legends (99 Edition)
by Jan Harold Brunvand Publisher Comments A fabulously entertaining book from the ultimate authority on those almost believable tales that always happen to a "friend of a friend." Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? A tragic misunderstanding of the function of cruise control? No...
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Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
by Jan Harold Brunvand 
Publisher Comments A fabulously entertaining book from the ultimate authority on those almost believable tales that always happen to a "friend of a friend." Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? A tragic misunderstanding of the function of cruise control? No...
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Urban Legends: 666 Absolutely True Stories That Happened to a Friend...of a Friendb&of a Friend
by Thomas J Craughwell Publisher Comments Combining Black Dogand#8217;s three very successful hardcover collections of and#8220;urban legendsand#8221; (Alligators in the Sewer, The Baby on the Car Roof, and The Cat in the Dryer) into one stupendous volume, Urban Legends is the ultimate...
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The Exploding Toilet: Modern Urban Legends
by David Holt Synopsis Hey, did you hear the one about the man who dropped a lit cigarette into the toilet with some gasoline-soaked rags? Of course you did, it happened to your gym teacher's cousin. Or was it your cousin's gym teacher?...
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