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Heralded across the country in newspapers ranging from The New York Times Book Review and The Baltimore Sun to The Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Denver Post, and in magazines as diverse as Chicago and Library Journal, the Haunted America series has attracted widespread acclaim as a virtual spectral travelogue through the byways and highways of North America. Haunted Heritage: A Definitive Collection of American Ghost Stories, the latest volume...
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Continuing the success of the nationally acclaimed Haunted America, Historic Haunted America is a further investigation into North American ghost legends. This chilling collection documents yesterday's and today's most terrifying hauntings in the United States and Canada in more than seventy-five shocking stories!
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Discover 25 mystical destinations from around the globe in this enchanting guide full of magic, folklore and exquisitely beautiful places.
Travel writer Sarah Baxter expertly curates the world's most wonder-filled sites where magic is made manifest. Discover the history and geography of each site and learn their most significant and spellbinding stories, with suggestions of features to look out for and information on ceremonies. Filled with beautifully...
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This book delves into the perilous allure of Earth's subterranean realms. From Slovenia's Kržna Cave to Utah's tragic Nutty Putty Cave, each chapter explores the geological wonders and human stories behind these treacherous environments. Eagle's Nest Cave in Florida challenges divers with its deep shafts, while Norway's Plura Cave hides icy chambers that have claimed lives. Mexico's Sac Actun, the world's longest underwater cave, reveals ancient...
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"What's the strangest thing you've ever seen or experienced?"
Gina and Scott Gaille have traveled to more than 100 countries, including many off-the-beaten-path places in Africa, South America, and Asia. Wherever they go, they ask this question. Everyone has a story, and some are truly extraordinary.
Strange Tales of World Travel recounts 50 of these Bizarre, Mysterious, Horrible, Hilarious encounters, including:
-Daring Diplomat, who ate the flesh...
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In Lost Cosmonaut, travel writer and anti-tourist Daniel Kalder ventured into the most distant republics of the former Soviet Union. Now Kalder is back in Russia to explore some of its strangest communities and hidden places on a year-long odyssey from Moscow to the Arctic Circle.
The trek begins in the sewers of Moscow, where Kalder encounters a lost city inhabited by people known as "the Diggers." After exploring the depths of this underground...
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Ghost Stories Collection: True Real Ghost TalesParanormal Spooky Ghost Short Stories of the Supernatural Unexplained Creepy Kind(2 manuscripts in 1) We all relish ghost stories don't we?
Especially tales that are based on facts that are true and very real.
At some point in our lives, most of us experience strange happenings that we cannot explain, or are they simply psychological tricks of the mind?
For those who have not witnessed anything like...
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North Carolina is considered one of the US headquarters for ghost lights-that is, for spooky and unexplained luminous phenomena. Nearly half of all reported ghost lights shine, blink, burn, dance, or float somewhere in the state. These ghost lights are well known in their localities. There are scary and fascinating stories associated with them, and they attract many visitors, each hoping to see a ball of fire floating over a cemetery or a jack-o'-lantern...
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Trapped miners from cave-ins long ago still calling for help.
Ghostly women lurking in the shadows of city streets.
Spectral holy men and outlaws from America's Spanish past making appearances in our modern age.
They are all citizens of Haunted America, and this is
HAUNTED HOMELAND.
From a haunted castle in the wilds of Alaska to phantom clergymen in the Southwest and mysterious bouncing lights on the East Coast, this latest volume covers the places,...
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Discover the weird sites and peculiar stories that lurk in the shadows of the Sunshine State in this guide for fans of all things freaky.
Millions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path. In Freaky Florida, Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz share tales of Florida's myths, monsters, massacres and legends-and the hidden history behind them.
In the beautiful...
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One man's personal journey into the unknown.
What started out as an uneventful upbringing on a farm quickly turned into a series of strange and unexplainable encounters that defied all logic.
This story covers Jay's personal encounters with Bigfoot on a farm, encounters that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Bigfoot's presence was felt, but was he a friend or foe?
Read about this true story of unbridled fear for the first time ever.
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Haunted America takes you on a grand tour of ghostly hauntings through the U.S. and Canada, sweeping from terrifying battlefield specters at Little Bighorn to a vaudeville palace in Tampa, from ghostly apparitions in President Garfield's home in Ohio to the White House in Washington, DC.
14) Angel Trippin'
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Day trips. Weekend road trips. Longer trips around the world. No matter where you go, and no matter how long, angels are always with you when you travel. Take a fun-filled adventure and discover how angels enhance your travel experiences, and learn how to communicate with them for guidance, safety, and maximum fun. Packed with stories, tips and other helpful information, this guide will have you trippin' with your angels in no time. This is your guide...
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Ever wonder what it would be like growing up in a haunted house? In this autobiographical horror, Michael Oka delivers a chilling, coming-of-age narrative about his family's horror as they discover the sinister stirrings within the new home they'd moved into on West Grand.
Oka unravels a tale both familiar and strange as he delves into the story of his relatable childhood (his first crush, the school bullies, and the pain of his parent's divorce)...
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A guide to some of the most historical and picturesque castles in England for romantics and Anglophiles alike.
Castles have shaped England. For almost one thousand years, castles have been the settings of siege and battle, dens of plotting and intrigue, and refuges for troubled kings. Today, the romantic yet ruinous shapes of once grand fortresses stud the English countryside-a reminder of turbulent times past.
Exploring English Castles provides...
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The author of Eerie Florida shares more dark tales from across the Sunshine State in this illustrated guide to local legends and haunted sites.
Author Mark Muncy and photographer Kari Schultz have crisscrossed Florida from Key West to the Emerald Coast, hunting down stories of ghosts and reports of paranormal activity. Their previous books, Eerie Florida and Freaky Florida provided armchair explorer and amateur ghost hunters a literal roadmap to...
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True Ghost Facts And Hauntings Real Tales About Places And Things People have dreamed up dreadful myths about haunted places since the old times.Residents of haunted houses claim to have seen or heard spirits, as well as activities such as doors opening and closing on their own, voices whispering, and screams. According to popular belief, ghosts and other malevolent spirits live in "actual" haunted locations.Others are pleasant and others, not so...
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The 11th installment in the hit series!Having seemingly cut ties with his friends in Idyllwild, Tom finds himself dodging family drama back in his hometown. However, he is distracted by a string of intriguing emails, featuring evidence of a new sasquatch species and a financial opportunity that is hard for him to ignore. Perhaps it's time for Tom to take another trip?Living Among Bigfoot is a true story based on Tom's multiple encounters with the...
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The fourth installment in the hit series! A disturbing sight in Tom's own backyard forces him to maneuver his way through yet another series of unexpected events. Living Among Bigfoot is a series based on Tom's multiple encounters with the Bigfoot species. Get it now.
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