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The complete idiot's guide to ghosts and hauntings Ghosts and hauntings Tom Ogden - Indianapolis, IN Alpha Books c1999 - xxii, 378 p. ill. ; 24 cm.
Let's enter the spirit world -- In the beginning: First famous phantoms -- Do the dead return? -- Something wicked this way comes -- Poltergeists: They're here! -- Don't call us, we'll call you: Over my dead body! -- Spirit, move me: Birth of spiritualism -- Things that go bump in the night -- Striking a happy medium -- Who ya gonna call?: Ghost hunters and ghostbusters -- Method to the madness: Conducting a ghost hunt -- If not a ghost, then what? -- Make yourself at home: Hauntings -- Urban legends -- This old house: Haunted America -- There'll always be an England -- Castles in the air -- Get me to the church on time -- That these honored dead -- Al the world's a stage -- Trains and boats and planes -- School daze: America's most haunted schools -- Haunted Hollywood -- Where (else) on Earth? -- We are not alone: Magic connection -- Apparitions and the arts -- Appendixes -- Index.
Whether it's chain-rattling apparitions, weeping statues of the Virgin Mary, or urban legends such as the "Phantom Hitchhiker, " this guide provides a fun and fascinating assessment of spooks, spirits, and things that go bump in the night. Brazil is the fifth-largest nation in the world. The largest country in Latin America, it covers almost half of South America. Discovered by Portuguese settlers in the early 16th century, Brazil today boasts a culture that blends native, Portuguese, African, Japanese, and other influences. During the past 40 years, there have been many changes in Brazil's society and economy. Schools and hospitals have become more available, highways have been built and industries developed, and modern conveniences have been introduced even in once-isolated areas. The country remains popular among tourists because of its friendly people and great beauty.
0028636597 9780028636597
00710254
Ghosts.
Haunted places.
Ghosts.
Haunted places.
133.1 Ogd 7
The complete idiot's guide to ghosts and hauntings Ghosts and hauntings Tom Ogden - Indianapolis, IN Alpha Books c1999 - xxii, 378 p. ill. ; 24 cm.
Let's enter the spirit world -- In the beginning: First famous phantoms -- Do the dead return? -- Something wicked this way comes -- Poltergeists: They're here! -- Don't call us, we'll call you: Over my dead body! -- Spirit, move me: Birth of spiritualism -- Things that go bump in the night -- Striking a happy medium -- Who ya gonna call?: Ghost hunters and ghostbusters -- Method to the madness: Conducting a ghost hunt -- If not a ghost, then what? -- Make yourself at home: Hauntings -- Urban legends -- This old house: Haunted America -- There'll always be an England -- Castles in the air -- Get me to the church on time -- That these honored dead -- Al the world's a stage -- Trains and boats and planes -- School daze: America's most haunted schools -- Haunted Hollywood -- Where (else) on Earth? -- We are not alone: Magic connection -- Apparitions and the arts -- Appendixes -- Index.
Whether it's chain-rattling apparitions, weeping statues of the Virgin Mary, or urban legends such as the "Phantom Hitchhiker, " this guide provides a fun and fascinating assessment of spooks, spirits, and things that go bump in the night. Brazil is the fifth-largest nation in the world. The largest country in Latin America, it covers almost half of South America. Discovered by Portuguese settlers in the early 16th century, Brazil today boasts a culture that blends native, Portuguese, African, Japanese, and other influences. During the past 40 years, there have been many changes in Brazil's society and economy. Schools and hospitals have become more available, highways have been built and industries developed, and modern conveniences have been introduced even in once-isolated areas. The country remains popular among tourists because of its friendly people and great beauty.
0028636597 9780028636597
00710254
Ghosts.
Haunted places.
Ghosts.
Haunted places.
133.1 Ogd 7