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Born on a Mountaintop
On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier
Written by Bob Thompson
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $27.00
Combining the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife, Born on a Mountaintop delves deep into our love for an American icon.
Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. Over the years, he... Read more >
On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier
Written by Bob Thompson
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $27.00
Combining the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife, Born on a Mountaintop delves deep into our love for an American icon.
Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. Over the years, he... Read more >
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Born on a Mountaintop
On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier
Written by Bob Thompson
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $13.99
Combining the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife, Born on a Mountaintop delves deep into our love for an American icon.
Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. Over the years, he... Read more >
On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier
Written by Bob Thompson
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: March 5, 2013
Price: $13.99
Combining the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife, Born on a Mountaintop delves deep into our love for an American icon.
Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. Over the years, he... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
Just a Bite
A Transylvania Vampire Expert's Short History of the Undead
Written by Istvan Pivarcsi
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $16.95
Mustering his extensive experience on the scene of the world's richest source of vampire lore, Transylvania, historian and author István Pivárcsi seeks to peel away the effects of popular culture and set the record straight, addressing essential questions in dozens of bite-size chapters: How did vampire legends emerge in the Balkans... Read more >
A Transylvania Vampire Expert's Short History of the Undead
Written by Istvan Pivarcsi
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2012
Price: $16.95
Mustering his extensive experience on the scene of the world's richest source of vampire lore, Transylvania, historian and author István Pivárcsi seeks to peel away the effects of popular culture and set the record straight, addressing essential questions in dozens of bite-size chapters: How did vampire legends emerge in the Balkans... Read more >
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Just a Bite
A Transylvania Vampire Expert's Short History of the Undead
Written by Istvan Pivarcsi
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $14.95
Mustering his extensive experience on the scene of the world's richest source of vampire lore, Transylvania, historian and author István Pivárcsi seeks to peel away the effects of popular culture and set the record straight, addressing essential questions in dozens of bite-size chapters: How did vampire legends emerge in the Balkans... Read more >
A Transylvania Vampire Expert's Short History of the Undead
Written by Istvan Pivarcsi
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $14.95
Mustering his extensive experience on the scene of the world's richest source of vampire lore, Transylvania, historian and author István Pivárcsi seeks to peel away the effects of popular culture and set the record straight, addressing essential questions in dozens of bite-size chapters: How did vampire legends emerge in the Balkans... Read more >
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Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga
Written by Hunter S. Thompson
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2012
Price: $11.99
Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels--Hell's Angels, that is. He's lived with them, he knows them and their machines, he speaks their langauge,and he reports it back to the world with all the fearsome force of a souped-up cyclone burning rubber. Read more >
Written by Hunter S. Thompson
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2012
Price: $11.99
Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels--Hell's Angels, that is. He's lived with them, he knows them and their machines, he speaks their langauge,and he reports it back to the world with all the fearsome force of a souped-up cyclone burning rubber. Read more >
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Imagining Atlantis
Written by Richard Ellis
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: January 11, 2012
Price: $9.99
Ever since Plato created the legend of the lost island of Atlantis, it has maintained a uniquely strong grip on the human imagination. For two and a half millennia, the story of the city and its catastrophic downfall has inspired people--from Francis Bacon to Jules Verne to Jacques Cousteau--to speculate on... Read more >
Written by Richard Ellis
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: January 11, 2012
Price: $9.99
Ever since Plato created the legend of the lost island of Atlantis, it has maintained a uniquely strong grip on the human imagination. For two and a half millennia, the story of the city and its catastrophic downfall has inspired people--from Francis Bacon to Jules Verne to Jacques Cousteau--to speculate on... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Deadly Powers
Animal Predators and the Mythic Imagination
Written by Paul A. Trout
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $14.99
Devouring lions, giant bears, sharp-taloned birds of prey, deadly snakes, and snapping alligators—these and other animal predators in search of human flesh are a staple of ancient mythology, along with their mythic counterparts—dragons, griffins, gorgons, harpies, and more. The message is clear: for thousands of years our ancient human ancestors lived... Read more >
Animal Predators and the Mythic Imagination
Written by Paul A. Trout
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $14.99
Devouring lions, giant bears, sharp-taloned birds of prey, deadly snakes, and snapping alligators—these and other animal predators in search of human flesh are a staple of ancient mythology, along with their mythic counterparts—dragons, griffins, gorgons, harpies, and more. The message is clear: for thousands of years our ancient human ancestors lived... Read more >
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hardcover.
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Deadly Powers
Animal Predators and the Mythic Imagination
Written by Paul A. Trout
Format: Hardcover, 325 pages
On Sale: November 7, 2011
Price: $26.00
Devouring lions, giant bears, sharp-taloned birds of prey, deadly snakes, and snapping alligators—these and other animal predators in search of human flesh are a staple of ancient mythology, along with their mythic counterparts—dragons, griffins, gorgons, harpies, and more. The message is clear: for thousands of years our ancient human ancestors lived... Read more >
Animal Predators and the Mythic Imagination
Written by Paul A. Trout
Format: Hardcover, 325 pages
On Sale: November 7, 2011
Price: $26.00
Devouring lions, giant bears, sharp-taloned birds of prey, deadly snakes, and snapping alligators—these and other animal predators in search of human flesh are a staple of ancient mythology, along with their mythic counterparts—dragons, griffins, gorgons, harpies, and more. The message is clear: for thousands of years our ancient human ancestors lived... Read more >
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Boogers, Witches, and Haints: Appalachian Ghost Stories
The Foxfire Americana Library (5)
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Format: eBook, 131 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $2.99
A collection of spine-tingling Appalachian ghost stories and tall tales passed down from generation to generation. Whether they tell of faucets that drip blood, monster catfish that lurk at the bottom of quarries, or strange lights on the mountaintop, these stories will make you--like the people who are sharing them--question what... Read more >
The Foxfire Americana Library (5)
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Format: eBook, 131 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $2.99
A collection of spine-tingling Appalachian ghost stories and tall tales passed down from generation to generation. Whether they tell of faucets that drip blood, monster catfish that lurk at the bottom of quarries, or strange lights on the mountaintop, these stories will make you--like the people who are sharing them--question what... Read more >
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Vampire Forensics
Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend
Written by Mark Collins Jenkins
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2011
Price: $14.95
A round-the-world investigation of the vampire myth, including a recently discovered "vampire skeleton," brings historic and scientific context to our enduring interest in vampires. Legend and lore are examined through the lens of history, archaeology, anthropology, and forensic science in this delightfully written book by Mark Jenkins, now in paperback. It's... Read more >
Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend
Written by Mark Collins Jenkins
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2011
Price: $14.95
A round-the-world investigation of the vampire myth, including a recently discovered "vampire skeleton," brings historic and scientific context to our enduring interest in vampires. Legend and lore are examined through the lens of history, archaeology, anthropology, and forensic science in this delightfully written book by Mark Jenkins, now in paperback. It's... Read more >
Flights of Fancy
Birds in Myth, Legend, and Superstition
Written by Peter Tate
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2011
Price: $9.99
The perfect bedside companion for every bird-watcher and nature lover, inside Flights of Fancy you’ll find:
Cranes
“Don’t promise the crane in the sky, but give the titmouse in your hand.”
Russian proverb
Magpies
“One for sorrow, two for joy…”
Traditional English rhyme
Owls
“The owl shrieked at thy birth, an evil sign.”
Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III
Peacocks
“The peacock... Read more >
Birds in Myth, Legend, and Superstition
Written by Peter Tate
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2011
Price: $9.99
The perfect bedside companion for every bird-watcher and nature lover, inside Flights of Fancy you’ll find:
Cranes
“Don’t promise the crane in the sky, but give the titmouse in your hand.”
Russian proverb
Magpies
“One for sorrow, two for joy…”
Traditional English rhyme
Owls
“The owl shrieked at thy birth, an evil sign.”
Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III
Peacocks
“The peacock... Read more >
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Foxfire 9
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Edited by Eliot Wigginton
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2010
Price: $16.99
Foxfire highlights the twentieth year of the Foxfire high school program with a new volume as fascinating as its predecessors. Included are general stores, the Jud Nelson wagon, a praying rock, a Catawban Indian potter, haint tales, quilting, home cures, and the log cabin revisited.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Edited by Eliot Wigginton
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2010
Price: $16.99
Foxfire highlights the twentieth year of the Foxfire high school program with a new volume as fascinating as its predecessors. Included are general stores, the Jud Nelson wagon, a praying rock, a Catawban Indian potter, haint tales, quilting, home cures, and the log cabin revisited.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
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Foxfire 11
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Edited by Kaye Carver Collins and Lacy Hunter
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2010
Price: $14.99
With this newest volume in the Foxfire series comes a wealth of the kind of folk wisdom and values of simple living that have made these volumes beloved bestsellers for the last three decades, with more than two million copies in print.
In 1966, in the Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Georgia, Eliot... Read more >
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Edited by Kaye Carver Collins and Lacy Hunter
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2010
Price: $14.99
With this newest volume in the Foxfire series comes a wealth of the kind of folk wisdom and values of simple living that have made these volumes beloved bestsellers for the last three decades, with more than two million copies in print.
In 1966, in the Appalachian Mountains of Northeast Georgia, Eliot... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Sorcerer's Companion
A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter, Third Edition
Written by Allan Zola Kronzek and Elizabeth Kronzek
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $16.99
The New York Times bestseller, now fully updated to include the complete seven-volume series.
Who was the real Nicholas Flamel? How did the Sorcerer’s Stone get its power? Did J. K. Rowling dream up the terrifying basilisk, the seductive veela, or the vicious grindylow? And if she didn’t, who did?
Millions of readers... Read more >
A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter, Third Edition
Written by Allan Zola Kronzek and Elizabeth Kronzek
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $16.99
The New York Times bestseller, now fully updated to include the complete seven-volume series.
Who was the real Nicholas Flamel? How did the Sorcerer’s Stone get its power? Did J. K. Rowling dream up the terrifying basilisk, the seductive veela, or the vicious grindylow? And if she didn’t, who did?
Millions of readers... Read more >
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eBook.
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The Sorcerer's Companion
A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter, Third Edition
Written by Allan Zola Kronzek and Elizabeth Kronzek
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $14.99
A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter, Third Edition
Written by Allan Zola Kronzek and Elizabeth Kronzek
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $14.99
The New York Times bestseller, now fully updated to include the complete seven-volume series.
Who was the real Nicholas Flamel? How did the Sorcerer’s Stone get its power? Did J. K. Rowling dream up the terrifying basilisk, the seductive veela, or the vicious grindylow? And if she didn’t, who did?
Millions of readers...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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13 B'aktun
Mayan Visions of 2012 and Beyond
Written by Gaspar Pedro Gonzalez
Translated by Robert Sitler
Foreword by Robert Sitler
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $15.95
As 2012 looms with its promise of radical cultural and spiritual change, humankind is increasingly seeking strategies to survive and thrive. In 13 B’aktun, Gaspar Pedro González turns to the traditional Mayan belief system to navigate this uncertain future. The term 13 B’aktun refers to the thirteenth cycle of 144,000 days... Read more >
Mayan Visions of 2012 and Beyond
Written by Gaspar Pedro Gonzalez
Translated by Robert Sitler
Foreword by Robert Sitler
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $15.95
As 2012 looms with its promise of radical cultural and spiritual change, humankind is increasingly seeking strategies to survive and thrive. In 13 B’aktun, Gaspar Pedro González turns to the traditional Mayan belief system to navigate this uncertain future. The term 13 B’aktun refers to the thirteenth cycle of 144,000 days... Read more >
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Suburban Knights
A Return to the Middle Ages
Photographed by E.F. Kitchen
Introduction by Leo Braudy
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2010
Price: $35.00
“I’ll be honest, I see a lot of people join because their real life sucks. You can come here and be anybody.”
—Lord Duncan the Monster
Whether they’re bored office stiffs, housewives, or disgruntled war vets, the armor-clad members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) like to get beat up the... Read more >
A Return to the Middle Ages
Photographed by E.F. Kitchen
Introduction by Leo Braudy
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2010
Price: $35.00
“I’ll be honest, I see a lot of people join because their real life sucks. You can come here and be anybody.”
—Lord Duncan the Monster
Whether they’re bored office stiffs, housewives, or disgruntled war vets, the armor-clad members of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) like to get beat up the... Read more >
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Vampire Forensics
Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend
Written by Mark Collins Jenkins
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $25.00
Mark Jenkins’s engrossing history draws on the latest science, anthropological and archaeological research to explore the origins of vampire stories, providing gripping historic and folkloric context for the concept of immortal beings who defy death by feeding on the lifeblood of others. From the earliest whispers of eternal evil in ancient... Read more >
Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend
Written by Mark Collins Jenkins
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $25.00
Mark Jenkins’s engrossing history draws on the latest science, anthropological and archaeological research to explore the origins of vampire stories, providing gripping historic and folkloric context for the concept of immortal beings who defy death by feeding on the lifeblood of others. From the earliest whispers of eternal evil in ancient... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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How to Read a Myth
Written by William Marderness
Format: Hardcover, 152 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2009
Price: $26.99
Confusion surrounds the idea of myth. In common parlance, the term myth often means falsehood, as in the sentence The administration's claim that inflation is under control is a myth. Scholars understand myth in a deeper sense, as an important expression of a society's values. Scholars study myths of the past... Read more >
Written by William Marderness
Format: Hardcover, 152 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2009
Price: $26.99
Confusion surrounds the idea of myth. In common parlance, the term myth often means falsehood, as in the sentence The administration's claim that inflation is under control is a myth. Scholars understand myth in a deeper sense, as an important expression of a society's values. Scholars study myths of the past... Read more >
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National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology
Written by National Geographic
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $16.95
Complementing our enormously successful offerings on the bible and history, National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology encompasses myths and creation stories from around the globe. It presents a palm-size overview of culture-defining myths, from ancient Egyptian deities to the Vedic gods of India...from Maya, Inca, and Aztec legends to... Read more >
Written by National Geographic
Format: Hardcover, 480 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $16.95
Complementing our enormously successful offerings on the bible and history, National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology encompasses myths and creation stories from around the globe. It presents a palm-size overview of culture-defining myths, from ancient Egyptian deities to the Vedic gods of India...from Maya, Inca, and Aztec legends to... Read more >
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Don D. Nibbelink's Fearsome Folklore of Farting
Written by Don D. Nibbelink
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $12.95
The whoopee cushion has stood the test of time, as have the jokes, quotations, riddles, and mishaps of characters and public figures who find themselves literally elevated, or propelled, by the power of the human emissions system. Seekers of lowbrow laughs continually turn to the rear to release the pressures of... Read more >
Written by Don D. Nibbelink
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $12.95
The whoopee cushion has stood the test of time, as have the jokes, quotations, riddles, and mishaps of characters and public figures who find themselves literally elevated, or propelled, by the power of the human emissions system. Seekers of lowbrow laughs continually turn to the rear to release the pressures of... Read more >
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Field Guide to Luck
Written by Alys R. Yablon
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2008
Price: $15.95
Take Control of Your Destiny!
From the good luck provided by shamrocks, rabbits’s feet, and horseshoes to the misfortune caused by broken mirrors, black cats, and umbrellas opened indoors, our lives are filled with signs and superstitions that guide our destiny and influence our fate.
Fortunately, Field Guide... Read more >
Written by Alys R. Yablon
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: February 1, 2008
Price: $15.95
Take Control of Your Destiny!
From the good luck provided by shamrocks, rabbits’s feet, and horseshoes to the misfortune caused by broken mirrors, black cats, and umbrellas opened indoors, our lives are filled with signs and superstitions that guide our destiny and influence our fate.
Fortunately, Field Guide... Read more >
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Latin American Folktales
Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions
Written by John Bierhorst
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.99
The wisdom and artistry of Latin America's storytellers preserve one of the world's richest folktale traditions--combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America. Among the essential characters are the quiet man's wife who knew the Devil's secrets, the tree daughters who robbed their father's grave, and... Read more >
Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions
Written by John Bierhorst
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.99
The wisdom and artistry of Latin America's storytellers preserve one of the world's richest folktale traditions--combining the lore of medieval Europe, the ancient Near East, and pre-Columbian America. Among the essential characters are the quiet man's wife who knew the Devil's secrets, the tree daughters who robbed their father's grave, and... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The Unending Mystery
A Journey Through Labyrinths ansd Mazes
Written by David W. McCullough
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $9.99
According to legend, anyone who wandered into the labyrinth in Ancient Crete never came out again. Some labyrinths may have offered patterns for an erotic spring dance. Those on the floors of Medieval cathedrals represent mathematical perfection–and walking their paths was a symbolic approach to the divine. From ancient Mediterranean coin... Read more >
A Journey Through Labyrinths ansd Mazes
Written by David W. McCullough
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $9.99
According to legend, anyone who wandered into the labyrinth in Ancient Crete never came out again. Some labyrinths may have offered patterns for an erotic spring dance. Those on the floors of Medieval cathedrals represent mathematical perfection–and walking their paths was a symbolic approach to the divine. From ancient Mediterranean coin... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Suburban Legends
Written by Sam Stall
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $15.95
Its a Terrible Day in the Neighborhood
They told you the suburbs were a great place to live. They said nothing bad could ever happen here.
But they were wrong.
This collection of terrifying true stories exposes the dark side of life in the ’burbs—from corpses buried in backyards... Read more >
Written by Sam Stall
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $15.95
Its a Terrible Day in the Neighborhood
They told you the suburbs were a great place to live. They said nothing bad could ever happen here.
But they were wrong.
This collection of terrifying true stories exposes the dark side of life in the ’burbs—from corpses buried in backyards... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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