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Author : Una McGovern
Publisher : Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0550102159
Contains over 1300 entries on unexplained phenomena.
Author : Una McGovern
Publisher : Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : UCSC:32106019534285
Contains over 1300 entries on unexplained phenomena.
Author : Kate Sleight,Lorna Gilmour
Publisher : Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 0550104690
Atlantis. Stonehenge. The Easter Island moai statues. The Holy Grail. Tutankhamen. Amelia Earhart. The Mary Celeste. King Arthur. Ever been captivated by the stories and monuments of the past or wondered if there's any truth behind an urban legend? Myths and Mysteries investigates a multitude of the historical myths and modern legends that perplex and delight us. Drawing on Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained and featuring a wealth of thoroughly researched new material, Myths and Mysteries is an engrossing read, ideal for looking up an old favourite or discovering new and intriguing puzzles to ponder.
Author : Mark Leslie,Jenny Jelen
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781459719255
The magnetic aura surrounding Sudbury, for both the living as well as the once-alive, is the backdrop for tales of mystery, wonder, and outright horror. "I tried to leave" is a common theme for those from the Sudbury region. People often vow to move away, but something about the Nickel City keeps luring them back. Whether it’s the taste of fresh air – or just the sulphur in the air – it’s hard to move beyond the black rocks, endless lakes, and great openness without longing to come home. Some are so attached to the northern community that they choose to stick around, even when their physical life is over. After all, if the living can’t leave the place behind, why should the dead? Spooky Sudbury explores the magnetic aura surrounding the city, for the living as well as the once-alive, in these tales of the supernatural.
Author : Mark Leslie,Jenny Jelen
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781459730069
This special three-book bundle collects three haunting books on the supernatural by Mark Leslie. In Spooky Sudbury and Haunted Hamilton he relays creepy tales from two of Canada’s cities. Lock the doors and turn on all the lights before you settle down with these stories, because once you begin to read about the supernatural elements that lurk within these seemingly normal towns in Southern Ontario, strange bumps in the night will take on new, more sinister meanings. In Tomes of Terror Leslie has compiled true stories of the supernatural in literary locales, complete with hair-raising first-person accounts. You may even recognize a spectre of your local library lurking in these true stories and photographs. If you have ever felt an indescribable presence hanging about a quiet bookshop, then you’ll enjoy these fascinating and haunting tales. Haunted Hamilton Spooky Sudbury Tomes of Terror
Author : Mark Leslie,Jenny Jelen
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 932 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781459736610
Experience a ghostly thrill with Mark Leslie’s four books on strange supernatural happenings. Creepy Capital True stories of ghostly encounters and creepy locales lurk throughout the Ottawa region. Come along with Canada’s paranormal raconteur extraordinaire, Mark Leslie, and discover the first-person accounts of ghostly happenings at landmarks throughout the historic city and surrounding towns. Haunted Hamilton From the Hermitage ruins to Dundurn Castle, from the Customs House to Stoney Creek Battlefield Park, the city of Hamilton, Ontario, is steeped in a rich history and culture. But beneath the surface of the Steel City there dwells a darker heart — from the shadows of yesteryear arise the unexplained, the bizarre, and the chilling. Spooky Sudbury From haunted mine shafts to inexplicable lights in the northern sky, there are strange things afoot in the peaceful northern municipality of Sudbury; eerie phenomenon that will amaze, give you pause, make you wonder, and have you looking twice at what might first appear to be innocent shadows. Tomes of Terror It’s been said that books have a life of their own, but there’s more than literature lurking in the cobwebbed recesses of dusty bookstores and libraries across Canada. Read about some of the most celebrated and eerie bookish haunts, and try to brush off that feeling of someone watching from just over your shoulder...
Author : Courtney M. Block
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781538131459
The paranormal has long been a hotly contested topic, especially in academia. Most people are entertained by the paranormal or casually read a few books they come across on the topic, perhaps assuming that these topics are nothing more than campfire fodder. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with being entertained by the paranormal, but how many people know that there is a long history of academic, scientific, and credible research into topics such as extrasensory perception, hauntings, poltergeists, cryptozoological sightings, near-death experiences, and more? In Researching the Paranormal, Courtney M. Block provides an overview of paranormal research and introduces readers to an assortment of resources that seriously examine various paranormal topics. She shows readers how to think critically about paranormal sources and how to apply the components of credibility when conducting their own paranormal investigations. Highlighting the long history of serious, academic inquiry into various paranormal topics, Block provides citations to primary source documents, journal articles, helpful databases, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and books. In addition, she provides a historical overview of various paranormal phenomena such as parapsychology, cryptozoology, ufology, divination, ghosts, hauntings, and more.
Author : Mark Leslie,Jenny Jelen,Shayna Krishnasamy
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 1132 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-13
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781459744585
Experience a ghostly thrill with Mark Leslie’s five books on strange supernatural happenings. Macabre Montreal Montreal is steeped in history and culture. But there are dark tales, eerie stories, and ghostly spectres that come alive once the sun goes down. Creepy Capital True stories of ghostly encounters and creepy locales lurk throughout the Ottawa region. Come along with Canada’s paranormal raconteur extraordinaire, Mark Leslie, and discover the first-person accounts of ghostly happenings at landmarks throughout the historic city and surrounding towns. Haunted Hamilton From the Hermitage ruins to Dundurn Castle, from the Customs House to Stoney Creek Battlefield Park, the city of Hamilton, Ontario, is steeped in a rich history and culture. But beneath the surface of the Steel City there dwells a darker heart — from the shadows of yesteryear arise the unexplained, the bizarre, and the chilling. Spooky Sudbury From haunted mine shafts to inexplicable lights in the northern sky, there are strange things afoot in the peaceful northern municipality of Sudbury; eerie phenomenon that will amaze, give you pause, make you wonder, and have you looking twice at what might first appear to be innocent shadows. Tomes of Terror It’s been said that books have a life of their own, but there’s more than literature lurking in the cobwebbed recesses of dusty bookstores and libraries across Canada. Read about some of the most celebrated and eerie bookish haunts, and try to brush off that feeling of someone watching from just over your shoulder...
Author : Melusine Draco
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781846944628
Every good reference book is both a product and a reflection of its time. The Dictionary of Magic & Mystery is not just another compendium or dictionary of occultism: it is a jumping-off point for further research. Here, the reader will find the ancient and modern interpretation for magical and mystical terms, together with explanations for the differences between the varied (and often conflicting) approaches to magic.
Author : John D. Morgenstern,Julia E. Daniel,Frances Dickey
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781949979091
Volume 3 features a special forum on “Eliot and Green Modernism,” edited by Julia E. Daniel, as well as a special forum titled “First Readings of the Eliot–Hale Archive,” edited by John Whittier-Ferguson.
Author : S. D. Tucker
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445648385
Was Jesus a giant electron? How much does a mouse’s soul weigh? Can women mate with monkeys? As mad as these questions may seem, they have been asked by science in years gone by. Forgotten Science unearths some of the most extraordinary attempts to understand the world around us.
Author : Mark Leslie,Shayna Krishnasamy
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781459742598
Montreal is steeped in history and culture. But there are dark tales, eerie stories, and ghostly spectres that come alive once the sun goes down.
Author : Fiona McPherson
Publisher : Wayz Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781927166406
A dictionary of cognate words in 32 Indo-European languages.
Author : Lisa Wenger Bro,Mary Ann Gareis,Crystal O'Leary-Davidson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781527514836
Monsters are a part of every society, and ours is no exception. They are deeply embedded in our history, our mythos, and our culture. However, treating them as simply a facet of children’s stories or escapist entertainment belittles their importance. When examined closely, we see that monsters have always represented the things we fear: that which is different, which we can’t understand, which is dangerous, which is Other. But in many ways, monsters also represent our growing awareness of ourselves and our changing place in a continually shrinking world. Contemporary portrayals of the monstrous often have less to do with what we fear in others than with what we fear about ourselves, what we fear we might be capable of. The nineteen essays in this volume explore the place and function of the monstrous in a variety of media – stories and novels like Baum’s Oz books or Gibson’s Neuromancer; television series and feature films like The Walking Dead or Edward Scissorhands; and myths and legends like Beowulf and The Loch Ness Monster – in order to provide a closer understanding of not just who we are and who we have been, but also who we believe we can be – for better or worse.
Author : Régis Olry,Duane E. Haines
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000542677
This book is a fascinating collection of various neuroscience terms coined over the last centuries. Each of the 45 chapters in this book dives deep into the etymologies, vernacular subtleties and historical anecdotes relating to these terms. The book illustrates the rich and diverse history of neuroscience, which has borrowed and continues to borrow terms and concepts from across cultures, literature and languages. The ever-increasing number of terms that needed to be coined with the mushrooming of the field required neuroscientists to show astonishing imagination and creativity, leading them to draw inspiration from Graeco-Roman mythology (Elpenor’s syndrome), literature (Lasthenie de Ferjol’s syndrome), theatre (Ondine’s curse), Japanese folklore (Kanashibari), and even the Bible (Matthew effect). This book will of be immense interest to scholars and researchers studying neuroscience, history of science, anatomy, psychology and linguistics. It will also appeal to any reader interested in learning more about neuroscience and its history. All the chapters included in this book were originally published in a column that appeared from 1997 to 2020 in the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences.