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The "Canadian Oxford Dictionary" defines hoax as a "humorous or
malicious deception," and hex as "a magic spell." In "Hoaxes and
Hexes," Barbara Smith explores these intriguing reflections of
human nature, showing our curious desire to believe in the
impossible and explain the inexplicable. Here are tales of
swindlers, charlatans and imposters, among them the flamboyant
19th-century financier known as Lord Gordon-Gordon; David Walsh,
author of the horrendous Bre-X gold-mine hoax of the 1990s; and the
eccentric Josef Papp, who claimed to have crossed the Atlantic in a
homemade submarine. The persistent power of hexes is recorded in
stories of cursed places-including a strange haunting in the
Cypress Hills and a deadly Lake Superior lighthouse-and weird
coincidences, such as the legendary Hollywood hex on Oscar-winning
actresses. Whether you believe in the power of hoaxes or hexes,
these bizarre stories show them to be a fascinating part of our
history.
Amid the intense colors of a foreign land, JIM LIVES is the story
of a man searching for his son-a correspondent for a popular
american newspaper-who vanished into thin air after sending one
last, enigmatic message: "Jim Morrison isn't dead. He's hiding out
in Italy. I saw him with my own eyes. I'll call you tomorrow and
tell you everything..." Come along with the Creators of PAUL IS
DEAD as they reveal the second chapter in their "conspiracy
trilogy:" a new, fascinating vision of the most mysterious legend
in the history of rock that envisions what happened "When the
Music's Over."
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