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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > General
Tales of intrigue in this book include unusual unsolved crimes,
unidentified flying objects, spine-tingling ghost stories,
well-documented sea creature sightings, and more. Based on historic
accounts from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Montana
Myths and Legends recounts several myths and mysteries from the Big
Sky State's past, verifying some tales from multiple accounts and
exposing some stories for what may have really occurred. From a
haunted prison in Red Lodge to persistent rumors of bigfoot
appearances, from whispered descriptions of the "tommyknockers" who
help miners in trouble to a famous union organizer found lynched
from a bridge in Butte, this selection of fourteen stories from
Montana's past explores some of the Treasure State's most
compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.
'A fascinating testimony to our nervous hunger to map the hazy, haunted territory at the edges of the rational... engrossing, entertaining and distinctly unsettling' Sarah Waters 'Shiversomely eerie... so impressive in its research and remarkable in all it uncovers' Tom Holland Late one evening the telephone rings, and on the line is a stranger. They tell you that your nine-year-old son gave them your number. Your heart stops. You tell them that your son has been dead for almost 20 years. They know this, they say. He wants you to come and see him. What do you do when reality begins to fray around you? Where do you go when science cannot explain your experiences? The Society for Psychical Research was founded in 1882 to tackle these very questions and to shine light on the shadowy world of the supernatural. Distinguished members have included prime ministers and Nobel Prizewinning scientists. But the most prolific of all the SPR's paranormal investigators was a young British naval officer named Tony Cornell. A rationalist and a sceptic he became haunted by a wartime encounter in India that changed everything . Between 1950 and 2010 he became perhaps the world's most prolific investigator of psychic phenomena and paranormal events. Alongside his colleague, the psychologist Alan Gauld, they combined the roles of detectives, exorcists and psychiatrists, returning time and again to the unsettling spaces that exist on the very periphery of our tidy, rational lives: Ghosts. Poltergeists. Psychic powers. Drawing on a previously untapped archive of Cornell's case files, which survive as a unique repository of encounters reported by ordinary people, Chasing the Dark is the compelling story of our relationship with the supernatural. What do these atmospheric and often chilling cases teach us about who we are, and the anxieties that consume us? And why do the dead still find ways to make themselves known?
Isaiah 61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the
Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent
me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the
captive and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim
the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in
Zion-to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil
of gladness Instead of mourning and a garment of praise Instead of
a spirit of despair. They will be called the oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor. They will
rebuild an ancient ruin and restore the places long devastated they
will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for
generations. Aliens will Shepard your flocks; foreigners will work
your field and vineyards. And you will be called priests of the
Lord, you will be named ministers of our God you will feed on the
wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast.
The church is the Spiritual Hospital for sin, sick souls. Everyone
in the hospital is sick. Some are in intensive care, some in
critical care, some in ambulatory surgery, and some in out patient
care, but we all are sick. God has provided for each of us through
His word, a supernatural prescription for every situation in our
lives. This book will share with you some of God's Supernatural
Prescriptions.
The Heartland of Georgia, a vast region stretching from Columbus to
Savannah and from the edge of Atlanta to Florida, is home to
historic sites of Sherman's March to the Sea and Andersonville
Civil War Prison. Because of this history, the area is one of the
most haunted in the United States. All manner of paranormal
phenomena haunt the battlefields, houses, prison sites and forts
throughout this region. Spirits even stalk the streets of Savannah,
one of the most haunted cities in the world. Join author and
historian Jim Miles as he details the past and present of the
ghosts that haunt central Georgia and Savannah.
This book is nonfiction a real person that cried out to GOD in a
period when things was really going bad in my life and the only
person that could have understand the real pain I was going
through.I write this book so that my readers can know that even
though we might have problems in our live and we sometimes cannot
find help or get the answers from any one GOD is the answer.I cried
to HIM instead of complaining to others because HE has all the
answers, but the only way I could speak to HIM is throug the word
of GOD, praises and prayer when my heart is full and I do not know
what to do.
"Echoes of a Haunting Revisited" is a re-issue and adds some
material not in the original book. It tells the story of a family
under siege. From the time the Dandy family moved to their "home in
the country" in 1970 until they fled it in 1974, they were plagued
but unexplainable and terrifying events. When they tell you ghosts
can't harm you, take it with a grain of salt. Perhaps they can't
affect you directly but they can sure cause incidents that can
kill. The book is told in semi-diary form to keep it in (hopefully)
order. If you don't believe in the paranormal, you'd better not
read this book. If you want to learn something, by all means read
it and learn.
What do CSI, Twilight, Indiana Jones, Theoretical Physics and The
Holy Bible all have in common?... According to this book, Blood
From forensic science to vampires to hunting for the Holy Grail,
we, as a culture, by necessity and curiosity, are fascinated by
this gooey material that flows through our veins Red, life-giving,
and one of the greatest enigmas of science, blood becomes the
subject of interest in this thought provoking study of the Bible.
Fundamentally, BLOOD is the most important natural element in
Christendom because of the Sacrifice of Jesus, His Blood and Its
connection to Christian salvation. Drawing from divine inspiration,
the etymology (study) of classic Hebrew and Greek words and other
fields of study, this book attempts to answer two basic questions:
What is the Blood of Jesus and how can "It" actually save us? The
theoretical answer lies inside the pages of this book. The author
invites readers to join him in a sort of "Crime Scene
Investigation" at the foot of that Cross to determine the true
nature of Jesus' Blood.
The book describe what educators can do to shape a student mind set
and give hope for a brighter day. It tell the story of the
importance of having God fearing parents in your life at the
beginning sowing love. As you read the book further, you begin to
picture a young man making a choice in his life to love or hate
based on how he is treated. At the conclusion, a poor boy becomes a
man; a soldier emerges as a good citizen of this "Great Nation"
United States of America.
This book of poetry will be read by all with an interest and
passion for the love and caring for the other. With a greater
outlook for our future and major improvement towards a lifestyle,
this book is written from the views through the window of memories
and life in general as we know it today from his head and soul.
Rockster's vision is to reach out and help as many people as he
possibly can to help them live a successful and happy life with
less stress and drama. This book has unique titles with bright and
pleasurable openings with strong visions toward internal suspense
to the final closings. Rockster reaches out with his raw talent to
improve the world we live in today. Rockster Magic is a must read.
IntroductionOnce said by one of our great presidents, a poet and
politician have this in common, they both pour their head and soul
on paper for all of us to read. Leadership is a guideline to gather
strength in numbers with a much needed improvement for our society.
Rockster's Magic will make you smile and think about what you read
days and weeks later. This book covers a large variety of subjects
that shall touch and warm your head and motivate you into a new
atmosphere for life. Many American cities have been struggling with
endemic problems, loss of jobs and violent crimes throughout time
with lack of human services, Rockster's Magic shall help many of us
overcome despair in the world we live in at this point in time.
Rockster hopes to inspire you and to be remembered by his soft and
kind words that he puts on paper through his poetry to help others
everywhere forever. Godspeed longevity to Rockster's Magic Poetry.
On the age-old streets of Charleston, the oft-forgotten enclaves of
the Holy City, the authors bring the reader face to face with a
group of orphans who haunt a College of Charleston dorm, a Citadel
cadet who haunts a local hotel and the specter of William Drayton
at Drayton Hall Plantation, to name just a few. Based on historical
events and specific details that are often lost in our general
notion of ghosts, each haunting encounter will send chills through
the reader's senses. From a bookstore phantom notorious for
rearranging the books in perfect vertical stacks, to a gruesome
nineteenth-century amputation taking place again in a medical
student's apartment, Macy and Buxton offer up stories and essays of
a nature more grim and morbid than ever heard of before. Complete
with over 30 black and white photographs.
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