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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal
Spectral visions, footsteps in the attic, thumps in the night. Who
hasn't witnessed or heard such things and not thought of ghosts?
Join your guide, author Jack Powell, on a wild ride from Pensacola
to Jacksonville and down to Key West, touring Florida's places and
history through some of its best ghost stories. Powell has woven
together a creepy collection of tales. Explore the darker side of
the Sunshine State.
- What horrible fate awalted the pirate's lover in Pensacola?
- Care to check out the last crop Edgar Watson planted on his farm
in the Everglades?
- When will the ghost leave baby Carly's room?
This is book two of a trilogy. The first book titled; Awake, Arise
and Triumph and subtitled Book 1 - God's Original Intent spoke of
the period from Genesis 1: 1 of the Holy Bible through the time
that man fell (Genesis 3: 6) being decieved of Satan. This second
book titled; Awake, Arise and Triumph and subtitled Book 2 - God's
Road to Redemption reviews creation, the fall of man and the
mechanism by which Satan worked to decieve Adam. And how he
contines to work in our lives to our detriment. Than praise God we
see how our Redeemer, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ is revealed
in the Old Covenant on the Road of God's mercy.
"The definitive account of a beloved hotel that has played a
memorable role in San Antonio's history....the fascinating story of
the people who owned the Menger and the noteworthy folk they
entertained.....This generously illustrated book is one that
visitors and San Antonians alike will want to make their
own".
Frank W. Jennings
Historian, journalist, and author of "San Antonio: The Story of an
Enchanted City"
"An engaging and generous history of a Texas institution. Williams'
work is a mix of panoramic views and detail, from resident ghosts
to army generals, from recipes to love stories, that should give
anyone a peg for their curiosity".
Dr. John L. Davis
Author, professor, historian/researcher at the University of Texas
Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio
"Written with heart and humor throughout, whether she wrote of the
true German grit of William and Mary Menger or the eerie wanderers
of the Menger corridors. I love the Menger and so will you, if you
don't already".
Polly Price
Author, host/producer [Book Fare, ] Time Warner TV, San Antonio
Author Docia Schultz Williams is a longtime resident and certified
professional tour guide in San Antonio. Her books include "Best
Tales of Texas Ghosts", "Exploring San Antonio with Children", and
"When Darkness Falls: Tales of San Antonio Ghosts and Hauntings".
Are extraterrestrials real? Or are they the product of overactive
imaginations fed by weekly TV shows and tabloid headlines? Is the
government's silence due to ignorance, or to a plan that was
implemented long before the public ever heard of 'Martians'? Is the
motive of the media to simply profit from this phenomenon, or is it
to act as a medium of something much larger and more complex than
entertainment? This book is for both the believer and the sceptic
-- to be used to decipher the connection between the role of the
media and the history of UFOs. For nearly fifty years, in TV shows
from Captain Video to The X-Files, movies from The Day the Earth
Stood Still to Men in Black, from headline stories in both trashy
tabloids and respectable publications, and now on the internet --
we have constantly been exposed to extraterrestrials. This book
examines the media's saturation with UFOs and aliens, and addresses
a series of arguments as to how it became that way, when it will
end, and who's pulling the strings.
The proposal of the School was made in 1998 to three institutions,
which responded enthusiastically: The Abdus Salam International
Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), its main co-sponsor, the
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology,
both in Trieste, Italy, and the Chancellor's Office, Universidad
Simon Bolfvar (USB). The secretarial and logistic support was
provided in Trieste by the ICTP and in Caracas by USB and the IDEA
Convention Center. In addition the event was generously supported
by the following institutes, agencies, foundations and academies:
NASA Headquarters, European Space Agency, TALVEN Programme,
(Delegacion Permanente de Venezuela ante la UNESCO), The SETI
Institute, Centro Latinoamericano .de Ffsica, The Third World
Academy of Sciences, Academia de Ciencias Ffsicas, Matematicas y
Naturales, Red Latinoamericana de Biologfa, The Planetary Society,
The Latin American Academy of Sciences (Fondo ACAL), Alberto
Vollmer Foundation, Inc, Fundacion J. Oro, Associated to the
Catalonian Research Foundation, Red Latinoamericana de Astronomfa
and Colegio Emil Friedman. A total of 36 lectures were delivered by
20 lecturers, of which 14 were from the following countries:
Argentina, Mexico, Italy, Spain and the USA. Six lecturers were
from the host country. In addition there were 5 chairpersons from
the host country that were not participants; two participants acted
as chairpersons (Pedro Benitez and Tomas Revilla).
Extraterrestrials regularly abduct humans from Earth, often
performing bizarre surgeries and experiments on their subjects,
according to the popular and profitable "nonfiction" offered by
major publishing houses. Books by John Fuller, Budd Hopkins, David
Jacobs, Whitley Strieber, and others have helped shape contemporary
belief in alien beings.
Science fiction scholar Terry Matheson reveals that the alien
abduction literary genre has been a part of our history for
decades, but was never taken seriously until recent times. He
explains that traditional aliens were friendly or merely curious
quite different from today's ugly, fierce, sinister creatures.
Abduction narratives and individual accounts have evolved and
changed, and the new aliens seem to symbolize growing fears that
our technology is out of control.
Actual accounts from abduction victims and evidence collected,
Matheson stresses, are often greatly enhanced by the bestselling
authors who market the stories, or are directly linked to
well-known fantasy and sci-fi films released or broadcast prior to
the alleged abductions. Alien Abductions also draws a parallel to
the way societal myths are made, and that in these narratives we
see a new myth in the making.
NOSTRADAMUS The code Revealed Quatrain 3-94 For five hundred years
more they will take notice of him, Who was the ornament of his
time: Then suddenly a great revelation will be made, Which will
make people of that century well pleased. One of the most important
quatrain written by Nostradamus about his fame for five hundred
years, then suddenly the discovery and revelation of his code
enabling people to finally begin to understand the dating and
meaning of the prophecies. From 1503 to 2003, five hundred years
have passed, this amazing book reveals, for the first time in
history, the code intended by Nostradamus, bringing to light what
was so obscure. The end, the year 2242, will please the reader to
know there is no eminent end of the world as predicted by so many
charlatans.
Engaging and entertaining, UFO Sightings: The Evidence is the most
up-to-date overview of the UFO phenomenon, a controversy that gains
strength with each new report of strange happenings in the sky.
Written from the skeptical perspective, and applying the scientific
method to the cases explored, this book differs greatly from the
proparanormal tomes widely available today.
"Most broad survey UFO books contain absolutely uncritical
presentations of sensational claims," says author Robert Sheaffer.
"Typically, pro-UFO books deliberately omit all facts that tend to
discredit the cases."
UFO Sightings is unique because it gives the reader a broad
overview of the world of UFOlogy, dealing with most major cases and
trends, while offering references and commentary to provide a clear
perspective. Incidents and photographs are scrutinized within a
framework of objective science.
Included are the Jimmy Carter UFO sighting; the "abduction" of
Betty and Barney Hill; the incidents at Exeter; the Men in Black;
messages from space; mothmen, wolf girls, and transparent apes;
films; the UFO blitz of Mexico; and the comparisons to sightings of
fairies and witches in colonial times.
Take a spine-tingling journey with author Docia Williams as she
introduces you to the ghosts that roam the warm beaches of Port
Aransas and South Padre Island. You may want to keep the night
light on as she investigates the mysterious hauntings of La Bahia
at Goliad, the Golden Triangle, and the presidios of far South
Texas. Using tangible evidence and first-hand testimony, Williams
attempts to validate some of the bizarre and disturbing accounts of
ghosts along the Texas coast.
Renowned storyteller Docia Williams gathers a medley of some of the
best haunting stories from her four previous books Spirits of San
Antonio and South Texas, Phantoms of the Plains, Ghosts Along the
Texas Coast, and When Darkness Falls then she adds a hundred pages
of new ghostly tales from the Piney Woods of East Texas and from
North Central Texas, including the Dallas area.
Once again Mrs. Williams brings to light tangible evidence and
eyewitness testimony in Best Tales of Texas Ghosts to validate an
illusive world without dimension, one filled with bizarre and
disturbing accounts of unexplained presences.
After interviewing hundreds of people with firsthand experiences
and personally witnessing eerie manifestations, she has concluded,
[There are things happening all around us that can only be labeled
as supernatural.]
The power of imagination, group psychology, and the concept of
"fantasy prone personalities," are explored by Bartholomew and
Howard as they probe the history of how UFO stories are spread. The
impact of "collective delusion" enhanced by the media can be
dangerous, leaving great pain and tragedy in its wake. Included are
detailed descriptions of the United States airship flap of 1896-97;
the imaginary sightings of Thomas Edison's "electric star" of the
late 1800s; Canada's phantom balloon wave of 1896-97; the New
Zealand zeppelin scare of 1909; the British UFO panic of 1912-13;
phantom German air raids and spy missions over Canada, New York,
Delaware, New Hampshire, and Africa during World War I; Sweden's
ghost rocket crisis of 1946. These are all reports of UFOs before
the famed Roswell incident and the emergence of flying saucers
since 1947.
The authors examine collective behavior, fallible human perception,
deviance, religion, popular culture, history, the role of the
media, and relationships to the paranormal. From alien contact with
humans to well-organized cults, UFOs and Alien Contact is gripping,
humorous, and at times horrifying.
Understanding the Trinity is a revolution in Christian thought and
philosophy. True Christianity is a Jewish religion established and
organized by Jews. Gentiles were invited by Jews, with God's
approval, to participate in the Christian movement. However,
Gentile Leaders in most Christian Churches of the world today do
not preach the original Christian gospel message of salvation that
was first delivered to the saints by the apostle Paul (Galatians
1:8-9). "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three
Manifestations," will bring us back to the original gospel message,
the oneness of God, and the power of God's name in the face of
Jesus Christ. (Deuteronomy 6:4, Luke 2:11). When Billy G. Newton,
Bishop, Diocesan of the 29th Episcopal District, Pentecostal
Assemblies of the World, Inc., Pastor of the Word of Church read
this book, he said, "This book was so fascinating I couldn't put it
down." When Kevin Seraaj, M.Div., J.D. Senior Pastor, Cornerstone
Baptist Church, Publisher, Central Florida Advocate News read this
book, he said, "Understanding the Trinity" is a timely, relevant
and extremely provocative piece of work. In a time when the church
must be challenged to move out of old ways, notions, thoughts and
traditions, this book will without question provide a forum for
much-needed theological discussion. For students of the Bible, this
book is a must read, for it is always that process of reading,
analyzing and debating that enables us to move forward in both our
personal and spiritual journeys." Great job When Frank E. Thompson,
Pastor of the Worship Center Church read the book, he said, "This
book should be taught in colleges and universities." Author's Note:
You have in your possession the true gospel of Jesus Christ. Don't
let the birds steal your seeds (Matthew 13:3-13) (KJV).
Does an ancient monster lurk in the depths of Scotland's Loch Ness?
Is this creature the last living dinosaur? What secrets does the
mysterious loch hold?
For centuries, an international eye has been focused on Loch Ness
and the belief that a creature, "Nessie," lives deep within the
isolated body of cold green water. The Loch Ness Monster: The
Evidence is the final word on this mystery; a compact but
comprehensive review of the principal evidence for the existence of
an unknown creature (or creatures) in Loch Ness.
Beginning with an explanation of the origin of belief in the
monster, and the myths and deception surrounding the story, this
volume surveys the eyewitness evidence, reviews the most notorious
reports, as well as photos and instrumental evidence. Steuart
Campbell, a scientific skeptic, exposes the falsehoods behind each
alleged sighting, explores every new shred of evidence, and
discusses the sonar work of the U.S. Academy of Applied Science's
exploration. Included is commentary on other such nautical
mysteries and sightings in other seas of the world.
The definitive work on the subject, The Loch Ness Monster is a must
read for monster buffs and others who've always wanted to know the
truth about Loch Ness.
For years, the public has been led to believe that the US
government and the military have tried to cover up the recovery of
a crashed saucer and its alien occupants from near Roswell, New
Mexico. This belief has been fostered by numerous books, newspaper
articles, TV shows, and movies released since the incident of 1947.
After many years of investigation, Philip J. Klass (the Sherlock
Holmes of UFOlogy), has uncovered hard evidence that there is
indeed a cover-up, 'but not by the US government'. This is based on
solid evidence contained in once 'secret' and 'top secret' Air
Force and CIA documents whose contents were intentionally withheld
by authors of books and articles on Roswell, as well as by those
who produced TV shows on the subject. Here, Klass discloses what
really crashed on the Brazel ranch. He also reveals serious flaws
in the tales told by alleged witnesses, some of whom have
drastically changed their accounts.
From fire walking to the prophesies of Nostradamus, this new book
pares the fiction from many popular theories, and urges us to
educate ourselves through critical inquiry.
The late Jeane Dixon claimed she predicted the assassination of
President Kennedy, and to millions this prediction gave her the
credibility to be a top psychic. Yet the media and Dixon's devoted
followers dare not question, or even recognize, the many failed
predictions she offered over the years. Nostradamus is so
well-known today that many people actually fear the date he
predicted for World War III. Yet when his "prophecies" do not come
true, the fiction-hungry media and public turn a blind eye.
Bizarre Beliefs spans the globe in search of rational and
factual explanations for UFO claims, alien abductions, the Bermuda
Triangle, crop circles, evidence of a living Elvis Presley, fortune
tellers, Nostradamus' writings, spiritualism, astrology,
graphology, fire walking, biorhythms, hypnosis, divining, ghosts,
the curse of Tutankhamun, the Loch Ness monster, and "shocking"
coincidences. This fascinating book of investigative enquiry
questions our ability to believe the outrageously unbelievable, and
discloses the gullibility of the human mind, which discounts reason
for the romance of the absurd. Bizarre Beliefs is an amusing,
informative, and outstandingly well-written account of the world of
weird.
San Antonio is such an interesting and fascinating place to live,
it seems a lot of folks just don't want to leave when it's their
time to go: so, those Spirits of San Antonio just keep on
returning--most often "When Darkness Falls". Once again, well-known
ghost story writer Docia Williams brings us a new book about recent
ghost sightings and mysterious happenings in the Alamo City. A
chilling book for those wanting a guide to places where spirits are
known to rendezvous or for those who just like a good ghost story.
Jawara D. King is back with another classic and has written "the
greatest self-help book of all-time" with TRANSFORM YOUR WORLD
THROUGH THE POWERS OF YOUR MIND, which is a classic and spiritual
masterpiece leading the world into manifested mind power. This
transformational life-changing manual full of life-changing
principles will help you make the proper mental adjustments needed
to experience the full manifestation of thought power. A trained
and directed mind disciplined to think the right thoughts will help
you manifest the life you want through the power and possibility of
faith. Learn how to not limit yourself in your thinking and allow
the energy of thought to create the circumstances you desire. The
only limits are our beliefs, which make the possible impossible,
while everything is possible, including the impossible, using mind
over matter to overcome impossibilities. Through persistence, will,
and daily commitment, you will be able to change or manifest
anything within the realm of the possible through applied action.
The beliefs you hold within are always repelling or attracting
success, and your thoughts and spoken words will manifest. Building
on the success of his first book WORLD TRANSFORMATION, Dr. Jawara
D. King returns with a spectacular effort full of techniques that
will make dramatic positive changes for you if practiced, and help
you see and imagine yourself being what you affirm to be. A
decision backed by action is the root of all change, along with a
change in your thinking. You have to believe it before you see it.
Images of what you want in your mind begin the creative process.
You attract situations that match the images of your daily thoughts
and what you mostly focus upon. Through mind power, your new life
will reflect your new thoughts and habits.
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