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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal
Hey there, demons! BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural has entertained
viewers over the course of seven spooky seasons, covering the
supernatural and otherworldly spirits, to ghosts, ghouls,
unexplained paranormal activity, and everything in between. In
their thrilling debut book, cohosts Shane Madej and Ryan Bergara
(lovingly known as the "ghoul boys" to fans) deep-dive into dozens
of haunted locations around the USA and a few abroad, including
subjects from some of their most favorite and talked about
episodes, as well as brand-new locations not previously seen before
on their show. As they explore the history behind haunted houses,
creepy graveyards, former insane asylums, abandoned buildings, and
horrifying hotels, Shane and Ryan use their trademark wit and humor
to dissect each terrifying tale with their most hilarious
highlights and biting commentary. So hold on to your hell-bound
soul, boys and ghouls-it's about to get demonic up in here.
This book is a collection of poetry. Each were written individually
at seperate times in my life. They have been put together from my
earliest pieces to Amy newest symbolizing my thirty years. Some of
the pieces are sad, some are happy, while others can be
devastating. Regardless of the emotional rollercoaster, each one is
part of my life. These writings are simply lyrics, written out
emotions, thoughts and ideas representative of how I felt at a
certain time in my life. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I
enjoyed writing them.
This book addresses important current and historical topics in
astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth, including the
search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). The first section
covers the plurality of worlds debate from antiquity through the
nineteenth century, while section two covers the extraterrestrial
life debate from the twentieth century to the present. The final
section examines the societal impact of discovering life beyond
Earth, including both cultural and religious dimensions. Throughout
the book, authors draw links between their own chapters and those
of other contributors, emphasizing the interconnections between the
various strands of the history and societal impact of the search
for extraterrestrial life. The chapters are all written by
internationally recognized experts and are carefully edited by
Douglas Vakoch, professor of clinical psychology at the California
Institute of Integral Studies and Director of Interstellar Message
Composition at the SETI Institute. This interdisciplinary book will
benefit everybody trying to understand the meaning of astrobiology
and SETI for our human society.
Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Empire State Reader,
beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal,
where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Cheri
Farnsworthshines a light in the dark corners of New York and scares
those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From
apparitions and objects that fly off of tables at the Manhattan
Bistro, to a specter that stalks Pulpit Rock in Lake Placid,
there's no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night.
Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this
big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.
The spectre of the UFO, as popularised by shows such as The X-Files, has brought an astonishing slant to the face of modern religious practice. But what motivates the fantastical and sometimes sinister beliefs of UFO worshippers? UFO Religions critically examines some of the fascinating issues surrounding UFO worship - abduction narratives, UFO-based interpretations of other religions, the growth of pseudo-sciences purporting to explain UFOs, and the responses of the core scientific community to such claims. Focusing on contemporary global UFO groups including the Raelian Movement, Heaven's Gate, Unarius and the Ansaaru Allah Community, it gives a clear profile of modern UFO controversies and beliefs.
Fringe Rhetorics: Conspiracy Theories and the Paranormal identifies
these rhetorical similarities of conspiracy theories and paranormal
accounts by delving into rhetorical, psychosocial, and political
science research. Identifying something as "fringe" indicates its
proximal placement within accepted norms of contemporary society.
Both conspiracy theories and paranormal accounts dwell on the
fringes and both use surprisingly similar persuasive techniques.
Using elements of the Aristotelian canon as well as Oswald's
strengthening and weakening strategies, this book establishes a
pattern for the analysis of fringe rhetorics. It also applies this
pattern through rhetorical analyses of several documentaries and
provides suggestions for countering fringe arguments.
Vampires is a unique, lavishly illustrated work that explores the
rich diversity of vampire belief and lore, ranging from countries
as diverse as Japan, Sweden and Ireland, looking at their
historical origins, and setting them in their cultural context.
Haunted Landscapes offers a fresh and innovative approach to
contemporary debates about landscape and the supernatural.
Landscapes are often uncanny spaces embroiled in the past;
associated with absence, memory and nostalgia. Yet experiences of
haunting must in some way always belong to the present: they must
be felt. This collection of essays opens up new and compelling
areas of debate around the concepts of haunting, affect and
landscape. Landscape studies, supernatural studies, haunting and
memory are all rapidly growing fields of enquiry and this book
synthesises ideas from several critical approaches - spectral,
affective and spatial - to provide a new route into these subjects.
Examining urban and rural landscapes, haunted domestic spaces,
landscapes of trauma, and borderlands, this collection of essays is
designed to cross disciplines and combine seemingly disparate
academic approaches under the coherent locus of landscape and
haunting. Presenting a timely intervention in some of the most
pressing scholarly debates of our time, Haunted Landscapes offers
an attractive array of essays that cover topics from Victorian
times to the present.
For years paranormal scientists have explored the detection and
documentation of spirits, auras, ESP, hypnosis, and many more
phenomena through electronics. Electronic Projects from the Next
Dimension provides useful information on building practical
circuits and projects, and applying the knowledge to unique
experiments in the paranormal field. The author writes about dozens
of inexpensive projects to help electronics hobbyists search for
and document their own answers about instrumental
transcommunication (ITC), the electronic voice phenomenon (EVP),
and paranormal experiments involving ESP, auras, and Kirlian
photography.
Although paranormal studies are considered esoteric, Electronic
Projects from the Next Dimension teaches the technical skills
needed to make devices that can be used in many different kinds of
experiments. Each section indicates how the circuit can be used in
paranormal experiments with suggestions about procedures and how to
analyze the results.
Provides unique projects for believers and skeptics.
Perfect for any level of electronics experience.
Learn from these basics projects and design your own
applications.
On June 24th, 1947, a private pilot reported numerous dazzling
objects rushing through the sky above Mount Rainier in Washington
state. It was the start of the current UFO phenomena, one of the
country's most perplexing and persistent mysteries. Within a few
weeks, hundreds of sightings of flying saucers were reported to
news media. Surprising reports of a UFO crash in Roswell, New
Mexico further added to the mystery that July. Since then, UFOs
have sparked a slew of incredible claims and speculations. This is
a sober and honest history of America's first major saucer craze,
based on many sources including previously classified government
records. The book cuts through decades of mystique and confusion,
beginning with the 1947 UFO wave and ending with the launch of
Project Blue Book in 1952. Balanced and comprehensive, this history
provides background, social context and other tools for reframing
perceptions of a controversial subject.
This book offers a vision of how evolutionary life processes can be
modelled. It presents a mathematical description that can be used
not only for the full evolution of life on Earth from RNA to modern
human societies, but also the possible evolution of life on
exoplanets, thus leading to SETI, the current Search for
ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence.  The main premise
underlying this mathematical theory is that the Geometric Brownian
Motion (GBM) can be applied as a key stochastic process to model
the evolution of life. In the resulting Evo-SETI Theory, the life
of any living thing (a cell, an animal, a human, a civilization of
humans, or even an ET civilization) is represented by a
b-lognormal, i.e., a lognormal probability density function
starting at a precise instant (b, birth) then increasing up to a
peak time, then decreasing to senility time and then continuing as
a straight line down to the time of death. Using this theory,
Claudio Maccone arrives at remarkable hypotheses on the development
of life and civilizations, the possibility of extraterrestrial
life, and when computers will take over the reins from us humans
(Singularity). The book develops the mathematical Evo-SETI Theory
by integrating a set of articles that the author has published in
various journals on Astrobiology and Astronautical Research.
Chicago Haunted Handbook is the newest book in the Haunted Handbook
collection within the popular America's Haunted Road Trip series
and is written with the ghost enthusiast in mind. All 100 chapters
contain information on the history as well as the haunting
surrounding each location, as well as detailed directions on how to
locate each site. Many of the chapters also contain insider
information that only a local would know, making it easier for
ghost hunters to investigate. Ghost hunters Jeff Morris and Vincent
Sheilds explore all the best haunted locales Chicago has to offer,
including Resurrection Cemetery, Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Murder
Castle, St. Valentine's Day Massacre Site, and even Wrigley Field.
Each two page entry includes directions from downtown, an
historical overview of the haunted place, the story of ghostly
doings in that place, and advice on visiting the place yourself--if
you dare.
The hills and hollows -- and cities -- of the Bluegrass State offer
excellent opportunities for the ghost hunter. Guide Patti Starr
leads readers on a tour of 30 legendary haunted spaces in Kentucky.
She snoops around creepy farmhouses and grim garrets, eerie rooms
and dark corners, exposing the ghosts and recording first-hand
accounts of terrifying encounters. Clear maps and photographs help
readers locate each dire destination, while more sensitive souls
can enjoy experiencing these visits from the other side from the
safety of their armchair.
On this leg of the journey you'll explore the scariest spots in the
Buckeye State. Author John Kachuba visits more than 30 legendary
haunted places, all of which are open to the public--so you can
test your own ghosthunting skills, if you dare. Join John as he
visits each site, snooping around eerie rooms and dark corners,
talking to people who swear to their paranormal experiences, and
giving you a first-hand account. Enjoy Ghosthunting Ohio On the
Road Again from the safety of your armchair or hit the road, using
the maps, "Haunted Places" travel guide with 50 more spooky sites
and "Ghostly Resources." Buckle up and get ready for the spookiest
trip of your life.
Twin Cities Haunted Handbook is the newest book in the Haunted
Handbook line within the popular America's Haunted Road Trip
series. The Haunted Handbooks are city-specific travel guides to
nearly one hundred places within a major city. Twin Cities Haunted
Handbook is written with the ghost enthusiast in mind. All 100
chapters contain information on the history as well as the haunting
surrounding each location, as well as detailed directions on how to
locate each site. Many of the chapters also contain insider
information that only a local would know, making it easier for
ghost hunters to investigate. Ghost hunters Jeff Morris, Garett
Merk, and Dain Charbonneau explore all the best haunted locales
Minneapolis has to offer, including Dead Man's Pond, Memorial Pet
Cemetery, Padelford Packet Boat Company, the Old Jail Bed and
Breakfast, and St. Thomas College and the Legend of the 13 Graves.
Each two page entry includes directions from downtown, an
historical overview of the haunted place, the story of ghostly
doings in that place, and advice on visiting the place yourself--if
you dare.
Ghosthunting Colorado is your one-stop source for everything that
goes bump in the night In the 1800s, Colorado quickly became the
heart and soul of the gold rush that eventually brought the
territory into statehood. Thousands flocked to cities like
Leadville in the hopes of finding their fortunes. Many of
Colorado's most famous ghosts, such as "The Unsinkable Molly
Brown," have their roots in Colorado's colorful mining history.
Alfred Packer, the state's sentenced cannibal, also came to
Colorado for gold, but there are more than just the spirits of
miners here. The eyes of paranormal enthusiasts have long been on
the Centennial State due to the fame that Stephen King's The
Shining brought to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. The stories of
Colorado's mountainous hotel seem to have taken on a life of their
own, making the building supposedly one of the most haunted in the
country. The Stanley, however, is not the only haunted hotel in
Colorado. Multiple inns and hotels in Denver alone have histories
as sites of brothels, suicides, and other deaths that make their
victims decide to stay in their beloved rooms forever. The oldest
hotel in Denver, The Oxford Hotel has ghosts aplenty and a "Murder
Room" to boot. A bed and breakfast in Capitol Hill called The
Patterson Inn used to be the mansion of Colorado's first state
senator. The 14,000squarefoot building is made of red sandstone
native to the Garden of the Gods area. The mansion is also the
source of several urban myths, such as the tale of "Willy," a
satanic undertaker who lived in the carriage house and is said to
have kidnapped and killed small boys. Outside of Denver, the Rocky
Mountains of Colorado are considered to be one of the best
destinations in the country for hiking and skiing. The mountains
appeal to spirits, as well, including the ghost of a woman who was
supposedly murdered by her husband and who is now said to hitchhike
on the roads near Pike's Peak. The world-famous Red Rocks
Amphitheatre in Morrison is not without its ghosts. Concertgoers
and employees have seen the apparition of a miner in restricted
areas of the venue, while the Hatchet Lady of Red Rocks terrorizes
lovers in the surrounding park. Author Kailyn Lamb looks at
locations throughout the state and dives headfirst into the history
behind the ghosts and what has made them stay.
As part of the America's Haunted Road Trip series, Ghosthunting
Oregon takes readers along on a guided tour of some of the Beaver
State's most haunted historic locations. Local author Donna Stewart
researched each location thoroughly before visiting, digging up
clues for the paranormal aspect of each site. In Ghosthunting
Oregon, Stewart takes readers to some of the spookiest haunts
across the state including: Oaks Park in Portland, where visitors
have reported a ghostly apparition of a child in a 1920s or 1930s
style dress; the O'Kane Building in central Oregon, where people
have reported seeing "ghostly smoke" and strange lights; and
Pioneer Park in Pendleton, where some have reported apparitions and
hearing voices. With a copy of Ghosthunting Oregon in hand, readers
can visit some of the spookiest haunts across the state and compare
their experiences.
In Ghosthunting Southern California author Sally Richards takes
readers on an eerie journey through the region on a series of
paranormal investigations to historic locations marred by tragedy
and unfortunate happenstance that have caused the dead to rise.
This collection brings well-known paranormal researchers, history,
and evidence collected with state-of-the-art equipment together for
chilling non-fiction accounts of haunted Southern California. The
stories leave readers with a sense of deep interest to find out
what lies in the murky darkness beyond. Sally Richards, historian,
paranormal investigator, and spiritualist medium brings history
alive as she investigates locations with high-profile paranormal
experts using state-of-the-art equipment, historians, and people
who share a similar curiosity of the paranormal to bring you the
latest on "haunted" locations throughout Southern California. From
the Mexican border to Santa Barbara, readers find chilling accounts
of paranormal activity. Whether readers are veterans of ghost
hunting, paranormal neophytes, or armchair travelers, this book
offers fresh information and a style that puts readers right into
the paranormal action.
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