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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal
The magical bestseller: a classic story to read again and again
Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize Winner of the
British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year Shortlisted for the
Branford Boase Award Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize Beautiful,
thrilling and magical, Sunday Times bestselling-author Kiran
Millwood Hargrave's debut novel has all the makings of a modern
classic. 'Absolutely loved it from start to finish' TOM FLETCHER 'I
read it, I loved it' MALORIE BLACKMAN 'Kiran Millwood Hargrave
creates a spellbinding world of magic, myth and adventure' EMMA
CARROLL Forbidden to leave her island, Isabella dreams of the
faraway lands her cartographer father once mapped. When her friend
disappears, she volunteers to guide the search. The world beyond
the walls is a monster-filled wasteland - and beneath the dry
rivers and smoking mountains, a fire demon is stirring from its
sleep. Soon, following her map, her heart and an ancient myth,
Isabella discovers the true end of her journey: to save the island
itself. A beautifully written, multi award-winning story of
friendship, discovery, myths and magic for any age - perfect for
fans of Philip Pullman, Frances Hardinge or Katherine Rundell From
the author of Julia and the Shark and The Mercies, chosen for the
Richard & Judy Book Club Set in an extensive and
stunningly-imagined parallel world imbued with magical realism A
gorgeous gift for readers young and old - will stay with you long
after reading
The year's must-read YA fantasy - ancient djinn, an epic adventure,
and one girl's courage to seek her own destiny ... Burn the flame.
Seek the night. 'Highly relevant yet utterly original, I was
utterly entranced by this world of jinn, peris and hot air balloons
that ache for the skies.' LAUREN JAMES, author of THE QUIET AT THE
END OF THE WORLD For Khadija, the only escape from her father's
arranged betrothal is the sky. When she spots a rogue hot air
balloon fighting against its ropes, she leaps at the chance for
adventure. Khadija soon finds an unlikely ally in a poor
glassmaker's apprentice, Jacob. But Jacob is a hari, and Khadija a
Ghadaean. The hari are oppressed and restless - their infamous
terrorist group, the Hareef, have a new fearsome leader. And the
ruling Ghadaeans are brutal in their repression. Soon, a deadly
revolution threatens their friendship and their world. The Hareef
use forbidden magic, summoning jinn - wicked spirits made of fire -
to enact their revenge, forcing Jacob and Khadija to choose what
kind of a world they want to save ... A commercial, thrilling and
uplifting fantasy adventure following sixteen-year-old Khadija, who
flees her home in a stolen hot air balloon to escape an arranged
marriage The debut novel from enthralling new talent,
twenty-four-year-old Aneesa Marufu, which draws on the author's
South Asian heritage Explores racism, misogyny and discrimination
in a highly original fantasy universe Perfect for fans of Noughts +
Crosses, We Hunt the Flame and Rebel of the Sands
A deliciously spooky novel packed with illustrations - Stranger
Things for younger readers! 'Wildly imaginative and totally
terrifying' JEFF KINNEY, AUTHOR OF DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 'A
haunted-house version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' BRIAN
SELZNICK, AUTHOR OF THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET 'Overgrown with
fantastic ideas' THE NEW YORK TIMES Nothing seems out of place in
the town of Cowslip Grove. But kids have been going missing -
excpet no one even realizes it, because no one remembers them. Not
their friends. Not their teachers. Not even their families. But
Levi and Kat do remember, and only they can see why everyone is in
danger when night descends. Can they find the disappeared before
evil swallows the town whole? A spellbinding, original and lavishly
illustrated horror story for middle-grade readers Half-written,
half-graphic novel, and all spooky mystery! Two unlikely friends
face down their worst fears in order to stop their small town - and
themselves - from disappearing
The author's conclusions are ground-breaking - his ideas have been
published in the respected Journal Of Near Death Studies.
Fueled by the dream to strike it rich, prospectors flocked to
California during the gold rush. Yet the harsh lifestyle and
backbreaking work led many to early graves. Join author Linda
Bottjer on a tour through Gold Country's most chilling--and
true--haunted tales. Tales such as the hangman of Placerville,
whose distinctive wheeze is a sign of his continued presence. Or
the Georgetown miner whose unrequited love for a much younger lady
of the night finds him still pining for her in death as he did in
life. And in Coloma, the ghost of James Marshall is said to dwell
on the lonely hilltop where his cabin and monument now stand. These
stories, and many others, capture the ghostly spirit of Gold
Country.
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Haunted Akron
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Jeri Holland; Edited by Ken Summers; Illustrated by John Holland
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Haunted Akron takes a look at the haunted tales of historic Akron,
Ohio. Local ghost expert Jeri Holland takes readers on a tour of
Akron's historic hauntings, from the ghosts who prowl about the
University of Akron to Glendale Cemetery and the supernatural
Firestone Tunnels.
From "The Sixth Sense" to "Medium," "Ghost Whisperer" to "Ghost
Hunters," the paranormal stirs heated debate, spawning millions of
believers and skeptics alike. Nearly half of us say we believe in
ghosts, and two-thirds of us believe in life after death.
What would you make of rain barrels that refill themselves?
Psychic horses? Mind-reading Cold War spies? For a group of
scientists at the Duke Parapsychology Lab under the leadership of
Dr. J. B. Rhine--considered the Einstein of the paranormal--such
mysteries demanded further investigation. From 1930 to 1980, these
dedicated men and women attempted to test the bizarre, the
frightening, and the unexplainable against the rigors of science,
ultimately finding proof that the human mind possesses telepathic
powers.
Ohio's Miami Valley region has a rich and sometimes frightening
history. Author Jennifer Eblin explores the chilling origins of
such ghosts as the haunt of Xenia's Eden Hall and the specter
rumored to be the restless soul of a murder victim peering from the
Daniel Hertzler House in Springfield. Readers will wander the halls
of the Piqua Hotel with a departed waiter and catch a show at
Middletown's Sorg Opera House with the apparition that never misses
a performance. From the raucous poltergeist of Warren County's
Golden Lamb that is known to shriek and knock paintings from the
walls to unearthly groans emanating from the gallows at Montgomery
County's old courthouse, Eblin reveals the eerie legends and
strange stories of the Miami Valley.
Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore
throughout the Sunshine state!
A mariner inherits a skull that screams incessantly along with the
roar of the sea; a phantom hare stalks the moors to deliver justice
for a crime long dead; a man witnesses a murder in the woods near
St. Ives, only to wonder whether it was he himself who committed
the crime. Offering a bounty of lost or forgotten strange and
Gothic tales set in Cornwall, Cornish Horrors explores the rich
folklore and traditions of the region in a journey through mines,
local mythology, shipwrecks, seascapes, and the coming of the
railway and tourism. With stories by Gothic luminaries such as Bram
Stoker and Edgar Allan Poe, this new collection also features
chilling yarns of the haunted peninsula from a host of
underappreciated writers from the past two centuries.
Do you believe in ghosts? In his years of travel writing and
research, Dr. Robin Mead has found that people are almost equally
divided between believers in ghosts and those who think ghost
stories are just that--entertaining stories. In Haunted Hotels in
America, you'll find a state-by-state guide to the lodgings that
cheerfully admit to having an intangible guest or two. Like the
spirits themselves, the stories are extraordinarily varied. Some
are sad. Some are puzzling. A few are even funny. As you uncover
these incredible mysteries, you'll also learn more about: Iconic
ghosts who've established quite frightening reputations that span
over a century The chilling hauntings that have inspired popular
documentaries and Hollywood blockbusters Each hotel's storied
history and its recent hauntings From the mischievous Victorian
children that linger in the hallways of the Gingerbread Mansion Inn
in Ferndale, California to "Old Seth" Bullock, the first sheriff of
Deadwood, South Dakota, who still keeps a watchful eye on the
Bullock Hotel that bears his name, Haunted Hotels in America is
chock full of frights and delights. Ready to plan your next
paranormal adventure? Let Haunted Hotels in America be your guide
along the way.
'A deliciously thrilling mystery, full of heart, wisdom, wit and
ingenuity' Edwina Wyatt, award-winning author of The Secrets of
Magnolia Moon 'Easily one of the most charming books for young
readers I have come across... A perfect balance of fun, fantasy,
humour and innocence' Katrina Nannestad, author of the Travelling
Bookshop series _______________ There are those that hunt monsters
to harm them and there are those that hunt monsters to help them.
Which one are you? Dressed in sparkly red shoes and carrying her
strawberry-scented notebook, Mary-Kate accompanies her
archaeologist mother to the quiet English countryside to
investigate some unusual bones found in an old well. But soon she
realises that the village of Woolington is not as peaceful as it
seems; the ground trembles beneath them, there are mysterious
noises, and the locals are obsessed with a terrifying old legend.
Could there be any truth in the myth of the beast who lives in the
ancient well? With the help of a new friend, Mary-Kate starts
getting to the bottom of this monstrous mystery.
HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R.R. Martin's
internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the
greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS:
DREAMS AND DUST is the first part of the fifth volume in the
series. 'Characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias'
Guardian Tyrion Lannister, having killed his father, and wrongfully
accused of killing his nephew, King Joffrey, has escaped from
King's Landing with a price on his head. Jon Snow has been elected
Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. But Jon has enemies both
inside and beyond the Wall. And in the east Daenerys Targaryen
struggles to hold a city built on dreams and dust. The future of
the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance. On all sides bitter
conflicts are reigniting, played out by outlaws and priests, nobles
and slaves. The tides of destiny will lead to the greatest dance of
all.
"Ghosts" unearths a wealth of fascinating tales about ghosts past
and present. Discover trivia about historical ghostly happenings
such as the Mary Celeste, as well as hauntings on film sets and the
stage. The "Amazing and Extraordinary" facts series presents
interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a
wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and
entertain in equal measure. Brief, accessible and entertaining .
Marianne Foyster, Harry Price and the most haunted house in England
- the perfect read for Halloween. 'Borley Rectory is perhaps the
definition of an old haunt, still exerting an extraordinary grip on
the popular imagination... Balanced, surprising and strangely
moving' Mark Gatiss In 1928, Eric and Mabel Smith took over a
lonely parish on the northern border of Essex. When they moved into
Borley Rectory, Mrs Smith made a gruesome discovery in a cupboard:
a human skull. Soon the house was electric with ghosts. Within the
year, the Smiths had abandoned it and the Rectory became notorious
as the 'most haunted house in England'. When Reverend Lionel
Foyster moved in he experienced a further explosion of poltergeist
activity with an increasing violence directed at his attractive
young wife. Marianne was a passionate and sensuous woman isolated
in a village haunted by ancient superstition and deep-rooted
prejudice. She would be accused not only of faking the ghosts but
of adultery, bigamy - and even murder. The haunting, sensationally
reported in the tabloid press, gripped the nation. It was
investigated by Harry Price, a self-made 'psychic detective'. This
was the case that would make Price's name as the most celebrated
ghost-hunter of the age. He recorded the evidence of 200 witnesses
to over 2,000 supernatural incidents. This surely confirmed that
not only did ghosts exist but, finally, here was proof of life
after death. With the tension of a thriller and the uncanny chills
of a classic English ghost story, Sean O'Connor brings the story of
Borley Rectory to vivid life as an allegory for an age fraught with
anxiety, haunted by the shadow of the Great War and terrified of
the apocalypse to come.
NASA's Mars 2020 mission successfully landed the Perseverance rover
in Jezero crater on February 18, 2021.This book provides the
definitive pre-landing documentation of the Mars 2020 mission, its
scientific payload elements, and its exploration area. The chapters
in this volume include detailed descriptions of: The Perseverance
mission, and its relationship to a possible Mars Sample Return
campaign; The geology of the mission's exploration environment in
Jezero crater; and The purpose, design and operation of all seven
instruments aboard the rover (Mastcam-Z, SHERLOC, RIMFAX, Supercam,
MOXIE, PIXL, and MEDA) as well as the engineering cameras and the
Mars helicopter Ingenuity. NASA's ambitious Mars 2020 mission
extends a long arc of Martian exploration by seeking evidence that
life may once have existed on Mars, and by preparing a collection
of samples for possible return to Earth by a future mission. Mars
2020 will also enable future exploration by characterizing modern
weather conditions and by demonstrating new technologies.
Previously published in Space Science Reviews in the Topical
Collection "The Mars 2020 Mission"
A psychiatrist's comprehensive examination of evidence for the
survival of consciousness after death After a twenty-year break
from practice, Alan Sanderson returned to clinical psychiatry at
age fifty-nine and soon realized that many of his patients were
plagued by troublesome earthbound spirits, some of whom had been
attached across lifetimes to multiple incarnations as well as
multiple hosts. By talking with these attached spirits and
persuading them to leave their hosts, Dr. Sanderson found
remarkable success in the treatment of his patients. Now, more than
30 years later, Dr. Sanderson shares his extensive research on the
afterlife, the survival of consciousness after physical death, and
paranormal phenomena related to the spirit world. He explains his
practice of psychiatric spirit release, centered on the spiritual
and psychic aspects of emotional disturbance, and shares case
studies complete with full accounts of treatment sessions. He
offers first-hand accounts of the survival of the spirit after
death, from ancient times to the present day, and explores
end-of-life experiences, including what is witnessed by the living
people in the room, as well as profound accounts of near-death
experiences, out-of-body experiences, and reincarnation. He
examines evidence for mediumship, clairvoyance, telepathy, and the
psychic aspects of heart transplants. He also details cases of
remote healing, further proving the existence of connections beyond
the material world. Presenting a wealth of evidence, as well as
suggestions for new treatment possibilities for mental health
problems, Dr. Sanderson offers a comprehensive examination of
spirit existence and the survival of consciousness after death.
A magical, thrilling pirate adventure: fun, fantastical and totally
unputdownable! '[A] magical tale of pirates, magic and high
adventure!' DAN SMITH 'non-stop adventure, Loved all the magic
lurking beneath the sea.' NICKI THORNTON Tiggy has always had the
ocean in her blood - and lately, she's been dreaming of mermaids -
but she's a high-born girl on the Isle of Fortune, forced to wear
dresses, attend balls and (worst of all) comb her wild curls. But
then the Pirate King strikes, wielding deadly turquoise magic, and
Tiggy's younger brother is stolen - along with every boy on the
island. Tiggy knows it is time to claim her destiny, take to the
high seas and rescue the boys of Fortune ... A spellbinding, hugely
exciting pirate adventure: fun, feminist, classic in feel and
totally unputdownable. Perfect for fans of Pirates of the
Caribbean! Oli is co-founder and executive producer at Blue Zoo, a
BAFTA-winning film animation company - bringing a brilliantly
cinematic and visual feel to Antigua de Fortune.
The strange cries heard at night in a dilapidated penitentiary, the
glimpse of a `White Lady' floating through a graveyard, the face at
the window in a room that has been locked for decades - stories of
hauntings never cease to intrigue us. From palaces to prisons, from
an 11th century chateau in France to 'The Island of the Dolls' in
Mexico City, Haunted Places features the world's most fascinating
spooky locations. Some hauntings are recent, others are ancient,
but all the stories are striking: from the deceased monks who pace
the boundaries of a ruined former priory, to the lift operator in a
Canadian hotel still working his shift decades after he died, to
the infamous Vlad the Impaler, who haunts a Romanian castle where
he was imprisoned for seven years. With tales of the `Mad Old
Woman' who searches Highgate cemetery in London for the children
she supposedly murdered to strange laughter heard at night, from
apparitions to floating orbs to radios suddenly changing station,
Haunted Places features 150 outstanding photographs of haunted
sites. Each eerie photograph is accompanied by a caption explaining
the story of the haunting, from tragic accidents to brutal murders,
from executions to disease and other sorrowful endings.
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