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Many people believe they have seen ghosts, many others are
doubtful, but despite the rationalism of the present day, there has
been no decrease in the number of sightings: old ghosts have
survived for centuries and have been joined by modern ones, haunted
houses retain their eerie reputations, apparitions are studied by
parapsychologists, poltergeists still wreak havoc in homes. Ghost
Sightings is a wide-ranging guide to ghostly phenomena from all
parts of the globe up to 2015. It covers cases throughout history:
many of them famous, others less well known. It examines malign
spirits and gentle ghosts, apparitions, wraiths, haunted houses and
spooky urban myths. Each entry gives details of the date, location
and course of events, as well as providing a historical context and
analytical assessment of the phenomenon. The book's extensive
appendices provide fascinating additional information, including
the differing roles of ghosts in the world's religions, an
exploration of out-of-body and near-death experiences, and modern
theories offered to explain ghosts by figures such as Sigmund Freud
and Carl Jung. Ghost Sightings is a thorough study of a subject
that has intrigued, amazed and terrified mankind throughout
history.
For as long as historical annals have been kept, they have recorded
the frauds and fakes that have been imposed upon innocent dupes.
Perhaps the earliest Christian story of all is that which tells of
the deception that Jacob practised on his unsuspecting father
Abraham, pretending to be his brother Esau; and today the theft of
identity is reported to be the most rapidly spreading crime. And
throughout the ages works of art and literature, coinage, and
documents of all kinds have been forged for profit, personal status
- and even out of pure mischief. Fakes, Scams and Forgeries details
many of the most notorious acts of forgery, fraud and fakery that
have taken place over the centuries, describing how they were
perpetrated, their acceptance by those who considered themselves
experts, and how - often after many years - they were eventually
detected. As well as providing entertaining and in-depth profiles
of famous forgers and legendary frauds, the text deals with the
many modern scientific techniques that have been developed for the
examination of suspect materials.
The Terrifying Story of the Most Monstrous Serial Killers through
History. Serial Killers are the most notorious and disturbing of
all criminals, representing the very darkest side of humanity. Yet
they endlessy fascinate and continue to capture the public's
attention with their strange charisma and deadly deeds. From Jack
the Ripper to Ted Bundy and the Moors Murderers Ian Brady and Myra
Hindley, these killers transfix us with their ability to commit
utterly savage acts of cruelty and depravity. Only with modern
police detection methods and psychological profiling, have these
figures that have existed throughout human history finally been
identified in the deadliest category: serial killers. These
methods, the killers' characters and their crimes are described
here in fascinating and terrifyingly gripping detail. The whole
history of serial killers is brought to life in 50 chapters,
including: Herman Webster Mudget, Devil in the White City John
Christie, 10 Rillington Place murders Zodiac Killer Ian Brady and
Myra Hindley, The Moors Murderers Ted Bundy Fred and Rosemary West
Jeffrey Dahmer Aileen Wuornos Harold Shipman, Dr Death
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