| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
144 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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"An encyclopedia of curious phenomena , strange superstitions, and ancient mysteries" -- Cover |
| Contents |
Haunted houses -- Haunted castles -- Battlefield ghosts -- Ghosts on the road -- Ghosts at sea -- Sixth sense -- Psychic detectives -- Dreams and premonitions -- Mind and matter -- Levitation -- Superstitions & symbols: Fear of numbers -- The potency of colors -- The significance of salt -- Wood, mirrors, and iron -- Jewels of fate and fortune -- The power of names and talismans -- Curses and jinxes -- Birds of ill omen -- Symbolic animals -- The lore of cats -- The magic of trees & flowers -- Feng shui -- Natural phenomena: Fire and light -- Sound and movement -- Frog showers and fish falls -- Celestial cycles -- Statues and stone -- Strange creatures: Water monsters (Loch Ness Monster) -- Land monsters (Bigfoot / Sasquatch) -- Alien cats -- Disappearances: Bermuda Triangle -- Missing at sea -- Missing on land -- Missing from the air -- Ancient mysteries: King Arthur and the Holy Grail -- Standing stones and spheres -- Stonehenge and Avebury -- Wonders of the south -- Ancient Egyptian creations -- Atlantis -- Shangri-la and El Dorado -- The hollow of the earth -- The hunt for treasures -- Cures, signs, and skills -- Itchy feet and weather lore -- Instincts -- Lines in the landscape -- Labyrinths and mazes -- Crop circles -- UFOs and foo fighters -- Roswell and the men in black -- Life on other planets -- List of phenomena by area. |
| Subject |
Parapsychology -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
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Curiosities and wonders -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
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Parapsychology -- Encyclopedias.
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Curiosities and wonders -- Encyclopedias.
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| ISBN |
9780753459508 |
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0753459507 |
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