Barbara Walters, musician Nat King Cole, musician Justin Timberlake, and an unnamed Saudi prince visiting the United States. But while the idea of a millionaire rewarding an ordinary citizen for doing him or her a favor is an appealing ...
Urban Legends
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Peter L'Official turns to literature and visual arts to capture the history of a place whose truth lay obscured between the Bronx as symbol and the Bronx as lived fact.
These classic tall tales are featured here in all of their creepy glory along with hundreds of others, and they're guaranteed to amuse, enlighten, and intrigue, but be careful: they may stick in your mind forever.
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE KIDS WHO FOUND A FERRARI BURIED IN THEIR GARDEN? WHAT ABOUT THE MAN WHO SUED SATAN? DO YOU KNOW THE LEGEND OF THE BUNNY MAN?...
A blend of fact and fiction, this is a collection of stories that demonstrate the brevity and variety of the genre - ranging from the sublime to the outrageous.
Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key...
Don't get in that car without looking in the back seat! Everyone has heard the story about such-and-such, and while it sounds impossible, so-and-so swears that it must be true....
Except the urban legend has a history. No one knows where they come from or why they persist. Maybe it's because they are true? 13 Urban Legends old & new will be told in "Urban Legends". They're only stories...aren't they?
In Urban Legends, Carrie Bene&š illuminates this role of the classical past in the construction of late medieval Italian urban identity.
"Explores the role of the classical past in the construction of urban identity in late medieval Italy.
Urban Legends is a remarkably complete collection of the modern myths that make the rounds in offices, college dorms, and every other place where people tell the stories that spring from our deepest fears and fascinations.
In this book Nick Harding sets out to describe a host of Urban Legends suggesting that we should not dismiss them purely as nonsense nor accept them as gospel truth but by striving to understand their underlying meanings we begin to see ...
Urban Legends
Do you know the legend of the Bunny Man? There are some stories that people will claim are true without a doubt, no matter the circumstance. This collection showcases the best of these fascinating and often creepy tales.
Offers the truth about a variety of urban legends that have been circulated on the Internet, by the media, and around offices.
This collection showcases the best of these fascinating and often creepy Whether you believe these urban myths or not, they have the power to unnerve and enthrall us all.