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Ghosts and Ruins

Author : Ben Catmull
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
ISBN 13 : 1606996789
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Ghosts and Ruins written by Ben Catmull and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2013-08-17 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? This gorgeous book is a compendium of old, forgotten haunted houses imagined by artist Ben Catmull, along with the stories and rumors of who haunts them, and why. Each spread features a different haunted house, lovingly and exquisitely rendered in scratchboard on masonite, with a short, nightmare-inducing description of each scene. In “Drowned Shelley,” for example: A chorus of frogs surrounds the house where young Shelley was drowned headfirst in the bathtub by her drunken stepfather. Say her name 13 times while looking in the pond and she will drown you in your sleep. Say her name the wrong number of times while looking in the pond, and she will leave hair in your breakfast dishes. Say her name 13 times while not looking in the pond, and she will watch you when you clip your toenails. Mispronounce her name 13 times while looking anywhere near the pond, and she will kick you somewhere delicate at the stroke of midnight. Catmull’s images are evocative, haunting masterpieces that never tread in graphic imagery, choosing instead to suggest horrors far more frightening than what they explicitly depict.

Ghosts of the New City

Author : Andrew Alan Johnson
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824847822
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Ghosts of the New City written by Andrew Alan Johnson and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiang Mai (literally, “new city”) suffered badly in the 1997 Asian financial crisis as the Northern Thai real estate bubble collapsed along with the Thai baht, crushing dreams of a renaissance of Northern prosperity. Years later, the ruins of the excesses of the 1990s still stain the skyline. In Ghosts of the New City, Andrew Alan Johnson shows how the trauma of the crash, brought back vividly by the political crisis of 2006, haunts efforts to remake the city. For many Chiang Mai residents, new developments harbor the seeds of the crash, which manifest themselves in anxious stories of ghosts and criminals who conceal themselves behind the city’s progressive veneer. Hopes for rebirth and fears of decline have their roots in Thai conceptions of progress, which draw from Buddhist and animist ideas of power and sacrality. Cities, Johnson argues, were centers where the charismatic power of kings and animist spirits were grounded; these entities assured progress by imbuing the space with sacred power that would avert disaster. Johnson traces such magico-religious conceptions of potency and space from historical records through present-day popular religious practice and draws parallels between these and secular attempts at urban revitalization. Through a detailed ethnography of the contested ways in which academics, urban activists, spirit mediums, and architects seek to revitalize the flagging economy and infrastructure of Chiang Mai, Johnson finds that alongside the hope for progress there exists a discourse about urban ghosts, deadly construction sites, and the lurking anxiety of another possible crash, a discourse that calls into question history’s upward trajectory. In this way, Ghosts of the New City draws new connections between urban history and popular religion that have implications far beyond Southeast Asia.

American Ruins

Author : Maxwell MacKenzie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book American Ruins written by Maxwell MacKenzie and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty images of fast-disappearing structures photographed between 1996-1999. Featuring remains of barns, houses, and schools erected by immigrant settlers. Buildings from locations in Minnesota, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota.

A Head Full of Ghosts

Author : Paul Tremblay
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062363255
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book A Head Full of Ghosts written by Paul Tremblay and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE 2015 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL A chilling thriller that brilliantly blends psychological suspense and supernatural horror, reminiscent of Stephen King's The Shining, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, and William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist. The lives of the Barretts, a normal suburban New England family, are torn apart when fourteen-year-old Marjorie begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia. To her parents’ despair, the doctors are unable to stop Marjorie’s descent into madness. As their stable home devolves into a house of horrors, they reluctantly turn to a local Catholic priest for help. Father Wanderly suggests an exorcism; he believes the vulnerable teenager is the victim of demonic possession. He also contacts a production company that is eager to document the Barretts’ plight. With John, Marjorie’s father, out of work for more than a year and the medical bills looming, the family agrees to be filmed, and soon find themselves the unwitting stars of The Possession, a hit reality television show. When events in the Barrett household explode in tragedy, the show and the shocking incidents it captures become the stuff of urban legend. Fifteen years later, a bestselling writer interviews Marjorie’s younger sister, Merry. As she recalls those long ago events that took place when she was just eight years old, long-buried secrets and painful memories that clash with what was broadcast on television begin to surface—and a mind-bending tale of psychological horror is unleashed, raising vexing questions about memory and reality, science and religion, and the very nature of evil.

Ghosts of Spain

Author : Giles Tremlett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802716741
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Ghosts of Spain written by Giles Tremlett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eloquent odyssey through Spain's dark history journeys into the heart of the Spanish Civil War to examine the causes and consequences of a painful recent past, as well as its repercussions in terms of the discovery of mass graves containing victims of Franco's death squads and the lives of modern-day Spaniards. Reprint.

The Ghosts of Rathburn Park

Author : Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480471526
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts of Rathburn Park written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVEleven-year-old Matt comes face to face with his town’s haunted past/divDIV Matthew Hamilton—a.k.a. the Hamster—and his family recently moved to Timber City. More of a loner than his older brother and sister, Matt gets lost when he wanders away from the town’s annual July Fourth picnic into nearby Rathburn Park. He is rescued by a white mutt with shaggy hair and pointed ears. Matt follows him into a clearing, but the dog vanishes./divDIV According to legend, Rathburn Park is haunted. Weirded out by his experience but unable to stay away, Matt returns to the ruins. In a burned-out church, a girl in a hat and old-fashioned ruffled dress appears. She warns him to leave if he wants to stay alive. Her name is Amelia Rathburn. But when Matt looks her up, he discovers that she is one hundred years old./divDIV Is Amelia a ghost from the past? Or someone a lot more human? The truth is stranger than Matt could ever imagine./divDIV This ebook features an extended biography of Zilpha Keatley Snyder./div/div

Eight Ghosts

Author : Sarah Perry
Publisher : September Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910463744
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Eight Ghosts written by Sarah Perry and published by September Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rooted in place, slipping between worlds - a rich collection of unnerving ghosts and sinister histories. 'An impressive line-up of established and emerging names.' The Sunday Times 'These eerie, unsettling stories are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.' Daily Express Eight authors were given the freedom of their chosen English Heritage site, from medieval castles to a Cold War nuclear bunker. Immersed in the past and chilled by rumours of hauntings, they channelled their darker imaginings into a series of extraordinary new ghost stories. 'Subtly evocative of human relations loss, grief, or the fear of loneliness.' TLS 'A satisfying and spooky read.' Sun Also includes a gazetteer of English Heritage properties which are said to be haunted.

Haunted Mantorville

Author : Christopher S. Larsen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625841590
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Haunted Mantorville written by Christopher S. Larsen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stroll into Mantorville, and you get the sense that it is a place where you could comfortably live forever. Ghosts seem to feel the same way, and this excursion into the stories of their activity keeps pace with the feverish bustle buried in the towns heritage. From ruined breweries to opera house mummies, Christopher Larsen takes the measure of one of Minnesotas most historic and haunted places. The tale of his investigations might not rob Mantorville of its charm, but when you walk into a gift shop that was once a funeral parlor, you might be a little more susceptible to a shiver.

A Ghost in the Window

Author : Betty Ren Wright
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504013409
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book A Ghost in the Window written by Betty Ren Wright and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl’s scary dream may come true in this “fast moving” story starring “a likable and believable heroine” (School Library Journal). Meg’s nightmare about a thin, gray-haired man who beckons her to follow him through a dark doorway will no doubt come true. That’s the way it is with all of her “real” dreams, the ones that her grandmother calls “a secret window into the future.” Meg suspects that her dream is about sixteen-year-old Caleb Larsen’s father, who died in a car crash after allegedly stealing $50,000 from a local bank. Could Mr. Larsen be trying to reach Caleb and his mother through Meg’s dreams? Is he trying to reveal the truth about what happened? As Meg’s nightmare begins to come true, she learns to cope with her own past as well as Caleb’s, and to see the present in a different, more positive light.

Living with Ghosts

Author : Michel (Prince of Greece)
Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780393039528
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (395 download)

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Download or read book Living with Ghosts written by Michel (Prince of Greece) and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining account of the ghosts of Europe's haunted castles and palaces presents eleven stories of the spectral inhabitants of England, Provence, Westphalia, and many other celebrated locales throughout the continent. Tour.

The Ghosts in the Stones

Author : Paul Boerger
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1598586475
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts in the Stones written by Paul Boerger and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Crazy Indian and Other Stories

Author : Dr. Krishna Murari Soni
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9350830582
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book The Crazy Indian and Other Stories written by Dr. Krishna Murari Soni and published by Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. This book was released on with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Crozy Indion and Other Stories" is a short stories book containing mostly humorous and few thought provoking stories. These stories have no relevance to any person, incidence, organization, religion, culture or policy and are not true stories. Some of the stories are translated from Halki Fulki Laghu Kathayen, a book written in Hindi by the author and published by Diamond Pocket Books (Pvt.) Ltd. New Delhi. Since these stories have no relation to any person, subject, organization, religion, or government policies, they should be read only with the perspective of enjoyment. Dr. Krishna Murari Soni is a civil engineer and I takes interest in writing on various issues including technical to make a difference in a small way. He has done post graduation from MANIT Bhopal, PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and MBA from IGNOU, Delhi. Dr Soni has also authored Lord Krishna and His Leadership, 88 Pearls (A Collection of Short Stories), Halki Fulki Laghu Kathayen, and Aas Paas ki Laghu Kahaniyaan.

Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet

Author : Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452954496
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet written by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living on a damaged planet challenges who we are and where we live. This timely anthology calls on twenty eminent humanists and scientists to revitalize curiosity, observation, and transdisciplinary conversation about life on earth. As human-induced environmental change threatens multispecies livability, Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet puts forward a bold proposal: entangled histories, situated narratives, and thick descriptions offer urgent “arts of living.” Included are essays by scholars in anthropology, ecology, science studies, art, literature, and bioinformatics who posit critical and creative tools for collaborative survival in a more-than-human Anthropocene. The essays are organized around two key figures that also serve as the publication’s two openings: Ghosts, or landscapes haunted by the violences of modernity; and Monsters, or interspecies and intraspecies sociality. Ghosts and Monsters are tentacular, windy, and arboreal arts that invite readers to encounter ants, lichen, rocks, electrons, flying foxes, salmon, chestnut trees, mud volcanoes, border zones, graves, radioactive waste—in short, the wonders and terrors of an unintended epoch. Contributors: Karen Barad, U of California, Santa Cruz; Kate Brown, U of Maryland, Baltimore; Carla Freccero, U of California, Santa Cruz; Peter Funch, Aarhus U; Scott F. Gilbert, Swarthmore College; Deborah M. Gordon, Stanford U; Donna J. Haraway, U of California, Santa Cruz; Andreas Hejnol, U of Bergen, Norway; Ursula K. Le Guin; Marianne Elisabeth Lien, U of Oslo; Andrew Mathews, U of California, Santa Cruz; Margaret McFall-Ngai, U of Hawaii, Manoa; Ingrid M. Parker, U of California, Santa Cruz; Mary Louise Pratt, NYU; Anne Pringle, U of Wisconsin, Madison; Deborah Bird Rose, U of New South Wales, Sydney; Dorion Sagan; Lesley Stern, U of California, San Diego; Jens-Christian Svenning, Aarhus U.

For the Love of Europe

Author : Rick Steves
Publisher : Rick Steves
ISBN 13 : 1641711302
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book For the Love of Europe written by Rick Steves and published by Rick Steves. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 40+ years of writing about Europe, Rick Steves has gathered 100 of his favorite memories together into one inspiring, award-winning collection: For the Love of Europe: My Favorite Places, People, and Stories. Join Rick as he's swept away by a fado singer in Lisbon, learns the dangers of falling in love with a gondolier in Venice, and savors a cheese course in the Loire Valley. Contemplate the mysteries of centuries-old stone circles in England, dangle from a cliff in the Swiss Alps, and hear a French farmer's defense of foie gras. With a brand-new, original introduction from Rick reflecting on his decades of travel, For the Love of Europe features 100 of the best stories published throughout his career. Covering his adventures through England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and more, these are stories only Rick Steves could tell. Wry, personal, and full of Rick's signature humor, For the Love of Europe is a fond and inspirational look at a lifetime of travel. Winner of the 2022 Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award: Best Travel Book, Silver

Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley

Author : David Bowles
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 146711992X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley written by David Bowles and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tradition meets tragedy in the chilling local lore of the Rio Grande Valley. Hidden in the dense brush and around oxbow lakes wait sinister secrets, unnerving vestiges of the past and wraiths of those claimed by the winding river. The spirit of a murdered student in Brownsville paces the locker room where she met her end. Tortured souls of patients lost in the Harlingen Insane Asylum refuse to be forgotten. Guests at the LaBorde Hotel in Rio Grande City report visions of the Red Lady, who was spurned by the soldier she loved and driven to suicide. Author David Bowles explores these and more of the most harrowing ghost stories from Fort Brown to Fort Ringgold and all the haunted hotels, chapels and ruins in between.

Sabbat Worlds

Author : Dan Abnett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781849700825
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Sabbat Worlds written by Dan Abnett and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the Sabbat Worlds, a bitter conflict is fought, a conflict that can only end in victory or annihilation. This anthology opens the gateway to the Sabbat Worlds like never before.

Picnic In the Ruins

Author : Todd Robert Petersen
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1640093230
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Picnic In the Ruins written by Todd Robert Petersen and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named Best Mystery Thriller in the 2021 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards "Part mystery; part quirky, darkly funny, mayhem-filled thriller; and part meditation on what it means to 'own' land, artifacts, and the narrative of history in the West . . . A fast-paced, highly entertaining hybrid of Tony Hillerman and Edward Abbey." --Kirkus Reviews Anthropologist Sophia Shepard is researching the impact of tourism on cultural sites in a remote national monument on the Utah-Arizona border when she crosses paths with two small-time criminals. The Ashdown brothers were hired to steal maps from a "collector" of Native American artifacts, but their ineptitude has alerted the local sheriff to their presence. Their employer, a former lobbyist seeking lucrative monument land that may soon be open to energy exploration, sends a fixer to clean up their mess. Suddenly, Sophia must put her theories to the test in the real world, and the stakes are higher than she could have ever imagined. What begins as a madcap caper across the RV-strewn vacation lands of southern Utah becomes a meditation on mythology, authenticity, the ethics of preservation, and one nagging question: Who owns the past?