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Author : Eamon Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781925712162
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (121 download)
Download or read book 200 Great Australian Urban Legends (new Cover Ed. ) written by Eamon Evans and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eamon Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781458733900
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (339 download)
Download or read book Great Australian Urban Legends written by Eamon Evans and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satanists in Perth. Panthers in Sydney. Inner Melbourne's secret morgue. Australia is stuffed full of stories that need to be taken with a big spoon of salt. Stories that we all know are silly, but that we also just can't help sharing. In Great Australian Urban Legends, Eamon Evans presents you with myths, misconceptions and bare - faced lies about real people and real places down under. These pages libel Captain Cook and slander Phar Lap. They will annoy the Wiggles and David Boon. They will reveal whether Harold Holt really died, if the bunyip ever lived, and which famous Australian now gets by as a ghost.
Author : Eamon Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781525210426
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Great Australian Urban Legends (Dyslexic Edition) written by Eamon Evans and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1742693733
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (426 download)
Download or read book Great Australian Stories written by Graham Seal and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2011 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From pioneer tales to urban myths, folklore expert Graham Seal has gathered some of the best Australian stories from around the country, and this?new edition contains?10 extra stories. Australia has a rich tradition of story telling that reflects?a unique history and experience. Great Australian Stories is the most representative collection available of the stories?Aussies tell about themselves. Graham Seal explains where the stories come from, and why even the outright lies reveal a truth of sorts.
Author : Graham Seal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780207188275
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (882 download)
Download or read book Great Australian Urban Myths written by Graham Seal and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of 100 popular stories transmitted by rumour, in chapters on horrors in the home, terrors on the road and on holidays, shopping shocks, superstitious lore, and stresses at work. With index, further reading and a note on sources. By the author of 'The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore.'.
Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 0730450589
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Great Australian Urban Myths written by Graham Seal and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We like to think that we live in an age of reason and rationality, that uncertainty and the unknown have largely been eliminated by technology and science. But it seems that we have nagging doubts. Continually, we tell each other odd tales about ankle slashers and hairy-armed women in the shopping mall. We hear about phantom hitchhikers and headless bikies on the highways. Dreadful things are reportedly done to small pets at home.tummies explode at work, garden gnomes take international holidays, and what certain celebrities do with gerbils should be nobody's business.these tales are usually called ' contemporary legends' or 'urban myths'. Given their often macabre subjects, most of us hope they are just myths, but whether we believe them or not, these stories are constantly spread around the world by people who apparently believe them to be true. In this revised edition of 'Urban Myths', author Graham Seal tracks down over one hundred contemporary Australian legends guaranteed to fascinate readers with their gruesomeness and their absurdity.
Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458716813
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)
Download or read book Great Australian Stories written by Graham Seal and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folklore.
Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393323580
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (235 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Urban Legends written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents descriptions of hundreds of urban legends and their variations, themes, and scholarly approaches to the genre, including such tales as disappearing hitchhikers and hypodermic needles left in the coin slots of pay telephones.
Author : W. Ramsay Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486427096
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines written by W. Ramsay Smith and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many of their campfire tales, the aboriginal people of Australia looked to the skies, where they found a twinkling text of morals and stories within their own version of the zodiac. Today, the starry birds, fishes, and dancing men that provided a backdrop to life Down Under for thousands of years have found a new popularity beyond Australia. With this colorful compilation of oral traditions, readers can savor the tales as they were told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. For the most part, however, the author allows the myths to speak for themselves, without any attempt to support or disprove anthropological theories. The myths range in nature and tone from reverent recountings of the origins of the world and human life, to legends about the roots of religious and social customs, to fanciful and humorous animal fables. Unabridged republication of Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginals, Ballantyne Press-Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd., London, n.d., ca. 1930. Index. 63 black-and-white illustrations.
Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 0732269865
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (322 download)
Download or read book Great Australian Urban Myths written by Graham Seal and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2001 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Headless bikers on the highways; tummies exploding at work; garden gnomes taking international holidays. In this edition, the author tracks down over 100 contemporary Australian legends.
Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393104168
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (931 download)
Download or read book Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you enjoy these too-good-to-be-true tales, Brunvand's new book will give you hours of pleasure."—Chicago Tribune A fabulously entertaining book from the ultimate authority on those almost believable tales that always happen to a "friend of a friend." Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? A tragic misunderstanding of the function of cruise control? No, it didn't really happen to your friend's sister's neighbor: it's an urban legend. And no matter how savvy you think you are, you are sure to find in this collection of over 200 tales at least one story you would have sworn was true. Jan Harold Brunvand has been collecting and studying this modern folklore for over twenty years. In Too Good to Be True he captures the best stories in their best retellings, along with their latest variations and examples of how the stories have changed as they move from person to person and place to place. To help you find your favorite, Brunvand has arranged the tales thematically. "Bringing Up Baby" is full of episodes of child-rearing gone wrong, including the grisly tale of the drugged out baby-sitter who mistakes the kid for a turkey. "Funny Business" showcases stories of infamous lapses in customer service, such as the story of the shockingly expensive chocolate chip cookie recipe. And "The Criminal Mind" features both brilliant --if they were real --scams, as well as the purported antics of the less mentally gifted. Whether you want to become an expert debunker or just have plenty of laughs, this book will surprise and entertain you. Illustrated throughout. "Informative and entertaining.... Brunvand has collected more than 200 of the most-repeated and best-known examples of modern folk-myth."—Tampa Tribune "[N]ot only an entertaining anthology, but an excellent introduction to the study of folklore itself."—Publishers Weekly "A fun read... . All the classics are here from the killer upstairs to the Kentucky Fried Rat."—New City "Resonant stories that express our hidden anxieties ... make us laugh, [or] arouse our fascinated horror."—San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "Informative and entertaining... . Brunvand has collected more than 200 of the most-repeated and best-known examples of modern folk-myth."—Tampa Tribune "[N]ot only an entertaining anthology, but an excellent introduction to the study of folklore itself."—Publishers Weekly
Author : William Neville Scott
Publisher : University of Queensland Press(Australia)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Pelicans & Chihuahuas and Other Urban Legends written by William Neville Scott and published by University of Queensland Press(Australia). This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb
Author : C. W. Peck
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Australian Legends written by C. W. Peck and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why did the early arrivals in Australia imagine that the aborigines had no folk-lore, no legends, hardly any manners, habits and customs? Is it that they really had none, or that the blacks were merely incomprehensible? I think it was the latter. Australia had much of country to be explored difficult country-on the Coast cool and equable of climate, on the highlands rough, jagged, and cold, on the Great Plains desert, with all the heat and madness of a great gravelled and sandy waste and the tales that may be told, known and unknown, are tales of endurance and adventure, rivalling truth and fiction of the sixteenth century." The author C.W. Peck offers us this collection of Legends of the Australian indigenous peoples. The legends celebrate nature as well as tell stories of their great heroes of the past.
Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393350401
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)
Download or read book Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: The Book of Scary Urban Legends written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2004-10-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of the most chilling urban legends of all time collected by the maestro himself. Urban legends are those strange, but seemingly credible tales that always happen to a friend of a friend. For the first time, Professor Jan Harold Brunvand, "who has achieved almost legendary status" (Choice), has collected the creepiest, most terrifying urban legends, many that have spooked you since your childhood and others that you believe really did occur—even if it was one town over to some poor hapless coed who left a party early only to be followed by a man who just got loose from a mental hospital. From the classic hook-man story told around many a campfire to "Saved by a Cell Phone," these spine-tingling urban legends will give you goose bumps, even when you know they can't be true. Still, you'll continue to check the backseat of your car at gas stations and look under your bed at night before praying for sleep.
Author : Errol T. Paterson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781519405715
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Australian Folklore written by Errol T. Paterson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian folklore refers to the folklore and urban legends of Australia. This fun, easy-to-read reference by Errol T. Paterson includes: Aboriginal mythology, urban legends, creatures, legendary people & places, sports, socio-political events of Australia & much more!
Author : Stella Tarakson
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 1925324494
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (253 download)
Download or read book Aliens, Ghosts and Vanishings written by Stella Tarakson and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you heard the most bizarre tales from around Australia? Did a UFO drag a family's car off the road in the middle of the outback? How did rocks rain from the sky in WA? And what became of the prime minister who went into the surf and was never seen again? Explore the strangest tales, most incredible encounters and creepiest urban legends in Australia's history. Read about the investigations and weigh up the facts - do you believe the official explanations for these weird and wonderful events? Did a UFO drag a family's car off the road in the middle of the outback? How did rocks rain from the sky in WA? And what became of the prime minister who went into the surf and was never seen again? Explore the strangest tales, most incredible encounters and creepiest urban legends in Australia's history. Read about the investigations and weigh up the facts - do you believe the official explanations for these weird and wonderful events?
Author : William Edward Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Some Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines written by William Edward Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
