[PDF] Hoaxes And Hexes eBook

Author : Barbara Smith
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 2011-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1926936655

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The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines hoax as a “humorous or malicious deception,” and hex as “a magic spell.” In Hoaxes and Hexes, Barbara Smith explores these intriguing reflections of human nature, showing our curious desire to believe in the impossible and explain the inexplicable. Here are tales of swindlers, charlatans and imposters, among them the flamboyant 19th-century financier known as Lord Gordon-Gordon; David Walsh, author of the horrendous Bre-X gold-mine hoax of the 1990s; and the eccentric Josef Papp, who claimed to have crossed the Atlantic in a homemade submarine. The persistent power of hexes is recorded in stories of cursed places— including a strange haunting in the Cypress Hills and a deadly Lake Superior lighthouse—and weird coincidences, such as the legendary Hollywood hex on Oscar-winning actresses. Whether you believe in the power of hoaxes or hexes or not, these bizarre stories show them to be a fascinating part of our history.

Author : Brittany E. Brinegar
Publisher : Britt Lizz Publishing
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 22,64 MB
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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Vacation with the characters you love from the Hollywood Whodunit series in a top-secret summer spinoff. Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the lie. What’s a girl to do when she’s swept up in a Hollywood courtroom drama with an over-the-hill lawyer and a defendant who claims innocence by hypnosis? Despite the implausible alibi, amateur sleuth Becky Robinson believes him. The career criminal and notorious jewel thief has already been convicted in the press and the trial is nothing but a forgone conclusion. OBJECTION! Calling Perry Mason, Matlock, even the fake lawyer from Suits. Send help. Innocent until proven guilty. Becky must uncover whodunit before the state calls their next witness. Or will the real thief snap their fingers and cast a spell on the judge, jury, and executioner? ---------------- A Hoax & a Hex is the third installment in the Robinson Family Detective cozy mystery series. If you love best friend shenanigans, quirky suspects, and adorable animals this series is for you! Robinson Family Detective Agency Series Order Book 1: Red Herrings & Pink Flamingos Book 2: McGuffins & Birdies Book 3: A Hoax & a Hex Book 4. A Patsy & a Pastry Book 5: A Trick & a Pony Book 6: A Masterpiece & a Murder -------------------------------- Keywords: cozy mystery, cozy mystery series, murder mystery, animal mysteries, dog mysteries, female sleuth mysteries, amateur sleuth mysteries, clean mysteries, mysteries with humor, funny cozy mystery, whodunit cozy mysteries, murder, Los Angles, Hollywood, actress, pop culture references, witty dialog, quirky characters, friendship, Jack Russell terrier, chasing your dream, wrongly accused, finding your place, inheritance, flamingo, courtroom drama, court, lawyer

Author : Daniel Harms
Publisher : Weiser Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 17,61 MB
Release : 2003-07-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781578632695

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What if a book existed that gave answers to everything you've ever wondered about? What would you do to learn its secrets? Tales of such books have abounded for millennia and are legend in occult history. One of the most pervasive modern iterations is that of the Necronomicon, said to be a genuine occult text from the 8th century. The Necronomicon really is the creation of science fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft (1891-1937), in whose books the magic volume first appears in print. In The Necronomicon Files two occult authorities explore all aspects of The Necronomicon, from its first appearance in Lovecraft's fiction to its ongoing pervasive appearance in cult and occult circles. The Necronomicon Files, revised and expanded further, reveals the hoax of the Necronomicon. Harms and Gonce show that the apocryphal history of the Necronomicon was concocted by Lovecraft to lend it verisimilitude in his fiction. The magical text was transformed into an icon among Lovecraft's literary circle, who added to the book's legend by referring to it in their own writing. People became convinced that it was a real book and its references in literature and film continue to grow. The book also examines what people have undergone to find the Necronomicon and the cottage industry that has arisen over the past three decades to supply the continuing demand for a book that does not exist. Scholarly yet accessible, humorous and intriguing, The Necronomicon Files illuminates the depth of the creative process and the transformations of modern myth, while still managing to preserve much of the romance and fascination that surrounds the Necronomicon in our culture.

Author : Lisa Thompson
Publisher : Blake Education
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,42 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781865094779

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If you heard a radio broadcast that Martians had landed on Earth, would you believe it? In 1938 many people did. Read about many famous hoaxes-plus some silly ones, too.

Author : Alexandra Chauran
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,70 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0738736201

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In easy-to-read language, Alexandra Chauran reveals everything you need to know about hex detection and confirmation, how hexes work, cleansing and banishing rituals, and characteristics of curse casters.

Author : Christine Pope
Publisher : Dark Valentine Press
Page : 1970 pages
File Size : 11,80 MB
Release : 2023-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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It's time for a magical mystery tour.... Explore new worlds of enchantment in this special boxed set of paranormal cozies from USA Today and national bestselling authors! This collection features more than half a million words of cozy goodness, with everything from talking cats to crime-solving witches, sleuthing psychics, and much, much more! This set includes the following books: Caffeine Before Curses - Christine Pope High Noon - S.E. Biglow Mystic Pieces - Ada Bell Of Potions and Portents - Nyx Halliwell Pawsitively Poisonous - Melissa Erin Jackson Dead Even - Patti Larsen The Guest Is a Goner - Carly Winter The Psychic Cat Mysteries - SM Reine Adventures of a Vegan Vamp - Cate Lawley Hazard in Hawaii - Heather Silvio

Author : Spiro Dimolianis
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 12,77 MB
Release : 2011-08-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0786484721

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Jack the Ripper is a gothic tale of Victorian conspiracies, the supernatural, secret societies and the police. Scotland Yard hunted a serial killer shrouded in politics as the mutilator of East End prostitutes. This book uses historic sources and rare official reports to reveal dark and supernatural aspects of the Ripper case.

Author : Robert Silverberg
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,88 MB
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803259898

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As if history and nature had not provided wonders enough, through the ages humans themselves have contrived more marvels to deceive one another. Sometimes they have concocted evidence when none was available to prove pet theories; sometimes their intention has been to impress or defraud; sometimes they have acted merely for sport. ø Robert Silverberg tells the stories of a baker's dozen of these scientific hoaxers in a lively, good-humored book that ranges through time and across continents. Here are perpetual-motion machines and space rockets, men on the moon and serpents in the sea. The rogues? gallery is a varied one: Dr. Mesmer, who cast his hypnotic spell on eighteenth-century Paris; Charles Dawson, whose Piltdown Man challenged evolution; Dr. Cook, with his tale of ?discovering? the North Pole; and many others. ø These are fascinating stories and more than just entertainment. The author explains the scientific background against which the hoaxes appeared and the detective work that led to their exposure. The schemers teach us to be alert, to challenge the evidence, and to appreciate the healthy skepticism that characterizes the scientific method.