Hoax Hunters #12
Title | Hoax Hunters #12 PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Moreci |
Publisher | Image Comics |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2013-11-27 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
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"THE BOOK OF MOTHMAN," Part Three The Hoax Hunters' pursuit of cryptids across the Midwest has left them exhausted and ragged. But their work continues as packs of feral chupacabras continue to surge, a new monster poses a deadly threat, and Mothman appears with a warning of doom. In Argentina, Donovan and Regan come face-to-face with the demon and learn the true power of the Book of All Futures.
Hoax Hunters
Title | Hoax Hunters PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Moreci |
Publisher | Image Comics |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 2014-02-12 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 1607069768 |
Mix X-Files with Mythbusters and you get HOAX HUNTERS, the series about a reality show that is out to cover up the dark, mysterious corners of the world. THE BOOK OF MOTHMAN collects the final arc of the acclaimed first season dig deeper into the mysteries of JackÍs dad and the multiverse, ReganÍs powers, and what the heck is going on with Murder. Collects HOAX HUNTERS #10-13 and CASE FILES #1
Little Green Men, Meowing Nuns and Head-Hunting Panics
Title | Little Green Men, Meowing Nuns and Head-Hunting Panics PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. Bartholomew |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2001-06-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780786409976 |
"For a two week period in 1956, residents in the vicinity of Taipei, Taiwan, lived in fear that they would be the next victims of a crazed villain who was prowling the streets and slashing people at random with a razor or similar weapon. At least 21 victims were reported during this period, mostly women and children of low income and education." A thorough investigation revealed however, that: "five slashings were innocent false reports, seven were self-inflicted cuts, eight were due to cuts rather than razors, and one was complete fantasy." This is one example of many cases of what has traditionally been called "mass hysteria" that are examined in this comprehensive study of human beings' fear of the unknown. Beginning with a concise history of mass hysteria and social delusions, the author differentiates between the two and investigates mass hysteria in closed settings such as work and school, and mass hysteria in communities with incidents such as gassings, Pokemon illnesses in Japan, and medieval dance crazes. Also examined are collective delusions, with information on five major types: immediate threat, symbolic scare, mass wish fulfillment, urban legends and mass panics. The book ends with a discussion of major issues in the area of mass hysteria and a look toward the future of this intriguing subject.
Clone #12
Title | Clone #12 PDF eBook |
Author | David Schulner |
Publisher | Image Comics |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2013-11-20 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
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Who is the leader of the grassroots anti-clone organization that's growing in America? What could drive them to kill the same man again and again?
Monster Hunters
Title | Monster Hunters PDF eBook |
Author | Tea Krulos |
Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2015-06-01 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1613749848 |
Do ghosts exist? What about the Bigfoot, or Skinwalkers? And how will we ever know? Journalist Tea Krulos spent over a year traveling nationwide to meet individuals who have made it their life's passion to hunt down evidence of entities that they believe exist, but that others might shrug off as nothing more than myths, fairytales, or overactive imaginations. Follow along with Krulos as he joins these believers in the field, exploring haunted houses, trekking through creepy forests, and scanning skies and lakes as they collect data on the unknown—poltergeists, Chupacabras, Skunk Apes (Bigfoot's stinky cousins), and West Virginia's Mothman. Along the way, he meets a diverse cast of characters—true believers, skeptics, and hoaxers—from the credible to the quirky. And in the end, Krulos leaves it to the reader to decide: are these people tilting at supernatural windmills, or are they onto something?
Hunting the President
Title | Hunting the President PDF eBook |
Author | Mel Ayton |
Publisher | Regnery Publishing |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2014-04-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1621572072 |
In American history, four U.S. Presidents have been murdered at the hands of an assassin. In each case the assassinations changed the course of American history. But most historians have overlooked or downplayed the many threats modern presidents have faced, and survived. Author Mel Ayton sets the record straight in his new book Hunting the Presidents: Threats, Plots and Assassination Attempts—From FDR to Obama, telling the sensational story of largely forgotten—or never-before revealed—malicious attempts to slay America’s leaders. Supported by court records, newspaper archives, government reports, FBI files, and transcripts of interviews from presidential libraries, Hunting the Presidents reveals: How an armed, would-be assassin stalked President Roosevelt and spent ten days waiting across the street from the White House for his chance to shoot him How the Secret Service foiled a plot by a Cuban immigrant who told coworkers he was going to shoot LBJ from a window overlooking the president’s motorcade route How a deranged man broke into Reagan’s California home and attempted to strangle the former president before he was subdued by Secret Service agents. In early 1992 a mentally deranged man stalking Bush turned up at the wrong presidential venue for his planned assassination attempt The relationships presidents held with their protectors and the effect it had on the Secret Service’s mission Hunting the Presidents opens the vault of stories about how many of our recent Presidents have come within a hair’s breadth of assassination, leaving America’s fate in the balance. Most of these stories have remained buried—until now. Includes glossy photo signature of historic pictures and documents
Swiftian Inspirations
Title | Swiftian Inspirations PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan McCreedy |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2020-01-24 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1527546144 |
This book addresses key problems regarding Swiftian thought and satire, analyzing the inspirational cultural legacy which generations of writers, thinkers, and satirists have recurrently relied upon since the Enlightenment. Section One deals with the eighteenth century and the topics of truth, falsehood and madness. Section Two focuses on two film adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels as well as on allusions to Swiftian satire during the US Enlightenment and in post-racial America. Section Three looks at the politics of language, politeness, and satire within translation, and Section Four dwells upon the process of reading Swift in the age of post-truth and Brexit. It will be of interest to students and scholars of eighteenth-century literature and culture, modern-day politics as well as to those interested in satire, science fiction, and film adaptations of literary works.