The Element Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Hauntings

图书标准信息

• 作者 Theresa Cheung 著
• 出版社 Harper Element
• 出版时间 2009-04
• ISBN 9780007299065
• 定价 149.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 576页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThisisthedefinitiveA-Zreferencebookonallthingspsychic,mysteriousandparanormal-themarvels,secretsandmysteriesofthevisibleandtheinvisibleworld.Thiswonderfulguidecoverseverythingyoucouldwanttoknowincludingghosts,strangephenomena,people,places,events,andideas.
FeaturinghundredsofAtoZentries,TheElementEncyclopediaofGhostsandHauntingsisafascinatingcompendiumofworldwideparanormalactivity,withexplanationsofstrangephenomenafrombothfolkloreandmodernscientificresearch.
LearnaboutthechillingstoryofAlcatrazprisonandwhyNativeAmericansbelievedevilspiritsresidedthere.Gettherealstorybehind50BerkleySquare,London'smosthauntedhouseinthe19thcentury.FindoutifanyonetrulyhasESP,howtoidentifyectoplasm,andwhyyoushouldn'tbefrightenedifyouseeaknocker.
Acompletereferenceofparanormalmythandfolklore-andthemythsandlegendssurroundingghostsandspiritsindifferentculturesthroughouttheworld,fromfamousghoststoriestovariousbeliefsandsuperstitionsthathavetakenrootindifferentcountries.

【作者简介】

TheresaCheungwasbornintoafamilyofpsychicsandastrologers.Shegaveherfirstpublicpsychicreadingattheageof14andhasbeeninvolvedintheseriousstudyofthepsychicworldeversince.Inadditiontobeingatarotreader,shehaslecturedandorganisedworkshopsonnumerology,tarot,dreamsandotheraspectsofthepsychicworld.Theresahascontributedtowomen'smagazinessuchasRed,SheandHere'sHealthaswellasMBSmagazinessuchasFateandFortune.Sheistheauthorofover25health,popularpsychologyandnewagebooksincluding,AmazingYou:Dreams(Hodder)andTeenPsychics(AdamsMedia).