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Description edit
The definitive word on the subject from the dean of urban legend studies. We all know those stories that are too bizarre to be true—roasted babies, vanishing hitchhikers, scuba divers in trees—but have you heard about the ice man or the bullet baby? This comprehensive and compellingly... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Paul Smith: Add a description of this character.
- Gary Alan Fine
- Bill Ellis
- Alan Dundes
- Gillian Bennett
- Mary Worth
- Linda Degh
- Michael P. Carroll
- Ann Landers
- Nicolaisen
- Brunvand
- Bengt Af Klintberg
- Grandma
- Don
- Paul Harvey
- Madalyn Murray O'hair
- Dawkins
- Graham Seal
- Goldstuck
- Widdowson
- Sandy Hobbs
- Craig Shergold
- Richard M. Dorson
- Mcculloch
- Keith Cunningham
- D. Czubala
- Patricia A. Turner
- Johnny Carson
- Rodney Dale
- Bill Scott
Setting & Locations edit
- Too Good
- United States
- Baby Train
- England
- New York City
- Europe
- Australia
- Canada
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Texas
- Germany
- Chicago
- California
- Sweden
- France
- Scotland
- Boyfriend
- Poland
- Italy
- Russia
- Norway
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Michigan
- Japan
- Spain
- Midwest
- Kangaroo Thief
- Utah
- Paris
- Romania
- America
- Mexico
- Scandinavia
- Satanism
- Dark
- Argentina
- Kentucky
- Turkey Neck
- Kidney Heist
- Montclair
- Philadelphia
- Bloomington
First Sentence edit
College and university campuses, despite being centers of research, learning, and sophistication, are also fertile grounds for the growth of legends and other folklore.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jan Harold Brunvand (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0393323587
Page Count: 560
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0393323587
Page Count: 560
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 398.20973091732
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Popular Culture
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Folklore & Mythology
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Reference › Fun Facts › Curiosities & Wonders
- Books › Reference › Encyclopedias › Mythology & Folklore
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Urban Legends
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Occult
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