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In Accident And Deception: The Huey Long Shooting, Dr. Donald Pavy vindicates Dr. Carl Weiss of the false allegations connecting him to the shooting of Huey P. Long in the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, LA on September 8th 1935. In this book, he...

“Magic culture is certainly fascinating. But what is it? What, in fact, are magic writings, magic artifacts?” Originally published in Hebrew in 2010, Jewish Magic Before the Rise of Kabbalah is a comprehensive study of early Jewish magic...

The Australian bush holds many secrets, and one of its biggest is ?about to be revealed. For decades there has been talk of big cats roaming the Australian bush. These large cats - predominantly black - have only afforded their witnesses fleeting...

Journal of Vampire Studies is the official journal of the Vampire Studies Association, a not-for-profit founded to stimulate, disseminate and publish vampire scholarship. In this issue, Simon Bacon relates key themes buried in "The Moth...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Did you know that based on a Canadian myth, you can turn into a werewolf if you fail your Easter duty? This educational book features the story of the Loup-Garou, which can also be in the form of a calf, a pig, a small ox, a cat, and an owl. Study the...

In Canadian history, there was a hero who could breathe life. That hero is known as Nanabozo, also called the Trickster. Nanobozo is neither male nor female. Its appearance is changing, each representing the many phases and conditions of life. Read about...

Did you know that of all the sea monsters, it's the Ogopogo that is best documented? This means you could be learning more about it one go than you would with the Loch Ness monster. Remember that these monsters are myths and proof of their existence is...

How scary it would be to see the gigantic wolves of the Canadian North! The reputation of these wolves precede them that's why a valley, where they are said to hang out, has been named The Valley of the Headless Men. Read about the meaning these gigantic...

There are many stories of sea serpents all around the world, so what makes the Caddy different? The Cadborosaurus is a supernatural being. There have been reported carcasses but they turned out to be small whales or sharks. So caddies have never been...

According to legends, there's a monster living in Muskrat Lake. The monster is a cryptid, which means that its existence has been claimed but never proven. Canada, as you would notice, is home to a lot of myths. The origin of each of these mythical...

Imagine this: the Sasquatch is a huge monster with blonde hair. With that distinguishing feature, the Sasquatch should be easy to spot, right? But like all other myths, there has never been any concrete proof to make the Sasquatch an undeniable truth...

Have you ever seen the Thunderbird? You probably wouldn't have because it's discussed only in myths. According to legends, the Thunderbird are large birds that produce thunder and lighting. They were so huge, they hunt whales! How do Canadians ancestor...

There's a silvery scaled, sharp clawed humanoid swimming in the depths of Thetis Lake in Vancouver Island. Have you seen it? The Thetis Lake Monster is said to come out from the lake every once in a while to breathe in air. There have been accounts of...

The Adlets have a curious origin. They are said to have been born from the union of a woman and a big red dog. The Alonquin tribes believed in the Adlets, and the myth has been passed from generation to the next using oral traditions. What about you? Do...

The windigo is one scary monster that kills and eats its victims. Stories of the windigo haunt Canadians until today. The older people must have used the myth to teach the young not to be greedy and weak. That's the beauty of myths. They are creative...

Discover the Living Wisdom of the Ancient Celts The ancient Celts and their spiritual mediators, the Druids believed in the communion of all living things and sought harmony between nature and the human soul. Now, with this inspiring book of day-by-day...

Throw out everything you think you know about history. Close the approved textbooks, turn off the corporate mass media, and whatever you do, don't believe anything you hear from the government. The Rise of the Fourth Reich reveals the truth about...

In this fascinating installment of the New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About(R) series, Kenneth C. Davis explores the great myths of the world and their implications for art, science, religion and culture throughout history.What is an Egyptian...

The Rāmāyana (Volume VII): Uttara Kāndam. Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Of Valmiki. Edited By Manmatha Nath Dutt. In Seven Volumes, Vol. VII.This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the...

The Rāmāyana (Volume VI): Yuddha Kāndam. Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Of Valmiki. Edited By Manmatha Nath Dutt. In Seven Volumes, Vol. VI.This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the...

The Rāmāyana (Volume V): Sundara Kāndam. Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Of Valmiki. Edited By Manmatha Nath Dutt. In Seven Volumes, Vol. V.This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the...

The Rāmāyana (Volume IV): Kishkindhā Kāndam. Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Of Valmiki. Edited By Manmatha Nath Dutt. In Seven Volumes, Vol. IV.This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the...

The Rāmāyana (Volume II): Ayodhyā Kāndam. Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Of Valmiki. Edited By Manmatha Nath Dutt. In Seven Volumes, Vol. II.This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the...

The Rāmāyana (Volume I): Bāla Kāndam. Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Of Valmiki. Edited By Manmatha Nath Dutt. In Seven Volumes, Vol. I.This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the...

The Rāmāyana (Complete): Complete Edition Of Seven Volumes, Vol. I - VII.; Bāla Kāndam, Ayodhyā Kāndam, Āranya Kāndam, Kishkindhā Kāndam, Sundara Kāndam, Yuddha Kāndam, Uttarakāndam. Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Of Valmiki...

The Rāmāyana (Volume III): Āranya Kāndam. Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Of Valmiki. Edited By Manmatha Nath Dutt. In Seven Volumes, Vol. III.This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the...

Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, and several of his followers used their psychological theories to explain the origin and functions of myths and religion. This book describes and critically examines their ideas as they presented them in...

During the re-founding of the Anthroposophical Society at Christmas1923, Rudolf Steiner also reconstituted the "Esoteric School" which had originally functioned in Germany from 1904 until 1914, when the outset of the First World War made it's continuance...

The Immaterial Book of St. Cyprian presents a collection of 31 newly translated Portuguese legends about The Book of St. Cyprian. This collection at once interrogates what is meant by tradition, and experience with the book itself. The book as...

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED Accept food from faeries, and you'll never escape their realm, according to European folklore. Accept food from Sasquatch and you will forever be trapped in the spirit world, according to indigenous North American tales. And today,...

This book is a collection of Poems and Verses created to uplift, delve into, and awaken the forgotten realm of "The Knowing" that resides within us all. Mankind is the awakening God, Creator, Eternal Consciousness coming into the divine truth of itself...

Bertholet commence par établir les idées prérequises à la croyance en la métempsycose, ou transmigration des âmes, à savoir que les hommes, les plantes, les animaux et les objets inanimés disposent d'une âme, et que celle-ci peut passer d'un corps à...

Questo libro faciliterà il tuo cammino verso la nuova coscienza emergente, le false credenze inculcate dalla società, dalla famiglia, dalla religione e dalla scuola, ti hanno insegnato ad essere una copia del vero te stesso, ciò che non sei, leggendo le...

Read this book and your world will never again seem the same to you. It is possibly the most controversial story of insight for our times.  I, Prophet- One World Order: Towards 2030. The revised edition follows the theme of living by...

"A long-needed study of the creation stories and legends of the Creek Indian people and their neighbors...including the influential Yuchi legends and Choctaw myths as well as those of the Hitchiti, Alabama, and Muskogee." -Charles R. McNeil, Msueum of...

Folk tales of Burma (now known as Myanmar) have been preserved for centuries as part of a long folk tradition reflecting Burmese humor, romance, and wisdom. This book provides the first in-depth overview of the narrative structures in Burmese folk tales...

Angels of Warwick a family saga/murder mystery/romance. The little stone angels in the cemetery knew what happened that night, They weren't talking.....nor was I." A dead man lies on a moonlit kitchen floor with an eight-inch butcher knife in his back...

In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales...

Since its origins in 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has gained worldwide recognition as a model for the research and public presentation of living cultural heritage and the advocacy of cultural democracy. Festival curators play a major role in...

Before the innovative work of Zora Neale Hurston, folklorists from the Hampton Institute collected, studied, and wrote about African American folklore. Like Hurston, these folklorists worked within but also beyond the bounds of white mainstream...

<p><strong>Debunking scientific theories with alternative hypotheses, this intriguing examination of the development of astronomy offers non-traditional approaches to history, from Ancient Rome through to the early twentieth century...

A profusely illustrated book revealing the astrological secrets of the constellations.First published in 1914, this charming volume by William Tyler Olcott is written in accessible language and is accompanied by beautiful illustrations. Detailing the...

This vintage classic gives invaluable insight into the mysterious depths of the mind of French author and ceremonial magician, Éliphas Lévi.Explore the rich history of magic and delve into its procedures and rites as E. Lévi presents his knowledge of the...

First published in 1865, "The Assassinated President" is a book of hymns and prayers written by Joseph Seiss and published by St. John's Church, Philadelphia for a service commemorating the death of American President Abraham Lincoln. Joseph Augustus...