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There has probably never been anything like it in UFO history, but the UFO fever that gripped the small British town of Warminster for about a decade is now largely forgotten. It was one of the largest UFO flaps ever to occur. Thousands of witnesses...

In this thorough and balanced account, researcher D. Scott Rogo offers a critical and scientific examination of reincarnation. He considers the various forms of past-life recall (dreams, waking visions, déjà vu), the most impressive case studies, and the...

Frankenstein. Werewolves. Dracula. These images aren't just imaginary creatures -- they're also powerful symbols of the body. The body can be thought of as a machine made up of parts like Frankenstein's monster, or as a creature ruled by animalistic...

Are your customers looking for a natural way to eradicate all diseases from your mind and body?Do they want to discover 100+ tried, tested and proven ways to use herbal remedies in daily life?Do they want to learn what the...

Considered the precursor to chemistry, the field of alchemy stretches back to ancient history, and as it evolved, became inevitably entangled with witchcraft and magic. To keep their work secret and protect it from theft, alchemists wrote in fascinating...

Former Reagan White House attorney, David B. Nolan Sr., is a “dangerous truther” who was granted a Q2 nuclear safety clearance. LBJ’s and Nixon’s Patsy compiles information now in the public domain that was covered up for over 50...

These Subterraneans have Controverfies, Doubts, Difputes, Feuds, and Siding of Parties... As to Vice and Sin, whatever their own Laws be... they tranfgrefs and commit Acts of Injuftice...-from Chapter 11As a study of 17th-century folklore, this...

 A 1908 collection of traditional fables and folktales. Twenty-two charming Japanese Fairy Tales, selected and translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, including "My Lord Bag of Rice," "The Tongue-Cut Sparrow," "The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad,"...

The story behind this book begins in 1876, when, the author, a widow from Washington Society, purchased the old South Mountain Inn in Maryland and transformed it into a private summer residence. Madeleine Dahlgren fell in love with South Mountain House...

First published in 1805, this immense history is a very documented work on erotic cults. This translation is from the 1885 French edition. The author's enormous researches and lengthy textual matter, and his hundreds of notes and annotations, comprise...

This book presents evidence that an advanced civilization once existed in the area of the Atlantic Ocean in ancient times and, except for a few remnants, has since vanished due to cataclysmic activity. Spence does a compelling job in detailing the...

Nicolas Notovitch was a Russian aristocrat, Cossack officer, spy, and journalist known for his contention that during the years of Jesus Christ's life missing from the Bible, he followed traveling merchants abroad into India and the Hemis Monastery in...

It must be recognized that a knowledge of the spiritual world, not merely a knowledge gained by treading the path, but also a knowledge acquired through grasping the truths of spiritual science with the unprejudiced, healthy human intellect, leads also...

Born in 1928 in a tent on the shore of Loch Fyne, Argyll, Duncan Williamson (d. 2007) eventually came to be recognized as one of the foremost storytellers in Scotland and the world. Webspinner: Songs, Stories, and Reflections of Duncan Williamson,...

Contributions from Robert Baron, Edith Bills, Dee Britton, Varick Chittenden, Lynn Case Ekfelt, Valerie Feschet, Ryn Gargulinski, Curtis Harris, Gus Hedlund, Dale W. Johnson, Kay Kennedy, Leota Lone Dog, Elena Martinez, Karen M. McCurdy, Ellen McHale,...

This book entitled, Garden of Eden Found, is divided into three almost equal parts. Part I of the book is exactly what the title says. It reveals and explains the exact geographical location of the ancient site of the Garden of Eden. This is an...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

Title: Fisher's River (North Carolina) scenes and characters.<br /><br />Author: Hardin E Taliaferro<br /><br />Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana <br /><br />Description: <br /><br...

Dieses Buch ist eine Sammlung von essentiellen Quellen und Materialien für die Untersuchung der griechischen und römischen Mythologie. Wolfgang Menzel, ein bekannter deutscher Historiker und Schriftsteller, hat viele Jahre damit verbracht, antike...

This is a collection of folk tales from the Mindoro region of the Philippines, collected and translated by Fletcher Gardner. The tales explore a wide range of themes, including creation myths, morality tales, and supernatural encounters.This work has...

Questa raccolta di scritti sull'etnologia italiana, curata dalla Società Italiana di Antropologia ed Etnologia e commentata dal Dott. E. Raseri, offre uno sguardo unico sulle varie culture presenti nell'Italia storica.This work has been selected by...

Véland le forgeron est une dissertation érudite et approfondie sur une tradition orale ancienne qui a survécu à travers plusieurs cultures européennes. L'ouvrage traite des origines et des développements de cette tradition, ainsi que de ses implications...

In diesem Buch untersucht der Autor den Ursprung der Mythologie anhand von griechischen und deutschen Sagen. Er zeigt auf, wie die verschiedenen Mythologien miteinander verbunden sind und wie sie unsere Gesellschaft beeinflussen.This work has been...

Ce livre explore l'utilisation et la signification du surnaturel dans les contes populaires. Ploix examine les thèmes communs tels que les esprits, les sorcières et les fées, et offre des analyses fascinantes à propos de la culture de l'histoire orale...

Giuseppe Pitrè ci offre un'analisi dettagliata degli usi e delle tradizioni del popolo siciliano legati ai festeggiamenti natalizi, alle cerimonie nuziali e ai riti funebri. Il libro rappresenta una testimonianza preziosa della cultura popolare...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

What do the world's ancient myths have to say for your life? This book will help you learn to converse with humanity's myths, scriptures, and sacred stories in the language that they are actually speaking: the language of the stars. Clear,...

Life Is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder was first published in 1984 and from the outset inspired a wide variety of reactions ranging from high praise to utter disgust. Alan Dundes' theses identifies a strong anal erotic element in German national...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...