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Author: Paul Bibeau
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2007-10-02
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0307396142
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines Dracula as a cultural icon, describing his transformation from a fictional character in Bram Stoker's novel to a figure that has pervaded popular culture.
Author: Paul Bibeau
Publisher: Broadway Books
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0307352781
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPaul Bibeau, intrepid investigative journalist, detective extraordinaire, and vampire-obsessed myth-hunter, travels around the globe in search of Dracula - the monster, the myth, and the icon. In this historical and hysterical novel, Bibeau describes his transformation from a fictional character in Bram Stoker's novel to a figure that has pervaded popular culture.
Author: Laura Enright
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Published: 2011-06-30
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 1597977527
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough the word "vampire" was not introduced until the eighteenth century, variations of this hemo-craving creature have existed since long before the Christian era. Almost every civilization had a demon or spirit—often a god or goddess—whose bloodlust complicated things for the general populace. But sometimes it’s not all about the blood. Modern vampire tales have stronger-willed and less traditional beings at their core: beings who strive to coexist with mortals by drinking synthetic blood, like True Blood’s Bill Compton, or who sparkle in the daylight instead of disintegrating, like Twilight’s Edward Cullen. Plus, these guys are way easier on the eyes than the more old-school vampires out there, especially filmmaker F. W. Murnau’s infamous Nosferatu, a terrifying vampire in dire need of a manicure. Regardless of time, place, and blood type, Laura Enright cordially invites you into the dark underworld of the vampire. She sheds light (but not too much) on this captivating, age-defying creature by exploring topics ranging from the powers it can possess to what will kill it—for good. With close to thirty top-ten lists brimming with gore and fang-tastic facts, Vampires’ Most Wanted™ is sure to provide the reader with a biting good time.
Author: Nickolas Johann Raderick
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2009-12-28
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 146788779X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Vlad from Dracula’s Castle” is a story inspired from a real life of a man, born in Dracula’s Castle, in Transylvania, Romania. He begun his sexual experience at 11 year of age, having in his life a lot of love relations, much more than a usual man. Although he had all these women as his lovers, he was not in love with all of them: he loved just actress Amaliya, a beautiful black woman Lilly, and finally a woman Olga. He suffered a terrible accident with his motorcycle, and Olga took care of him. Thinking about his life and his love relations with so many women, he got confused in his mind, and became a monk in a monastery, to expiate his sins, but in half a year, as soon as the rest of the monks found out that he is born in Dracula’s Castle, he was cast out from the monastery. Finally, he returned to his previous civil life, and got married on Olga, whom he helped to get rid of narcotics.
Author: Lucy Mallows
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Published: 2024-03-15
Total Pages: 431
ISBN-13: 1804692522
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new, fourth edition of Bradt’s Romania: Transylvania remains the only standalone, full-length, English-language travel guidebook to Transylvania – the legendary, enchanting and increasingly popular region of Romania. Co-authored by former British Ambassador to Romania Paul Brummell, Romania: Transylvania has been thoroughly updated by prolific travel writer Tim Burford, who wrote his first Romania guide in 1991. Transylvania (the ‘land beyond the forest’) is a wild, wooded, intensely romantic region, filled with mountains and gorges, myths and legends, dragons, bears, wolves – and vampires. Bram Stoker called it ‘one of the wildest and least-known parts of Europe’, a description that remains true today. Comprehensive chapter-per-county coverage caters for a diverse range of interests, from city breaks to rural escapes, skiing to wildlife watching. One of the most beautiful regions in central Europe and home to three UNESCO World Heritage sites, Transylvania preserves its cultural and artistic treasures in a landscape bordered on three sides by the Carpathian Mountains, which provide Romania’s finest skiing and hiking destinations. Hay meadows in the Lower Carpathians form a grassland ecosystem of extraordinary diversity, offering beautiful wildflower displays. The Carpathians are home too to lynx, wild boar and one of Europe’s largest populations of brown bear. Other natural phenomena include the Scarisoara Ice Cave in the Apuseni Mountains and the Sfanta Ana volcanic crater lake in Harghita County. Transylvania’s cultural riches include the Dacian fortresses of the Orastie Mountains, including Sarmizegetusa Regia, conquered by Roman Emperor Trajan in AD106. Historic Sighisoara is a picture-perfect medieval hill town. The fortified churches of southern Transylvania are testament to the perils of life in medieval Saxon communities, subject to frequent attacks from Ottoman raiders. The historic cities of Cluj, Sibiu and Brasov are rightly feted (and host internationally renowned film, electronic music and theatre festivals). At Turda’s salt mine, you can ride the big wheel in an underground amusement park. And, if you’re inspired by the Hotel Transylvania or Twilight films, why not follow the Dracula trail, visiting sites linked to Bram Stoker’s novel? Whatever your interests, with Bradt’s Romania: Transylvania, you can discover the region’s many and varied attractions.
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Published: 1881
Total Pages: 700
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Author: Konrad Bercovici
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J Gordon Melton
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Published: 2010-09-01
Total Pages: 945
ISBN-13: 1578593484
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction From Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins to Edward Cullen to Dracula and Bill Compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, Ph.D. takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. Digging deep into the lore, myths, pop culture, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead exposes everything about the bloodthirsty predator. Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal, and The Vampire Book explores it all. The historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subject. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead. In the first fully revised and updated edition in a decade, Dr. J. Gordon Melton (president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula) bites even deeper into vampire lore, myths, reported realities, and legends that come from all around the world. From Transylvania to plague-infested Europe to Nostradamus and from modern literature to movies and TV series, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more.
Author: Link Rayburn
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 2023-08-23
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1039175155
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNomadic construction worker Vlad inadvertently gains superpowers and enters ultratime after guzzling a radioactive energy drink he finds near the nuclear-disaster site of Chernobyl. Svetlana, an army veteran coping with PTSD, sees Vlad crash back into real time, finds him unconscious, and saves his life. They bond over this secret, fall in love, and decide to use the stash of energy drinks to fight evil as the superhero duo HyperVigilanté. Both sci-fi adventure and love story, this David-versus-Goliath tale set in Russia is rife with pop culture references from video games, movies, TV series, music, and even scripture. A fun and funny mash-up of Russian and American cultures, it’s a wild ride with Vlad and Svetlana as they battle mobsters, terrorists, and corrupt politicians while building a new life together. If you want the explosive action of the Equalizer paired with the awkward nerdiness of Napoleon Dynamite and served with a side of Easter eggs like Ready Player One, then HyperVigilanté belongs in your hands! Buy yourself a copy! An early reader of the book said, “A good book makes me consider how the characters would react to real world situations. You’ve made me do that with Vlad and Svetlana.”
