Encyclopedia of Urban Legends [2 volumes]
Encyclopedia of Urban Legends [2 volumes]

Author: Jan Harold Brunvand

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-07-16

Total Pages: 911

ISBN-13:

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This revised edition of the original reference standard for urban legends provides an updated anthology of common myths and stories, and presents expanded coverage of international legends and tales shared and popularized online. From roasted babies to vanishing hitchhikers to housewives in football helmets, this exhaustive and highly readable encyclopedia provides descriptions of hundreds of individual legends and their variations, examines legend themes, and explains scholarly approaches to the genre. Revised and expanded to include updated versions of the entries from the award-winning first edition, this work provides additional entries on a wide range of new topics that include terrorism, recent political events, and Hurricane Katrina. Entries in Encyclopedia of Urban Legends, Updated and Expanded Edition discuss the presence of urban legends in comic books, literature, film, music, and many other areas of popular culture, as well as the existence of "too good to be true" stories in Argentina, China, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and several other countries. Serving as both an anthology of stories as well as a reference work, this encyclopedia will serve as a valuable resource for students and a source book for journalists, professional folklorists, and others who are researching or interested in urban legends.

Urban Legends
Urban Legends

Author: Gillian Bennett

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 2007-04-30

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13:

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Presents the basic stories behind urban myths and legends from around the world, along with examples of each, and groups them by theme, which includes city life, horror, accidents, disease, animals, sex, merchandise, murder, and the supernatural.

The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings
The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings

Author: Jan Harold Brunvand

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2003-12-17

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0393346536

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The groundbreaking book that launched America's urban legend obsession! Folklore scholar Jan Harold Brunvand assembles the best-known urban legends—including "The Hook," "The Spider in the Hairdo," and "The Baby-Sitter and the Man Upstairs"—and provides an enlightening and entertaining analysis of their variants and evolution. The Vanishing Hitchhiker was Professor Brunvand's first popular book on urban legends, and it remains a classic. The culmination of twenty years of collection and research, this book is a must-have for urban legend lovers.

Where I'm from
Where I'm from

Author: Steven Borsman

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13:

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"In the Fall of 2010 I gave an assignment in my Appalachian Literature class at Berea College, telling my students to write their own version of "Where I'm From" poem based on the writing prompt and poem by George Ella Lyon, one of the preeminent Appalachian poets. I was so impressed by the results of the assignment that I felt the poems needed to be preserved in a bound document. Thus, this little book. These students completely captured the complexities of this region and their poems contain all the joys and sorrows of living in Appalachia. I am proud that they were my students and I am very proud that together we produced this record of contemporary Appalachian Life" -- Silas House

Journey to the Center Of
Journey to the Center Of

Author: Ray Bevan

Publisher: Authentic Uk

Published: 2007-07-01

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 9781860246081

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Ray Bevan argues that the condition of our hearts determines the success of our lives and he helps the reader cultivate a healthy heart. In the process of life our hearts can often become bitter due to disappointments and secret sin among other things, and can rust up the inside of our hearts. God's desire is for us to enjoy the possession of a clean heart, a loving heart, a contented heart, so that what flows out of it can be a blessing to those around us. There is a journey Jesus wants us to take. It's a journey we all must take if we want to be lovers of God and salt and light in our septic, dark world. It's a journey to the centre of our hearts.

Youth Violence
Youth Violence

Author: Catherine Ward

Publisher: Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd

Published: 2012-01-25

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 1919895876

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Youth violence: Sources and solutions in South Africa thoroughly and carefully reviews the evidence for risk and protective factors that influence the likelihood of young people acting aggressively. Layers of understanding are built by viewing the problem from a multitude of perspectives, including the current situation in which South African youth are growing up, perspectives from developmental psychology, the influences of race, class and gender, and of the media. The book then reviews the evidence for effective interventions in the contexts of young people’s lives – their homes, their schools, their leisure activities, with gangs, in the criminal justice system, in cities and neighbourhoods, and with sexual offenders. In doing so, thoughtful suggestions are made for keeping an evidence-based perspective while (necessarily) adapting interventions for developing world contexts, such as South Africa. Youth violence in South Africa: Sources and solutions is a valuable addition to the library of anyone who has ever wondered about youth violence, or wanted to do something about it.