Jan Harold Brunvand

From the master folklorist and sly wit, Jan Brunvand, comes a collection of all-new urban legends.

Did your cousin's wife's dentist's daughter go to the tanning parlor once too often and had her insides cooked? Has your husband's brother's nephew teacher try to make a dead rabbit look alive? If so, you've heard―or you yourself may have told―two of the seventy-plus legends in this collection.

Urban legends are "those bizarre but believable stories about batter-fried rats, spiders in hairdos, Cabbage Patch dolls that get funerals, and the like that pass by word of mouth as being the gospel truth." But of course, though often told as having happened to a FOAF (friend of a friend), they aren't true. Included in this collection are legends about sex, horror, cars, business, and academia. Among them are "The Bible Student's Exam," "The Pregnant Shoplifter," "The Ice Cream Cone Caper," "Don't Mess with Texas," and "Mrs. Fields' Cookie Recipe."

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Texas

The Hottest Urban Legends Going

Did your cousin's wife's dentist's daughter go to the tanning parlor once too often and had her insides cooked? Has your husband's brother's nephew teacher try to make a dead rabbit look alive? If so, you've heard--or you yourself may have told--two of the seventy-plus legends in this collection.



Urban legends are "those bizarre but believable stories about batter-fried rats, spiders in hairdos, Cabbage Patch dolls that get funerals, and the like that pass by word of mouth as being the gospel truth." But of course, though often told as having happened to a FOAF (friend of a friend), they aren't true. Included in this collection are legends about sex, horror, cars, business, and academia. Among them are "The Bible Student's Exam," "The Pregnant Shoplifter," "The Ice Cream Cone Caper," "Don't Mess with Texas," and "Mrs. Fields' Cookie Recipe."

Curses! Broiled Again!

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Michigan

The Book of Scary Urban Legends

A collection of over ninety frightening urban legends, arranged by theme.

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

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Paperback in excellent condition except for slight wear at corners. Price in pencil on front end paper. 

Indiana

And Other Urban Legends

Discusses over forty stories of improbable events told as true and embelished with local details which the author calls urban legends.

The Choking Doberman

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Paperback in excellent condition except for slight crease on front cover, upper right corner. Price in pencil on front end paper. 

American Urban Legends and Their Meanings

Presents a collection of examples of major American urban legends, one of the most common forms of contemporary American folklore, and explains their popular appeal.

The Vanishing Hitchhiker

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Paperback in excellent condition except for slight wear at front and back cover corners . Price in pencil on front end paper. 

More New Urban Legends and Some Old Favorites

"Together, these new wives' tales merge as an American picaresque, a compilation of myths that keep the telephone wires humming and cocktail parties doubly fueled".--Time.

The Mexican Pet

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Alaska

The Colossal Book of Urban Legends

A collection of oft-repeated urban legends brings together the best of modern myths, from the stoned baby sitter who mistook a baby for a turkey to the fabulously expensive recipe for chocolate chip cookies.

Too Good to Be True

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Collection and analysis of urban legends.

Virginia

Maryland

Presents descriptions of hundreds of urban legends and their variations, themes, and scholarly approaches to the genre, including such tales as disappearing hitchhikers and hypodermic needles left in the coin slots of pay telephones.

Encyclopedia of Urban Legends

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Minnesota

The colossal classic becomes even more colossal with a full new chapter of recent urban legends. Alligators in the sewers? A pet in the microwave? No, it didn’t really happen to your friend’s sister’s neighbor: it’s an urban legend. And no matter how savvy you think you are, you are sure to find at least one story you always believed to be true in this colossal collection. Professor Jan Harold Brunvand is the leading authority on urban legends, and Too Good to Be True—now updated and expanded—is his most complete anthology. Whether you want to become an expert debunker or just have plenty of laughs, this book will surprise and entertain you.

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

New York

This exhaustive and compellingly readable reference work offers alphabetical entries on every aspect of the subject, including descriptions of hundreds of individual legends and their variations, legend themes, and scholarly approaches to the genre.

Other entries discuss the relationship of urban legends to literature, film, comic books, music, and many other areas of popular culture. Coverage includes academic legends, earthquake stories, Internet resources, tabloids in urban legends, and more. All entries are cross referenced and feature brief bibliographies. A general bibliography suggests further readings on the subject. The volume is richly illustrated and is based on the latest scholarship, including materials available on the Internet.

* A-Z entries provide a summary of each legend and its background

* An introduction defines "urban legend" and sketches the history of urban legend studies

* The book is richly illustrated with artwork by Randy Hickman

* Brief bibliographies follow each entry, and a selected bibliography provides suggestions for further reading and research

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Missouri

A collection of oft-repeated urban legends brings together the best of modern myths, from the stoned baby sitter who mistook a baby for a turkey to the fabulously expensive recipe for chocolate chip cookies

Dust jacket has a tear out on spine...see pic. One page found with a tear out...see pic. No writing found. Binding is tight, all pages intact.

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The colossal book of urban legends

Too good to be true

Florida

The Hottest Urban Legends 

#paperback #urbanlegend #folklore #americancustoms

Tennessee

Curses! Broiled Again! The Hottest Urban Legends Going

#urbanlegend #culturalstudies gift inscription on front flyleaf otherwise clean.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Connecticut

Too Good to be True

Arizona

History

Too Good To Be True Book of Urban Legends

New Jersey

The Colossal Book Of Urban Legends

Too Good To Be True

#urbanlegends #folklore #janharoldbrunvand

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.

Pennsylvania

#hardcover #urbanlegend #nonfiction #colossalbook #toogoodtobetrue

Massachusetts

A unique book discussing many urban legends. Book is in good shape

Richard Young

Judy Dockrey Young

This book is in excellent condition.  It looks like new.

Montana

Forty-One of the Scariest Stories for Sleepovers, Campfires, Car & Bus Trips--Even for First Dates!

A collection of scary urban legends and other modern-day horror tales preserved by oral tradition, including "Hook-arm," "The Call from the Downstairs Phone," and "Give Me Back My Guts!"

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