Encyclopedia of Urban Legends

Author: Jan Harold Brunvand
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0393323587

Encyclopedia of Urban Legends

The definitive word on the subject from the dean of urban legend studies. Download Encyclopedia of Urban Legends from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. /strong>We all know those stories that are too bizarre to be true-roasted babies, vanishing hitchhikers, scuba divers in trees-but have you heard about the ice man or the bullet baby? This comprehensive and compellingly readable reference work will answer all your urban legend questions, offering 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. A Booklist Editors' Choice 2001 R Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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