Jan Harold Brunvand lives in Salt Lake City, where he is professor emeritus at the University of Utah. He is the author of numerous books, including The Vanishing Hitchhiker; The Choking Doberman; The Baby Train; Too Good to Be True; and Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid.

"If you enjoy these too-good-to-be-true tales, Brunvand's new book will give you hours of pleasure." "Resonant stories that express our hidden anxieties [and] make us laugh." "Urban legends persist, argues Brunvand, because people can't resist a good story. Read this book and you'll agree."

Jan Harold Brunvand lives in Salt Lake City, where he is professor emeritus at the University of Utah. He is the author of numerous books, including The Vanishing Hitchhiker; The Choking Doberman; The Baby Train; Too Good to Be True; and Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid.

"If you enjoy these too-good-to-be-true tales, Brunvand's new book will give you hours of pleasure." "Resonant stories that express our hidden anxieties [and] make us laugh." "Urban legends persist, argues Brunvand, because people can't resist a good story. Read this book and you'll agree."