Marc Hartzman - Böcker

An authoritative compendium on sword swallowing, featuring historical biographies, expert insights, rare photos, and behind-the-scenes stories from contemporary sword swallowers.

A fantastic book.' Ben Kissel, co-host of Last Podcast on the Left. Take a spirited tour through the supernatural history of America, from its haunted sites to its famous ghosts to its ghost-obsessed pop culture. Ghosts are everywhere whether you believe in them or not. Every town has its local legends, and countless books, movies, and TV shows are haunted by their presence. But our obsession with ghosts runs deeper than we know and is embedded in the very fabric of American history. Writer and historian Marc Hartzman dons the mantle of tour guide, taking readers on a fascinating journey through supernatural history, including: The Fox Sisters and the rise of Spiritualism The supernatural obsessions of famous figures like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Famous haunted sites like the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia and the LaLaurie House in New Orleans Famous ghosts like the Bell Witch of Tennessee and the Greenbrier Ghost of West Virginia Paranormal investigators like Ed and Lorraine Warren Deeply researched and highly entertaining, with archival images and black and white illustrations, Chasing Ghosts will satisfy believers and skeptics alike.

We Are Not Alone . . . manages to be highly entertaining and easy to read, yet fair, balanced and thorough.' Christopher Mellon, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. Do you want to believe? Explore our fascination with UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence through exclusive interviews, archival photos, and strange but true stories from history. After decades of cover-ups and denials, in a June 2021 report, the US government finally admitted what many people already knew: yes, UFOs are real, and no, we don t know what (or who) they are. Weird historian Marc Hartzman separates fact from fiction and provides a comprehensive tour through the skies, including: UFO sightings, from the famous to the obscure. Alien abductions, including the Betty and Barney Hill abduction and the Pascagoula abduction/ Ancient aliens, from Biblical astronauts to the alien architects behind the pyramids/ Scientific evidence, including the 'Wow!' radio signal and the interstellar Oumuamua object. Cover-ups and conspiracies, including the Roswell Incident and Area 51. Governmental and military findings, from Project Blue Book to reports of UFOs at nuclear weapons sites. Deeply researched and highly entertaining, We Are Not Alone will inform and entertain anyone who s ever doubted that we are really alone in the universe.