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The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story Book
"My sister's boyfriend knows a family who . . ." "One of my wife's colleagues has a friend who knows someone who . . ." "This is a true story that was forwarded to me by. . ." "This is not a joke!" In this lively and engaging book, the nation's foremost expert on urban legends explores the spontaneous germination of these bizarre yet plausible narratives that play on the absurdities and prey on the fears of modern life. Through voluminous correspondence from readers of his books and syndicated newspaper column, Jan Harold Brunvand has become something of a clearinghouse for evolving versions of urban legends. Here he looks in detail at a dozen rampant and long-lived examples of this vigorous category of contemporary folklore, tracing their histories, variations, sources, … read more...
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