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The Ghost Hunter's Bible | 
 enlarge | Author: Trent Brandon
Publisher: Zerotime Pub
Category: Book
Buy Used: $159.05
Used (2) Collectible (1) from $159.05
Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 3145273
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0970310005
EAN: 9780970310002
ASIN: 0970310005
Publication Date: July 1, 2000
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Product Description
The Ghost Hunter's BIBLE is everything that you wanted to know about ghosts, and some things that you didn't want to know! It explores all areas of ghosts and the supernatural. You'll get more true facts, more methods, more answers, more information and more guidance from this one book then all others books like it combined.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 not worth even this low price January 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I watch "Ghost Hunters" and have read one other book about ghost hunting (the complete idiot's guide ...). The only new information in this book for me were the links to various websites. I probably could have found those with a search engine.
The book reads like a hastily written high school essay on ghost hunting. Those reviewers who point out conflicting statements in the book are correct. The book presents no cohesive discussion of the various entities and hauntings that ghost hunters usually discuss.
There are not just a few errors in the book. There are numerous errors on every page. The author has no understanding of the proper use of the apostrophe, and is not aware of the concept of the paragraph, or what parts of speech are necessary to form a complete sentence. That aside, the content is not very informative, nor well organized. Only a complete moron could benefit from this book. If you need to be told that you should bring a jacket in case it gets cold, or extra batteries in case yours go dead, then by all means purchase this book. Otherwise, you should look elsewhere for your introduction to ghost hunting.
Very useful book October 13, 2004
This book is overflowing with grammatical errors. If only some of these publishers would hire a real proofreader instead of just running their manuscripts through a spellchecker program! If you aren't distracted by horrible grammar, you will find this book very interesting and useful. Although much of the information is redundant (do we really need a separate category for every type of ghost?), this book covers a lot of material the other books leave out. The sections about interview techniques are very useful. So are the tips for carrying out an investigation. There is also a strong religious slant to the book which comes through in parts, but like all books about ghost hunting, this one is slightly biased by the author's personal beliefs, so it is to be expected. Still, I found it to be an interesting read.
Well, where do I start...? August 24, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just received my copy, and I can see why past reviewers have loved and hated this work. It contains some good information. However, the Reader can easily become frustrated by the exceptional number of typos, misspellings, and grammatical mistakes. This, to my way of thinking, is the downfall of private/small publishers (ditto for Web sites). I guess my favorite of the typos is in the bottom paragraph of page 106 concerning vampires. It reads, "A wooden, iron or silver stake in the heart will destroy them. Chopping off a vampire's head will destroy it. Crucifixes and holy water can inflict great pain and suffering on these unholy breasts [sic!!]." What make that funnier is the drawing on the opposite page of a female vampire! Magnificent!
Good & Bad August 5, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
First of all, as a Wiccan, I didn't find a lot of things to get worked up about. The author is simply another in a long line of people who are uninformed of the facts with regards to the Old Religion. As a book to help people interested in researching ghost phenomenon, it's a very good place to start. One can easily remove the parts that are nothing more than speculation and conjecture on the part of the author and still make very good use of the book. The Q&A segments alone are very well done and offer a good representation of the types of questions any person researching ghosts should ask either themselves or the person making the claims. Spelling and grammatical errors can be as much the fault of the editor as the author. Not all authors are fantastic at spelling and it's the job of the editor to catch these things. The problem here is, the author is also apparantly the editor. Perhaps a revised edition is in order. I cannot say the book is without merit, it's useful and I WOULD recommend it to a person looking for a starting point. With some clarifications though.
 very disappointed May 10, 2001
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this book on recommendations from other ghost hunters on-line. I was truly disappointed. First, the book is full of spelling and grammatical errors. So much so that it distracts from the reading. Second, what appears to be hypocritical content. In one place, the author rips apart the Amityville horror case, basically calling it a fraud. He doesn't even mention that one of the foremost demonologist couples, the Warrens, visited the house and was convinced. But later, he uses the Warrens as they dealt with other cases, treating them with the respect they deserve; but only, apparently, as long as they covered cases the author was comfortable with. Third, he quotes the Bible in several parts of the book, and slams Witchcraft. As a Wiccan, I was offended to read that I was being duped by demons, practicing what I thought was positive magick. I am very disappointed in this book.
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