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Growing Up Haunted: A Ghostly Memoir | 
 enlarge | Author: Alexandra Holzer
Creators: Hans Holzer, Catherine, Countess Buxhoveden
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 239492
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0764328956
Dewey Decimal Number: 001
EAN: 9780764328954
ASIN: 0764328956
Publication Date: February 2008
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Product Description
Ghost hunting, the world of art, film, literature, and dysfunction comes life cycling from the past to the present for the daughter of a famous ghost hunter and a Russian countess. Take a deadly roller coaster ride with two domineering and spiritually protected families, as Alexandra Holzer relates her haunted life with her father, Dr. Hans Holzer and her mother, Countess Catherine Buxhoeveden. You will learn how they were transformed from the early 1200s through today by an emotional and frightening, yet reflective, story. It follows a pre-destined timeline propelled by those in-charge of unearthly worlds.
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 NOTHING HAUNTED ABOUT IT November 4, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was looking forward to reading this book not because I like Hans Holzer because tho I have read most of his books I don't like his style very much. On the other hand his daughter has a great style of writing and is very down to earth with her story the problem is there isn't much in the book that is interesting to the normal reader unless you were family. I didn't care for the family history info that went on and on. Also it seems Mr. Holzer didn't let his daughter in on alot of his goings on or it may have been a really great book. She was always left in the dark being young. I was looking for the haunted house she lived in but there wasn't hardly anything said about that either. I really ended up flipping thru the book trying to find something to read. I also did feel very sorry for her and her sister that she had such a self centered mother and I think that really showed up in the last pages that she discibes why she did what she did and how talented she is. Sorry no cigar on this one.
 CONGRATULATION ALEXANDRA! September 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Alexandra Holzer did a wonderful job in writing her memoir. She was gracious in sharing her family history and life experiences with the reader. In addition, it was helpful to obtain background knowledge of the author in understanding what has influenced her beliefs, values, etc. I imagine it would be complex and challenging to grow up with parents who were a paranormal investigator and Countess.
My favorite part of the book was when Alexandra shared her father-daughter moments. This brought to light a side of Dr. Hans Holzer I was not aware of. The historical perspective of the book was touching as she shares her family members' experiences from the past to the present.
Alexandra is the daughter of Hans Holzer and has chosen to spread her wings and fly independently into the paranormal field. I am pleased she will be the next generation to carry on the Holzer paranormal legacy and look forward to reading her future books.
 Thank you, Alexandra! September 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
For many years we have wondered about Hans Holzer. Who was he, the initial paranormal investigator before all others came along. Thanks to his daughter, Alexandra, we now have been given insight into Holzer and his family life. Alexandra gives a clear and concise portrait of her parents, including her mother's decent from royalty, and we are privileged that she has chosen to share her family history with us. A gifted spiritualist in her own right, Alexandra, understood the need for fans of Dr. Holzer to know more about him. Look for her star to rise in the paranormal investigative field because she is chock full of knowledge and spirit. This book was a gift to readers, very well-thought out with deep insight and emotional charge flavoring a childhood quite often very different than one might expect to have. Thank you, Alexandra, for allowing us to get to know you and your family. Your story is both touching and enlightening. The book was terrific and I enjoyed it immensely.
 I have never seen anything so poorly written actually get to publication. September 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really wanted to read this book. Somewhere in this book there is probably a fascinating story if you can get through the incredibly bad sentence structure, horrible punctuation, and bipolar writing style. I've picked it up and tried to read it a few times, but it's such a badly written piece of work that I just can't- so I give up! It is clear that the author never put this work in front of an editor, and because of this her story and that of her father will go untold to many people who might have enjoyed it.
boring June 20, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was so excited to get this books being a Hans Holzer fan for years. Unfortuately, this book is not haunted or ghostly or interesting at all. Instead it full of little known and boring facts about her ancestry. I am sorry to say, but you are not a member of royalty, but you are a member of grammatical errors. You need to go back to school and learn how to write a grammatically correct sentence. Boring and petty. run
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