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Ghosts: True Encounters with the World Beyond | 
 enlarge | Author: Hans Holzer
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 226034
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 768
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.2 x 2.4
ISBN: 1579124011
Dewey Decimal Number: 133
UPC: 768821240110
EAN: 9781579124014
ASIN: 1579124011
Publication Date: September 1, 2004
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Amazon.com Review
Hans Holzer is a world-renowned parapsychologist and author of several paranormal books including Are You Psychic? and Ghosts, Hauntings & Possessions, in which we learn of Holzer's earlier forays into the world of the supernatural. His encounters with the undead are apparently never-ending. Ghosts: True Encounters with the World Beyond is a gigantic volume, documenting almost 200 cases of haunted houses, ships, castles, and just about any place imaginable! The cases are far more complex than just your average white-sheeted ghoul in the attic. Holzer examines the differences between "real ghosts," who reveal themselves to living people, and psychic impressions, which occur to many witnesses, always at the same time and place. There is also solid advice for interpreting paranormal signals--and even photographs of ghostly apparitions. This is an informative read, but one that is open to personal interpretation. --Naomi Gesinger
Product Description
Join paranormal expert and storyteller extraordinaire Hans Holzer as he explores ghostly manifestations of every variety and delves into the true nature of "the other side." In this groundbreaking book--featuring eye-opening photographs of ghostly apparitions and visitations--Holzer presents hundreds of case histories, tips on interpreting sounds and other signals from the beyond, and more.
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 A Great Book December 28, 2008
I bought this book as a gift, it was well received and I am sure will be passed around for others to read. I never read it myself as I wanted it to stay in pristine condition.
 Classic ghost stories for all readers October 10, 2008
This book is one of the largest compilations of ghost stories ever published. In most cases, paranormal investigator Hans Holzer describes the legends and then tells us about his investigations at the site. Usually, he did very light historical research. In addition, he relied on psychic mediums to provide supporting or conflicting evidence for the legends.
The results were always interesting, and this book has compiled many of the best of Holzer's stories from an era before ghost hunting became trendy and the subject of reality TV shows.
Ghosts: True Encounters... is a well-designed and impressive book. It includes a variety of stories and legends, and many of them are nicely illustrated.
In addition, this book will keep most readers busy for several months. It's a massive volume of tales.
If you enjoy watching ghost shows on TV and you like ghost stories, this is a very good book.
For ghost researchers, this book provides many interesting details and insights that could lead to productive investigations. However, I recommend some historical fact-checking before traveling a distance expecting to find a genuine haunting.
Some of these stories are primarily entertainment, but -- if you enjoy a good, chilling ghost story -- these tales are very entertaining.
(Generally, these stories are fine for both teens and adults.)
Classic Holzer! August 7, 2008
This book is classic Hans Holzer. It is a compilation of spooky and spectral stories and lore told to Holzer and re-told by him. Holzer bolsters his subject's stories by sometimes using psychics and sometimes conducting historical research to confirm facts. The majority of the stories in this book were told to Holzer in the 1960's and 1970's during the peak of his investigative prowess.
Although his techniques pale by today's modern "ghost hunting" standards, Hans Holzer will always be one of the great pioneers in paranormal research.
The stories are sometimes a little dry, sometimes a little boring, and sometimes nonplussing but their essence is superb Holzer at his best!
Five stars without reservation.
JP
GHOSTS true encounters with the world beyond March 3, 2008
this is a great book . it will answer all your questions on the paranormal , haunted places , haunted houses and haunted people i highly recomend this book .
 Not very good January 13, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
More than a good ghost story book, which is what I was looking for, I got a shameless self-promoting pamphlet for a self-proclaimed ghost and haunting expert. I don't buy into the "medium walks in house-gets possessed-screams,kicks, growls-says a little girl died here, its there at the corner staring and waving at us"-etc. Blah-blah-blah as far as I'm concerned. Dissapointing. Implausible. And yes, I believe in the possibility of ghosts, but this has the stench of made up stuff all over it. Better material out there.
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