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| Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places | 
 enlarge | Author: Brad Steiger
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 50027
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 1578591465
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.1
EAN: 9781578591466
ASIN: 1578591465
Publication Date: August 1, 2003
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Product Description
In addition to rounding up the usual suspects, including the Bell Witch, Borley Rectory, the monster of Glarris Castle, and Gef, the mongoose/poltergeist on the Isle of Man, this book includes much that is new for the dedicated ghost aficionado.
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 A comprehensive study of ghosts, hauntings and the paranormal November 22, 2008
Brad Steiger is one of the most foremost experts today on the subject of parapsychology and real ghosts.
In this volume he presents a comprehensive study of ghosts, restless spirits and haunted places, as he explores the frightening and fascinating pathway to the world of spirits and hauntings.
In the Introduction Steiger presents his own experiences with spirits and the paranormal.
The author says that he himself grew up in a house with paranormal manifestations and saw his first ghosts when he was four years old.
The positive side of the proof of spirits and the sightings are that this is evidence that there is indeed spiritual life beyond physical death.
The author covers such subjects as "Encounters with Glowing Entities and Ghost Lights", known to the Egyptians as Sun Boats and in the Jewish Bible as Merkavah (chariots).
The human spirit type may appear as orbs.
There are frightening chapters such as that on Poltergeists, "Spirit Parasites that Possesed" which includes many testimonials of spiritsd that showed malicious intent. There are other accounts of more benign spirits including some that actually helped save people's lives by warning them of danger.
I found Steiger's research into Spirit evidence to loved ones left behind, particularly fascinating. There is evidence of spirits coming to say goodbye to loved ones moments after death and spirits watching over loved ones.
There is a chapter on sightings of Jesus and Mother Mary.
One of my favourite chapters in the book is about Ghostly Encounters of Famous Men and Women".
These include the little red ghost of France that visited several French rulers including Henry IV, Louis XVI, Napoleon I, and Lois XVIII, predicting events and even advising Napoleon.
There are also accounts of the ghost that haunted the house of Joan Crawford, how the Beatles contacted their deceased manager, and how the a visit from Barbara Streisand's deceased father encouraged her to film Yentl.
There is chapter on Animal Ghosts and the evidence that pets do indeed have souls. M Jean Holmes in her book "Do Dogs Go to Heaven" argues that an examination of the original Hebrew texts for concepts such as 'soul' and 'spirit' reveals that the authors of various books of the Bible believe that animals have souls and spirits just as humans do.
This chapter provides accounts of animal haunting's and several photographs seemingly showing animal spirits.
The author provides repeated witness of the ghosts of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Katherine Howard, Jane Seymour, Elizabeth I, George III, and various other nobility in haunted palaces and castles.
But most of the seemingly real stories are those of ordinary people and their encounters with a variety of hauntings and ghostly phenomena.
This is one of the more comprehensive books on the subjects and Steiger makes a convincing case of his hypothesis.
A Very Good Collection October 6, 2008
I really enjoyed the work that was put together by Brad Steiger. While some of the reviews claim that a large share of the stories were pulled off internet sites. I would agree. But then again, what is wrong with that? We all know the internet is chock full of garbage and Brad has helped to distill those stories into a compilation of the best.
As this is a rather large volume, I appreciated that it is divided into many small, stand- alone sections or chapters. This made for a very easy read with great stopping off places. My favorite chapter was the one about Haunted Hotels, Motels and Inns. I was a little disappointed to see that my favorite haunted hotel, The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs Arkansas did not make the book. (The Crescent was the subject of the television show, Ghost Hunters. I stayed in the Crescent before the TAPS team investigated and will swear on a stack of Bibles that the place is haunted. If you really want to experience the paranormal, spend a night at the Crescent - 3rd floor. However, do not say I did not warn you.)
I will also agree with other reviewers that some of the pictures are very hokey and you can certainly find them in other books and websites. In addition, I personally rule out any picture that purports to contain orbs (dust and insects) or ectoplasm (fake). With that said, many of the pictures are interesting and disturbing.
I had to deduct one star due to the high number of typos in the book which disturbed the flow of the reading. Brad however cannot be blamed as this was the publisher's fault. I hope you find this review helpful.
Michael L. Gooch, SPHR Author of Wingtips with Spurs
 The best ghost book ever November 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This has got to be the holy grail of ghosts books........ awesome from cover to cover, with a TON of info in between. This book is huge and it has tons of pics and true encounters with restless spirits. Awesome!
Hauntings that are actually scary December 6, 2006
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I own numerous books about ghosts, the unexplained, and the paranormal and a lot of them are tedious to read. Some, have proven down right boring. Others try and make everything seem so realistic and dramatic, that its nothing but awkward to read.
This book is NOT one of those. I got this book as a gift several years ago and have read it multiple times, and each time I get completely spooked and became afraid to turn out the lights. This book isn't filled with photos of "orbs" and stories about cold spots and phantom footsteps. This book features some of the most truely incredible hauntings ever recorded, along with lots of famous photographs.
Brad Steiger is a fantastic author (perhaps the best of the lot in his genre) and this collection of his most interesting cases are a must have for lovers of all things ghostly.
 It's a fun read.... September 26, 2006
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
While I enjoyed the stories within, I feel that some of them were stretched a little far, and the photo inclusions were, well let's be nice and say sophomoric. The stories are very engaging and well written, but it was obvious some of them were glorified urban legends. Despite all that, I really enjoyed the book and would recommend it to those who enjoy reading about the paranormal.
Durk Simmons
author Strings of Connection: Book 1 of the Witches in America Series
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