Something is on the road with you.Every culture that has ever built a road has eventually built a ghost to walk it. But what happens when the ghost shows up in the data?Phantom Lanes: Unsolved Mysteries of the Open Road is not a book of ghost stories. It is an investigation — the first of its kind to examine road-based paranormal phenomena not as folklore, but as a convergence of geophysical science, automotive engineering, and human physiology.

Some objects do not just exist. They wait.From a supposedly demonically possessed doll to a surrealist painting that drives its viewers to the brink of madness, humanity has long been captivated by things that seem to harbor a dark, inexplicable energy. But what happens when you strip away the campfire ghost stories and examine the cold, hard facts?In The Malediction Files: A Factual Investigation into the World's Most Malevolent Objects, researche...

SPECTERS OF THE EAST COAST: A Dossier of Haunted HotelsCheck in for the night. You might never sleep alone again.From the fog-drenched shores of Cape May to the bullet-scarred brickwork of Gettysburg, the American East Coast is home to some of the nation's most historic—and haunted—lodgings. SPECTERS OF THE EAST COAST is not just a collection of campfire tales; it is a chilling, carefully researched dossier of ten hotels where the ...

Have you ever wondered why things happen the way they do? Life can be full of joy or problems, but do we understand and are fully aware of the mysteries of life? Life is filled with magic. If you become conscious of this magic you will come to recognize more about everything that exists around you.Spells are used for creating both the death and birth of forms. Your reality is shaped by the spells that formulate the energy that sustains you, and the forms that you want. Some people are awar...

Prayers that lead to a growing intimacy with God. Heart-learning, not just more head knowledge. Walking conversations with God. These are a few of the fruits produced by a spiritual practice called holy walks. Rooted in the ancient art of praying the Psalms, holy walks enrich our understanding and practice of prayer by integrating prayer-walking and learning the Psalms by heart. In a practical, deeply personal, and at times humorous manner, Steve Simon shares how holy walks have transforme...

The theological reflections of Virgilio Elizondo and Gustavo Gutierrez are examples of the ecclesial fruitfulness of the second half of the twentieth century. Following the directives of Pope John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council, Elizondo and Gutierrez present the Gospel message in relevant terms to their own people by engaging the world as the Church of the poor. Inspired by this moment in Church history, while at the same time recognizing the plight of their people in their poor and...

Pendle Hill is more than a postcard landmark in Lancashire. For four centuries, it has been one of England's most notorious hotspots of alleged witchcraft, ghostly apparitions, and unexplained lights. But what if those hauntings are not superstition – or simple ghost stories – at all?In The Pendle Hauntings: A Forensic Investigation into 400 Years of Paranormal Activity on Lancashire's Most Cursed Hill, researcher and author Simon C. Lowe strips away folklore and tourism t...

Korean American Catholics are celebrating their jubilee after having been officially recognized by the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1966. This occasion affords the flourishing Korean American Catholic community to take stock of their identity, celebrate this milestone, and prepare for the future. What does it mean to be a Korean American Catholic? What are their particular challenges and hopes? The works contained in this book, articles written by leading Korean American scholars, theol...

The Screaming Skull of Bettiscombe: A 300-Year Mystery of Myth, Murder, and Empire By Simon C. LoweA cursed Tudor manor. A broken promise. A 300-year-old ghost story—shattered by modern science.For over a century and a half, Bettiscombe Manor in the quiet hills of Dorset has harbored a dark, macabre relic: a human skull that refuses to be buried. According to local legend, the skull belonged to an enslaved Black man brought...

This second edition of The Economics of Entrepreneurship is an essential resource for scholars following the current state of this fast-moving field, covering a broad range of topics in unparalleled depth. Designed to be used both as a textbook for specialist degree courses on the economics of entrepreneurship, and as a reference text for academic research in the field, the book draws on theoretical insights and recent empirical findings to show how economics can contribute to our understa...

This book analyzes Chinese nationalism from the perspective of social economics. It posits a conceptual framework in which national status is treated as a "luxury" while material consumption is considered as a "necessity" in people’s preferences, which implies that popular nationalism tends to increase with economic development. The book extensively uses the tools of game theory and behavioral economics to analyze inter-ethnical and international conflicts in historical and contemporary Ch...

Slime has always stirred the imagination and evoked strong responses. It is as central to life and growth as to death, degeneration, and rot. Slime heals and cures; it also infects and kills. Slime titillates and terrifies. It fascinates children and is the horror in stories and the disgusting in fridges. Slime is part of good sex. Slime is also worryingly on the rise in the warming oceans. Engaging with slime is becoming more urgent because of its proliferation both in the seas and in our...