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Summary: He managed to suck the life out of Urban Legends
Review: THis book was given to me as a gift. I enjoy reading urbanlegends, and have even been victim of a few. The author managed tocompletely suck the life out of the urban legends he includes. Byediting them down for length, the plausibility of each story iseliminated. Very few were left intact.It is also irritating tofind several stories inside which are true, or not ULs at all.Including Microsoft easter eggs. If you love Urban Legends, checkout one of the many sites dedicated to them online, and save yourmoney.
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Summary: The Baby Got Thrown with the Bath Water!
Review: This is a compendium of alleged Urban Legends. Included are some familiar old legends (the RV guy and the sandwich, the ubiquitous Neiman-Marcus cookie hoax) some new Legends (the experimental car) and some you'll swear are not Legends at all, but True Stories that Really Did happen to Great Uncle Fred's cousin's sister-in-law's hairdresser's nephew's girlfriend's father's fishin' buddy (Cadillac Rattle, Navy Pilot v. Lighthouse.) Some are humorous (the resurrected rabbit,) some are gruesome (what is that dog choking on?) some are just plain gross (string cheese pizza) and some are literary rip-offs (the I'm-older-and-have-more-insurance Parking Lot Fiasco from *Fried Green Tomatoes* as UL) Typos and other errata abound in this bath water brew, with little and no discussion of epistemology. Dump these tepid tales and refill with *Curses! Broiled Again! The Hottest Urban Legends Going!* Reviewed by TundraVision
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Summary: Pretty Neat!
Review: This is the first book on Urban Legends that I've read, and I thought the book was really neat, esp. because I'm a writter always on a look out for new ideas. Unfortunately it doesn't give you any traces on where these stories originated, or provide any hardcore research; but none-the-less a very interesting read.
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Summary: Should be required reading
Review: You may have received some of these whacky stories in an email before. You always wonder if *if* there is any truth to these. Did anyone really wake up missing a kidney? Has anyone ever been shot for flashing their headlights during the day? What about the Nieman Cookie recipe? Well be dumbfounded no more. The book is entertaining, and well organized in the stories. This book is perfect to take on a plane, train, or anytime you do not want to get too involved in a book, yet want something to read.
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