| The Baby Train: And Other Lusty Urban Legends Revised Edition Contributor(s): Brunvand, Jan Harold (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393312089 ISBN-13: 9780393312089 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1994 Annotation: Called "Mr. Urban Legend" (Smithsonian, Brunvand offers more zany but dubious stories that "really happened" to someone's sister's boyfriend's accountant. This book uncovers the mysteries behind some of the bawdiest, goriest, and funniest urban legends making the cocktail-party circuit today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| LCCN: 00000000 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.53" W x 8.53" (1.04 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jan Harold Brunvand--''Mr. Urban Legend [Smithsonian]--tracks the most fabulous tales making today's cocktail-party circuit and shows why those stories that sound too good to be true probably are too good to be true. The eponymous episode--The Baby Train--sheds light on certain predawn activities that have linked unusually high birth rates to the whim of train schedule makers. Other stories offer a revealing peek behind the story of The Exploding Bra, expose the embarrassing source of The Hairdresser's Error, resurrect a Failed Suicide Buster Keaton would have died for, and show why adults are better off not bringing their comic book fantasies out of the closet. From Superhero Hijinx to The Shocking Videotape to The Accidental Cannibal, The Baby Train uncovers the mysteries behind some of the bawdiest, goriest, funniest, most pyrotechnic urban legends yet. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brunvand, Jan Harold: - Jan Harold Brunvand lives in Salt Lake City, where he is professor emeritus at the University of Utah. He is the author of numerous books, including The Vanishing Hitchhiker; The Choking Doberman; The Baby Train; Too Good to Be True; and Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid. |