Urban Myths

by Albert Jack

Overview

From the Author of the Internationally Bestselling Books - Red Herrings & White Elephants, Shaggy Dogs, Pop Goes the Weasel, What Caesar did for My Salad & They Laughed at Galileo.

Hundreds of the world's famous Urban Myths and Legends. 'Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light?'

From stolen kidneys to phantom hitchhikers and the missing brain of JFK, we all love a good urban legend (the more extreme the better), but sometimes they end suspiciously neatly, however much the teller swears they know the person it happened to.

And it's not just word of mouth; we are bombarded by chain letters and emails, newspaper articles and TV programmes all spinning stories of ghosts and revenge, of bizarre scientific breakthroughs, of political cover-ups and conspiracy theories. But where do these stories come from? Are any of them actually true?

Does Coca Cola own Santa Claus? Whatever happened to the Millennium bug? Are there alligators in the sewers? Was Winston Churchill a Druid? And why should you always double-check that your car door is locked and beware of any man with a hook?

Albert Jack's quest for the truth has led him right round the world and throughout history and he has discovered all kinds of unforgettable, hilarious facts and even stranger stories. From pop stars to musical breast implants, reality will never be the same again. Prepare to enter the dark world of the urban legend.

Stories include;

The Famous Hooked Hand
The Vanishing Hitchhiker,
Body under the Mattress,
The Kidney Theft
Buried Alive
The Fatal Hairdo
The Boyfriend Death
Babysitter and the Man Upstairs
Aren't You Glad You Didn't Turn On The Light?
Walt Disney is Cryogenically Frozen
Mick Jagger and David Bowie were Lovers
Van Halen and the Brown M&Ms
Alligators in the Sewers
Killer in the Backseat
Bloody Mary and Hundreds more..............

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159018427
Publisher:	Albert Jack Publishing
Publication date:	02/23/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	308 KB

About the Author

Albert Jack is a writer and historian. His first book Red Herrings and White Elephants explored the origins of well-known idioms and phrases and became an international best-seller in 2004. It was serialized in the Sunday Times and remained on their best-seller list for sixteen straight months.

He followed this up with a series of other popular titles including Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep, Pop Goes the Weasel, What Caesar did for my Salad & They Laughed at Galileo.

Fascinated by discovering the truth behind the world's great stories, Albert has become an expert at explaining the unexplained, enriching millions of dinner table conversations and ending bar room quarrels the world over.

He is now a veteran of hundreds of live television shows and thousands of radio programs worldwide. Albert lives somewhere between Guildford in England and Bangkok in Thailand.

OTHER BOOKS BY ALBERT JACK

Red Herrings and White Elephants
Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep
Phantom Hitchhikers
Loch Ness Monsters and Other World Mysteries
Pop Goes the Weasel
The Old Dog and Duck
What Caesar Did for my Salad
Black Sheep and Lame Ducks
It's a Wonderful Word
Money for Old Rope Part 1
Money for Old Rope Part 2
The Jam: Sounds From the Street
Want to be a Writer?
New World Order: The Bilderberg Conspiracy and the Last Man in London
Rose Versus Thistle
They Laughed at Galileo
The Greatest Generation - Diary of a 1st & 6th Airborne Paratrooper
9/11 Conspiracy
Debt Freedom Program
The Slow Death of Europe
Blue Moons and Black Markets