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Field Guide to Ghosts

Posted on September 18, 2009

Book Review

The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts

Apparitions, Spirits, Spectral Lights, and Other Hauntings of History and Legend

I just finished reading a book called The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts by Raymond Buckland. The book is set up like a dictionary with main categories of different types of “Apparitions, Spirits, Spectral Lights, and Other Hauntings of History and Legend”.

Even though it is essentially a reference guide it still makes for some good “sit back” reading. This book is full of interesting facts and stories about everything from ancestral ghosts to animal ghosts, battlefield ghosts to Biblical ghosts, monsters to spectral lights and much more about the strange world around us. The index is great so you can look up info whenever you need it.

At the end of the book is a section that gives advice and tips on how to be a succesful paranormal investigator. Sections on cameras and photography, sound recording (attempting to capture EVPs), how to use IMF meters, infrared thermometers, motion detectors, and more.
Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts

Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts

I honestly love having books like this on my personal bookshelf. I often refer to a book in my research and I also like to read for pleasure whenever I can get some spare time. I am usually reading several books at a time.

Publisher description:

From battlefield and biblical ghosts to poltergeists and orbs, The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts examines categories and subcategories of ghosts across time and cultures, including commonalities and misconceptions. Stories of encounters, legendary ghosts, and haunted places are all covered in this beautifully illustrated compendium, a veritable A-Z of the otherworld. The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts is concise and comprehensive, complete with practical tips on ghost hunting and suggested further reading.

I got my copy of the book from Weiser Books at RedWheelWeiser.com – direct to the book – The Weiser Field Guide to Ghosts

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Written by D. Slone for TrueGhostTales.com




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Comments

4 Responses to “Field Guide to Ghosts”
  1. eyepriestess says:

    Thanks for that info Raymond!

  2. Karen M. says:

    Oh wow, I think I might check that out!

    • Caretaker says:

      Karen – I should say that I wrote this book review because I like the book. I was not paid nor do I make any thing if anyone buys it. I have been thinking about putting up some book reviews here on the site for awhile. I plan to do more of these as I get the time. At the moment I have 4 books I am reading. I dont always feel like reading the same thing so I wind up with several books with bookmarks in them.

      I usually read ‘non fiction’ type books but when it comes to fiction I am a BIG Terry Pratchett fan

  3. Karen M. says:

    Caretaker, I’m not familiar with Terry Pratchett, but you said that the book is set up like a dictonary, I have some really interesting books like that , that pertain to superstions and witchcraft, ( no I’m not a witch :) ) Did you ever read the short stories in the books called “Boarderlands”? The last one out even had a short story submitted by Steven King!

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