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Supernatural Scotland Supernatural Scotland Campbell, Harry A. "An entertaining and lively introduction to Scotland's rich heritage of supernatural beings, places and powers. This richly illustrated title includes a map and gazateer of sites with supernatural co… OL13716207W
Buckland's Book of Gypsy Magic Buckland's Book of Gypsy Magic Raymond Buckland Gypsy spells, tarot, palm reading, reading tea leaves and more. OL14919505W
The angel of Galilea The angel of Galilea Laura Restrepo "Originally titled Dulce compañía (1995), novel set in Bogotá tells the first-person story of a woman journalist's involvement with the people of a poor barrio and the man they call an angel. Iron… OL14989216W
Volleyball jinx Volleyball jinx Bobbi Katz When the sixth-grade girls' volleyball team falls into a slump, its members wonder if they have been jinxed. OL15054932W
Superstition as ideology in Iranian politics Superstition as ideology in Iranian politics ʻAlī Rāhnamā A superstitious reading of the world based on religion may be harmless at a private level, yet employed as a political tool it can have more sinister implications. As this fascinating book by Ali Rah… OL15521549W
The Forbidden Sea (Forbidden Sea #1) The Forbidden Sea (Forbidden Sea #1) Sheila A. Nielson A mermaid haunts Adrianne's dreams . . . is she coming to warn her, save her, or drag her down into the depths of the briny sea forever? When Adrianne comes face-to-face with the mermaid of Windwa… OL15529875W
Lucky T Lucky T Kate Brian Carrie Fitzgerald is the luckiest girl: She is the only sophomore on the varsity basketball team, she always had the lead in the school play, and she has the cutest boyfriend in school. Carrie Fitzge… OL15861290W
Exposing Myths About Christianity Exposing Myths About Christianity Jeffrey Burton Russell Renowned historian, Jeffrey Burton Russell, famous for his studies of medieval history, turns to the serious questions that confront Christianity in contemporary culture. Russell examines a wide arra… OL16444341W
Fancy Nancy Just My Luck Fancy Nancy Just My Luck Jane O'Connor Lorsque Clara présente un trèfle à quatre feuilles en classe, Mademoiselle Nancy apprend à distinguer les objets qui portent chance de ceux qui portent malheur. Mais la liste des objets qui portent m… OL17443844W
The Accident Season The Accident Season Moïra Fowley-Doyle Every October Cara and her family become mysteriously and dangerously accident-prone, but this year, the year Cara, her ex-stepbrother, and her best friend are 17, is when Cara will begin to unravel … OL19332475W
Hitler's monsters Hitler's monsters Eric Kurlander "The definitive history of the supernatural in Nazi Germany, exploring the occult ideas, esoteric sciences, and pagan religions touted by the Third Reich in the service of power. The Nazi fascination… OL19670623W
Hitler's Monsters Hitler's Monsters Eric Kurlander 1 online resource (xxii, 422 pages) : OL20598021W
Léon et les superstitions Léon et les superstitions Annie Groovie Une trentane superstitions sont mises en images, dans de courtes bandes dessinées loufoques et minimalistes sur fond coloré de couleurs vives. Accompagnées d'une courte explication rédigée en des ter… OL21585252W
Noir poison Noir poison Suzanne Nelson Le lac des Mystères est bien le dernier endroit où Bree veut passer ses vacances d'été. À des milliers de kilomètres de sa ville de New York bien-aimée, sans aucune réception pour son téléphone cellu… OL24288922W
Arthur and the Bad-Luck Brain Arthur and the Bad-Luck Brain Stephen Krensky The Brain does not believe in superstition, but when he tries to prove that superstitions are nonsense he starts finding bad luck everywhere he turns. OL448288W
The billy goat curse The billy goat curse Gil Bogen "In 1945 the most famous curse in sports was placed on the Chicago Cubs when Bill Sianis and his goat were ejected from Wrigley Field. Sianis allegedly cursed the Cubs, promising that they'd never ag… OL5843567W
Lucky socks Lucky socks Carrie Weston Knowing that terrible things happen to him when he does not wear his lucky yellow socks, Kevin despairs when he cannot find them, but then he is surprised by what happens. OL6210457W
Best of luck Best of luck Brown, Myra Berry. Verses tell how to make the most--or least--of common good and bad luck superstitions. OL7210216W
Il pendolo di Foucault Il pendolo di Foucault Umberto Eco *Il pendolo di Foucault* è il secondo romanzo dello scrittore italiano Umberto Eco. Pubblicato nel 1988 dalla casa editrice Bompiani (con cui Eco aveva già un pluridecennale rapporto), è ambientato n… OL8996438W
Pseudodoxia epidemica Pseudodoxia epidemica Thomas Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica or Enquries into very many received tenets and commonly presumed truths, also known simply as Pseudodoxia Epidemica or Vulgar Errors, is a work by Thomas Browne refuting the com… OL997525W
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