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Empire State Ghosts: New York Legends and Lore. E. Ashley Rooney. Read a colorful and horrific history of Peter Stuyvesant, the French and Indian War, and 9/11. Meet pre-Revolutionary ghost Jane McRea, the headless soldier of Fort Niagara, the spirit of Grace Brown of Big Moose Lake, and those who haunt Boldt Castle, Kings Park State Hospital, and West Point. Meet a few monsters, too: Champ, Bigfoot, and of course, the Headless Horse- man. Pull up a chair and delight to fascinating tales of New York. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 22 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3418-4 • PB • $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Fright to the Point: Ghosts of West Point. Major Thad Krasnesky. The United States Military Academy at West Point houses more than cadets; there are ghosts aplenty to stir your imagination and peak your curiosity about the country’s oldest continuously running military school. This collection of 13 spooky ghost stories is focused on apparitions that make their home at West Point right along with the living souls who march the halls of patri- otism everyday. Written and researched by a military in- telligence officer. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) •20b/w images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3918-9 • PB • $19.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD Hudson Valley Haunts: Historic Driving Tours. Linda Zimmermann. Covers 165 miles from Rockland County to Saratoga Springs and 42 historic haunted locations. Visit haunted houses that line the streets of the old Dutch settlements in New Paltz and Hurley, see a misty figure at Sickletown Road Cemetery, and consider the mystery of the remains of an Indian girl at the Van Wyck Homestead. • 6"x9" (152x228mm) •78b/wphotos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-3173-2 • PB • $16.99 / £16.99 / $24.99 CAD Spooky Hudson Valley. Marianna Boncek. Meet the ghost of Anna Dorthea Swarts, who was savagely dragged to her death by an enraged master. Visit historic Hugenot Street, where every house is haunted—from a vicious “Axe Man" to a headless woman who wanders the streets. Read the elegy of Maria Deyo, who calmly murdered her three children and killed herself. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) •65b/wphotos•160pp. •978-0-7643-3384-2•PB•$14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Ghost s of NY ’s Capi tal Di st r ic t : Albany, Schenectady, Troy & More. Renee Mallett. Covers Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs, and the smaller communities in between. Take a ride on Lincoln’s ghost train that charges through Albany each April. Find out why the Men in Black menaced the residents of Scotia for four years. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 31 b/w photos•160pp. •978-0-7643-3292-0•PB•$14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Ghosts of Buffalo. Tim Shaw. The spirits do not rest easily in Buffalo, New York. Learn about the specters of those who perished in the War of 1812 who still wander along Main Street; the ghosts of Erie Canal brawlers and loose women who ply their trades along the former bustling towpath; Native American witchcraft that caught the attention of the U.S. government; lost cemeteries rediscovered during private and municipal improvement projects; and other fascinating and terrifying tales of one of the most historically significant cities on the Great Lakes. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 61 color photos. • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643- 3894-6 • PB • $19.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD Spirits and Death in Niagara. Marcy Italiano. Take a ride over Niagara Falls to discover outlandish stories with frightening outcomes. Learn about sacrifices to an evil god and Devil’s Hole. Meet the dish-throwing ghost at the Olde Angel Inn and Robert Parson, who hung over the edge of the falls, only to die after his rescue. The falls have a secret and scary way of calling, and those who answer the call are never disappointed. You won’t be either. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 57 b/w photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-2965-4 • PB • $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD The Collector’s Guide to the Minerals of New York State. Dr. Steven C. Chamberlain and Dr. George W. Robinson. The first New York mineralogy text in more than 35 years presents detailed information about the most important mineral localities to mineral col- lectors. It includes the significance, collecting history, geology, origin, and important minerals for collectors incorporating the latest research and nomenclature. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 153 color photos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643-4334-6 • PB • $19.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD Rochester Haunts: A Ghost Hunting Guide. Dwayne Claud. Read about a black mass at the Childtime Learning Center that knocked down the children’s cubbies and dark-hooded individuals that hold rituals at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visit a spirit at Farmer’s Tavern and Inn that chases away guests, and encounter moving shadow figures in the basement of the Main Street Armory. This guide will take you on a journey of the undead that you won’t soon forget. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 30 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3208-1 • PB • $14.99 / £14.99 / $22.95 CAD Haunted Finger Lakes. Dwayne Claud. Tour the Finger Lakes region in New York State with more than 50 haunt- ed locations, including personal experiences and investi- gations. Listen to unexplained noises at the Bristol Town Hall, view photographs that change taken at Woodlawn Cemetery in Canandaigua, and see a mirror that reflects ghosts at John Cuddleback’s Antique Store. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 37 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3358-3 • PB • $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Ghosts of Southern Tier, NY. Dwayne Claud. Take a driving tour of more than 50 haunted locations through- out New York State’s southern counties. A blend of history, legend, and hauntings are experienced with paranormal investigators as your guides. Come along as the author uncovers the truth about hauntings and intro- duces you to new tales of specters and phantoms from the country hillside. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 34 b/w photos•160pp. •978-0-7643-3497-9•PB•$14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Gone Missing in New York. Marianna Boncek. Explore this painful epidemic through individual stories of the missing and their families; among them a 22-month-old baby and a noted judge. Sections include unidentified missing human remains found in New York State, inves- tigation procedures, and the pros and cons of hiring a private detective or a psychic. Perhaps one of these touching accounts will offer hope that someone, somewhere, might have the missing piece to one of these devastating puzzles and help bring any one of these missing persons home. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) •73b/w&color images •160pp. •978-0-7643- 3837-3 • PB • $19.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD New York Subway Graffiti. Tod Lange. An informative, nostalgic look at the graffiti years of the New York subway system. It includes work from the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s artists BLADE, GHOST, SENT, REAS, VEN, WOLF, and STRIDER, as well as many lesser known “underdogs,” with personal accounts of their art and adventures. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 237 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3339-2 • PB • $29.99 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD New York City Horsepower: An Oral His- tory of Fast Custom Machines. Michael McCabe. The stories behind NYC car and motor- cycle builders, filled with passion, creativity, and high-speed thrills. Based on interviews with nearly 40 legendary custom builders and young builders, McCabe offers unique access to their lives in garages and workshops throughout the five boroughs. • 113/4" x 9" (298 x 228mm) •796b/w&color images •304pp. • 978-0-7643-3961-5 • HC • $50.00 / £47.99 / 75 CAD Ghost Signs: Clues to Downtown New York’s Past. Frank Mastropolo. Ghost signs hold the secrets of businesses and products that vanished decades ago. Clues to our jobs, schools, places of worship, cafes, and concert halls are hidden in their stories. More than 100 photos and insightful commentary provide an important and timely look at New York City’s rich economic and social fabric, especial- ly today, when long-established businesses are rapidly being priced out of their neighborhoods. • 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) • 125 color and b/w images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-5831-9 • HC • $19.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD Ghost Signs 2: Clues to Uptown New York's Past. Frank Mastropolo. New York City's neigh- borhoods, from 14th Street to its northernmost point, contain scores of timeworn ads that have improbably survived for decades, and journalist and television producer Frank Mastropolo has captured their stories. More than 100 photos and stories sketch uptown New York's economic and social fabric over the past century. • 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) • 125 color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643- 6362-7 • hardcover • $19.99 / £18.99 / 28.99 CAD UFOs Over Long Island, New York. Joseph Flammer. 60-years of the world’s “silent alien invasion.” Read compelling interviews and discover the government’s “Anti-UFO Army,” the 1989 shoot-down of an alien craft over Moriches Bay, the Southaven Park spaceship crash of 1992, the TWA Flight 800 explosion over Moriches Bay, and time travel experiments conducted at Camp Hero at Montauk Point. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) •35b/w photos•160pp. •978-0-7643-4707-8•PB•$16.99 / £16.99 / 24.99 CAD New York: Stories, Lore & History Cope2: The Evolving Art of a Bronx Graffiti Legend. Fernando Carlo Jr., Edited by Monica Alonso. Cope2, born Fernando Carlo Jr., is an iconic name in graffiti—one of New York's pioneering artists in the '80s and '90s, founder of the KINGSDESTROY crew, and known for his wildstyle tagging—and here 35+ years of his work are compiled into one vibrant volume. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 272 color and b/w images • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643- 6388-7 • hardcover • $45.00 /£40.99 / 64.00 CAD NEW YORK Morris Park Crew: The Official History. John F. Lorne. This official history of the Morris Park Crew (MPC) tells the stories behind the group with never-before-published photos, oral histo- ries from MPC members, and details on the 2009–2010 MPC revival. Starting in 1977, when founding members Slip, Wedge, and Speed start- ed the crew, this account details how Cap 1 took over and led the crew down its unforgettable path in the 1980s. • 11 3/4" x 9" (298 x 228 mm) • 402 color photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-4157-1 • HC • $34.99 / £33.99 / 51.99 CAD Don1: The King from Queens: The Life and Photos of a NYC Transit Graffiti Master. Louie Gasparro. The Italian-American rock and roller who wrote “DON 1 MAFIA” blasted onto New York’s graffiti scene like a meteorite, but his descent from the top was just as swift, and for years DON1 has lived in obscurity. Here are nearly 200 never-before-seen graffiti photos and an even rarer glimpse at work from DON1’s black book. • 12" x 9" (304 x 228 mm) • 222 b/w & color photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-4500-5 • HC • $29.99 / £28.99 / 45.00 CAD CAVS, Just a Vandal from the Bronx: New York City Graffiti, 1980s–2010s. Paul Cavalieri. CAVS (Paul Cavalieri), a prolific and influential Bronx graffiti writer for nearly 40 years, shares hundreds of photos of his work, his pro- gression as an artist, and stories of the New York City graffiti scene through the decades in one colorful volume. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 727 color images •256 pp. •978-0-7643-6387-0•HC•$45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD 46 |