Urban Legends

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Urban Legends to the rescue This is the new book by nationally syndicated Chicago Sun Times columnist Richard Roeper It is a comprehensive, enlightening, and entertaining look at hundreds of such stories that have no basis in fact no matter how many people will swear otherwise Half the people who read Urban Legends will be delighted that a legitimate journalist has finally debunked some of the most maddeningly enduring modern myths of our times The other half will be shocked that some of their favorite stories have been exposed. New Download [ Urban Legends ] by [ Richard Roeper ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr It s a good book if you want to just briefly read about the less popular urban legends, but some you might know I liked it but it just felt a bit too brief.It was an entertaining read It is been a few days since I read it and I can t tell you what my favorite urban legend was.This was a fun collection of some excellent urban tales that we tell each other It was fun to read andfun than this was finding out all the torrid tales that I ve heard myself over the years And, admittedly, fallen for sometimes If I could say anything that I would like to seeof in this book, it would be an analysis of the tales themselves Urban Legends usually have a folk root that they are responding to and while the stories are fun to read, I think it would have really would This was a fun collection of some excellent urban tales that we tell each other It was fun to read andfun than this was finding out all the torrid tales that I ve heard myself over the years And, admittedly, fallen for sometimes If I could say anything that I would like to seeof in this book, it would be an analysis of the tales themselves Urban Legends usually have a folk root that they are responding to and while the stories are fun to read, I think it would have really would have been nice to have some kind of context under which these legends spawn and even resurface There is some analysis done but I would have liked to seefor all of them Also, in a very slight kind of nitpick, I also have to take a little issue with...i thought that this book was fantastic, i love urban legends and this was what i was looking for i highly recommend this to any person that wants to read some interesting stories this book is a fantastic read for any trip or plane flight, it has all the things anyone could ask for in an urban legend book weather its how the 311 is related to the kkk or how tupac faked his own dea...Another great Urban Legends book This one really delves into some of thepopular ones of today that are spread thru emails, text messages, word of mouth I was amazed at how many of these I had received in my own email I guess it just goes to show you that some people will believe anything.This is a great book if you like urban ledgends.It explains how you ca tell that the stories are not real and how the urban ledgend got started.I enjoyed reading some of the ones I remember and it was good to find out the reasons why so many people were fooled into thinking they were really true.Nothing new legend wise but I do a good job in collecting them myself Even if you know them it s interesting to be able to read a logical tear to the throat of any urban legendthough I m still sure they happened to my aunt s doctor s stepson.I don t think I ran across any new legends, but they always amuse me and he s an entertaining writer.A quick, funny read Roeper debunks urban legends from ankle slashing as a gang initiation to Y2K I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Urban Legends
  • English
  • 18 December 2018
  • Paperback
  • 285 pages
  • 1564144992
  • Richard Roeper
  • Urban Legends