Pet Ghosts [Paperback]

Joshua Warren (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2006

From known creatures to unknown, ancient to modern, anecdote to scientific theory, in text and pictures, Pet Ghosts is a comprehensive look at how animal spirits relate to humans, for better or for worse, and how you can document them on your own.

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From the Publisher

"At times haunting, often touching, always intriguing, Pet Ghosts is a must-have book." —Jeff Belanger, author of The World’s Most Haunted Places and founder of Ghostvillage.com

About the Author

Joshua P. Warren is a world-renowned paranormal investigator who currently appears on the Discovery Channel series "X-Ops" and hosts a regional radio show, "Speaking of Strange." He has also been regularly featured on TLC, the Travel Channel, and the History Channel. As president of his research team, L.E.M.U.R., Warren uses scientific methods to document unexplainable activity. He wrote the best-selling Haunted Asheville, which refers to his home city in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and How to Hunt Ghosts. His articles have been published internationally, and he has been covered by such mainstream periodicals as Southern Living, Delta Sky, FATE, New Woman, The New York Times, and FHM.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: New Page Books; 1 edition (July 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564148882
• ISBN-13: 978-1564148889
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,014,316 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Joshua P. Warren is a world-renowned paranormal investigator who currently appears on the Discovery Channel series "X-Ops" and hosts a regional radio show, "Speaking of Strange." He has also been regularly featured on TLC, the Travel Channel, and the History Channel. As president of his research team, L.E.M.U.R., Warren uses scientific methods to document unexplainable activity. He wrote the best-selling Haunted Asheville, which refers to his home city in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and How to Hunt Ghosts. His articles have been published internationally, and he has been covered by such mainstream periodicals as Southern Living, Delta Sky, FATE, New Woman, The New York Times, and FHM.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marie Jones, BookIdeas.com reviewer, writes:, September 22, 2006

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This review is from: Pet Ghosts (Paperback)

We've all heard stories about ghosts. Many of us may even have had one or two spectral spectacles ourselves. But we normally think of ghosts as the spirits of deceased humans. Now, ghost hunter and paranormal researcher Joshua P. Warren, author of "How To Hunt Ghosts," introduces us to animal encounters beyond the grave in "Pet Ghosts," an intriguing look at the various kinds of animal hauntings reported throughout history.

Warren tells us there are many different kinds of animal ghosts, from Elementals to Harbingers to Phantimals and more, and he explains how each differ, with examples of sightings for each category. But all, he tells us, are connected to energy, and the manipulation of energy that allows these entities to cross over from their worlds into ours.

We learn about animal ghosts from the past, as well as a number of more modern reports from people Warren himself performed investigations for. We even get an interesting glimpse into the author's own experience with a pet ghost, all of which add a nice personal touch to the otherwise journalistic approach the author takes. As an investigator, Warren excels at looking at the paranormal both through the eyes of someone who understands the importance of scientific standards, and as someone who also knows the impact of journalistic objectivity. Reading "Pet Ghosts," you get quite an education into the potential scientific basis for these experiences, including connections to quantum physics and the behavior of energy. At no time does Warren veer into mushy New Age territory, instead choosing to focus on how, with meticulous research and the right investigative tools, real paranormal researchers can utilize the scientific method as much as possible, even when dealing with the unknown.

Only when we start taking these experiences more seriously, from a scientific perspective, yet also maintaining an open mind, will we ever come to truly understand ghosts. What they are, where they come from... Warren takes his chosen field very seriously, yet allows for a sense of fun and humor that makes his writing as enjoyable as it is mind-expanding.

"Pet Ghosts" documents the deeper connections between humans and animals, and how those connections may last beyond the moment of death, just as they might with a human loved one. There are plenty of tools and techniques included for finding your own connection to a lost loved animal companion, as well as interviews with noted researchers in the field such as Nick Redfern, Brad Steiger and Loren Coleman.

By the way, one of the few "paranormal" encounters I can say that I, myself, have experienced, involved my cat Elvis, who passed on many years ago. For a long time afterwards, I continued to feel him jumping onto my bed late at night, as he always did while alive. Of course, when I would turn on the light and look, there was nothing there. Nothing but for an indentation in the quilt where a soft, warm body of a cat once used to rest. It seems Elvis never really did leave the building.

Marie D. Jones is author of "PSIence: How New Discoveries in Quantum Physics and New Science May Explain the Existence of Paranormal Phenomena."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay Book, February 18, 2008

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Dana Lynn Hemminger "catwoman" (Johnstown, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pet Ghosts (Paperback)

This talked more about how to hunt ghosts than actual animal encounters. I was expecting more stories about actual animal encounters. Talked about the different types of ghosts and big foot, ghosts in history and around the world. I was looking more for pet encounters when I bought this book. There are a few in here but not as many as I would have liked/thought there would be. Don't recommend if you are looking for pet stories, comfort, etc. Recommended more for ghost hunting techniques, explanations of ghost terms, etc. Author is a ghost hunter (paranormal researcher).

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PET GHOSTS survey theory and provide insights on encounters., November 4, 2006

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This review is from: Pet Ghosts (Paperback)

Joshua P. Warren's PET GHOSTS: ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE includes not only the author's own experiences with his dog, but interviews animal experts and provides tools and techniques for finding and recording a pet's spirit. If humans can have ghosts - why not pets? PET GHOSTS survey theory and provide insights on encounters.