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Weird N.J., Vol. 2: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets

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Love the book. It's better than I expected. It's broader in scope than I anticipated - and that's good. Makes me want Vol 1, too. Arrived on time and in pristine condition. Thanks, Jim.

Excellent! This book is as interesting and fun as all of the others. If this is your interest, you won't be disappointed.

Loved WNJ #2, better than #1. More colorful photos and some follow-ups from previous editions/magazines.

Wonderful addition to the first guide. A must read. Need to keep them coming. Love buying from amazon!
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Wonderful tales of New Jersey. You can find these on all states. They are entertaining, interesting and true! I remember some of these tales!

FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE LEFT THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THIS IS AN INTERESTING LOOK BACK ALL THE PLACES THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED AND ENJOYED.

A great companion to the first volume of Weird NJ. There is a lot of debate amongst my friends as to which of the books is better and everyone seems to have their favorite. They are both very entertaining and original, without question, but for me #2 is the most enjoyable. Where #1 did an outstanding job of chronicling the more well known tales of NJ folklore and legends like the Jersey Devil and famous ghost stories, this book really delves deeper into the lesser known side of the state's uniquely weird and often disturbing side. The writing in this volume, while more sophisticated then the first volume, never loses its keen sense of wit or biting irony. Simply put, it is perhaps the most intelligent (without being highbrow) survey to date of the people, places and events that make the Garden State the ever-so-strange place that it is. Everyone who loves, or even those who love to hate, NJ should own this book!

Weird N.J. volume 2 is sadly disappointing and dull, especially compared to the perfection that was volume 1. Although the book has some of the wonderful positives of its series - the bright pictures, reader tales and experiences, it seems like with this volume they were a bit too hard pressed to find things with all that was crammed into 1. The book seems very rushed and the commentary on the entries does not seem nearly as lively as before, plus the site locations were fuzzy at times and the variety of sites very lacking. Pretty much just the same stories over and over. Thankfully I'm a speed reader - book was so dreadful I made a special trip to return it the day after purchase.

Weird N.J., Vol. 2: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets

Nothing physically wrong with this book at all, came with outside cover as well. It's just simply outdated, I've gone to many places in this book already and nothing happens that is supposed to. Same with the Weird PA book. So I'd get it for stories, but not for current events.