Ghost Hunter's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area (Paperback)

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"This is a book that is a good guide to its subject, but it is also a pleasant read..." -- Dan Hays, Statesman Journal, Portland, OR

Fans of hauntings and ghost stories...will love this comprehensive guide to the Bay Area's most eerie spots." -- Fabuloustravel.com

Product Description

Ghost-hunting hobbyist Jeff Dwyer has devised a guide that allows the phantom-seeker in all of us to add spirit sleuthing to our list of typical tourist activities. "Ghost Hunter’s Guide to the Bay Area" highlights more than one hundred haunted spots in and around San Francisco, all accessible to the public, where you can research and organize your own ghost hunt. Complete with handy checklists, procedural tips, and anecdotal evidence of previous sightings at each location, the guide is an inquisitive and informative supplement to--or replacement for--traditional tourist guidebooks of the Bay Area.

Whether readers visit familiar haunts such as Alcatraz, Angel Island, Fisherman’s Wharf, or lesser-known locations such as the USS Hornet, the Old Bodega Schoolhouse, or the First and Last Chance Saloon, all are sure to encounter places and consider possibilities unexplored by the average visitor. With advice on what to do with a ghost, what to do after the ghost hunt, and other telekinetic tidbits, this guide encourages travelers to be attentive and imaginative travelers, willing to be take that extra spirit-sighting step. For the curious armchair traveler, it is lively twist on Bay Area history and landmarks.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company (March 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589802896
• ISBN-13: 978-1589802896
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #496,851 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A highlight of a hundred haunted spots in and around the city, October 5, 2005

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

If it's ghostly encounters which attract you and a visit to San Francisco is in your future, take a look at Jeff Dwyer's Ghost Hunter's Guide To The San Francisco Bay Area: it's a highlight of a hundred haunted spots in and around the city, all accessible to the public, where you can search out your own haunts. Anecdotes of sightings accompany checklists and details on available tours. Addresses and phones, and black and white photos of each haunted place, are included. Dwyer is a native of northern California and personal, extensive research has resulted in a winner.

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read, and full of great info., August 17, 2009

By	Neil Nodado - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a must have! The chapters are well organized and the book itself is easy to read. The first chapter deals with the basics of ghosts and proper group investigation techniques, and the subsequent chapters are divided by Bay Area regions. In each case a brief history of the location is discussed, and reports of the paranormal are also included. In addition, the author was nice enough to provide contact information where applicable. In conclusion, buy this book.