Collects both well-known stories and shady rumors, including "The Stolenidney," "Naked at His Own Surprise Party," and "The Scuba Diver in theorest Fire".

This revised edition of the original reference standard for urban legends provides an updated anthology of common myths and stories, and presents expanded cover

Chronicles the urban legends that have arisen following the events ofeptember 11, 2001 in addition to such others as scams for getting paid forending e-mail mes

With more than one hundred-fifty books and three hundred published articles on proverb studies that have attracted wide attention of folklorists around the worl

Underground rivers in science, history, the arts and any number of sightings elsewhere