The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story

The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 0252070046
ISBN-13 : 9780252070044
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Book Synopsis The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story by : Jan Harold Brunvand

Download or read book The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here he [the author] looks in detail at a dozen rampant and long-lived examples of this vigorous category of contemporary folklore, tracing their historyies, variations, sources, and meanings."--Jacket.


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