The Truth Never Stands in Way of a Good Story Jeffrey Nels Younggren Drawing from newspaper accounts

Drawing from newspaper accounts

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The Truth Never Stands in Way of a Good Story Jeffrey Nels Younggren Drawing from newspaper accounts''My sister's boyfriend knows a family who . . .'' ''One of my wife's colleagues has a friend who knows someone who . . .'' ''This is a true story that was forwarded to me by. . .'' ''This is not a joke!'' In this lively and engaging book, the nation's foremost expert on urban legends explores the spontaneous germination of these bizarre yet plausible narratives that play on the absurdities and prey on the fears of modern life. Through voluminous