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Ghost Lights: Utah Theatres & Other Entertaining Haunts (Paperback, 2012) - $21.95

Who are the Utah apparitions who haunt these theatres, dance halls, museums, amusement parks and a military post? There is the young man who died in a theatre fire and still warns the people in it. The sunrise meeting on a golf course between a deceased golfer and a little girl who drowned. The woman who appears in a park’s old horse stable, but only to visitors wearing purple. The “typewriter ghost” still writing plays in a gutted theatre. A small town genius who created animated life sized puppets, carousels and a dance hall made of thousands of mirror pieces. An internationally famous doll whose spirit frightened children. A bride mourning her fallen soldier, who haunts a local park. Chinese railroad workers whose suicides keep them trapped in an old hotel. A collector who found secrets of the ancients with a collection so massive that an entire old library powers portals with rocks and crystals. A young actress deserted by her lover and dying of a broken heart, returns to the museum where her theatre dress is on display. An Egyptologist who brought her cursed collections home to Utah.

There are apparitions who hang out in familiar places such as libraries, museums and theatres. Men who single-handedly revived and reinvented old theatres who return to check on them. Actors and other theatre spirits who return in costume to where they once performed. Spirits attached to objects and vehicles at a military post. Cemeteries long forgotten, where the remains of souls are still buried beneath our feet or hidden away in the basements of museums. Dance halls, social halls, canyon resorts and amusement parks, where people gathered to celebrate, who have left their energies behind them. And finally, an elephant princess whose poignant and tragic story of her travels all over the country, ended in her inspiring the founding of a zoo. These are the ghosts of history, who tell us their stories and then haunt the places that entertain and intrigue us all!

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Specters in Doorways— Revisited: Utah’s Mansions, Hotels, Churches, Schools and Mills (Paperback)

For a state that is said to have no room for ghosts, Utah certainly has a vast number of haunted places! In this compelling and highly entertaining book, author and Utah native Linda Dunning takes a trip back in time and uncovers the ghosts, legends and unusual lore of a state that is unique in the annals of American History. Travel along as she reveals the mysteries and miracles of haunted mansions and farm houses, ghostly hotels and public buildings, spirit-infested hospitals, churches and gathering places, eerie old schools, colleges and universities and finally, the phantoms of Utah’s many old mills and abandoned factories. It is a journey that no reader will soon forget, filled with the lingering personalities of Mormon pioneers, miners, mill workers, millionaires and murderers, through a land that is like no other — Haunted Utah!

Lost Landscapes: Utah’s Ghosts, Mysterious Creatures, and Aliens (Paperback)

Travelers can glean a great amount of history from the scenes they see and the places they visit, yet there are other stories and legends that belong to Utah and her native land - tales that are not often told. Saltair was once the premier resort on the shores of the Great Salt Lake until a series of mysterious catastrophes and an unfriendly lake forced its closure. Mount Timpanogos’ unique shape subtly speaks the story of Utahna and not so long ago, the Anasazi were a thriving people, destined for greatness - until they disappeared into the canyons from which they'd carved their civilization, leaving no clues as to their whereabouts. For young and old alike, Lost Landscapes will pique interest and raise questions as to the mysteries within Utah's borders.

Restless Spirits: Utah’s Small Town Ghosts (Paperback)

These small town ghosts from both the past and present can be found all over Utah. There are old pioneer tales told around campfires, more recent tales based on an eccentric canyon dweller or two, even current tales from the land, and old or newly built houses in rural areas which are purported to be haunted. These are the stories of the myths, legends, folklore and true ghostly happenings which others and sometimes even myself have experienced. Of even greater interest are the strange tales from the southern part of the state where my own mother grew up. Kane County, Kanab, the many lakes and even smaller towns and caves all the way to the north rim of the Grand Canyon, provide mysteries to explore and places to visit. History and hauntings merge together in a tapestry of storytelling, where both the unusual and the strange, come together in Restless Spirits.

Nurturing Unique Kids: A Practical Guide for Intuitive Children, Families & Adults
(Paperback) First Road Press 2011 - $21.95

Have you ever wondered if there are others like you? People who have experiences that they cannot explain? Do you feel bombarded by many different channels of energy at once? Is it hard to keep tuned into just one channel, like family or friends or even a world channel without being interrupted or confused by many others? Do you know if you are a “Duck” or a “Sponge?” You know, “water runs off a duck’s back,” while “Sponges” soak in the emotions of everyone around them? Are you becoming more aware of the synchronicities in your life, the waking dreams and signs and symbols that show up around you? Do you want to understand the differences between night travels, dreams and a vivid imagination? Do you already have a good cache of self-healing techniques that did not cost you a dime? Are your protections in place as an intuitive? It is time to come out of your intuitive closet! The energies say yes, and your children may already be out there ahead of you!

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