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Stories of Rootworkers & Hoodoo in the Mid-South

by Tony Kail ...

Series series American Heritage
Separate fact from fiction in this history of African healers, spiritualists, and conjurers in the mid-southern United States.Men and women who carried the mantle of African healing and spirituality in the Mid-South were frequently accused and attacked for their misunderstood culture. The same healers and spiritual workers feared by outsiders were embraced and revered by families who survived ... Read more

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Separate fact from fiction in this history of African healers, spiritualists, and conjurers in the mid-southern United States.Men and women who carried the mantle of African healing and spirituality in the Mid-South were frequently accused and attacked for their misunderstood culture. The same healers and spiritual workers feared by outsiders were embraced and revered by families who survived
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A Secret History of Memphis Hoodoo

Rootworkers, Conjurers, & Spirituals

by Tony Kail ...

"Reveals the stories and legends of conjurers and healers from the arrival of African slaves on Memphis plantations to blues musicians on Beale Street." —Preston Lauterbach, author of Beale Street DynastyWidely known for its musical influence, Beale Street was also once a hub for Hoodoo culture. Many blues icons, such as Big Memphis Ma Rainey and Sonny Boy Williamson, dabbled in the mysterious ... Read more

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"Reveals the stories and legends of conjurers and healers from the arrival of African slaves on Memphis plantations to blues musicians on Beale Street." —Preston Lauterbach, author of Beale Street DynastyWidely known for its musical influence, Beale Street was also once a hub for Hoodoo culture. Many blues icons, such as Big Memphis Ma Rainey and Sonny Boy Williamson, dabbled in the mysterious
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Narco-Cults

Understanding the Use of Afro-Caribbean and Mexican Religious Cultures in the Drug Wars

by Tony M. Kail ...

Those who know about how spirituality plays into the world of drug smuggling have likely heard of Santa Muerte, Jesus Malverde, and Santer but the details of the more obscure African religions and Latin American folk saints and cults often remain a mystery. While the vast majority of these religions are practiced by law-abiding citizens with no co ... Read more

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Those who know about how spirituality plays into the world of drug smuggling have likely heard of Santa Muerte, Jesus Malverde, and Santer but the details of the more obscure African religions and Latin American folk saints and cults often remain a mystery. While the vast majority of these religions are practiced by law-abiding citizens with no co
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Magico-Religious Groups and Ritualistic Activities

A Guide for First Responders

by Tony M. Kail ...

More than just a litany of artifacts, rituals, and symbols, this valuable book provides a cultural bridge for emergency responders. It places the information in a relevant context and offers crucial keys to communication, assessment, and treatment in culturally sensitive situations. Beginning with the importance of trans-cultural communication, the book separates fact from fantasy regarding Neo ... Read more

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More than just a litany of artifacts, rituals, and symbols, this valuable book provides a cultural bridge for emergency responders. It places the information in a relevant context and offers crucial keys to communication, assessment, and treatment in culturally sensitive situations. Beginning with the importance of trans-cultural communication, the book separates fact from fantasy regarding Neo
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American Witches

A Broomstick Tour through Four Centuries

by Susan Fair ...

The history of American witches is way weirder than you ever imagined. From bewitched pigs hell-bent on revenge to gruesome twentieth-century murders, American Witches reveals strange incidents of witchcraft that have long been swept under the rug as bizarre sidenotes to history.On a tour through history that’s both whimsical and startling, we’ll encounter seventeenth-century children flying ... Read more

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The history of American witches is way weirder than you ever imagined. From bewitched pigs hell-bent on revenge to gruesome twentieth-century murders, American Witches reveals strange incidents of witchcraft that have long been swept under the rug as bizarre sidenotes to history.On a tour through history that’s both whimsical and startling, we’ll encounter seventeenth-century children flying
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The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook

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A guide to the practices, tools, and rituals of New Orleans Voodoo as well as the many cultural influences at its origins• Includes recipes for magical oils, instructions for candle workings, and directions to create gris-gris bags and Voodoo dolls to attract love, money, justice, and healing and for retribution• Explores the major figures of New Orleans Voodoo, including Marie Laveau and Dr. John ... Read more

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A guide to the practices, tools, and rituals of New Orleans Voodoo as well as the many cultural influences at its origins• Includes recipes for magical oils, instructions for candle workings, and directions to create gris-gris bags and Voodoo dolls to attract love, money, justice, and healing and for retribution• Explores the major figures of New Orleans Voodoo, including Marie Laveau and Dr. John
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Surviving Pablo Escobar

"Popeye" The Hitman 23 years and 3 months in prison

by Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez ...

I've begged God for forgiveness, but I won't know till the day I die if He has truly forgiven me … I've paid my dues to society by serving my long sentence, but perhaps I haven't earned His indulgence … Oh my God, I've lived so many different lives! I survived Pablo Escobar Gaviria, El Patrón (The Boss), and it was the strength of his indomitable spirit that kept me going all these years; I don't ... Read more

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I've begged God for forgiveness, but I won't know till the day I die if He has truly forgiven me … I've paid my dues to society by serving my long sentence, but perhaps I haven't earned His indulgence … Oh my God, I've lived so many different lives! I survived Pablo Escobar Gaviria, El Patrón (The Boss), and it was the strength of his indomitable spirit that kept me going all these years; I don't
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John of God

The Brazilian Healer Who's Touched the Lives of Millions

by Heather Cumming, Karen Leffler ...

"I am the happiest man in the world because God entrusted me with this mission."In John of God: The Brazilian Healer Who's Touched the Lives of Millions, a seemingly average rancher from Abadiânia, Brazil, offers a powerful message of love, compassion, and hope for humanity. João Teixeira de Faria, the healer and medium known as John of God, allows "spirit doctors" to take over his body three ... Read more

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"I am the happiest man in the world because God entrusted me with this mission."In John of God: The Brazilian Healer Who's Touched the Lives of Millions, a seemingly average rancher from Abadiânia, Brazil, offers a powerful message of love, compassion, and hope for humanity. João Teixeira de Faria, the healer and medium known as John of God, allows "spirit doctors" to take over his body three
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Wandering in Strange Lands

A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots

by Morgan Jerkins ...

The bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing journeys to understand her roots, the Great Migration & the displacement of black people across America.One of TIME 's one hundred Must Read Books of 2020 and one of Good Housekeeping's Best Books of the Year"Required reading, accurately widening the lens of American history." — <str... ... Read more

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The bestselling author of This Will Be My Undoing journeys to understand her roots, the Great Migration & the displacement of black people across America.One of TIME 's one hundred Must Read Books of 2020 and one of Good Housekeeping's Best Books of the Year"Required reading, accurately widening the lens of American history." — <str...
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The Last Greatest Magician in the World

Howard Thurston Versus Houdini & the Battles of the American Wizards

by Jim Steinmeyer ...

Here is the seminal biography of the magician's magician, Howard Thurston, a man who surpassed Houdini in the eyes of showmen and fans and set the standard fro how stage magic is performed today.Everyone knows Houdini-but who was Thurston? In this rich, vivid biography of the "greatest magician in the world," celebrated historian of stage magic Jim Steinmeyer captures the career and controversies ... Read more

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Here is the seminal biography of the magician's magician, Howard Thurston, a man who surpassed Houdini in the eyes of showmen and fans and set the standard fro how stage magic is performed today.Everyone knows Houdini-but who was Thurston? In this rich, vivid biography of the "greatest magician in the world," celebrated historian of stage magic Jim Steinmeyer captures the career and controversies
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El Chapo

The Story of the World’s Most Notorious Drug Lord

by Terry Burrows ...

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is one of the highest-profile narco-terrorists the world has ever seen. Beginning work aged nine as a farmhand harvesting opium, El Chapo rose to the leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel. In 2009, he made the Forbes annual billionaires list and by 2013 he was named Public Enemy Number One.This gripping account retells the story of his life crimes, imprisonments and multiple ... Read more

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Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is one of the highest-profile narco-terrorists the world has ever seen. Beginning work aged nine as a farmhand harvesting opium, El Chapo rose to the leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel. In 2009, he made the Forbes annual billionaires list and by 2013 he was named Public Enemy Number One.This gripping account retells the story of his life crimes, imprisonments and multiple
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Salem 1692: What Devils Made Them Do It?

by Bruce Watson ...

Salem 1692 the name and date are synonymous with sorcery. But what caused the worst witch-hunt in U.S. history? What demons sent 20 innocent people to their deaths? Was it panic? Payback? Puritanism run amok? In this probing look, Bruce Watson captures all the fear and fear-mongering while exploring the latest historical research into this unforgettable American tragedy. ... Read more

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Salem 1692 the name and date are synonymous with sorcery. But what caused the worst witch-hunt in U.S. history? What demons sent 20 innocent people to their deaths? Was it panic? Payback? Puritanism run amok? In this probing look, Bruce Watson captures all the fear and fear-mongering while exploring the latest historical research into this unforgettable American tragedy.
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