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He is the author of numerous books, including the vanishing hitchhiker. Have you heard the one about the new computer owner who mistook the cdrom player for a cup holder. A fabulously entertaining book from the ultimate authority on urban legends alligators in the sewers. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Urban legends, brunvand says, have a persistent hold on the imagination because they have an element of suspense or humor, they are plausible and they have a moral.
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