{"product_id":"9780399169212","title":"Ghost Hunter: The Groundbreaking Classic of Paranormal Investigation","description":"\u003cp\u003eFifty years before \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Conjuring,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eParanormal State, Ghost Hunters\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eInsidious\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMost Haunted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, there was \u003cb\u003eHans Holzer\u003c\/b\u003e—a man known as the \u003cb\u003e“Father of the Paranormal.”\u003c\/b\u003e Holzer pioneered ghost-hunting methods still used today, and brought ghosts and ghost hunting into popular culture in the second half of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGhost Hunter \u003c\/b\u003epresented some of the first-ever case studies of haunting investigations, taken from Holzer’s own practice in the New York City area—ranging from Civil War-era spirits to the tormented ghosts of murder victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor devoted ghost-hunting aficionados curious about the practice’s history, there is no better place to start than the first book Hans Holzer wrote, \u003cb\u003eGhost Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e. This is the classic 1963 book that launched his publishing career and gained him international fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe prestige edition of the classic, trail-blazing work on ghost hunting will intrigue new fans and longtime devotees alike—part of the new Tarcher Supernatural Library.  \u003c\/b\u003eThe first three titles released in \u003cb\u003eTarcher's Supernatural Library \u003c\/b\u003eare \u003cb\u003eGhost Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e (by Hans Holzer), \u003cb\u003eRomance of Sorcery\u003c\/b\u003e (by Sax Rohmer) and \u003cb\u003eIsis in America\u003c\/b\u003e (by Henry Steel Olcott).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025414242544,"sku":"9780399169212","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399169212_p0.jpg?v=1763698729","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399169212","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}