Product Description

Ghost-hunting hobbyist Jeff Dwyer has devised a guide that allows the phantom-seeker in all of us to add spirit sleuthing to our list of typical tourist activities. "Ghost Hunter’s Guide to the Bay Area" highlights more than one hundred haunted spots in and around San Francisco, all accessible to the public, where you can research and organize your own ghost hunt. Complete with handy checklists, procedural tips, and anecdotal evidence of previous sightings at each location, the guide is an inquisitive and informative supplement to--or replacement for--traditional tourist guidebooks of the Bay Area.

Whether readers visit familiar haunts such as Alcatraz, Angel Island, Fisherman’s Wharf, or lesser-known locations such as the USS Hornet, the Old Bodega Schoolhouse, or the First and Last Chance Saloon, all are sure to encounter places and consider possibilities unexplored by the average visitor. With advice on what to do with a ghost, what to do after the ghost hunt, and other telekinetic tidbits, this guide encourages travelers to be attentive and imaginative travelers, willing to be take that extra spirit-sighting step. For the curious armchair traveler, it is lively twist on Bay Area history and landmarks.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #615134 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 174 pages

Review
"This is a book that is a good guide to its subject, but it is also a pleasant read..." -- Dan Hays, Statesman Journal, Portland, OR

Fans of hauntings and ghost stories...will love this comprehensive guide to the Bay Area's most eerie spots." -- Fabuloustravel.com

About the Author
Jeff Dwyer, a native of northern California, has been fascinated with local history and ghost stories since boyhood. He currently works as a clinical specialist in cardiology.

Mr. Dwyer rekindled his interest in paranormal phenomena after many years of clinical practice in intensive care units and rehabilitation facilities. Numerous inexplicable experiences in hospitals, cemeteries, and historic sites around the Bay Area led to extensive research that culminated in "Ghost Hunter’s Guide to the Bay Area." In addition to his passion for ghost sleuthing, Mr. Dwyer’s hobbies include flying small aircraft, gardening, cooking, writing, and California history.

Customer Reviews

A highlight of a hundred haunted spots in and around the city
If it's ghostly encounters which attract you and a visit to San Francisco is in your future, take a look at Jeff Dwyer's Ghost Hunter's Guide To The San Francisco Bay Area: it's a highlight of a hundred haunted spots in and around the city, all accessible to the public, where you can search out your own haunts. Anecdotes of sightings accompany checklists and details on available tours. Addresses and phones, and black and white photos of each haunted place, are included. Dwyer is a native of northern California and personal, extensive research has resulted in a winner.

Easy to read, and full of great info.
This book is a must have! The chapters are well organized and the book itself is easy to read. The first chapter deals with the basics of ghosts and proper group investigation techniques, and the subsequent chapters are divided by Bay Area regions. In each case a brief history of the location is discussed, and reports of the paranormal are also included. In addition, the author was nice enough to provide contact information where applicable. In conclusion, buy this book.