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The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings (Updated Edition) by Jan Harold Brunvand, Jeff Benedict Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-393-95169-3 / 0393951693 ISBN-13: 978-0-393-95169-1 / 9780393951691 The noted folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand has written the first book about one of the most common forms of contemporary folklore -- the urban legend. All of the major legends are fully discussed, from teenage horror stories like 'The Hook' and 'The Boyfriend's Death' to spoofs of adult foibles like ' |