Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Long Islands Most Haunted
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Ghosts Gangsters and Gamblers of Las Vegas
Book SynopsisLas Vegas is a city with a rich history and colorful past, complete with famous skeletons in her closets and numerous ghosts making their presences known around town. From the orbs that show up in photos taken in the Luxor''s lobby to the ghosts of two murdered children that roam Green Valley Park, there is a dark side of the city that lurks behind the famous marquee signs and jackpots. Wander the gardens of Bugsy Siegel''s old stomping grounds, eat at the restaurant Liberace once owned and seems to still frequent today, or stare up at the top of the Stratosphere and try to imagine how anyone could ever jump. Enjoy this handy guide as you explore the city; a city where the odds are good that a spirited lady luck will lure you back again and again.
£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Ghosts of Alaska Stories Legends from the Last
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Supernatural Texas A Field Guide
Book SynopsisIn his most frightening work to date, author and veteran ghost hunter Brian Righi takes readers to some of the most haunted sites in Texas. Journey through supernatural investigations of these strange tales: the ghost lights of Marfa, the phantom herds of the Stampede Mesa, and the ghosts of dead sailors aboard the USS Lexington. Encounter spectral gunslingers looking for a fight in Fort Worth, ancient frontier forts still guarded by the dead in San Antonio, and old manor houses haunted by their pasts in Dallas. Whether an avid ghost hunter or just someone looking to spruce up travel plans with a night''s stay in a haunted bed and breakfast, this book promises thrills and chills you won''t soon forget.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Michigans Haunted Nightlife
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Haunted Plantations of Virginia
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Indiana Ghost Folklore
Book SynopsisExplore Indiana, perched on the disquieting frontier between the banal and the bizarre! Visit haunted hollows and baleful abodes of the Hoosier state''s most dreadful locales. Take a ride down the bannister of Culbertson Mansion, thrill to a true account of the possession of Lurrancy Vennum, splash into the murky waters beneath Lake Busco to find a real-life sea monster, and learn the twisted history of William Dudley Pelley, a man who claimed contact with beings from another world! Ride the Vincennes Airship, high above the windswept plains with the Hartford Visitors. Indiana has witches, werewolves, ghosts, ghouls, and Hairy Men galore, in this shivery exploration of the dark side of Hoosier history.
£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Strange California Monsters
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Haunted Finger Lakes
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Rhode Islands Spooky Ghosts and Creepy Legends
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Savannah Folklore
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Texas Ghosts
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Strange Kentucky Monsters
Book SynopsisMeet Kentucky''s legendary monsters in this guided tour. Examine reports of cryptids, a ball python snake found in a rental car, and a one-eyed ape near the Kentucky River. Includes a comprehensive list of alleged Bigfoot encounters, alien big cats, fresh-water phantoms, cold-blooded creatures, and monsters so strange they defy classification.
£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Haunted Closets True Tales of The Boogeyman
Book SynopsisEnter the world of The Boogeyman who abides in closets everywhere. Learn myths from around the world. Discover sleep disorders that cause dreams to blend into reality, portals, vortexes, and doorways to the boogeyman''s realm. Study paranormal cases that hold families in fear. Meet famous serial murderers, known as boogeymen, who took the lives of children and paid a high price for their crimes. Shiver as you read legends about entities that travel from time and space to kidnap us while we sleep in our beds. Follow fictional boogeymen through terrifying rampages of murder and mayhem in the movies. Maybe you should keep your closet door closed as you read this ...
£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Ghosts of Greater Los Angeles
Book SynopsisGreater Los Angeles is no stranger to ghosts, so grab your flashlight and camera as we tour the haunts across the southland. Among the many hauntings at Universal Studios, take time to look for Lon Chaney who haunts Sound Stage 28, or a ghostly girl in a hurry not to miss her favorite killer ride. Quicken your pace through Moorpark, because here you''ll find a ghost that bites! But linger at the Psychedelic Moon bookshop in West Hollywood to see two haunted objectsa large portal mirror and a set of occult books that has kept this quaint shop in the haunted limelight. And don''t forget the Hollywood Roosevelt ghosts providing footsteps, cold spots, and beautiful bugle sounds for the guests. Why, there''s even invisible hands that will tug at your clothes and bed sheets at night. (Hint: Best not to go into Room 928...) So, from Ouija Boards and levitation, to EVP and animal haunts, it just may be that the ghosts in this town are what make it great...
£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd New Jersey Haunts
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Haunted Hoosier Halls Indiana University
Book SynopsisTour Indiana University''s spooky Bloomington campus and Southern Indiana''s haunted houses and creepy corners. Be introduced to timeless campus ghosts such as the Girl in Yellow of Read Hall who stumbles about looking for her sliced-away face, the shadow dog that growls and patrols the Indiana Memorial Union, and the Lady in Black who has drifted along sidewalks of East Third Street since 1911. The mysterious Buskirk-Showers Mansion is where one might be locked in the restroom or find wine glasses smashed. The Story Inn is where the blue lady might stare back at you from a mirror. Meet the paranormal teams who have investigated notorious haunted locations, such as the Crump Theater where phantom music and fragrances are often experienced and Stepp Cemetery with its many legends and scares. Join the haunts at Hoosier Halls!
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Finding Ghosts in Phoenix
Book SynopsisHow, exactly, do you find a ghost in a city the size of Phoenix? It''s like finding a needle in a haystack, right? Not if you visit some of the haunted hot spots mentioned here! What''s the story behind the lady in white roaming the halls of the Hotel San Carlos? Is there a mysterious occupant casting a ghostly glare upon visitors of the Territorial Prison or at the Arizona Museum of Natural History? Where, in Arizona''s capitol, can you knock back a few pints with the ghostly guests of a popular English pub? Learn the answers as you strike out on your own (as a paranormal investigator) in the Valley of the Sun.
£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd MORE NEW ENGLAND GRAVESIDE TALES New Englands
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Strange Monsters of the Pacific Northwest
Book SynopsisIs it possible that unusual creatures share the Pacific Northwest with its 10.3 million human occupants? It''s true! Oregon and Washington have misplaced alien invaders, such as a half-inch flea, a giant spider with a leg span of three inches, and a snakehead fish (made famous of late in four horror movies) that can breathe in water and on land, and grows to be about four feet long. There are sea monsters, from prehistoric times to the present, as well as freshwater phantoms said to infest lakes and rivers. The sky has winged wonders that resemble species long believed to be extinct. These are the stuff of nightmares: thunderbirds described as raptors, resembling eagles or vultures, with a wingspan of eight feet, as well as Bigfoot and other large bipeds. A comprehensive guide to a crypto zoo of the Northwest, this book details the Black Tamanous, a man-eating monster; a kangaroo man; the usual brownies, elves, fairies, gnomes, leprechauns, pixies, wee folk; and many more. You may find this research unsettling, even frightening. One thing is certain...a world of mystery awaits.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Folktales and Ghost Stories of North Carolinas
Book SynopsisFolklore and ghost stories from the Piedmont area of North Carolina come to life as told by the region''s favorite performer, Cynthia Moore Brown. Hear the sad tale of The Gentleman Ghost of Uwharrie Mountain in Asheboro; Lydia, the phantom hitchhiker of Jamestown; and the real-life account of Lexington''s very own hero, Valentine Leonard. Rediscover fan favorites, such as the humorous God in the Lake, the eerie tale of The Woman with the Basket, and Old Salem''s very own whistling Little Red Man. Appearing for the first time in print, 21 spine-tingling ghost tales from the region''s renowned storyteller, including four original tales composed by Cynthia herself, perpetuate the history of tradition in and around Piedmont. Each story is beautifully written out by co-author Theresa Bane to capture every blood-chilling moment of the story-telling experience. This book will delight readers of all ages and quickly become a family favorite.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Haunted Vermont
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Haunted Highways and Ghostly Travelers
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Ghost Hunters Tool Kit
Book SynopsisUse this paranormal tool kit to spark intuitive abilities and link them to scientific research. It offers assistance with client interaction, member recruitment, and paranormal research by using four 22-card decks designed specifically for ghost investigations and paranormal studies. See how intuition and brainstorming techniques can be used by your team to answer questions that can help solve cases. Get more information from your clients, find the right members for your group, and make EVP or ITC sessions more successful as you conduct your investigations. Included are dowsing rods to further enhance divination skills and a ghostly version of the Major Arcana Tarot. If you're new to the paranormal field, try your hand at starting your own team with this easy-to-follow kit!Includes cards and book.Includes cards, book & dowsing rods.
£34.70
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Strange Pennsylvania Monsters
Book SynopsisMeet Pennsylvania''s legendary monsters in this guided tour of the most complete and accurate survey of unknown creatures in the Keystone State. Based on decades of research, no other volume compares with this work for thorough, documented treatment of a fascinating subject. From giant snakes and soaring thunderbirds to Bigfoot, alien big cats, and cougars that defy official claims of their extinction, to sea-serpents playing hide-and-seek with ships along the coast, this book has something for every fan of cryptozoology and paranormal creatures.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Ghosts of the Outer Banks
Book SynopsisDiscover what the locals of the Outer Banks have known for yearsit's haunted. Rich in natural beauty and history, it makes sense that this area is also a haven for ghosts. From a sea captain who haunts several popular restaurants to a spirit that walks alone in Nags Head Woods, ghostly inhabitants have made the decision to stay along this expanse of coastal wonder. Find out that hoodoos are not the only creatures creating havoc on Mother Vineyard. Read a legend about a crazy woman wandering on the beaches of Nags Head and Cape Hatteras. Learn of a murdered girl and her connection to the Pioneer Theater. Visit haunted lighthouses to see an entertaining ghost or a spirited keeper's daughter, killed by a rogue wave. Whether you are a longtime lover of the Outer Banks or fascinated with stories of pirates, ghost ships, and mischievous ghosts, these haunts will keep your hair on end!
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Shaker Spirits Shaker Ghosts
Book SynopsisThe spirits of the Shakers are still active in their historic homes, meeting houses, and on the land where they once toiled, prayed, and sang. Shaker Spirits, Shaker Ghosts offers ghost hunter investigations, haunted tales from White Water Shaker village in Ohio, walkthrough village reports from psychics, and an interview with a Shaker scholar. Thomas Freese was immersed in their music for ten years when he performed with the Pleasant Hill Singers. At Shakertown in Mercer County, Kentucky, he heard, then recorded, true tales from both visitors and employees of Pleasant Hill. Ghostly singing is heard in the Meeting House, children are scared of moving tombstones in the graveyard, spirit figures walk the village lane, and ghosts enter guest rooms. Are you ready to have an encounter with a Shaker ghost? We thought so.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd New Englands Scariest Stories Urban Legends
Book SynopsisJourney through New England's darkest places and read 22 of its scariest stories and urban legends. Explore mysterious cryptids like the Dover Demon, Pigman, the Sea Serpent of Gloucester, the Dublin Lake Monster, and the Derry Fairy. Meet Champ, the legendary lake monster of Lake Champlain, and a fisherman who found himself thirty feet from the beast. See the grave of Midnight Mary and the Desert of Maine, and judge for yourself if their curses are real. Try to walk with the Leather Man and wonder why he chooses to walk alone. Visit The House of the Seven Gables and The Shunned House, both famous in literature, and learn of ghosts that still linger there. Cross Emily's Bridge in Vermont, creep over the alleged vampire Mercy Brown's grave in Rhode Island, and more. New England promises to scare you!
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lost Loot III New York New Jersey and
Book SynopsisIn this third book beckoning readers to search for historic lost loot, journey to New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to learn about Native American villages, lost mines, pirate booty, ghosts, curses, monsters, dangers, and more. Learn about the connection between the infamous Jersey Devil monster and Captain Kidd both are said to guard a pirate treasure! Discover precious and rare gems in New York, and look up to see what has been flying through the Pennsylvania skies, a sentry of a golden treasure since prehistoric times. There may be military artifacts to discover, but one may also see the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice still roaming the battlefields. Take the journey to find the loot, but always walk into the adventure with both eyes wide open!
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Dead Whispers
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Campfire Tales New England
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Strange Ohio Monsters
Book SynopsisStrange Ohio Monsters is the first book-length survey of unknown creatures reported from the Buckeye State throughout recorded history. The list includes hundreds of Bigfoot sightings, serpentine monsters reported from several lakes, encounters with huge birds and winged creatures resembling prehistoric reptiles, meetings with Mothman, giant snakes and lizards, phantom kangaroos, alien mystery cats resembling tigers and African lions, and apparently thriving populations of creatures deemed officially extinct for generations. Beyond the normal range of unidentified creatures, modern witnesses report sightings of humanoid giants and pygmies, child-sized bipedal frogs, and lurking nocturnal predators that mutilate livestock and pets from farm country to the suburbs. Aboriginal tribes were the first to encounter such creatures, but bizarre reports continue in this second decade of the 21st century.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Eerie Encounters in Everyday Life Angels Aliens
Book SynopsisJoin storyteller Thomas Freese as he travels across the United States collecting true tales from folks experiencing the world of the strange up close and personal. Gathered through personal interviews, amazing stories of angels, ghosts, and aliens reveal that so-called normal life is but a thin veneer of mundane activity. Outside bedroom doors or in quaint backyards, creatures from other dimensions call, enticing us to wander away to the woods or communicate across the stretches of space and time. These tales are not culled from old, dusty archives oh no! Here you will find 108 incredibly creepy stories involving some very strange beings and places: shape shifting creatures, Sasquatch, haunted castles, a return from the dead, fairies, a samurai ghost, photographs of spirits, a chat with a dead dad, revenge from the grave, an African American angel, alien implants, abductions, and more!
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Travelogue of Horror
Book SynopsisHere is a travelogue for those whose idea of a perfect vacation doesn''t involve amusement parks and tourist traps, a guidebook for fans of horror and the macabre. Ride along with the author to ghoulish destinations, such as where fright flicks like Friday the 13th and Jaws were filmed, Jeffrey Dahmer''s childhood home, UFO crash sites, and macabre graves, to name a few. See the sites in over 70 vivid color photos. Fifteen states were visited from Maine to Georgia in search of iconic filming locations from movies such as The Exorcist, Silence of the Lambs, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Evil Dead. Along the way, monsters were hunted, vampire graves tracked down, a strange mix of paranormal and odd locations across the Eastern US were visited, and Stephen King was met. Hitch a ride, but remember that you never know what you might find--or what might find you!
£21.84
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Arizonas Back Roads A Travel Guide to Ghosts
Book SynopsisJourney to Arizona through over 240 scenic photographic images and 36 stories imparting unusual and bizarre regional happenings throughout history. Read about the Native American ruins and the ancient civilizations that inhabited their stone walls, leaving behind pottery shards, handmade tools, and astonishing petroglyphs etched on boulders. Discover forgotten places, now decaying and abandoned, with accompanying stories behind their rise and fall. Visit six Southwestern mining towns famous for riches, scandals, and hope for new lives. These towns were booming in their heyday, but because of greed, natural disasters, and drying-up mines, they became ghost towns. Meet Wild West outlaws who ended up dead and buried somewhere in the desert. Discover mysterious conundrums either found buried beneath the dirt floor, roaming the barren desert, or made from odd objects, and witness the unusual weather conditions that plague the Southwest. Find ghosts, mummies, and fossils talked about in urban legends of the desert and lost treasures and castles in the mountains. Includes directions and visitor information. Arizona awaits your arrival.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd A Silent Invasion
Book SynopsisWho are we? Where are we from? Why are we here? From these three questions spring the truth that will lead you on a strange and sometimes frightening journey toward awakening. This comprehensive study includes 110 interpreted images and information that is Spirit Guide-assisted, as well as from the author''s own personal experiences. How can our world be so rich in its bio-diversity, its people so varied in appearance and customs? Are the Nazca Lines related to alien visitation? Are aliens, cryptids (such as the Yeti), and animal/human mutilation cases related? If so, why? The author admonishes us all to remember one thing above all else: They do not come in peace.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Haunted Charlotte Supernatural Stories from the
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£15.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Californias Historic Haunts
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd UFOs Over Long Island New York
Book Synopsis60 years of UFO research covering Long Island, New York by investigave reporter Joseph Flammer are captured here, including interviews, sightings, reports, and investigations. Join investigative reporter Joseph Flammer as he examines 60 years of Long Island''s silent alien invasion. Read compelling interviews with witnesses and field investigators. Learn about John Ford, whom many people say has been wrongfully imprisoned for alleged crimes related to his involvement with exposing the truth about UFOs over Long Island. Meet contactees and abductees, including Janet Russell, who claims she was abducted and shown hybrid babies of aliens and humans in jars aboard an alien spacecraft. Discover dark events some people say were covered up by the government's secretive Anti-UFO Army, such as the alleged 1989 shoot-down of an alien craft over Moriches Bay and the subsequent collection of dead aliens, the Southaven Park spaceship crash of 1992, the TWA Flight 800 explosion over Moriches Bay, and time travel experiments said to have been conducted at Camp Hero at Montauk Point. Find out the truth about Long Island's UFOs.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Grim Shadows Falling Haunting Tales from
Book SynopsisJourney to 31 dark, scary, and infinitely unsettling places that are soaked with blood, death, and the horror of unspeakable tragedy. Revel in the horror of The Villisca Ax Murder House, Lemp Mansion, Borley Rectory, and Fox Hollow Farm. Shed a tear for the desecrated dead of Cheesman Park and The Black Hope Cemetery, the lost soul of a little girl who still haunts Lake Shawnee Fun Park, and the melancholy spirits of a feuding husband and wife who found immortality in the form of a murder-suicide. Learn the devastating truths behind Black Moon Manor, Madame Delphine LaLaurie, Doris Bither (the terrifying real-life case that inspired the film The Entity), and Japan''s disturbing answer to the Holocaust, the bloody Unit 731. Experience the suffering of people frequenting these places and explore tragic events that create a stain on the fabric of time, resounding for centuries and affecting generation after generation. Visit as grim shadows fallthe nightmares will haunt you.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Afterlife What Really Happens on the Other Side
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£14.39
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Tales From Beyond
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£21.15
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Alien Arrival Salvation or Destruction
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Pirates Ghosts of the Carolinas Coast
Book SynopsisARRRRGH! Come aboard for seafaring pirates, ghosts, and spooky tales from the coast of North Carolina. With pirate lore and history abundant for this seaside area, join storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown as she explores graveyards, haunted houses, and locations with spirits that have sparked shivers within audiences for decades. Read about actual places with ghosts revealed. Dare to experience misty, dangerous railroad tracks at the site of a death by train in Wilmington. Hear ghostly children play in a home at Pelican Reef. Find out what it might feel like to be buried alive and why the saying, saved by the bell, might be important to some. Walk with pirate ghosts on the old Chandlers Wharf, and visit with a foggy spirit moving aimlessly near Cape Fear River. Visit Topsail Island where the Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's flagship, may still sail with her ghostly pirates haunting the waters and marshes. Whether history, unsolved mysteries, legends, or just plain scary happenings, these tales will keep you shuddering long into the night.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Savannahs Afterlife True Tales of a Paranormal
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd South Carolina Haunts
Book SynopsisSouth Carolina, one of the oldest states in the Union has a very haunting history. Here find 30 ghostly stories from the coastal, central, and Piedmont areas. Find out about the famous Gray Man who wanders the beaches of Pawleys Island, warning residents of oncoming danger. Hear the ruckus raised by the ghost of legendary pirate Stede Bonnet, who is still seen and heard at night near the spot of his demise. Hear the sounds of battle on the calmest of evenings in Charleston, smell the smoke and gunpowder, and feel the strong sadness where soldiers fell at Fort Sumter. Visit the Cool Springs Plantation where some ghostly parties never end. From a monster at college to ghost lights in modern buildings, and more, South Carolina is home to spirits, spooks, and all manner of unearthly beings from eras long past.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Campfire Tales 3
Book SynopsisExperience 10 heart-pounding tales of the Midwest based on history, lore, and legends from around the regionperfect for telling around the campfire. Discover what it feels like to be a ghost or to bring one home. Explore what may be lurking at the bottom of a lake at a favorite vacation spot. Solve the mystery and unlock the secrets of a strange journal brought forth by an old doctor who may or may not be a part of this world. Unearth one of the seven gateways to hell and venture into the fiery depths below. Determine for yourself what is real and what is fiction, as these and other haunting tales paint a landscape rife with creepy paranormal activity.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Vampire Evolution
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£19.54
