Search results for ""Author Kathryn Vercillo""
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Ghosts of Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island has a chilling history. Surrounded by icy waters, enshrouded by thick fog, and wrapped in whistling wind, it is no surprise to find that it is haunted. In fact, there is so much sadness, desperation, torture, and death in its past, it's almost impossible to believe that there aren't spirits there. Learn about famous prisoners who haunt the island and of those unnamed folks who continue to linger there. Hear Al Capone's mournful banjo and Robert "Birdman" Stroud's shriek in the wind. Find Smitty, the amazing escape artist, and Rufe McCain, who was murdered by a monster. Visit with unsettled spirits on Alcatraz, but make sure you catch the last boat home…
£13.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Ghosts of San Francisco
San Francisco is a dynamic city built upon a rich and vibrant history overflowing with the ghostly intrigue. This book relates tales of the most famous ghosts said to haunt the city. Learn about: • a rum-soaked body who continues to haunt the Atherton Mansion. • eerie piano playing by the musical spirit at York Hotel's Empire Plush Room. • moving lights and footsteps of soldiers long gone from the abandoned Park Presidio military hospital. • the praying ghost at the CCS Elementary School. These and many more spirited tales will haunt you as you delve into San Francisco's ghostly atmosphere. Also, learn to conduct your own ghostly research!
£11.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Artist's Mind: The Creative Lives and Mental Health of Famous Artists
How does art reflect and affect mental wellness? What's behind the idea that “madness” is linked to creativity? Does having an artistic temperament mean that creative people operate in a mental state different from the “norm”? And why is art often used as therapy for mental illnesses? Anyone who enjoys looking at art, or who finds comfort in art making while living in our high-tech, high-stress era, will be intrigued by this look at historical and contemporary artists whose work reflects the mental-wellness issues that each one has lived with. Through biographies of individual artists, readers will explore existing research and theories about the relationship between mental health and creativity. The artists' lives prompt topics like why substance abuse is found at high rates among artists, how we can learn about the mental health of artists who were diagnosed with now-obsolete terms like "melancholia," and in cases where a formal diagnosis was lacking, how artists are posthumously “diagnosed” by modern-day professionals. The artists discussed reflect a wide range of mental health topics, including anxiety and depression, schizophrenia, bipolar conditions, body dysmorphia, disordered eating, and PTSD, among others.
£20.69
