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|A new play yard for the dogs.
Monday - Wednesday
Emma is always excited to arrive and check out what has changed and what is the same in my yard and home. This week Maura, who left on Friday to a new foster, was gone and it was just her, Max and Dieter. Dieter, who had been released just over a week ago from full crate rest has become more active and Emma found that fascinating and a little frustrating.
Emma has, since her knee injury, been tethered to me whenever we go outside. She has been contained to much from play and exercise that she was having issues with stress, even minor stress, in general. Puppies need to play, but her normally calm behavior in the house and zero freedom outside left her without the level play she needed for emotional and mental health. Asking her to deal with high stress situations, like going to a new location for training or even training, became impossible because she simply couldn't handle it.
On Monday I had appointments and Emma spent some time crated when I had to be out, but otherwise, spent a majority of her time in the new play yard with Max and Dieter quietly working on a chew by my side while Max played fetch and Dieter moved from one sun spot to another. She desperately wanted to play with them both, but couldn't and thus her frustration levels increased.
On Tuesday she had an appointment with her vet to see if she could finally be freed from my hip. I had been walking her as much as possible around my yard when I could and her owners were taking her on walks when they had her, but it still wasn't what she really needed.
I arranged to drop her off at the vet while I went to another appointment. They examined her while I was away and laughed about her escape from her crate (they door hadn't properly latched, so Emma went on walk-about in the vet office) when I returned. She was in high spirits when I returned, since the entire vet staff adore her and every one of them visited with her and she got to play with Dr. S in the examine room and totally loved that.
The good news is, she's been released to play, as long as she doesn't go hog wild and doesn't jump off of high points. I brought her home and released her in my yard and she lit up and ran around for a few minutes and then settled to exploring the entire yard with her nose. She spent the rest of the evening in the yard, free from my hip and quietly played with toys, sniffed every inch of the yard and went to check out the fence line to peer at people in the neighborhood. I could see a huge improvement in her mood and her happy dog face returned.
On Wednesday she rode in the car quietly to the groomers. When we arrived she didn't, for the first time, bark at the dogs behind the fence in the play yard at the groomers and walked on a loose lead into the building! What a huge advancement on her leash behaviors. She was happy to see the groomer and left with them without issue.
I plan on testing her off and on to see if she's come out of the "stress is too much" mode she's in over the next week and see if she can't get back to formal training. Her downsized training program has helped her a lot, she's been using her known skills and doing well with them and is starting to recover from the stress of an injury that caused long term recovery. Hopefully it won't be long before we can pick up and move forward, but I don't want to increase her stress just to meet a goal - I want her to succeed and if that means I work with a dog who needs slower forward momentum, then that is what I'll do.


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Nitrous oxide – the Happy Gas
Nitrous oxide in labor
There are no properly designed studies on the role of nitrous oxide in labor. Nitrous oxide brings partial relief of labor pain. It takes about 50 seconds to achieve peak effect and its inhalation needs to be timed to the early start of uterine contraction. Nitrous oxide has potentially serious though rare side-effects.
Nitrous oxide was discovered by Joseph Priestley in 1786 when he noticed that 'a candle burned in this air with a remarkably vigorous flame.' He called it dephlogisticated air because of its ability to sustain combustion. Priestley assumed that the new gas had a propensity to absorb phlogiston that explained this observation. At the time phlogiston was thought to be the flammable part of any substance. In 1800 H.Davy published his tractate, "Researches, chemical and philosophical; chiefly concerning nitrous oxide, or dephlogisticated nitrous air, and its respiration." He reported how the inhalation of three or four breaths of the gas greatly relieved his toothache. He went on to conclude that 'As nitrous oxide in its extensive operation appears capable of destroying physical pain, it may probably be used with advantage during surgical operations in which no great effusion of blood takes place.' 12
In December 1844 in Hartford, Connecticut, Horace Wells, a Boston-trained and discontented dentist, made a fool of himself on the stage of a 'Grand Exhibition' after inhaling nitrous oxide. That same evening, he observed that another participant, who had injured his leg while dancing on the stage, felt no pain until the effects of the nitrous oxide had worn off. Wells surmised that a person could probably 'have a tooth extracted or a limb amputated and not feel any pain'. He then arranged for his wisdom tooth to be extracted under the influence of nitrous oxide on the following day by his former student John Riggs. 'We knew not whether death or success confronted us', said Riggs. 'It was terra incognita we were bound to explore.' Riggs later wrote of the experience: 'Wells took the [N2O] bag in his lap, held the tube to his mouth and inhaled till insensibility relaxed the muscles of his arms – his hands fell on his breast – his head dropped on the head-rest and I instantly passed the forceps into the mouth, onto the tooth and extracted it'. When Wells awoke several minutes later and felt the empty space in his mouth he exclaimed 'It is the greatest discovery ever made! I didn't feel it so much as the prick of a pin!'
Ironically, first official demonstration of properties of nitrous oxide by Horace Wells in January 1845 was unsuccessful. Despite that inauspicious beginning, this gas was reintroduced after the establishment of ether anaesthesia, and was widely used from 1867 onwards. Since that time, its place in anaesthetic practice has been the subject of controversy.9
The use of volatile agents, or gases, for labor analgesia has a long history. James Simpson first used ether for vaginal delivery in 1847 in Scotland, months after its first anesthetic demonstration in Boston. However, clear acceptance of this technique occurred when John Snow administered chloroform to Queen Victoria during the birth of her eighth and ninth children in 1853 and 1857. The first use of nitrous oxide dates to 1881, when Stanislav Klikovich (Poland-Russia) studied the effects of premixed 80% nitrous oxide in oxygen on laboring women. In 1934, an apparatus for the self-administration of nitrous oxide in air was developed.
When inhaled, volatile anaesthetic agents diffuse into the blood and are carried by the bloodstream to the organs, including the brain. Despite the fact that anaesthetic gasses are used on millions of patients around the world every year and their effects have been studied in depth, we don't know the precise biochemical mechanism by which these agents work.
Many volatile agents have been developed in the course of the twenties century and many of them have been tested for relieving pain in labor. However, only nitrous oxide is used to great extent in obstetric practice. In my opinion, the reasons for it are fairly obvious. Nitrous oxide is unique in that it does not cause unconsciousness, the property other gasses have. Also, unlike other gasses, it has analgesic property, or the ability to reduce pain, the feature most other anaesthetic gasses lack. It is does not have a pungent odor, minimally affects cardiovascular and respiratory system and does not affect the function of the uterus during labor. It is easy to use, relatively cheap and safe, including the fact that it is not flammable. Though exact data for the frequency of use of nitrous oxide are not available, it has been estimated that in the United Kingdom, nitrous oxide is used by approximately 50% to 75% and in Finland by approximately 60% women in labor1. It is considered to be safe in many parts of the world including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, when used properly trained physicians, nurses, or midwives.
Nitrous oxide is administered mixed with oxygen. In the United Kingdom and elsewhere, 50% nitrous oxide in 50% oxygen is premixed in a single cylinder and is called Entonox, first described in 1961 by M.Tunstall and introduced into practice in 1965. Alternatively, nitrous oxide and oxygen are blended to deliver a fixed concentration of 50% nitrous oxide and 50% oxygen by a special device activated by the patient.
Nitrous oxide, like other inhalational anaesthetics, is administered either intermittently, when a woman starts inhaling the gas during a contraction, or continuously. Both techniques are currently used, and both have advantages and problems. Nitrous oxide can be used for many hours during both labor and delivery, or as a temporizing measure until an epidural can be started.
The main problem when administering the nitrous oxide intermittently is the time lag of approximately 50 seconds after the onset of administration before full analgesic effect can be expected. Though, because the respiratory system of pregnant woman a term undergoes certain physiological changes, the gas may work faster. Pregnant women are also more sensitive to the effects of anaesthetic gasses. It is advised to start inhaling the gas before the contraction, which requires very close attention to contraction timing, but is difficult for many patients in labor for obvious reasons.
The continuous technique of Entonox administration also can be problematic. Continuing breathing nitrous oxide between contractions may lead to excessive drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness and nausea.
Surprisingly, despite of the use of nitrous oxide in labor for decades, there are not many formal, properly conducted studies regarding its efficiency and side-effects. Recent systematic review of existing studies included 11 properly conducted trials for assessing the efficacy and nineteen were considered for discussing side-effects and complications regarding nitrous oxide in labor.1
Only one trial considered in the review compared nitrous oxide administration with placebo.2 Twenty six women were randomly assigned to receive either nitrous oxide or compressed air for labor pain. After a while they were allowed to change to another option. Over 5 successive contractions there were no differences in terms of pain relief between the two gas mixtures, yet most subjects were able to distinguish nitrous oxide and chose to continue using it. The authors described many limitations of their study. Nitrous oxide was used in early labor in the study, though in clinical practice it is used more often either in the late first stage or second stage of labor. Moreover, women were included for this study on voluntary basis, so that there is some bias regarding selection of patients. Also, the authors used an intermittent technique with initiation at the onset of contraction, not in anticipation of contraction to synchronize peak nitrous oxide concentrations with the peak of the pain of contraction, which is essential for effective use, and probably a poorly controlled aspect of most other studies. Nevertheless, most women clearly differentiated the two gases and chose to continue the use of nitrous oxide for at least a while.
One study gives some idea regarding the efficacy of nitrous oxide in labor. It was conducted in 1987 and compared four ways of pain relief in childbirth: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), nitrous oxide, pethidine, or epidural analgesia.4 Approximately 90% of the women who chose either TENS or nitrous oxide reported "partial pain relief," 88% of those who chose epidural anesthesia reported "complete relief," but only 54% of those who chose opioids (pethidine) reported "partial pain relief." In other words, the women judged nitrous oxide to be as efficacious as TENS, more effective than opioids, but less effective than epidural analgesia. The data suggested to the authors that nitrous oxide was a method useful for women who wished to cope with the earlier part of labor "drug free."
The conclusion of the review stated: "taken together, these studies do not provide clear, quantitative, objective evidence of the analgesic efficacy of nitrous oxide for relief of labor pain. Despite its use for more than 100 years, we do not appear to be any closer to quantifying nitrous oxide's analgesic effects in labor". The same opinion was expressed in the older review.3
Nitrous oxide is a drug, however, and its side-effects are well documented. The most convincing evidence that nitrous oxide may be detrimental to those to whom it is administered has been gathered by investigators concerned with the effects of the gas on bone marrow. In 1978 it was demonstrated that exposure to nitrous oxide for 24 hours interfered with synthesis of DNA.5 This confirmed the earlier study6 that showed that nitrous oxide converts the cobalt in vitamin B12 from the monovalent form to the bivalent form and thus inactivates it. This, in turn, irreversibly inactivates the enzyme methionine synthase and may lead to the depression of the function of the bone marrow, leading to megaloblastic anaemia, as well as subacute degeneration of the spinal cord. Vitamin B12 deficient patients are more susceptible to this effect of nitrous oxide.
Inactivation of methionine synthase may also lead to an increase in plasma homocysteine. Homocysteine is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but the significance of its short-term increase in unclear. But it may facilitate the development of depression. Recently published case report describes a 41 year old female dentist who developed major depression about ten years ago. After questioning the patient about possible risk factors it turned out that she treated a lot of children in her clinic using nitrous oxide. Blood tests showed marked increase in plasma homocysteine. The patient was successfully treated with vitamin B12 and folic acid and recovered within weeks.
It is the prolonged exposure to nitrous oxide that leads to subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, however there has recently been a report of a patient who developed this condition after a single exposure lasting 8 hours.7
There is also some evidence that nitrous oxide may affect immune system, however at this stage it is controversial. Some studies demonstrated that nitrous oxide may affect neutrophils, the cells responsible for attacking bacteria, others have not been able to show the same effect. Significance of this effect is not clear and is not likely to be important when this gas is used labor.
Prolonged exposure to high concentrations of nitrous oxide causes birth defects in rats, although no conclusive results have been shown in humans. Studies in pregnant women receiving N2O early in pregnancy have not demonstrated any increase in fetal loss or fetal abnormalities.9 Exposure in the workplace is more controversial, and the possibility remains that workplace exposure to nitrous oxide may have an adverse effect on the outcome of pregnancy. In a study of dental assistants, an increased risk of spontaneous abortion was seen among women who worked with nitrous oxide for three or more hours per week in the absence of scavenging equipment.10 In midwives involved in more than 30 deliveries per month when N2O was used, there was a significant reduction in fertility.11
The evidence of harmful effects of nitrous oxide has been sufficient for some clinicians to comment that drugs have been withdrawn from the market on much less convincing evidence than that available for teratogenic effects of nitrous oxide and suggested that it should be avoided and other anaesthetic techniques used where possible.
Another property that has been hotly debated is the ability of nitrous oxide to cause nausea and vomiting. If this is important in labor is not clear. Several studies reported that from 5% to 36% of women in labor experience nausea and vomiting. But all these studies did not have control group that did not receive medication. It is important because nausea and vomiting are common during labor, and at this time we cannot say if nitrous oxide makes it worse.1
Overall, however, it appears that nitrous oxide provides benefit for many women in labor. Many women insist that nitrous oxide brings considerable relief of labor pain and state that they would choose it again for their next labor. Nitrous oxide has been established in obstetric practice, and conducting properly designed randomized study is difficult for ethical reasons. The fact that it has been used for decades with only a few reports of significant complications indicates its safety. As the duration of exposure to this gas is what determines the risk of complications, it seem that the staff of labor wards is at more risk of developing adverse effects due to this agent. Even though the ability of nitrous oxide to relieve labor pain is nowhere near that of epidural analgesia, it does brings partial relief for some women and may be suitable for patients who for some reason want to have their labor drug free.
1. Rosen M. Nitrous oxide for relief of labor pain: A systematic review. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;186:S110-26.
2. Carstoniu J, Levytam S, Norman P, Daley D, Katz J, Sandler AN. Nitrous oxide in early labor. Safety and analgesic efficacy assessed by a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Anesthesiology 1994;80:30-5.
3. Irestedt I. Current status of nitrous oxide for obstetric pain relief. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1994;38:771-2.
4. Harrison R, Shore M, Woods T, et al. A comparative study of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), entonox, pethidine + promazine and lumbar epidural for pain relief in labor. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1987;66:9-14.
5. Amess JAL, Burman JF, Rees GM, Nancekievill DG, Mollin DL. Megaloblastic haemopoiesis in patients receiving nitrous oxide. Lancet 1978; 2: 339-42.
6. Banks RGS, Henderson RJ, Pratt JM. Reactions of gases in solution. Part III. Some reactions of nitrous oxide with transition-metal complexes. Journal of the Chemical Society (A) 1968; 3: 2886-9.
7. Hadzic A, Glab K, Sauborn KV, Thys DM. Severe neurologic deficit after nitrous oxide anesthesia. Anesthesiology 1995; 83: 863-6.
8. Frohlich D, Rothe G, Wittmann S, Schmitz G, Schmidt P, Taeger K, Hobbhahn J. Nitrous oxide impairs the neutrophil oxidative response. Anesthesiology 1998; 88:1281 – 1290.
9. James M. Nitrous oxide: still useful in the year 2000? Review Article. Volume 12(4), August 1999, pp 461-466.
10. Rowland AS, Baird DD, Shore DL, Weinberg CR, Savitz DA, Wilcox AJ. Nitrous oxide and spontaneous abortion in female dental assistants. Am J Epidemiol 1995; 141:531-538.
11. Ahlborg GJ, Axelsson G, Bodin L. Shift work, nitrous oxide exposure and subfertility among Swedish midwives. Int J Epidemiol 1996; 25:783-790.
12. Shaw AD, Morgan M. Nitrous oxide: time to stop laughing? [editorial] Anaesthesia 1998; 53:213-215.
13. Litman RS. Nitrous oxide: the passing of a gas? Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 2004, 17:207–209.


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I'm teaching Wilton course 3 this month and so I had to teach them how to put fondant on their cake. I just changed the cake in Lesson 2, to make it look more Christmas-y! And then I gave it to Hobby Lobby to eat! It's crazy, because the class graduates in a couple of days and then I'll be done teaching cake decorating classes. =o(
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text: Physiotherapy is the treatment that overcomes the mobility problems in the patients and allows them to move freely without facing any problem. It is the best treatment to get rid of the muscle pain or any injury that is affecting the movement. One cannot deny the importance of physiotherapy as it proves useful in a number of critical conditions and can help you to regain your movement by following the treatment on a regular basis. Such treatments are usually provided by the specialists known as physiotherapists who are experienced as well as familiar with the different types of treatments that can be offered to the patients. When you hire some physiotherapists, you need to check their certification and experience in this field and they should follow the physician's guidelines during the exercise.


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A university study found that guidance provided by Gwinnett County Public School's (GCPS) elementary counselors had a significant impact on improving students' academic achievement.
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The teacher and counselor work together to overcome barriers to learning, manage classroom behavior, develop strategies for students who need extra help to learn, and assist students who want an extra challenge beyond their regular course work. The counselor also develops school wide programs, such as Care Team, which offer resources and support for needy children in the school community.
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The counselor works with students one-on-one, in small groups, and in classroom guidance sessions. The counselor is also available for crisis counseling. The Counselor works with parents and teachers. The counselor helps parents understand their child's social, emotional, and educational needs. Students are referred to the counselor by their teacher, parents, or themselves. The counselor is available to all students, parents, and teachers to provide needed services.
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It's Alive!
|Cast Of Characters
|Wayne Thomas: No you're not seeing things. It's Tommy Kirk starring in yet another one of Larry Buchanan's turds. This time he's playing a paleontologist who happens to be up in the mountains farting around when he meets up with the Sterns as they're passing by. That in turn led him to get caught up in all the rest of this mess. Oh well, since I doubt he was being inundated with acting jobs, this probably got him an extra month's worth of rent at least.
|Greely: This guy was just a nut. See, he's got this big lizard man thing in this cave, and he feeds it. He started out by feeding it cattle and sheep and the occasional coyote, but then when some nosy busybody happened along one day, he discovered that the thing preferred to eat people. So now he basically kidnaps people who end up at his little place in the mountains and locks them in a cell at the top of the cave complex where the monster is so the monster can have a nice people buffet anytime it gets hungry. Basically he's insane and his character is so boring, I can't think of anything overly funny to say about it. I guess I could rip on that stupid lookin' hat, or his complete lack of any fashion sense, but those jokes tell themselves.
|Norman Sterns: This guy is just a bitch. There's no other word for it. He bitches from the opening scene right up until he becomes monster chow. He's one of those characters where you just know after about the first ten seconds that he's going to be the first one killed by the monster, and you count every second after just waiting for that to happen.
|Leilla Sterns: This is Norman's wife, unfortunately for her. She's actually a nice girl and not entirely stupid or unlikable, but then again, she doesn't do a whole lot to help their situation either. Now normally, a woman would be sad to see her husband die, but Norman was such a jerk that she didn't even bat an eye when he got killed. She just set her sights on Wayne and moved on. I mean after all, she was a widow for a whole twenty minutes or so before she started flirting with Wayne. Twenty minutes is an eternity for a poor widow woman.
|Bella: When the movie starts out, you're basically led to believe that this woman is Greely's wife. That turns out not to be the case. The fact is, he kidnapped her, starved her, beat her, and basically tormented her until her will was so broken that she just gave up and did whatever he told her to do. She hates what he's doing and he's constantly yelling at her and threatening her and basically just abuses the hell out of her to keep her in line. At the end though, she finally gets enough guts to betray him...right before he shoots her.
|Screen Shots
Greely took Norman and Leilla on a tour of the place and they ended up at some local bars. You'll wish you had a nice stiff drink just to make it through this film. Anyway, this is where he trapped them in the cave so that the monster could eat them. So far, this movie is so boring that I'm having trouble coming up with any amusing screenshots. So I'll apologize right now for the lameness of this one and the ones to come.
What in the hell are you shootin' at? The monster's over this way you moron!
After Greely held Bella captive in his house for three days without food or water, she finally got him to give her some food. So what does he bring her? Soup d' jour? Roast brisket with carrots and potatoes? Maybe a nice lemon pepper chicken with some extra sour french bread? Well, as you can see in the screenshot, it was none of those things. It's too bad the mouse wasn't alive when he gave it to her. She could have waited around a little while and had some mouse beans for dessert.
|You know, I was wondering why the monster was so angry all the time. Now I can totally see why. He needs some high quality dental work like NOW! Them teeth are even affecting his speech, the poor thing. Check out this actual sound clip of what the monster really sounds like...
|Best Quotes
"There is a legend in these hills, that when it rains and the sun shines at the same time, the devil is kissing his wife."
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It's Alive
Greely comes to the realization that maybe the monster isn't his friend after all. Come to that, he finally realizes that Bella's not his friend either. In fact, his whole life takes a pretty crappy turn at this point. As for me, I'm just wondering how Bella lit the fuse on the dynamite.


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Dr. David Paredes has been teaching courses on education technology, leadership and change since 2008. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of corporate learning and development and has held a variety of leadership positions in financial services and consulting. He has overseen the training component of several major organizational change initiatives including company acquisitions and system implementations. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Drexel University in 2011 where his dissertation studied the effects of constructivist instructional strategies on employees' readiness for major organizational change. In addition to his Ph.D., he has undergraduate degrees in Theology and Philosophy and a graduate degree in Instructional Systems Design from Penn State. Dr. Paredes has a keen interest in studying individuals' motivations for making radical personal changes and how this can stimulate creative thinking. Most recently, he was invited to speak on the topic of motivation and innovation at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.
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Individual Author Record
General Information
Name: Troy TaylorPen Name: None Genre: Audience: Adult; Born: 1966 in Decatur, Illinois
-- Website -- http://www.prairieghosts.com/abtauthor.html
-- Troy Taylor on WorldCat -- http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=troy+taylor
Illinois ConnectionTaylor was born in Decatur, Illinois and currently resides in Chicago's West Loop area.
Biographical and Professional InformationTroy Taylor is an occultist, supernatural historian and the author of 73 books on ghosts, hauntings, history, crime and the unexplained in America. He is also the founder of the American Ghost Society and the owner of the Illinois and American Hauntings Tour companies.
Published Works
- Beyond the Grave, Whitechapel Press, 2001
- Confessions of a Ghost Hunter, Whitechapel Press, 2002
- Dark Harvest, Whitechapel Press, 1997
- Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Whitechapel Press, 2008
- Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Bloody Chicago, Whitechapel Press, 2006
- Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Bloody Hollywood, Whitechapel Press, 2008
- Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Bloody Illinois, Whitechapel Press, 2008
- Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Without a Trace, Whitechapel Press, 2009
- Down in the Darkness, Whitechapel Press, 2003
- Field Guide to Haunted Graveyards, Whitechapel Press, 2003
- Flickering Images, Whitechapel Press, 2001
- Ghost Hunter's Guidebook: 10th Anniversary Edition, Whitechapel Press, 2007
- Ghosts by Gaslight, Whitechapel Press, 2007
- Ghosts of Millikin, Whitechapel Press, 1996
- Ghosts of Springfield, Whitechapel Press, 1997
- Ghosts on Film, Whitechapel Press, 2005
- Haunted Alton, Whitechapel Press, 2000
- Haunted Chicago, Whitechapel Press, 2003
- Haunted Decatur Revisited, Whitechapel Press, 2000
- Haunted Decatur, Whitechapel Press, 1995
- Haunted Decatur: 13th Anniversary Edition, Whitechapel Press, 2006
- Haunted Illinois, Whitechapel Press, 1999
- Haunted New Orleans, Whitechapel Press, 2000
- Haunted St. Louis, Whitechapel Press, 2002
- Haunting of America, Whitechapel Press, 2006
- Into the Shadows, Whitechapel Press, 2002
- Into the Shadows, Whitechapel Press, 2007
- More Haunted Decatur, Whitechapel Press, 1996
- Murder & Mayhem in Chicago's Downtown, The History Press, 2009
- Murder & Mayhem in Chicago's Vice Districts, The History Press, 2009
- Murder & Mayhem on Chicago's West Side, The History Press, 2009
- Murder and Mayhem on Chicago's North Side, The History Press, 2009
- Murder and Mayhem on Chicago's South Side, The History Press, 2009
- Mysterious Illinois, Whitechapel Press, 2006
- No Rest for the Wicked, Whitechapel Press, 2001
- Out Past the Campfire Light, Whitechapel Press, 2004
- Resurrection Mary, Whitechapel Press, 2007
- Season of the Witch, Whitechapel Press, 1999
- Sex & The Supernatural, Whitechapel Press, 2009
- So, There I Was..., Whitechapel Press, 2006 - written with Len Adams
- Spirits of the Civil War, Whitechapel Press, 2007
- Spirits of the Civil War, Whitechapel Press, 1999
- The Devil Came to St. Louis, Whitechapel Press, 2006
- The Ghost Hunter's Guidebook, Whitechapel Press, 1997
- The Haunted President, Whitechapel Press, 2005
- The Haunting of America, Whitechapel Press, 2001
- The Possessed, Whitechapel Press, 2007
- True Crime Illinois, Whitechapel Press, 2009
- Weird Chicago, Whitechapel Press, 2008
- Weird Illinois, Whitechapel Press, 2005
- Weird Indiana, Whitechapel Press, 2008 - written with
- Weird U.S. Whitechapel Press, 2004 - written with
- Weird Virginia, Whitechapel Press, 2007 - written with
- Where the Dead Walk, Whitechapel Press, 1997
- Wicked Washington, Whitechapel Press, 2007
Titles At Your Library
The Haunting of America: Ghosts & Legends of America's Haunted Past
ISBN: 1892523175 Whitechapel Productions. 2001 Book by Taylor, Troy
Confessions of a Ghost Hunter
ISBN: 1892523280 Whitechapel Productions. 2002 Author and real life ghost researcher Troy Taylor brought his years of experience with the paranormal to readers with his best selling manual, The Ghost Hunter's Guidebook. But how did he compile that information and what experiences did he base his research on? Those questions are now answered in this account of the author's lifelong fascination with the unexplained!
This unsettling book chronicles Taylor's adventures, and misadventures, with paranormal research, recounting his own personal experiences with ghosts, hauntings, haunted houses and more. You'll find the stories to be compelling, often humorous and sometimes chilling as Taylor recalls his first paranormal investigation, his trips to famous haunted places, his experiences with witnesses, houses that weren't haunted, and real ghosts! In addition to Taylor's accounts of his own experiences, each chapter includes new information on conducting your own investigations with new insights, theories and ideas on how best to track down authentic evidence of ghosts! It's a strange and amazing journey and one that no ghost enthusiast will want to miss!
Field Guide to Haunted Graveyards (Haunted Field Guide Series, Book 4)
ISBN: 1892523345 Whitechapel Productions. 2003 Are there really ghosts in Utah? For a state that is said to have no room for ghosts, Utah certainly has a vast number of haunted places! In this compelling and highly entertaining book, author and Utah native Linda Dunning takes a trip back in time and uncovers the ghosts, legends and unusual lore of a state that is unique in the annals of American History. Travel along as she reveals the mysteries and miracles of haunted mansions and farm houses, ghostly hotels and public buildings, spirit-infested hospitals, churches and gathering places, eerie old schools, colleges and universities and finally, the phantoms of Utah's many old mills and abandoned factories. It is a journey that no reader will soon forget, filled with the lingering personalities of Mormon pioneers, miners, mill workers, millionaires and murderers, through a land that is like no other.
Ghosts on Film
ISBN: 1892523396 Whitechapel Productions. 2005 Author and ghost researcher Troy Taylor once again delves into the supernatural with a guide to the history and mystery of spirit photography. In this latest installment in the popular "Haunted Field Guide" series, the author takes an in-depth look at the controversial and mysterious history of spirit photography, including a look at the mediums and scientists who pioneered the field and the most famous pictures that allege to be ghosts captured on film. The book also includes a detailed exploration of the way that cameras have impacted the field of paranormal research and a recounting of some of the best-known cases where cameras played a crucial role, as well as a detailed guide for using your own camera in ghost investigations. Other sections of the book feature an examination of how cameras capture ghostly images, the forms that paranormal energy takes, hints and tips on using cameras in ghost research, step by step guides to photographic investigations and chapters on analyzing photos, detecting photographic trickery, accidental photos, camera operations and much more! This is a must-have book for any ghost hunter's collection!
Mysterious Illinois
ISBN: 1892523434 Whitechapel Productions. 2006 For nearly two decades, Troy Taylor has been delving into the ghosts and haunted places in the state of Illinois but in this book, the author takes a journey down a darker road and takes readers on a search for the strange, terrifying and bizarre in this mysterious region. For centuries, Illinois has played host to the unexplained from the ancient mysteries of Cahokia, the stone forts of southern Illinois, anomalous petroglyphs and many other oddities from our distant past. Journey back in time to this lost era and then go on a hunt for the state's chilling creatures, including Bigfoot, Thunderbirds, phantom panthers, water creatures and some of the strangest beasts to ever walk on four feet --- or two! Finally, take the plunge into the depths of the unexplained as we search for answers to the state's greatest enigmas like the Macomb Poltergeist, Williamsburg Hill, Illinois' spook lights, Watseka Wonder, Illinois' sky mysteries, flying saucer invasions, Illinois vampires, the Mad Gasser of Mattoon and much more! Don't miss out on this amazing book --- including accounts, stories, eyewitness reports and in-depth research that has never appeared in print before! This is a book not to miss and a unique addition to the popular "Haunted Illinois Series".
The Possessed (Haunted Illinois)
ISBN: 1892523558 Whitechapel Productions. 2007 According to legend, one of the strangest possessions in American history occurred in the small Illinois town of Watseka in 1878, creating a mystery that endures to this day. But what really happened in this enigmatic case and how much of the mysterious story that has been told over the years --- about the spirit of one dead girl invading the body of a living one - is truth and how much is fiction? Author Troy Taylor, one of the leading researchers into the supernatural in the country, has spent years delving into the facts behind this chilling story - searching through dusty records, wandering through old graveyards and visiting the sites associated with the case. This book, which is the first full-length, non-fiction title to be written about the case since 1879, unveils the true facts behind what occurred in Watseka in the 1870s and allows the reader to judge for himself whether Lurancy Vennum was truly possessed by the spirit of Mary Roff. This eye-opening, and sometimes terrifying book, is a must-have title for anyone with an interest in the mysterious and a taste for the unknown!
Weird Chicago (Haunted Illinois)
ISBN: 1892523590 Whitechapel Productions. 2008 The city of Chicago is unquestionably the weirdest and most haunted city in America! With a history dating back to the early 1800s that is filled with violent events, mysterious happenings and a lot of very strange characters, there is no other place like it in the country. Now, in the most complete book ever written on Chicago ghosts and strange history, the creators of the Weird Chicago Tours reveal just how that homegrown weirdness has shaped the city that we know today - and shows that Chicago iw weirder than any city should legally be allowed to be! With notebooks and cameras in hand, the Weird Chicago crew has scoured the city in search of the haunted, the odd and the offbeat. They have tracked down bizarre history, unusual people, weird roadside attractions, forgotten remnants of the past, unexplained happenings and more ghost stories than have appeared in any other book before, plus the truth behind many Chicago hauntings that you only thought you knew! From Hull House to Resurrection Mary, to Dillinger to Al Capone, this book showcases the most unusual aspects of Chicago - and just what makes it so haunted, weird & unique! Packed full of stuff that you aren't going to find anywhere else, this is a journey that you're never going to forget!
Bloody Illinois (Dead Men Do Tell Tales)
ISBN: 1892523582 Whitechapel Productions. 2008 Join author Troy Taylor as his "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" Series continues with a terrifying and blood-soaked look at Illinois crime, mystery and tales of hauntings from all over the state - many of which have never appeared in any book before! In this volume, Taylor unlocks files of rare, seldom-told and favorite stories from both the cities and rural areas of the Prairie State, revealing true accounts of violence, murder, bloodshed and ghosts. Journey back into Illinois' past and discover tales of bandits, thieves, pirates and killers from the early days of the state haunted prisons, jails and police stations bloody vendettas Illinois hangings unsolved murders ruthless murderesses Charlie Birger, the Shelton Gang and War in Illinois Pat Quinlan, the Devil's Apprentice the Herrin Massacre the Hundley Murders the famous Coliseum Ballroom the Battle of Barrington Hell Hollow the Lake Club Fred Vannuci's "One-way Ride" the Starved Rock Murders Ghosts of the old Cook County Jail & the Joliet Penitentiary and dozens more! You don't want to miss this collection of uncut and uncensored tales from the pen of Troy Taylor. It's a chilling book that is not for the faint of heart!
Murder and Mayhem on Chicago's South Side (Murder & Mayhem)
ISBN: 1596296976 The History Press. 2009 Lurking below the Loop, behind the industry-driven energy of Chicago, lies the mysterious criminal underworld of the South Side. Recounting criminal exploits of legends like Alphonse Capone, as well as lesser-known stories like the Car Barn Bandits, Troy Taylor captures the intricacies of the most infamous stories of Chicago's South Side. From the gruesome murders committed by the unassuming H.H. Holmes to the mysterious death of Marshall Field Jr., join Taylor as he revisits the South Side's prosperous middle-class days and vividly depicts the strange and horrific crimes that have cast new light on the character of these too often overlooked neighborhoods.
Murder and Mayhem on Chicago's North Side (Murder & Mayhem)
ISBN: 1596296445 The History Press. 2009 In 1929, Chicago gangster Al Capone arranged a special St. Valentine's Day delivery for his favorite arch enemies: a massacre. Seven North Side mobsters were left dead. Yet random killings and bizarre murders were not unfamiliar in Chicago. Tales of the city's most violent and puzzling murders make this gripping work truly hair-raising: a deranged stalker kills his love object and then himself a sausage maker uses the tools of his trade to rid himself of his wife and a meticulous serial killer cleans his dead victim's wounds before taping them closed. Through accounts dripping with mystery, gory details and suspense, Troy Taylor brilliantly tells the twisted history of Chicago's North Side's worst.
Murder and Mayhem on Chicago's West Side (Murder & Mayhem)
ISBN: 1596296933 The History Press. 2009 Blazing from the West Side, the Great Chicago Fire left nothing but ashy remnants of the developing city, leveling its landscape but certainly not its spirit. While the West Side was home to the infamous O'Leary barn, it was also where news of some of the city's most gruesome and horrific crimes reverberated throughout the state and across the country. Read about the bloody end of Roger The Terrible"? Touhy, who, although he undoubtedly lived up to his name, met an ill-deserved fate. Troy Taylor also delves into the life of John Wayne Gacy, the depraved man masked by the clown costume, and yet again proves to be a master storyteller and historian of Chicago's criminal underworld."
Murder & Mayhem in Chicago's Downtown
ISBN: 1596296941 The History Press. 2009 In the company of author Troy Taylor, pull off the trick of coming back alive from some of Chicago's most infamous one-way rides." Meet the deadly womanizer Johann Hoch, who would propose to a woman within twenty minutes of meeting her and then poison her within a week. Follow "Terrible" Tommy O'Conner as he eluded the gallows for more than fifty years, until the city finally grew "tired of waiting" and dismantled them for the final time. Learn how even flower shops and cathedrals weren't safe from gangland violence, and relive the tragic fire at the Iroquois Theatre, where a "fireproof" curtain was made of cotton and did little to stop the blaze that killed more people than the Great Fire of 1871."
Murder and Mayhem in Chicago's Vice Districts (Murder & Mayhem)
ISBN: 1596296925 The History Press. 2009 From the very beginning, Chicago thrived on its reputation as a wide-open town. After the Great Fire, no part of the city was rebuilt more quickly than the vice districts, where bribed cops and brutal force emboldened professional wickedness to celebrate itself with gala events like the First Ward Ball, begun in honor of a madam's pianist and often so crowded that passed-out drunks couldn't even fall to the floor. Randolph Street was nicknamed Gambler's Row because men gambled with their lives by visiting it. In Little Hell, guns and knives could be rented by the hour. In these seedy areas only put to sleep by Mickey Finn's knockout drinks or Gentle Annie's knockout punches, it is no wonder that Detective Woolridge kept seventy-five disguises, made twenty thousand arrests and was shot at forty-four times.