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Weird N.J., Vol. 2: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets

Weird N.J., Vol. 2: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets

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Authors: Mark Moran, Mark Sceurman
Publisher: Sterling
Category: Book

List Price: $19.95
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 reviews
Sales Rank: 85542

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 9 x 1

ISBN: 1402739419
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.9
EAN: 9781402739415
ASIN: 1402739419

Publication Date: September 11, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New oversized book. Ships next business day.

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
New Jersey is even WEIRDER than we thought!
From the authors of Weird N.J.—with more than 125,000 copies sold—comes a second amazing collection of the wonderful weirdness that fills every inch of the Garden State.
One of the bestselling books ever to hit New Jersey was Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran’s Weird N.J. The book was such a phenomenon that it began a whole series of Weird state books, each one a bestseller. But the Marks, as they are called, always knew that there were more, bizarre stories lurking in their own home state. So back they went, camera and notebook in hand, to travel the highways and byways of New Jersey to chronicle more weirdly bizarre stories. And what did they find? How about the pathway of a doctor’s office paved with tombstones? Or a pumpkin-shaped house? Then there’s the Hub Cap Tree, the Birdsville Church (yes, a church for birds), and the bowling ball pyramid that graces one proud resident’s front lawn. Fun too are the haunted houses to visit, the ghosts to chat with, and the cursed roads to travel down. It’s all part of the long, strange trip known as Weird N.J.



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5 out of 5 stars Weirdness at its Finest!   January 1, 2008
 1 out of 4 found this review helpful

A great companion to the first volume of Weird NJ. There is a lot of debate amongst my friends as to which of the books is better and everyone seems to have their favorite. They are both very entertaining and original, without question, but for me #2 is the most enjoyable. Where #1 did an outstanding job of chronicling the more well known tales of NJ folklore and legends like the Jersey Devil and famous ghost stories, this book really delves deeper into the lesser known side of the state's uniquely weird and often disturbing side. The writing in this volume, while more sophisticated then the first volume, never loses its keen sense of wit or biting irony. Simply put, it is perhaps the most intelligent (without being highbrow) survey to date of the people, places and events that make the Garden State the ever-so-strange place that it is. Everyone who loves, or even those who love to hate, NJ should own this book!


1 out of 5 stars Lacking in variety, not nearly as good as #1.   January 1, 2008
 1 out of 3 found this review helpful

Weird N.J. volume 2 is sadly disappointing and dull, especially compared to the perfection that was volume 1. Although the book has some of the wonderful positives of its series - the bright pictures, reader tales and experiences, it seems like with this volume they were a bit too hard pressed to find things with all that was crammed into 1. The book seems very rushed and the commentary on the entries does not seem nearly as lively as before, plus the site locations were fuzzy at times and the variety of sites very lacking. Pretty much just the same stories over and over. Thankfully I'm a speed reader - book was so dreadful I made a special trip to return it the day after purchase.


5 out of 5 stars I love this series!   December 23, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Excellent! This book is as interesting and fun as all of the others. If this is your interest, you won't be disappointed.


5 out of 5 stars GREAT GIFT   September 13, 2007
FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE LEFT THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THIS IS AN INTERESTING LOOK BACK ALL THE PLACES THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED AND ENJOYED.


5 out of 5 stars Weird NJ-the best   January 13, 2007
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Loved WNJ #2, better than #1. More colorful photos and some follow-ups from previous editions/magazines.

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