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Cranioklepty : grave robbing and the search for genius / by Dickey, Colin.(CARDINAL)557407;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Mapping the invisible -- The music lover -- "So was she, so she is now" -- The golden lyre -- "All the ferrets were set in motion" -- "The riddle-filled book of destiny" -- The new science -- Skulduggery -- The brainowner and his skull -- Fragments of a mystery -- A city of corpses -- Scientific Golgothas -- A measure of fame -- Some last pathetic quibbling -- Homo renaissancus -- Homecomings -- Rival skulls -- The ruined bridges to the past -- Hoaxes and ringers -- The end of the end of the story.Presents a history of cranioklepty, the desire to possess the skulls of the brilliant and famous, either for study, for sale, or for display. Includes the after-death stories of Haydn, Beethoven, Emanuel Swedenborg, Thomas Browne, and others.
Subjects: Grave robbing; Skull.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mojin [videorecording]: the lost legend / by Wuershan,1972-film director.; Ye, Jerry,producer.; Zhang, Jialu(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Yang, Ying,1989-actor.; Chen, Kun,1976-actor.; Collea, Keith,actor.; Eckstorm, Alex,actor.; Wan da ying shi chuan mei you xian gong si.; Huayi Brothers Media (Firm); Beijing guang xian ying ye you xian gong si.; Well Go USA, Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)343708;
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (16:9); Dolby Digital stereo / 5.1 surround sound.Angelababy, Kun Chen, Keith Collea, Alex Eckstorm, Marianna German, Sandra Gumuzzio.Based on the number one Bestselling novels, the story pits a trio of grave robbers against rivals and the law, until a mysterious stranger tempts them into one last heist.NR, this film is not rated by the MPAA.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings.; Drama.; Grave robbing; Strangers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Garden of the dead / by Neiderman, Andrew.(CARDINAL)509018;
Subjects: Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Cemetery managers; Grave robbing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Phantasm [videorecording] / by Baldwin, A. Michael,actor.; Bannister, Reggie,actor.; Coscarelli, Don,screenwriter,film director.(CARDINAL)801286; Thornbury, Bill,actor.; Well Go USA, Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)343708;
Music by Fred Myrow and Malcolm Seagrave.Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester, Angus Scrimm.A teenage boy, Mike, and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man. The Tall Man keeps a lethal arsenal of awful weapons with him, which makes Mike even more nervous to battle him.MPAA rating: R; for nudity, violence, and intense scenes.DVD; Dolby Digital stereo, 5.1 surround, mono; NTSC; region 1.
Subjects: Fantasy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Horror films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Boys; Dead; Grave robbing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The haunted serpent / by Mitchell, Dora M.,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)679293;
New kid in school Spaulding Meriwether teams with cool kid Marietta, her euphonium-playing sister Lucy, and popular jock Kenny to investigate a mysterious boa constrictor that lives next door to Spaulding that may have eaten its owner.700L
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Boa constrictor; Grave robbing;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Tomb raiders : real tales of grave robberies / by Cummings, Judy Dodge,author.(CARDINAL)346238;
Includes bibliographical references."Armed with shovels and crowbars, thieves throughout history have unearthed graves out of greed, hunger, and curiosity. This book recounts little-known stories of body snatchers and crooks of the crypt, from Jamestown, Virginia, to Sipán, Peru"--Back cover.Ages 10-13.940L
Subjects: Grave robbing; Body snatching;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The grave thief / by Hahn, Dee,author.;
Twelve-year-old Spade is a grave thief that gets caught up in a royal heist. long the way, he meets Ember, the queen's niece, and together they race to solve the mystery of the legendary Deepstones and their connection to the Woegon, the queen, a missing king and the mysterious pebble Spade finds in the Wyndhail cemetery.740LAges 9 to 12
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Monster fiction.; Fiction.; Theft; Tombs; Grave robbing;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 17
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The orphan of Cemetery Hill / by Fox, Hester,author.(CARDINAL)794585;
Includes bibliographical references."The dead won't bother you if you don't give them permission. Boston, 1844. Tabby has a peculiar gift: she can communicate with the recently departed. It makes her special, but it also makes her dangerous. As an orphaned child, she fled with her sister, Alice, from their charlatan aunt Bellefonte, who wanted only to exploit Tabby's gift so she could profit from the recent craze for seances. Now a young woman and tragically separated from Alice, Tabby works with her adopted father, Eli, the kind caretaker of a large Boston cemetery. When a series of macabre grave robberies begins to plague the city, Tabby is ensnared in a deadly plot by the perpetrators, known only as the 'Resurrection Men.' In the end, Tabby's gift will either save both her and the cemetery--or bring about her own destruction."--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Novels.; Dead; Sisters; Orphans; Grave robbing;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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The body trade / by Thompson, Zac,author.(CARDINAL)793014; Jok(Artist),illustrator.(CARDINAL)598104; Otsmane-Elhaou, Hassan.letterer.(CARDINAL)826598;
"Kim Krilic is a divorced ex-con who's trying to atone. However, his short temper tends to get the best of him. When he returns to Florida to bury his estranged son. He's sickened to find an empty grave. His son's remains were sold into "The Body Trade". Armed with righteous fury, Kim sets out to reclaim his child's corpse. But one act of vengeance causes everything to spiral out of control"--Rate T+ / Teen+
Subjects: Horror comics.; Graphic novels.; Parents; Grave robbing;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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High crimes / by Sebela, Christopher.(CARDINAL)428535; Moustafa, Ibrahim,artist.(CARDINAL)429376; Atlansky, Lesley,colourist.(CARDINAL)803270; Aldridge, Shawn,letterer.(CARDINAL)624325;
Disgraced Olympic snowboarder Zan Jensen runs a sideline business as a high-altitude grave robber. When a body is found at the summit of Everest with a treasure of state secrets under its skin, Zan finds herself in the crosshairs of a government hit squad. As she races to the roof of the world, Zan will navigate bullets and avalanches to find salvation in the deadliest place on Earth.
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; Detective and mystery comics.; Fiction.; Mountaineers; Grave robbing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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