O.P.I.N. Books

These books are non-fiction. In other words they are not about ghost stories, they cover the reality behind the myths and uncover parts of the unknown. Most books on ghosts can be found in your local library under 133.1 under the Dewey Decimal System. Some of these books are no longer in print or you may have to special order from your local major bookstore. I have found many of these in used book stores as well. This is by no means a complete list of what is out there, it is only a sample. These are books I own or have read (or wrote) and I can truly say they have value to the field. Many of the authors shown here have other books relevant to the subject.

Ghosts, Hauntings, Poltergeists.

• Danelek, J. Allan. (2006). The Case for Ghosts: An Objective Look at the Paranormal. Woodbury, Minnesota. Llewellyn Publications.

• Denning, Hazel M. (1996). Hauntings! Real-Life Encounters with Troubled Spirits. New York, NY. Barnes & Noble Books.

• Holzer, Hans (2005, 1965). Ghosts I´ve Met. New York, NY. Barnes & Noble Books / Aspera Ad Astra, Inc.

• Holzer, Hans (1997). Ghosts: True Encounters with the World Beyond. New York, NY. Aspera Ad Astra, Inc.

• Iverson, Jeffrey. (1992). In Search of the Dead: A Scientific Investigation of Evidence for Life after Death. San Francisco. Harper.

• Kachuba, John B. (2004). Ghosthunting Ohio (The Haunted Heartland Series). Cincinnati. Emmis Books.

• Mackenzie, Andrew. (1982). Hauntings and Apparitions: An Investigation of the Evidence. London. Paladin Books.

• Ogden, Tom. (1999). The Complete Idiot´s Guide to Ghosts and Hauntings. Indianapolis, Indiana. Alpha Books.

• Peach, Emily. (1991). Things That Go Bump in the Night. Wellingborough, Northhamptonshire, Great Britain. The Aquarian Press.

• Price, Harry. (1974). Confessions of a Ghost Hunter. New York. Causeway Books.

• Rogo, D. Scott. (1979). The Poltergeist Experience. New York. Taplinger Publishing Co.

• Rogo, D. Scott. (1986). Life after Death: The Case for Survival of Bodily Death. Wellingborough, Northhamptonshire, Great Britain. The Aquarian Press.

• Roll, William G. (1976). The Poltergeist. Metuchen, NJ. The Scarecrow Press.

• Spencer, John and Anne. (1997). The Poltergeist Phenomenon. London, England. Headline Book Publishing.

• Underwood, Peter. (1994). Ghosts and How to See Them. London. Anaya Publishers Ltd.

Paranormal Investigation

• Auerbach, Loyd. (2004). Ghost Hunting: How to Investigate the Paranormal. Oakland: Ronin Publishing.

• Auerbach, Loyd. (2004). Hauntings & Poltergeists: A Ghost Hunter's Guide. Oaklannd. Ronin Publishing.

• Auerbach, Loyd. (2005). A Paranormal Casebook: Ghost Hunting in the New Millennium. Dallas, Texas. Atriad Press LLC.

• Baker, Robert A. and Nickell, Joe. (1992). Missing Pieces: How to Investigate Ghosts, UFOs, Psychics and other Mysteries. Buffalo, NY. Prometheus Books.

• Hawes, Jason, Wilson, Grant and Friedman, Michael Jan. (2007). Ghost Hunting: True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from The Atlantic Paranormal Society. New York. Simon & Schuster.

• Parsons, Brian D. (2008). Handbook For the Amateur Paranormal Investigator or Ghost Hunter: How to Become a Successful Paranormal Group. Solon, Ohio. O.P.I.N. Books.

• Parsons, Brian D. (2008). Betty's Ghost: A Guide to Paranormal Investigation. Solon, Ohio. O.P.I.N. Books.

• Taylor, Troy. (2001). Ghost Hunter´s Guidebook. Chicago. Whitechapel Productions.

• Underwood, Peter. (1986). The Ghost Hunter´s Guide. London. Javelin Books.

• Warren, Joshua P. (2003). How to Hunt Ghosts: A Practical Guide. New York. Fireside.

Parapsychology (Psychic abilities)

• Auerbach, Loyd. (1986). E.S.P., Hauntings and Poltergeists: A Parapsychologists Handbook. New York: Warner Books.

• Auerbach, Loyd. (1991). Psychic Dreaming: A Parapsychologist´s Handbook. New York. Warner Books.

• Auerbach, Loyd. (1993). Reincarnation, Channeling and Possession: A Parapsychologist´s Handbook. New York. Warner Books.

• Auerbach, Loyd. (1996). Mind Over Matter. New York. Kensington.

• Berger, Arthur S. and Joyce. (1991). The Encyclopedia of Parapsychology and Psychical Research. New York. Paragon House.

• Blum, Deborah. (2006). Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death. New York. Penguin Books.

• Braude, Stephen E. (1991). The Limits of Influence: Psychokinesis and the Philosophy of Science. New York. Temple University Press.

• Broughton, Richard S. (1991). Parapsychology; The Controversial Science. New York: Ballantine Books.

• Broughton, Richard S. and Roll, William G. (1995). Psychic Connections: A Journey into the Mysterious World of Psi. New York. Delacorte Press.

• Browne, Silvia. (2000). The Other Side and Back: A Psychic´s Guide to Our World and Beyond. New York. Signet.

• Edge, Hoyt L., et al. (1986). Foundations of Parapsychology: Exploring the Boundaries of Human Capacity. London, England. Routledge & Kegan Paul.

• Edward, John. (2000). One Last Time: A Psychic Medium Speaks to Those We Have Loved and Lost. Berkeley Publishing Group.

• Guiley, Rosemary Ellen. (1991). Harper´s Encyclopedia of Mystical and Paranormal Experience. San Francisco. Harper Books.

• Irwin, H.J. (1994). An Introduction to Parapsychology 2nd. Ed. Jefferson, NC. McFarland & Company.

• Kripper, Stanley (Ed.). (1994). Advances in Parapsychological Research. Jefferson, NC. McFarland & Company.

• Kurtz, Pau (Ed.). (1985). A Skeptic´s Handbook of Parapsychology. Buffalo, NY. Prometheus Books.

• Radin, Dean I. (1997). The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena. New York. Harper-Collins.

• Rhine, Louisa E. (1981). The Invisible Picture. Jefferson, NC. McFarland & Co.

• Rogo, D. Scott. (1986). Mind over Matter: The Case for Psychokinesis. Wellingborough, Northhamptonshire, Great Britain. The Aquarian Press.

• Schmeidler, Gertrude R. (1988). Parapsychology and Psychology: Matches and Mismatches. Jefferson, NC. McFarland & Company.

• White, Rhea. (1990). Parapsychology: New Sources of Information, 1973-1989. Metuchen, NY. The Scarecrow Press.

• Wills-Brandon, Carla. (2000). One Last Hug Before I Go: The Mystery and Meaning of Deathbed Visions. Health Communications.

• Zollschan, George K., Schumaker, John F., Walsh, Greg F. (1989). Exploring the Paranormal: Perpectives on Belief and Experience. New York. Avery Publishing.

Developing Psychic Abilities

• Hewitt, William W. (1996). Psychic Development for Beginners: An Easy Guide to Releasing and Developing your Psychic Abilities. St. Paul, MN. Llewellyn Publications.

• Holzer, Hans. (1997). Are You Psychic? Unlocking the Power Within. New York, NY. Avery.

• Konstantinos. (2001). Contact the Other Side. St. Paul, Minnesota. Llewellyn Publications.

• Mishlove, Jeffrey. (1988). PSI Developement Systems. New York. Ballantine Books.

• Sanders, Pete A. (1989). You are Psychic! New York. Fawcett Columbine.

• Scott, Gini Graham, PH.D. (1991). Shamanism and Personal Mastery. St Paul, Minnesota. Paragon House.

• Weil, Andrew. (1995). Spontaneous Healing. New York. Alfred A. Knopf.

Miscellaneous

• Ackerman, Diane. (1990). A Natural History of the Senses. New York. Random House.

• Dennett, Daniel C. (1991). Consciousness Explained. Boston. Little, Brown and Co.

• Murphy, Michael. (1992). The Future of the Body: Explorations Into the Further Evolution of Human Nature. Los Angeles. Jeremy P. Tarcher.

• Ormstein, Robert. (1991). The Evolution of Consciousness. New York. Prentice-Hall Press.

• Penrose, Roger. (1994). Shadows of the Mind: A Search fo the Missing Science of Consciousness. Oxford, England. Oxford University Press.

• Stapp, Henry P. (1993). Mind, Matter and Quantum Mechanics. Berlin. Springer Verlag.