The Motivational Ghost

A unique blend of humor, global perspective, and self-improvement disguised as ghost lore. Is a ghost a spirit, an energy, or a banana? What if I told you it’s all three? Why do European ghosts wear white sheets? Why do Asian ghosts have bad hair? Why aren’t ghosts souls or invisible flying eyeball wheels? Hint: it’s in the Bible. And what kind answered Edison’s ghost phone? Answering “What is a ghost?” reveals what really shapes our lives—perspective. The Motivational Ghost shows us how to finally see what’s holding us back. Plus: How the ghost of a samurai’s head literally rules Tokyo. Why Golden Boys are the creepiest of all haunted dolls. Why a toilet ghost is a good thing and phantom termites aren’t. Meet the five most outrageous ghost hunting pioneers you’ve never heard of and the philosophical razors they used to overcome failure. Why Catherine Crowe, who gave us poltergeists, walked the streets of Edinburgh naked—in winter! And how she finally escaped the insane asylum by utili