{"product_id":"9781990160523","title":"A Ghost in the Room","description":"Drawing upon her decades of experience with historic houses, author Ann McDougall charts our fascination with ghosts from antiquity to YouTube,\r\npairing intriguing stories from individual museums with an objective\r\noverview of the beliefs, approaches and techniques they typify. Neither an\r\nacolyte nor a cynic, her attempts to contact the dead are compassionate\r\nand clear-eyed. She approaches her investigations with sincerity while also\r\ndocumenting frauds and charlatans, past and present.\r\nA fresh take on a controversial topic, A Ghost in the Room combines\r\npersonal experience, evolving cultural trends and modern scientific\r\ninquiry to explore the enduring human desire to communicate with the\r\ndead.","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48366976991471,"sku":"9781990160523","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/3877\/7237\/files\/BNCImageAPI_7a1bd790-5f6b-4391-b907-c8ae677f79bb.jpg?v=1775668576","url":"https:\/\/www.entershinebookshop.ca\/products\/9781990160523","provider":"Entershine Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}