- Hardcover: 232 pages
- Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd; 1st edition edition (2 May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0233001824
- ISBN-13: 978-0233001821
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 578,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Level-headed, highly knowledgeable and completely credible, David Devereaux makes his living as an exorcist. He does his work quietly and discreetly in locations ranging from ordinary suburban homes, country pubs and provincial offices to the boardrooms of multinationals and the mansions of household names. He can tell the difference between psychic activity, hauntings by the dead and other entities. He has a long-standing client who has been the target of magical attacks on a regular basis, and he has been able to dissuade the attackers. He has successfully cornered a malevolent ghost, and pushed him across to the other side, and has witnessed violent and terrifying poltergeist activity. In this compelling and fascinating book he recalls his extraordinary experiences in the deadpan, matter-of-fact tone of the unphased professional that he is, approaching the most hair-raising of situations with calm, authority and logic - if often accompanied by a cigarette and a swift whisky.
About the Author
Writer and professional exorcist David Devereaux was co-founder Athanor Consulting, which specialises in situations that range from cleansing houses/businesses of malign paranormal influences to curse protection and exorcism. This is his first book.
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If you'd told me twenty years ago that I was going to be an exorcist when I grew up, my first reaction would have been either amusement or disbelief. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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If you'd told me twenty years ago that I was going to be an exorcist when I grew up, my first reaction would have been either amusement or disbelief. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Mildly entertaining, lightweight hokum. A tubby barman self-dramatises by donning a leather coat, matching fedora and an odd slangy patois (half mockney-half Sam Spade) and takes us into a world of silly make-believe and faux paranormal investigation. He drinks a lot; claims to see off demonic entities, water pixies ('undines') and other revenants with the help of his toy pistol ('Zozo gun'), streetwise 'tude ("the night of the exorcism, I kicked some serious ass" etc.) and coterie of odd mates (eg: 'Nick the Witch'); and generally indulges his fantasy of being an amalgam of Aleister Crowley, Bruce Willis and Gandalf.
It's daft beyond belief, but not without its charm. For all his self-regarding silliness, the author seems quite a nice chap and I wish him well with this book's sales!
It's daft beyond belief, but not without its charm. For all his self-regarding silliness, the author seems quite a nice chap and I wish him well with this book's sales!
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As i work in a bookshop, I see many books like this. But after reading it i realised this book is totally different to the rest!
Written in a language we can all understand, it gives you an insight into the world of this amazing man. I think it is good that he doesn't go into too much detail about what actually is involved, it lets you imaging what he is doing and doesn't let people who have no idea what they are getting themselves in for dabbling with the dark arts!
Funny but informative a very good read!
Written in a language we can all understand, it gives you an insight into the world of this amazing man. I think it is good that he doesn't go into too much detail about what actually is involved, it lets you imaging what he is doing and doesn't let people who have no idea what they are getting themselves in for dabbling with the dark arts!
Funny but informative a very good read!
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I picked this book up on impulse whilst looking for something a little different to read. I wasn't expecting much, I was just curious, but I found it a highly entertaining read.
I'm not going to claim it's the ultimate in English literature, because it isn't (and even the author admits that fact). It's just a book about what one particular person does for a living. What makes it so interesting is that he does such an interesting job and this fact is still true even if you don't believe in anything he claims to deal with.
You know those (all too infrequent) times you've been in a pub or some other location and have got talking to someone who just seems to have had a fascinating life? You spend 3 hours listening to their anecdotes and come out feeling entirely entertained? This book is like that!
I'm not going to claim it's the ultimate in English literature, because it isn't (and even the author admits that fact). It's just a book about what one particular person does for a living. What makes it so interesting is that he does such an interesting job and this fact is still true even if you don't believe in anything he claims to deal with.
You know those (all too infrequent) times you've been in a pub or some other location and have got talking to someone who just seems to have had a fascinating life? You spend 3 hours listening to their anecdotes and come out feeling entirely entertained? This book is like that!
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I tried to leave a review before but it didn't seem to work - perhaps the author put a spell on it.
The other reviewers have been incredibly kind. Read more
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Published on 28 Jan 2008 by JLO
Interesting reading, entertainingly put and down to earth.
The author does a pretty good job of making, what is to most folk, pretty wierd and wonderful, seem sensible, normal and just really very interesting to hear about. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2006 by Ashbeth
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