When Ghosts Speak: Understanding the World of Earthbound Spirits [Paperback]

Meet Mary Ann Winkowski. She is just like you. She is a married mother of two grown daughters. She lives in a suburban town in Ohio. She goes to church every Sunday.

And she sees and talks to ghosts.

Mary Ann's grandmother noticed her unusual ability when she was practically a baby. By the time Mary Ann was four years old, she was attending neighborhood funerals to broker communication between those who had died and their living loved ones. Word of her extraordinary abilities spread, and Mary Ann was soon accompanying her grandmother on social calls, visits where Mary Ann would confront earthbound spirits who were sharing homes with the living. This ability stayed with Mary Ann through her adolescence into adulthood, and the stay-at-home mom eventually had a side business: paranormal consultant.

In this remarkable book, Mary Ann tells her incredible story. She talks about the difference between earthbound spirits and those who have crossed over; she tells you why spirits remain on the earthly plane and how long they have before their White Light' disappears; she shares her most intriguing and infamous tales about the spirits she has encountered. And she divulges how to determine whetheryourhouse oryourfamily is haunted--and what to do if thereisa ghost around you.

Full of no-nonsense advice, amazing anecdotes, and practical tips for navigating a paranormal phenomenon that is at once unbelievable and awe-inspiring, WHEN GHOSTS SPEAK is a must-read for any person who has ever heard something go bump in the night.Mary Ann Winkowski was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and works as a paranormal investigator. She is the consultant on the hit CBS television showGhost Whisperer. To find out more about Mary Ann, you can visit her Web site:www.maryannwinkowski.com. One part spooky, one part inspirational and all-around fascinating, it makes for a spine-tinglingls5