{"product_id":"the-motivational-vampire-how-vampires-helped-me-overcome-fear-hardcover","title":"The Motivational Vampire: How Vampires Helped Me Overcome Fear - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian David Bruns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA UNIQUE BLEND OF CHEEKY HUMOR, QUIRKY HISTORY, AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT DISGUISED AS VAMPIRE LORE. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did corpses become sexy? Why do vampires hate garlic? Did you know that everything you've heard about vampires came from government paperwork? Or why the earliest vampires hungered not for blood, but beef stew? \u003cstrong\u003eLearning about vampires reveals what \u003cem\u003ereally\u003c\/em\u003e shapes our world-manipulation. \u003cem\u003eThe Motivational Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e shows us how to spot it from others and fix it in ourselves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow the Great Vampire Epidemic humbled the Vatican and transformed the Holy Roman Empire teaches us how to identify an agenda. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow early science \"verified\" the existence of vampires teaches us about confirmation bias. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow the evolution of vampires-from page to stage, Bela Lugosi to Brad Pitt, \u003cem\u003eDragula\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eTwilight\u003c\/em\u003e-reveals the forcing functions changing our world. \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow Bram Stoker ditched his entire plan for \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e to escape the sunk cost fallacy.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003eFind drama in how the first vampire novel was written by the world's greatest lover in a year without a summer-then stolen by his doctor, then stolen by \u003cem\u003ehis\u003c\/em\u003e publisher. Learn how fear functions and how vampire movies can make us better able to overcome it-not emotionally, but physically! And really, who \u003cem\u003edoesn't\u003c\/em\u003e want to meet the headless vampires of Asia, or the blood-sucking-toes vampire of Australia? Find laughs in my offbeat travels through Transylvania. I wanted to meet a vampire, so my guide told me, \"Go where the people still believe.\" I found out the hard way why she didn't add, \"Because they have reason to.\" Didn't stop me from living in Transylvania for years, though, mere blocks from Dracula's birthplace. Just sayin'. \u003cstrong\u003eMotivational Monsters(R) offers critical life skills disguised as monster lore-short, funny, effective. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53274452033843,"sku":"9781972237014","price":35.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/qcR0m0fxP99781972237014.webp?v=1776896315","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-motivational-vampire-how-vampires-helped-me-overcome-fear-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}