In the Realm of Miracles and Visions

Whenever something out of the ordinary happens - a hail-Mary pass that scores the winning touchdown, an unexpected windfall of cash, a call from a long-lost friend, a biopsy that comes back negative - we call it a miracle. Through history, people of all cultural and religious backgrounds have believed in miracles. From Constantine's vision of the Cross at Milvian Bridge to the Star of Bethlehem that heralded the rise of a new messiah, empires and religions have flowered or faltered based on perceived miracles and visions.

While skeptics might argue that miraculous happenings are nothing more or less than mere coincidence, believers say they are the work of God. In his remarkable new book, In the Realm of Miracles & Visions, best-selling author E. Randall Floyd explores the fascinating truth behind some of the most famous miracles and visions in history, including the following: Stigmata: Wounds of Passion Bilocation Sacred Apparitions the Holy Fire of Jerusalem Weeping Madonnas & Bleeding Statues Laying on of Hands the Prophecies of Fatima and Lourdes Spear of Destiny Star of Bethlehem the Gift of the Veil-Born Signs, Wonders and Prophecies Miraculous Survivals Minds & Hands that Heal Flying Priests & Nuns

In this startling and thought-provoking book, readers will discover not only how miracles and visions have affected the lives of millions of ordinary people the world over, but also how miraculous events have changed the course of human history.

E. Randall Floyd is a motion picture screenwriter and bestselling author of several books, including Deep in the Heart; The Good, the Bad and the Mad: Weird People in American History; 100 of the World's Greatest Mysteries: Strange Secrets of the Past Revealed; and In the Realm of Ghosts and Hauntings. His latest book-the second in the "In the Realm" series--is In the Realm of Miracles and Visions. A former European correspondent for United Press International, he wrote for the Florida Times-Union and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and later lectured at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga., and Augusta State University, Augusta, Ga. He also has written a nationally syndicated newspaper column and now is publisher of Harbor House, based in Augusta.

Mr. Floyd has appeared on hundreds of national television and radio talk shows, including Art Bell's Coast-to-Coast, Strange Universe, the Barry Farber Show, ManCow, the X-Zone, Good Day, USA and others. He lectures on a number of topics, ranging from strange and unusual aspects of Civil War history to historical oddities, miraculous occurrences and the paranormal. According to Mr. Floyd, his fascination for his writing derived from listening to his grandmother spin hair-raising yarns about "old haints nd boogers" down in the swamps of South Georgia. The Baxley, Ga., native says he just never got those old stories out of his head. "They formed the basis for many of my books - fiction and nonfiction."

Mr. Floyd lives in Augusta with his wife, Anne, and their son, Rand.