The Choking Doberman & Other 'New' Urban Legends
The second in Brunvand's series contains thoroughly entertaining discussions of such classic legends as "The Choking Doberman," "The Death of Little Mikey," "Superglue Revenge" and "The Hairy-Armed Hitchhiker."

Jay's Journal of Anomalies
Conjurers, cheats, hustlers, hoaxsters and sideshow showmen comprise magician Ricky Jay's peculiar field of expertise. In this handsomely illustrated bound volume of his quarterly "Journal of Anomalies," Jay affectionately skewers automated chess-players, prestidigitating dentists, levitating humans and the like throughout history.

The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American ULs & Their Meanings
Jan Harold Brunvand's groundbreaking 1989 book that introduced and popularized the study of urban legends. Still the best primer on the subject available.

Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
Jan Harold Brunvand's 1999 compendium of urban legends contains more than 200 stories, with interesting variants, updated commentary and a discussion of the Internet's role in propagating tall tales.