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September, 1999 (Vol. 2, #9)

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Books in BAR now include some titles available from the UK. This is for the
convenience of my European subscribers, as well as allowing for the listing
of more titles. These books will be indicated with a (UK) designation.
Release dates will generally reflect the U.S., except for exclusively UK
titles.

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I’m reading some books I expect to feature in the near future. It is my
policy not to feature a title until I have read all of it. One of those
titles is <A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0620219637bufosweirdworld">Hollow
Planets (paperback)</A> by Jan Lamprecht...look for the review in the next
couple of issues.

In this issue: Featured Title and Recent Additions

FEATURED TITLE:

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809241137/bufosweirdworld">Unexp
lained Mysteries of the 20th Century (paperback)</A>
by Janet and Colin Bord
1989
432 pages, generously illustrated (primarily with photographs), case
listings, notes, bibliography, index

There are some books that never seem to get properly filed back on the shelf.
While admittedly, my shelves are overflowing, I do make an effort to keep
them in some order. Books that get consulted often, however, don’t always
get back to where they belong.

This is such a book. There are many books that serve as encyclopedias of the
unexplained. This one has the special benefit of being written by two of the
most knowledgeable, original, and nice people in the field. It’s not a
series of short entries, but seventeen chapters averaging more than fifteen
pages apiece. They cover the spectrum, from out of place animals to UFOs to
spontaneous human combustion. Each chapter provides a sampling of stories,
told in the amusing but accurate Bordian style.

This would be enough to make the book worthwhile. However, the Bords go
beyond, and provide a ninety-page &quot;Gazetteer of Strange Events&quot;,
arranged geographically from around the world. While these can be
tantalizingly brief, they are fascinating. They fit in very nicely with what
I was doing with the National Events by Area Registry of the Unexplained
(NEARU) some years back. They show that weird stuff happens everywhere, even
near where you live.

If that wasn’t enough, the photographs are extraordinary. The Bords are
justifiably well-known for their Fortean Picture Library, and it’s well
utilized here. There’s something about a photograph of a smiling Drew Carey
type in a plaid shirt and glasses holding a dead coatimundi (killed in
Nebraska in 1968). It just puts a whole different perspective on the
story...and the world.

A highly-recommended book, both as a reference and a good read.

RECENT ADDITIONS:

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0271019670/bufosweirdworld">The
Bathhouse at Midnight (paperback)</A>
<A HREF="bufosweirdworl08">The Bathhouse at Midnight (hardback) (UK)</A>&#22;
Subtitle: An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia (Magic in
History Series)
by W. F. Ryan
Paperback, 512 pages
September 1999

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0712670777/bufosweirdworld">Child
ren and Angels (paperback)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0712670777/bufosweirdworl08">Ch
ildren and Angels (paperback) (UK)</A>
Subtitle: True Stories of Angelic Help in Times of Trouble
by Glennyce S. Eckersley
Paperback, 176 pages
September 1999

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0609803093/bufosweirdworld">Child
ren of the New Millennium (paperback)</A>
Subtitle: Children's Near-Death Experiences and the Evolution of Humankind
by P. M. H. Atwater
Paperback, 288 pages
September 1999

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0439053870/bufosweirdworld">Civil
War Ghosts (paperback)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0439053870/bufosweirdworl08">Ci
vil War Ghosts (paperback) (UK)</A>
by Daniel Cohen
Paperback, 128 pages
September 1999
Cohen is a prolific writer on the paranormal, who often writes for kids.

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1901881490/bufosweirdworld">Do
You Believe in Ghosts? (paperback)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1901881490/bufosweirdworl08">Do
You Believe in Ghosts? (paperback) (UK)</A>
by John G. Sutton
Paperback, 128 pages
September 1999

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0923568468/bufosweirdworld">Ghost
ly Lights Return; Great Lakes Lighthouse Friends and Phantoms (paperback)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0923568468/bufosweirdworl08">Gh
ostly Lights Return: Great Lakes Lighthouse, Friends and Phantoms (paperback)
(UK)</A>
by Annick H. Carthew
Paperback, 224 pages
September 1999

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0285634984/bufosweirdworld">Hollo
w Earth Enigma (Mysteries of the Universe) (paperback)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0285634984/bufosweirdworl08">Ho
llow Earth Enigma (Mysteries of the Universe) (paperback) (UK)</A>
by Alec MacLellan
Paperback, 240 pages
September 1999

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380798522bufosweirdworld">Scient
ific Ufology (paperback)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380798522/bufosweirdworl08">Sc
ientific Ufology (paperback) (UK)</A>
Subtitle: How the Application of Scientific Methodology Can Analyze,
Illuminate, and Prove the Reality of UFOs
by Kevin D. Randle
Paperback, 256 pages
September 1999
Randle is one of the most well-known writers on Roswell.

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1566490251/bufosweirdworld">Uri
Geller : Magician or Mystic (hardback)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0752825968/bufosweirdworl08">Ur
i Geller (paperback) (UK)</A>
by Jonathan Margolis
Hardback, 296 pages
September 1999
Margolis reportedly starts out skeptical, but becomes convinced. This one is
getting some good reaction.

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786010185/bufosweirdworld">Earth
bound (paperback)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786010185/bufosweirdworl08">Ea
rthbound (paperback) (UK)</A>
Subtitle: Conversations With Ghosts (paperback)
by Robert H. Coddington
Paperback, 256 pages
August 1999

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0967135893/bufosweirdworld">The
Switched (paperback)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0967135893/bufosweirdworl08">Th
e Switched (paperback) (UK)</A>
by Gary D Sacco
Paperback, 236 pages
August 1999
Supposedly &quot;solving&quot; the reason for alien abductions, this is
creating quite a stir.

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