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From: bufocalvin@...
Date: Sun Sep 9, 2007 1:29 pm
Subject: From Jonathan Downes

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Just passing this along:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2007-09-09

Extraordinary Animals Revisited by Dr Karl Shuker

CFZ Press are delighted to announce the publication of this new book by one of the world’s most renowned authors of books on cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. CFZ Press are quite possibly the world’s most prolific publishers of books on the subject, and this is only the first of several books planned by Dr Shuker.

This delightful book is the long-awaited, greatly-expanded new edition of one of Dr Karl Shuker’s much-loved early volumes, Extraordinary Animals Worldwide. It is a fascinating celebration of what used to be called romantic natural history, examining a dazzling diversity of animal anomalies, creatures of cryptozoology, and all manner of other thought-provoking zoological revelations and continuing controversies down through the ages of wildlife discovery.

Handsomely supplemented by a vista of enchanting Victorian engravings to evoke the spirit of the period from which the inspiration for this book is drawn, Extraordinary Animals Revisited offers an enthralling introduction to a veritable menagerie of truly astonishing beasts:

From singing dogs to serpent kings, pseudo-plesiosaurs to quasi-octopuses, hounds with two noses and birds with four wings, the Sandwell Valleygator and New Mexico’s medicine wolf, cobras that crow and snake gods that dance, giant solifugids and rodent colossi, devil-birds and devil-pigs, furry woodpeckers and marsupial hummingbirds, archangel feathers and the scales of the Eden serpent, scorpion-stones and elephant-pearls, tales of the peacock’s tail, parachuting palm civets, missing megapodes, blue rhinoceroses, glutinous globsters, anomalous aardvarks, a platypus from Colorado, man-sized spiders from the Congo, de Loys’s lost Venezuelan ape, Margate’s marine elephant, a flying hedgehog called Tizzie-Wizzie, a mellifluous mollusc called Molly, India’s once (and future?) pink-headed duck, the squeaking deathshead, the vanquished bird-god of New Caledonia, and much much more – all waiting to amaze and amuse, a pageant of natural and unnatural history.

· Paperback: 328 pages

· Publisher: CFZ Press (6 Aug 2007)

· Language English

· ISBN-10: 1905723172

· ISBN-13: 978-1905723171

· Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 2 cm

For an in-depth interview with Dr Shuker to mark the release of the book:

http://monsterusa.blogspot.com/2007/09/karl-shuker-extraordinary-animals.html

To buy a copy of the book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extraordinary-Animals-Revisited-Jonathan-Downes/dp/1905723172/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/202-9829663-4753403?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1189334882&sr=8-1

NOTES FOR EDITORS:

A biography of Dr Shuker can be found http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Shuker

Review copies are available, and Dr Shuker is also available for interview. Please contact Jon or Corinna on 01237 431413

____________________________________________
Jonathan Downes
(Director, CFZ)
[Editor, Animals & Men Magazine]
[Editor, Exotic Pets Magazine]
Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ],
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Bideford,
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Telephone: +44 (0) 1237 431413

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Date: Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:17 pm
Subject: Owlman Link

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For some reason, this wasn't included:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1905723024/ref=nosim/bufosweirdworld

It's the link to the book on Amazon...I do get a small commission, but really, buy it wherever you like...this is primarily for convenience's sake.

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Date: Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:51 pm
Subject: For Immediate Release: Book marks 30 years of Monster Sightings

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This release was sent to me by Jon Downes. While I am familiar with him, I have not yet read this particular title and can not offer an opinion on it. Still, I thought the list might be interested in it. If there is any weird formatting in the e-mail, blame me and not him...I copied it over. :)
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THE OWLMAN AND OTHERS: 30th Anniversary Edition
Published by CFZ PRESS
ISBN: 978-1-905723-02-7

Thirty years ago this week, one of the strangest episodes to have
happened in Britain in recent history took place. Two young girls
playing in the churchyard of Mawnan Old Church in southern Cornwall were frightened by what they described as a "nasty bird-man" flying over the church tower. A few weeks later it was seen again, and the witness said: "It was like a big owl with pointed ears, as big as a man. The eyes were red and glowing. At first I thought that it someone dressed-up, playing a joke, trying to scare us. I laughed at it. We both did. Then it went up in the air and we both screamed.
When it went up you could see its feet were like pincers!" Her friend added some details of her own: "It's true. It was horrible, a nasty owl-face with big
ears and big red eyes. It was covered in grey feathers. The claws on its feet were black. It just flew up and disappeared in the trees."

These were the first of a series of sightings of what has become known as `The Owlman of Mawnan` - a series of sightings that has
continued to the present day. These grotesque and frightening episodes have fascinated researchers for three decades now, and one man has spent years
collecting all the available evidence into a book.

To mark the 30th anniversary of these sightings, Jonathan Downes (46), the Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology - the world's
largest mystery animal research group - has published a special edition of his book `The Owlman and Others` which was first published in 1997. However, to
mark this special anniversary, he has allowed artist Mark North (30), full access to his archives for the first time, and the book is packed with over
300 large format pages of rare and never before seen pictures, interviews and memorabilia. "Mark has done a wonderful job" says Jon. "I never
realised there was so much stuff in my archives until he gathered it all together. Re-reading my source material for the first time in ten years made me realise quite how horrifying some of these incidents were"...

A witness who saw the creature in 1995 likened it to"a vision from hell", and another witness (identified only as `Gavin`) describes
how his Owlman sighting in 1989 has blighted his life ever since. The book also tells the story of Morgawr - the Cornish Sea Serpent, and the summer of 1976, which was not only the hottest on record, but was the year that the whole of southern Cornwall went crazy!

"I have explored various explanations for the events in the book" says Jon, "and I am not completely sure which one is true. But I
know one thing for sure. I wouldn't let my children play alone in those woods...."

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Date: Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:25 pm
Subject: Bufo's Anomalit New and Notable Books of 2005

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Bufo’s ANOMALIT New and Notable Books of 2005

Welcome!

Yes, it’s been a year since I sent the last one out. Well, I don’t think I’ll be accused of putting too much into your inbox. :) If you are getting this directly from me, it’s because you are subscribed to Bufo’s ANOMALIT Review. See instructions at the bottom of this e-mail for how to unsubscribe.

There are many more items listed at Bufo’s WEIRD WORLD Books. I intend to do a fair amount of updating by the end of the year. Suggestions for items are always welcome.

The books in this listing were released (or re-released) in 2005 and caught my eye. I have not had the opportunity to read all of them, so I would consider this a heads-up rather than a recommendation. I hope the brief insights I provide into the books prove useful to you. I do get a small amount back from Amazon if you order directly through the links in this e-mail, but feel free to use alternate methods.

Oh, and speaking of alternate methods, I’m going to try sending this a different way. If the links don’t work, I may need to do a re-send.

Hunt for the Skinwalker : Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah (paperback)

by Colm A. Kelleher, George Knapp

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Paraview Pocket Books (December 6, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1416505210/bufosweirdworld

We’ve all heard of places where the foundation of reality seems to have cracked a bit…haunted castles, mysterious swamps, or, in this case, a ranch with such a wide variety of high strangeness that it seems straight out of Lovecraft. The difference in this story is that it isn’t just tales of random travelers. Robert Bigelow, a millionaire with an interest in UFOs, purchased the ranch in 1996 in order to finance an investigation of the phenomena. George Knapp, investigative reporter for KLAS-TV, who did a lot to publicize Area 51 and Bob Lazar, and Colm Kelleher, Ph D., a biochemist and author who has spent extensive time at the ranch, report on the happenings.

Shadows Dancing : True Tales of Shadow People (paperback)

Paperback: 260 pages

Publisher: Atriad Press (December 1, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974039470/bufosweirdworld

Always nice to have another weird thing: this time, it’s “shadow people” (interdimensional beings?)

The Black Triangle Abduction (paperback)

Paperback: 368 pages

Publisher: Invisible College Press (November, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931468249/bufosweirdworld

First person alien abduction account.

Abducted : How People Come to Believe They Were Kidnapped by Aliens (hardcover)

By Susan Clancy

Hardcover: 162 pages

Publisher: Harvard University Press (October 1, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0674018796/bufosweirdworld

Harvard may have felt that it was important to release a well-written book by someone who would come to a conclusion that alien abductions were not “real”, in the traditional sense of being a phenomenon where the observer was less significant to what occurred than the observed. They may have been concerned about the attention that the late John Mack brought to the university in conjunction with his books on abduction. While Mack’s books were not from the viewpoint of scientifically supporting the “cosmic bus theory” (physical beings like ourselves get into a spaceship and fly here from another planet), he concluded that the reports were most likely not merely psychological, or represented a psychological pathology beyond that which had previously been identified. Clancy also appears to believe that the phenomenon of the belief warrants further investigation, while remaining in the skeptical camp about weird origins for it. Though the books may at first glance appear to be opposed, the differences may be more of attitude and degree than it seems.

REPRINTS

The Flying Saucers Are Real (hardcover)

By Donald Keyhoe

Hardcover: 252 pages

Publisher: 1st World Library (October, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1421809222/bufosweirdworld

This is a very early (1950) influential book on the subject.

Invisible Residents: The Reality of Underwater UFOs (paperback)

by Ivan T. Sanderson, David Hatcher Childress

Paperback: 248 pages

Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press (September 15, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931882207/bufosweirdworld

Ah, Ivan Sanderson…he was the introduction many people had to weird subjects. Whether it was the Roger Patterson Bigfoot film in ARGOSY and other ABSMs (Sanderson’s coinage for Abominable Snowmen), globsters, OOPTHs (out-of-place-things), OINTs (Other Intelligences), teleporting ants (one of what Sanderson simply called “things”), or this book on USOs (Unidentified Submarine Objects), Sanderson brought a new eye and a new word to the subject. He was a naturalist who would appear on talk shows, with a sort of Steve Irwin popularity. He became, in a sense, the paranormal Isaac Asimov, writing knowledgeably on a wide variety of topics. But unlike Asimov, he also had the “been-there” authenticity of Gerald Durrell. Childress (who wrote the introduction to this edition), continues the tradition of adventure/speculation for today’s audiences.

The Truth About Medium: Extraordinary Experiments with the real Allison DuBois of NBC's Medium and other Remarkable Psychics (hardcover)

Gary E. Schwartz, PhD with William L. Simon

Hardcover: 149 pages

Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company (October, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1571744592/bufosweirdworld

Terrors of the Night (paperback)

John Robert Colombo

Paperback: 236 pages

Publisher: Dundurn Press (September 30, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1550025767/bufosweirdworld

How about this for a niche? Colombo is the leading writer on Canadian weirdness. Neatly written, his books show Americans that, while similar, there is something different about the way that Canadians get weird.

A Paranormal Casebook : Ghost Hunting in the New Millennium (paperback)

Paperback: 260 pages

Publisher: Atriad Press (September 28, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1933177047/bufosweirdworld

When you’re dealing with the unearthly, it’s nice to have someone who is grounded. Loyd Auerbach is one of the world’s leading ghostbusters, but don’t picture Venkman, Stantz and Spengler. Rather than coming in with proton packs blasting, this is an investigator who puts the welfare of the person claiming to have the experiences first I have some acquaintance with Loyd, and not only is he intelligent, he’s insightful, which may be more important in this field. Famous Fortean John Keel once titled a chapter, “To H*ll With the Answer! What’s the Question?” Auerbach exemplifies this when he asks, “Where do ghosts buy their clothes?” I’ve heard Loyd go from this apparently silly question to a very important observation about ghosts. Get the straight story from one of the most original thinkers in this often uncritical arena.

Signs On The Earth: Deciphering The Message Of Virgin Mary Apparitions, UFO Encounters, And Crop Circles (paperback)

Paperback: 268 pages

Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company (June 30, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1571742468/bufosweirdworld

Unnatural Phenomena : A Guide to the Bizarre Wonders of North America (hardcover)

Jerome Clark

Hardcover: 350 pages

Publisher: ABC-CLIO (June 15, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1576074307/bufosweirdworld

Clark is one of the great encyclopedists of the weird. In this volume, he reprints original source articles of weirdness. Those of us who love finding old newspaper reports of all manner of weird happenings should consider this an indispensable treasure trove.

An American Demonology : Flying Saucers Over the White House (paperback)

Colin Bennett (Editor)

Paperback: 192 pages

Publisher: Diagonal (May 15, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1900486466/bufosweirdworld

Who Built the Moon? (paperback)

by Christopher Knight, Alan Butler

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers/Watkins (October 10, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1842931636/bufosweirdworld

Fog (paperback)

by Rob MacGregor, Bruce Gernon

Paperback: 208 pages

Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (September 1, 2005)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0738707570/bufosweirdworld
New Bermuda Triangle theory.

Awakening : How Extraterrestrial Contact Can Transform Your Life (paperback)

by Mary Rodwell RN.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0973844205/bufosweirdworld

FICTION:

Miracles - The Complete Series (DVD Boxed Set)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007N1AM2/bufosweirdworld

I don’t often note works of fiction (although I do include them sparingly on the site), but this is one I do want to recommend. It may be the most Fortean work of fiction to date, or perhaps Keelian (as in John A. Keel) might be a better adjective. It does a much better job of evoking the feel of the Keelian universe than THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES movie (which was also written by series creator Richard Hatem). It’s not for everybody: you could be offended by its take on religion, as well as bothered by some scary stuff. I certainly wish they had given the one main female character more to do. However, I think it’s well-worth watching: my copy is making its rounds around people at my work.

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Date: Sat Jan 1, 2005 1:18 am
Subject: Anomalit New and Notable 2004

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Bufo’s ANOMALIT Review New and Notable Books of 2004

2004 saw the release of a wide variety of books that fall into the category of “anomalous literature”. Also called “metaphysics”, the “paranormal”, “anomalistics”, “new age”, “occult”, etc., these books cover topics that suggest that the world is other than what conventional wisdom tells us it is.

In the past few years, some trends have emerged. Two welcome elements have been the reprinting of older books, as well as new technology allowing for more access to smaller publishers. On the negative side, books in these areas seem to have significantly increased in price. What you will see here are the list prices: in many cases, the price when you click on the link will be significantly lower.

I’m hoping to do a much needed update to the website in the near future. The main address for Bufo’s WEIRD WORLD Books is http://members.aol.com/weirdware/books.html.

If you are getting this directly from the list, you are subscribed to Bufo’s ANOMALIT Review. If you wish to unsubscribe, please send an e-mail to anomalit-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com. To subscribe, send an e-mail to anomalit-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

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Categories:

Alternative Cosmology

ALTERNATIVE COSMOLOGY, HISTORY, and EVOLUTION

“Everything you know is wrong.”

FIRESIGN THEATRE (1974)

These propose alternate theories for the creation of the universe, the solar system, life, and/or society. They may invoke alien involvement and/or previous terrestrial super-civilizations. This category also covers purported evidence of civilizations on other planets of the solar system.

After the Martian Apocalypse : Extraterrestrial Artifacts and the Case for Mars Exploration

by Mac Tonnies (Paperback - July 6, 2004)

$14.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/074348293X/bufosweirdworld

The Canopus Revelation: The Stargate of the Gods and the Ark of Osiris

by Philip Coppens (Paperback - December 1, 2004)

List Price: $17.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931882266/bufosweirdworld

The Earth Chronicles Expeditions: Journeys to the Mythical Past

by Zecharia Sitchin (Hardcover - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $24.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1591430364/bufosweirdworld

From Atlantis to the Sphinx

by Colin Wilson (Paperback - July 1, 2004)

List Price: $19.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1578633060/bufosweirdworld

Gods, Genes, and Consciousness: Nonhuman Intervention in Human History

by Paul Von Ward (Paperback - July 1, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1571743790/bufosweirdworld

Lemuria and Atlantis: Studying the Past to Survive the Future

by Shirley Andrews (Paperback - January 1, 2004)

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List Price: $12.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0738703974/bufosweirdworld

The Lost Book Of Enki: Memoirs And Prophecies Of An Extraterrestrial God

by Zecharia Sitchin (Paperback - August 1, 2004)

Avg. Customer Rating:

List Price: $16.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1591430372/bufosweirdworld

Lost Worlds and Underground Mysteries of the Far East

by M. Paul Dare, Timothy Green Beckley (Paperback - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $25.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1892062496/bufosweirdworld

Talisman: Sacred Cities, Secret Faith

by Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval (Hardcover - September 15, 2004)

List Price: $28.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0007190360/bufosweirdworld

CRYPTOZOOLOGY (more listed on the web at http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-cz-master.html)

“And no one has a right to say that no water-

babies exist, till they have seen no water-babies existing; which

is quite a different thing, mind, from not seeing water-babies; and

a thing which nobody ever did, or perhaps ever will do.”

THE WATER-BABIES by Charles Kingsley

Cryptozoology is the study of animals unrecognized by science, including Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, etc. This original meaning has also been expanded to include strange animal behaviours, and what is called "fortean cryptozoology", in which the animals appear to be in some sense "paranormal."

Bigfoot (The Unexplained)

by Michael Burgan, Curt Nelson (Library Binding - July 1, 2004)

List Price: $22.60

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0736827153/bufosweirdworld

Cryptozoology: Searching For Bigfoot, Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents, And Other Mystery Animals: Science And Speculation

by Chad Arment (Paperback - February 29, 2004)

List Price: $16.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1930585152/bufosweirdworld

The Making of Bigfoot: The Inside Story

by Greg Long, Kal K. Korff (Foreword) (Hardcover - March 1, 2004)

List Price: $25.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1591021391/bufosweirdworld

Meet the Sasquatch-Bigfoot

by Chris Murphy, John Green, Thomas Steenburg

List Price: $29.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0888395744/bufosweirdworld

Mysterious Monsters (Fact Or Fiction?)

by Terry O'Neill (Hardcover - January 1, 2004)

List Price: $28.70

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/073771641X/bufosweirdworld

Three Men Seeking Monsters : Six Weeks in Pursuit of Werewolves, Lake Monsters, Giant Cats, Ghostly Devil Dogs, and Ape-Men

by Nick Redfern (Paperback - March 2, 2004)

List Price: $14.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743482549/bufosweirdworld

Thunderbirds: America's Living Legends Of Giant Birds

by Mark A. Hall, Mark Lee Rollins, Loren Coleman (Paperback - November 30, 2004)

List Price: $15.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/193104497X/bufosweirdworld

PARAPSYCHOLOGY

“I seemed to move among a world of ghosts,

And feel myself the shadow of a dream.”

THE PRINCESS by Alfred Tennyson

Parapsychology refers to mind-oriented paranormal phenonema, in particular: various forms of extra-sensory perception; psychokinesis ("mind over matter", the ability to affect the physical environment mentally); and "survival", which concerns evidence that the mind survives after the death of the body (such as ghosts).

After Life: Answers from the Other Side

by John Edwards, Larry King, John Edward, Natasha Stoynoff

October 2004

Paperback, $7.99

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1932128085/bufosweirdworld

After-death Communication

by Emma Heathcote-James (Paperback - October 30, 2004)

List Price: $14.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1843581221/bufosweirdworld

Anatomy of a Seance: A History of Spirit Communication in Central Canada

by Stan McMullin (Paperback - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $27.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0773527168/bufosweirdworld

Angels, Ants and Elephants : A riveting account of the psychic experiences that have shaped the author's philosophy and beliefs (N)

by Anne Dawson (Paperback - September 23, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0595329985/bufosweirdworld

Confessions of a Psychic and a Rabbi: The Lives, Loves and Darkest Secrets of Two Remarkable Men

by Uri Geller, Deepak Chopra, Shmuley Boteach (Paperback - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1402201567/bufosweirdworld

Debunked! ESP, Telekinesis, and Other Pseudoscience

by Georges Charpak, Henri Broch (Hardcover - April 26, 2004)

List Price: $25.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0801878675/bufosweirdworld

Earth's Catastrophic Past and Future: A Scientific Analysis of Information Channeled by Edgar Cayce

by William Hutton, Jonathan Eagle (Paperback - August 2004)

List Price: $49.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1581125178/bufosweirdworld

Experiencing the Next World Now

by Michael Grosso (Paperback - January 1, 2004)

List Price: $14.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743471059/bufosweirdworld

Fear: A Ghost Hunter's Story

by Kriss Stephens

List Price: $17.95

(September 28, 2004)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974039446/bufosweirdworld

From Shaman to Scientist: Essays on Humanity's Search for Spirits

by James Houran (Paperback - September 1, 2004)

List Price: $40.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0810850540/bufosweirdworld

Ghost Detective: Adventures Of A Parapsychologist

by Dr. Andrew Nichols (Paperback - August 30, 2004)

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List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1418488259/bufosweirdworld

The Ghost Master: A Treatise On Ghosts, Apparitions, And Other Unusual Phenomena

by Daniel R. Payne (Paperback - March 10, 2004)

List Price: $13.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1414030673/bufosweirdworld

The Ghost Next Door: True Stories of Paranormal Encounters from Everyday People

by Mark Alan Morris (Paperback - January 1, 2004)

List Price: $9.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0595297862/bufosweirdworld

Ghost Stories of Pets and Animals

by Darren Zenko (Paperback - March 1, 2004)

List Price: $10.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1894877365/bufosweirdworld

Ghost Tracks: What History, Science, and Fifty Years of Field Research Have Revealed about Ghosts, Evil, and Life After Death

by Cheryl A. Wicks (Paperback - October 2004)

List Price: $18.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1418467677/bufosweirdworld

Ghosts : True Encounters with the World Beyond

by Hans Holzer (Paperback - September 1, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579124011/bufosweirdworld

Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters

by Leslie Rule (Paperback - September 2004)

$14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0740747177/bufosweirdworld

Haunted Cemeteries

by Edrick Thay (Paperback - September 30, 2004)

List Price: $10.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1894877608/bufosweirdworld

Haunted Houses (Fact Or Fiction?)

by Terry O'Neill (Hardcover - January 1, 2004)

List Price: $28.70

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0737710683/bufosweirdworld

Hauntings and Poltergeists: A Ghost Hunter's Guide

by Loyd Auerbach (Paperback - May 1, 2004)

List Price: $12.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579510728/bufosweirdworld

Parapsychology: Research On Exceptional Experiences

by Jane Henry (Paperback - December 1, 2004)

List Price: $30.48

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0415213606/bufosweirdworld

The Poltergeist

by William G. Roll (Paperback - March 31, 2004)

List Price: $13.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931044694/bufosweirdworld

Real Ghosthunters

by Patrick Olson, Dave Christensen (Paperback - May 2004)

List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1413714528/bufosweirdworld

Shutter: A Ghost Hunter's Communion with the Paranormal

by Christopher Robin Sharlow (Paperback - October 2004)

List Price: $13.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1420800337/bufosweirdworld

Small Mediums At Large: The True Tales of a Family of Psychics

by Terry Iacuzzo (Hardcover - December 29, 2004)

List Price: $22.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0399152350/bufosweirdworld

Sylvia Browne's Lessons For Life

by Sylvia Browne (Hardcover - October 1, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1401900879/bufosweirdworld

Talking to the Dead : Kate and Maggie Fox and the Rise of Spiritualism

by Barbara Weisberg (Hardcover - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $24.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060566671/bufosweirdworld

Unleashed : Of Poltergeists and Murder: The Curious Story of Tina Resch

by William Roll, Valerie Storey (Paperback - May 18, 2004)

List Price: $14.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743482948/bufosweirdworld

Visits From The Afterlife: The Truth About Hauntings, Spirits, and Reunions with Lost Loved Ones

by Sylvia Browne, Lindsay Harrison (Paperback - September 1, 2004)

List Price: $13.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0451213270/bufosweirdworld

World of the Paranormal: The Next Frontier

by Lawrence Leshan (Paperback - June 1, 2004)

List Price: $16.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1581153600/bufosweirdworld

The World's Greatest Psychics: Nostradamus to John Edward, Predictions and Prophecies, Hits and Misses

by Francine Hornberger (Paperback - October 15, 2004)

List Price: $16.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0806526157/bufosweirdworld

UFOS (more listed on the web at http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-ufo.html)

“Perhaps you’ve heard…let’s say, an impossible story, or a rumor, of men who came from the sky…or other worlds.”

Captain James T. Kirk in the BREAD AND CIRCUSES episode of STAR TREK, screenplay by Gene L. Coon and Gene Roddenberry

Alien Landing (Classified)

by Terry Deary (Paperback - September 9, 2004)

List Price: $4.95

Roswell

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0753458241/bufosweirdworld

And Still They Fly!

by Guido Moosbrugger (Paperback - February 2004)

List Price: $26.95

Billy Meier

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0971152314/bufosweirdworld

A Covert Agenda: The British Government's UFO Top Secrets Exposed

by Nick Redfern (Paperback - March 31, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931044708/bufosweirdworld

Crash At Corona: The U.S. Military Retrieval And Cover-up Of A UFO

by Don Berliner, Stanton T. Friedman (Paperback - May 31, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

Reprint and “special edition”

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931044899/bufosweirdworld

Exopolitics: Political Implications of Extraterrestrial Presence

by Michael E. Salla, Ph.D., Michael E. Salla (Paperback - February 2004)

List Price: $45.90

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1893302563/bufosweirdworld

Fireball in the Whirlwind: Flying Object Caught on Film

by Perry Yancey (Paperback - September 2004)

List Price: $13.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1418411108/bufosweirdworld

The Flying Saucers Are Real

by Donald Keyhoe (Paperback - April 30, 2004)

List Price: $12.95

Reprint of one of the most significant early books

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1596050020/bufosweirdworld

The Phoenix Lights: On the Evening of March 13, 1997, a Formation of UFOs Flew over Phoenix, Arizona. They Were Witnessed by Commercial Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers,

by Lynne D., Md. Kitei, et al (Paperback - March 1, 2004)

List Price: $16.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1571743774/bufosweirdworld

The Roswell Dig Diaries (Sci Fi Declassified)

by SCI FI Channel, et al (Paperback - July 6, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743486129/bufosweirdworld

Saucers of the Illuminati

by Jim Keith, Kenn Thomas (Paperback - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $12.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/193188224X/bufosweirdworld

Sight Unseen : Science, UFO Invisibility and Transgenic Beings

by Budd Hopkins, Carol Rainey (Paperback - October 1, 2004)

List Price: $7.99

Hopkins is arguably the most influential researcher of UFOs/abductions in the past 25 years.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743412192/bufosweirdworld

Solving the 1897 Airship Mystery

by Michael Busby (Hardcover - January 1, 2004)

List Price: $24.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1589801253/bufosweirdworld

The UFO Magazine UFO Encyclopedia : The Most Comprehensive Single-Volume UFO Reference in Print

by William J. Birnes (Paperback - January 6, 2004)

List Price: $14.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743466748/bufosweirdworld

WEIRD GEO-GUIDES (on the web at http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-weirdmisc-geoguides.html)

“No matter where you go, there you are.”

BUCKAROO BANZAI, screenplay by Earl Mac Rauch

These books focus on the "where". I have not included ones that focus on a specific sighting or event, such as the Roswell Incident or the Philadelphia Experiment. If the book covers several events observed by different witnesses, it may then qualify.

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Ghost Stories from Around the World (Haunted Encounters series)

by Ginnie Siena Bivona (Editor), et al (Paperback - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $15.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974039411/bufosweirdworld

The World’s Most Haunted Places: From The Secret Files Of Ghostvillage.com

by Jeff Belanger (Paperback - August 1, 2004)

List Price: $15.99

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1564147649/bufosweirdworld

THROUGHOUT CANADA

The Midnight Hour: Canadian Accounts of Eerie Experiences

by John Robert Colombo (Paperback - March 2004)

List Price: $19.99

Colombo is a well-known chronicler of things Canadian, including the anomalous

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1550024965/bufosweirdworld

THROUGHOUT EUROPE

Ghost Stalker Two: A Psychic Medium Visits Europe's Most Haunted Castles

by Michelle Whitedove (Paperback - October 2004)

List Price: $15.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0971490856/bufosweirdworld

THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

A Ghost In My Suitcase: A Guide To Haunted Travel In America

by Mitchel Whitington (Paperback - September 28, 2004)

List Price: $17.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974039454/bufosweirdworld

THE AMERICAN SOUTH

Haunted Halls of Ivy: Ghosts of Southern Colleges and Universities

by Daniel W. Barefoot (Hardcover - October 2004)

List Price: $13.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0895872870/bufosweirdworld

Spooky South : Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore (Spooky)

by S. E. Schlosser, Paul G. Hoffman (Illustrator) (Paperback - May 1, 2004)

Avg. Customer Rating:

List Price: $11.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0762730633/bufosweirdworld

Stories from the Haunted South

by Alan Brown (Paperback - September 1, 2004)

List Price: $18.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1578066611/bufosweirdworld

ALABAMA

UFO and Bigfoot Sightings in Alabama: A Listing and Examination of Selected Sightings

by Wyatt Cox (Paperback - February 2004)

Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks

List Price: $12.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1591134706/bufosweirdworld

ARIZONA

Sleeping With Ghosts: A Ghost Hunter's Guide To Arizona's Haunted Hotels And Inns

by DEBE BRANNING (Hardcover - August 1, 2004)

List Price: $12.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1885590970/bufosweirdworld

CALIFORNIA

California Ghosts: True Accounts of Hauntings in the Golden State

by Preston E. Dennett, Christine Kesara Dennett (Paperback - February 1, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

Dennett was previously known for books on UFOs.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764319728/bufosweirdworld

Haunted San Francisco: Ghost Stories From the City's Past

by Rand Richards (Paperback - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1879367041/bufosweirdworld

FLORIDA

Ancient City Hauntings: More Ghosts of St. Augustine

by Dave Lapham, Tom Lapham (Paperback - September 30, 2004)

List Price: $8.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1561643076/bufosweirdworld

NEW YORK and NEW JERSEY

Empire Ghosts: New York State's Haunted Landmarks

by Lynda Lee Macken (Paperback - March 17, 2004)

List Price: $8.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0970071884/bufosweirdworld

Ghost Investigator, Vol. 4: Ghosts of New York and New Jersey

by Linda Zimmermann (Mass Market Paperback - September 2004)

List Price: $9.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0971232660/bufosweirdworld

Ghost Stories of New York State

by Susan Smitten (Paperback - June 14, 2004)

List Price: $10.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1894877330/bufosweirdworld

Haunted New Jersey: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Garden State

by Patricia A. Martinelli, Charles A., Jr. Stansfield (Paperback - August 1, 2004)

List Price: $9.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0811731561/bufosweirdworld

SOUTH CAROLINA

Best Ghost Tales of South Carolina

by Terrance Zepke, Julie Rabun (Paperback - March 1, 2004)

List Price: $9.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1561643068/bufosweirdworld

Haunted Charleston: Stories from the College of Charleston, The Citadel and the Holy City

by Ed Macy, Geordie Buxton (Paperback - October 2004)

List Price: $19.99

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1596290110/bufosweirdworld

TEXAS (um…and New England?!)

Spirits of Texas and New England

by Oscar de Los Santos (Paperback - August 2004)

List Price: $14.99

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0975338870/bufosweirdworld

OTHER TITLES

“…context…”

Manny Farber

These were either a bit harder to classify, or I just didn’t have enough to justify a separate category in this mailing.

9/11: The Unknown Reality of the World

by Cas Smith, Mark Frost

April 2004

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974058602/bufosweirdworld

Seth gives channeled information about the events of 9/11.

And the Truth Shall Set You Free: The 21st Century Edition

by David Icke (Paperback - September 2004)

List Price: $29.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0953881059/bufosweirdworld

Bad Fairies: The Real Reasons for the Bad Stuff That Happens in Life

by Fay Langmore (Hardcover - February 1, 2004)

List Price: $9.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764157027/bufosweirdworld

Ball Lightning: Paradox of Physics

by Paul Sagan (Paperback - March 15, 2004)

List Price: $30.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0595313949/bufosweirdworld

Crop Circles, Gods and Their Secrets: History of Mankind, Written in the Grain

by Robert J. Boerman (Paperback - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $14.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931882258/bufosweirdworld

The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters

by Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Jeanne Keyes Youngson (Paperback - November 30, 2004)

List Price: $24.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0816046859/bufosweirdworld

The Lucid View: Investigations In Occultism, Ufology, And Paranoid Awareness

by aeolus kephas (Paperback - September 1, 2004)

List Price: $14.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931882304/bufosweirdworld

The Mystery Chronicles: More Real-Life X-Files

by Joe Nickell, James Randi (Hardcover - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $29.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0813123186/bufosweirdworld

New Age Books in Print 2003-2004

by Bowker Staff (Hardcover - December 1, 2004)

List Price: $125.00

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0835245381/bufosweirdworld

Not Impossible! : How Our Universe May Exist Inside of a Computer

by G. Wells Hanson (Hardcover - May 19, 2004)

Avg. Customer Rating:

List Price: $33.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/059566296X/bufosweirdworld

Occult Investigator: Real Cases From The Files Of X-Investigations

by Bob Johnson (Paperback - September 1, 2004)

List Price: $12.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0806526068/bufosweirdworld

SynchroFile : Amazing Personal Encounters With Synchronicity And Other Strange Phenomena

by Raymond E. Fowler (Paperback - May 26, 2004)

List Price: $20.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0595315895/bufosweirdworld

The Weird 100 (100 (Paperback))

by Stephen J. Spignesi (Paperback - April 1, 2004)

List Price: $16.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0806525231/bufosweirdworld

This is Bufo saying, “If =everything= seemed normal, that =would= be weird!”

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From: bufocalvin@...
Date: Thu Sep 11, 2003 11:25 pm
Subject: OPUS Benefit Tomorrow Night

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This is just to let people know that I will be at the second annual Speakers Cocktail Party tomorrow night in Santa Clara, California. Last year's event was great! It was an opportunity for people to actually have a discussion with a famous figure in the UFO field, like Budd Hopkins or David Icke. There was no real structure to the party: you could just walk up to someone and start a conversation.

Meet the Speakers Cocktail Party and Benefit for O.P.U.S.

O.P.U.S. and the The Bay Area UFO Expo invite you to attend the second annual
"Meet the Speakers Cocktail Party and Benefit for O.P.U.S. before the Bay
Area UFO Expo on Friday, September 12th, from 7:30-10:00pm. The event will be
held at the Santa Clara Marriott, in Santa Clara, California.

With your tax deductible donation of $25.00, or more, to O.P.U.S. you get to

meet speakers, enjoy varied desserts, have a delicious libation from the
cashbar, mingle with many interesting people, and above all help a good cause.

O.P.U.S., the Organization for Paranormal Understandingand Support, is a
501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping people having paranormal
experiences that may include extraordinary states of consciousness, fortean,
spiritual, or parapsychological phenomenon, close encounters with non-human
entities, and/or UFO activity.� For more details go to the O.P.U.S. web-site at
www.opus-net.org

So please make your reservations and join us for an evening of fun and an
evening where your contribution will make a difference. Make checks payable to
O.P.U.S. and send them to P.O. Box 320174 Los Gatos, CA 95032-0174 or pay online
at the OPUS web-site.� If you have any questions please call Les Velez at
408-268-2837 or June Steiner at 408-378-6771.

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From: Bufo Calvin <bufocalvin@...>
Date: Tue Jan 1, 2002 12:55 am
Subject: Books of the Year (2001)

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The Year in Weird(2001)

By Bufo Calvin

Bufo's WEIRD WORLD

BOOKS OF THE YEAR

Total Amazon books with keyword of "new age" released in 2001: 1887 (still available published in 2000: 1621)

Trend #1: Communicating with the Dead
Trend #2: In My Backyard
Trend #3: Lost Civilizations
Trend #4: Extraordinary Lives
Trend #5: UFOs
Trend #6: Cryptozoology and Monsters
Trend #7: Prophecy
Trend #8: Magic
Trend #9: Parapsychology
Trend #10: Crop Circles
Trend #11: Indigo Children
General And Miscellaneous

TREND #1: COMMUNICATING WITH THE DEAD
This topic showed major growth in 2001, led by the success of John Edward. While ghosts and near-death experiences still were popular, it was specifically the living communicating with the dead that caught the book-buyer's interest. The old term for people who spoke for the dead was "medium" (since they were acting as a medium of communication), a contemporary one is "channel" (although channelers very often purport to represent non-humans). Perhaps thanatotranslators (from the Greek thanatos for death and translator) would be appropriate.

CROSSING OVER (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1588720020/bufosweirdworld
by John Edward
Released August 2001
This book, a tie-in to the author's show on THE SCI-FI CHANNEL (and syndicated), became the best-selling "new age" title at Amazon released in 2001. Anyone who hasn't seen the show might be surprised by its tone. This is not an in-the-dark seance with a some mysterious, exotic personality in a trance. John Edward is very modern: in fact, many of his readings are informed by popular culture. Rather than try to smooth talk people, he appears to get frustrated with them if they don't recognize what he is telling them. The premise is that he receives communications from people who have "crossed over", and that they try to prove to the living that the afterlife exists to show that they are okay. To do this, they reference quirky little details, like the name of a dog, or a specific meaningful item, such as a ceramic shoe. Edward is so often so specifically accurate, that the only reasonable way for it to be not real is if he is working with confederates or is given the information secretly ahead of time. While this book is not the careful work of his previous bestseller, ONE LAST TIME (paperback) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425166929/bufosweirdworld), fans of the show will enjoy it.

HEAVEN AND EARTH: MAKING THE PSYCHIC CONNECTION (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743223586/bufosweirdworld
by James Van Praagh
Released October 2001
Van Praagh is scheduled to have his own tv show next year.

WALKING IN THE GARDEN OF SOULS: GEORGE ANDERSON'S ADVICE FROM THE HEREAFTER, FOR LIVING IN THE HERE AND NOW (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/039914790X/bufosweirdworld
by George Anderson
Released October 2001

LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE: A PSYCHIC'S TOUR OF THE AFTERLIFE (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451201515/bufosweirdworld
By Sylvia Browne
Released July 2001
Browne has been in the field for a long time.

MIRACLES IN THE STORM : TALKING TO THE OTHER SIDE WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY OF SPIRITUAL CONTACT (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451204719/bufosweirdworld
by Mike H. Macy
Released November 2001
This book deals with communicating with the dead through electronic means.

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SPIRIT WORLD : SOULS WHO HAVE ENDED THEIR LIVES SPEAK FROM ABOVE (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0970746865/bufosweirdworld
by Lysa Moskowitz Mateu, Lysa Moskowitz-Mateu
Released March 2001

MEDIUM RARE : REMINISCENCES OF A CLAIRVOYANT (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1861630271/bufosweirdworld
by Muriel Renard
Released November 2001
Renard is a multilingual medium who works out of England.

GHOST TALK : TRUE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEPARTED (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806522593/bufosweirdworld
by Robert H. Coddington, Roger S. Pile
August 2001

BEYOND DEATH : CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERLIFE (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1571742026/bufosweirdworld
by Philip Solomon and Hans Holzer
Released April 2001
Holzer was one of the first prominent ghost investigators, and continues to publish frequently. This is essentially interviews with the dead about life on the other side conducted through Solomon.

SIGNALS : AN INSPIRING STORY OF LIFE AFTER LIFE (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1577311795/bufosweirdworld
by Joel Rothschild, Neale Donald Walsch
Released April 2001
When things seemed particularly bleak, Rothschild received "signals" from his deceased partner Albert.

THE CASE FOR LIFE BEYOND DEATH (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/096740410X/bufosweirdworld
by Jacquelyn Frances Oliveira
Released April 2001
Communications from famous dead people.

CONTACT THE OTHER SIDE: SEVEN METHODS FOR AFTERLIFE COMMUNICATION (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567183778/bufosweirdworld
by Konstantinos
Released January 2001
Several methods involve technology.

RELATED BOOKS: NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES
When people nearly die and then recover, they sometimes report experiences that indicate the existence of an after-life.

LIFE AFTER LIFE: THE INVESTIGATION OF A PHENOMENON--SURVIVAL OF BODILY DEATH (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062517392/bufosweirdworld
by Raymond Moody and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Released March 2001
Originally released in 1975, this is one of the classic books on near-death experiences.

COMING BACK TO LIFE : THE AFTER-EFFECTS OF THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806523034/bufosweirdworld
by P. M. H. Atwater
Released December 2001
The author, who claims three near-death experiences of her own, looks at the changes that occur in people who have had them.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE : EXPLORING THE PHENOMENON OF THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738206253/bufosweirdworld
by Evelyn Elsaesser Valarino
Released November 2001

CROSSING OVER & COMING HOME (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1885373325/bufosweirdworld
by Liz, Ph.D. Dale (Editor), Melvin Morse
Released January 2001
Specifically, the near-death experiences of gays.

WHERE GOD LIVES: THE SCIENCE OF THE PARANORMAL AND HOW OUR BRAINS ARE LINKED TO THE UNIVERSE (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061095044/bufosweirdworld
by Melvin, Md Morse, Paul Perry (Contributor)
Released September 2001

RELATED BOOKS: GHOSTS
Unlike mediums, who pass on messages to the living, ghosts typically don't have much to say. They can be seen, heard, or otherwise perceived.

HAUNTINGS AND POLTERGEISTS : MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786409843/bufosweirdworld
by James Houran (Editor), et al
Released July 2001
As if the multi-syllabic "multidisciplinary perspectives" in the title didn't tell you, this is a more academic approach than most.

GHOST : INVESTIGATING THE OTHER SIDE (textbook binding)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312261640/bufosweirdworld
by Katherine Ramsland
Released October 2001
In this well-reviewed book, the author is started on a sociological quest into the world of ghost investigators by a supposedly haunted ring.

GHOSTBUSTERS UK (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/070904433X/bufosweirdworld
by Robin Furman, Moira Martingale
Released August 2001

Hunting the Dead : Methods of Ghost Chasing (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595193102/bufsoweirdworld
by Brian Roesch
Released August 2001
This is intended to be a practical guide for people who are interested in actually finding ghosts.

The Haunting of America: Ghosts & Legends of America's Haunted Past (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892523175/bufosweirdworld
by Troy Taylor
Released September 2001

Beyond the Grave: The History of America's Most Haunted Graveyards (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892523124/bufosweirdworld
by Troy Taylor
Released January 2001

A Dictionary of Ghosts (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0709065329/bufosweirdworld
by Peter Haining
Released August 2001

Relax, It's Only a Ghost: My Adventures with Spirits, Hauntings, and Things that Go Bump in the Night (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931412715/bufosweirdworld
by Echo L. Bodine
Released October 2001
Bodine is a well-known psychic and ghost investigator.

Ghost That Haunted Itself : The Supernatural Wanderings of an Infamous Poltergeist (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1840184825/bufosweirdworld
by Jan-Andrew Henderson
Released July 2001

Grave's End (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738700037/bufosweirdworld
by Elaine Mercado, Hans Holzer
Released May 2001
This first-person account reveals a lot about the author.

The Everything Ghost Book : Spooky Stories of Haunted Houses, Phantom Spirits, Unexplained Mysteries, and More (Everything Series) (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580625339/bufosweirdworld
by Jason R. Rich
Released September 2001

No Rest for the Wicked: History & Hauntings of American Crime & Unsolved Mysteries (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892523132/bufosweirdworld
by Troy Taylor
Released May 2001
Busy year for Mr. Taylor...one of at several books listed at Amazon for him this year.

Soul Rescuers : A 21st Century Guide to the Spirit World (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0722540418/bufosweirdworld
by Terry O'Sullivan, Natalia O'Sullivan
Released September 2001
A kinder, gentler approach to dealing with ghosts.

RELATED BOOKS: PAST LIVES
The majority of people in the world believe in reincarnation...some books present evidence.

Past Lives (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425180751/bufosweirdworld
by Peter Fenwick, Elizabeth Fenwick
Reissued July 2001

OLD SOULS: COMPELLING EVIDENCE FROM CHILDREN WHO REMEMBER PAST LIVES (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684851938/bufosweirdworld
by Tom Shroder
Released July 2001
Shroder is a WASHINGTON POST editor.

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Trend#2: IN MY BACKYARD (WEIRD GEO-GUIDES)

MYSTERIOUS AMERICA REVISED EDITION (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931044058/bufosweirdworld
by Loren Coleman
Released January 2001
Greatly revised new edition of a 1983 classic, this is much more than just a tour of spooky places. Coleman both investigates and looks at the overall picture, a rare combination. A great Fortean (one who is inspired by early 20th century writer Charles Fort) is, in a sense, like the schizophrenic math genius John Nash portrayed in A BEAUTIFUL MIND. They see patterns where no one else does, recognizing new mysteries to which later writers can add examples. This book introduced us (or brought attention) to kidnapping clowns, phantom kangaroos, and erratic crocodilians. While I did miss the illustrations from the original release, the new material (including giant catfish and the Minnesota Iceman) more than made up for it. The "seed catalog" style lists in the back of the book are exemplary, and Coleman's taken heat for his willingness to hypothesize. Being accurate while not losing his sense of fun makes Coleman one of the most popular Forteans writing today.

COAST TO COAST GHOSTS: TRUE STORIES OF HAUNTINGS ACROSS AMERICA (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0740718665/bufosweirdworld
by Leslie Rule, Ann Rule
Released August 2001

Haunted States of America : Haunted Houses and Spooky Places in All 50 States-- And Canada, Too (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0689839111/bufosweirdworld
by Joan Holub (Illustrator)
Released September 2001)
For kids

HAUNTED WISCONSIN (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931599041/bufosweirdworld
by Michael Norman and Beth Scott
Released September 2001

HAUNTED HOUSES AND FAMILY GHOSTS OF KENTUCKY (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0813122279/bufosweirdworld
by William Lynwood Montell
Released September 2001

OLDEST GHOSTS : ST. AUGUSTINE HAUNTS (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561642223/bufosweirdworld
by Karen G. Harvey
Released January 2001

Spirits of Texas (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1885373414/bufosweirdworld
by Vallie Fletcher Taylor
Released June 2001

The Haunting of Louisiana (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565549058/bufosweirdworld
by Barbara Sillery, et al
Released September 2001

Ghosts of America's East Coast (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1575871688/bufosweirdworld
by Jackie Eileen Behrend
Released June 2001

Haunted Nevada (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1581126743/bufosweirdworld
by Janice Oberding
July 2001

Ghosts of the Garden State (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0970071825/bufosweirdworld
by Lynda Lee MacKen
Released July 2001

The Best Ghost Tales of North Carolina (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561642339/bufosweirdworld
by Terrance Zepke, Julie Rabun (Illustrator)
Released September 2001

Haunted Salem & Beyond (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0970071833/bufosweirdworld
by Lynda Lee MacKen
Released August 2001

Green Mountains, Dark Tales (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1584651342/bufosweirdworld
by Joseph A. Citro
Relased April 2001

Scottish Ghosts (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565548434/bufosweirdworld
by Lily Seafield
Released September 2001

A Ghost Watcher's Guide to Ireland (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565548981/bufosweirdworld
by John Dunne
Released June 2001

Windy City Ghosts II (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892523167/bufosweirdworld
by Dale Kaczmarek
Released September 2001
Kaczmarek is well-known in the field, and is president of the Ghost Research Society.

Texas Haunted Forts (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1556228414/bufosweirdworld
by Elaine Coleman
Released April 2001

Ghosts of Millikin: The History & Hauntings of Millikin University (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892523140/bufosweirdworld
by Troy Taylor
Released August 2001)

Spirits of the Adirondack Mountains (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0913559628/bufosweirdworld
by Tom Tolnay, Frank C. Eckmair (Illustrator)
Released March 2001

Field Guide to Chicago Hauntings (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892523183/bufosweirdworld
by Jim Graczyk
Released October 2001

Ghosts in the Graveyard: Texas Cemetery Tales (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1556228422/bufosweirdworld
by Olyve Hallmark Abbott

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TREND#3: LOST CIVILIZATIONS

THE ATLANTIS BLUEPRINT: UNLOCKING THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES OF A LONG-LOST CIVILIZATION (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385334796/bufosweirdworld
by Colin Wilson and Rand Flem-Ath
Released March 2001
Colin Wilson is a long-time author on weird topics.

Lost Cities and Sunken Lands (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1898307830/bufosweirdworld
by Nigel Pennick
Released November 2001

The Mythical World of Atlantis : Theories of the Lost Empire from Plato to Disney (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786853263/bufosweirdworld
by Jeff Kurtti
Released June 2001

In Search Of Lemuria (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0970696906/bufosweirdworld
by Mark R. Williams
Released April 2001
Lemuria, or Mu, is the Pacific Ocean version of Atlantis.

The Last Atlantis Book You'll Ever Have to Read: The Atlantis-Mexico-India-ConnectioN (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893302202/bufosweirdworld
by Gene D. Matlock
Released October 2001
Bet you didn't know Atlantis was on the required reading list, huh?

The Secret Mystery of Ancient Egypt : Electricity, Sonics, and the Disappearance of an Advanced Civilisation (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425181014/bufosweirdworld
by Herbie Brennan
Released August 2001
Herbie Brennan has written extensively on lost civilizations, as well as on the face on Mars and our possible Martian ancestors.

The New View over Atlantis (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/050027312X/bufosweirdworld
by John F. Michell
This version released May 2001
This is a reprint of a book originally published in 1969, which looks at the origin and nature of megalithic structures around the world.

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TREND#4: EXTRAORDINARY LIVES

Madame Blavatsky : The Woman Behind the Myth (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595151876/bufosweirdworld
by Marion Meade
Released February 2001
Blavatsky was the famous, reputedly psychic, founder of Theosophy. She was famous in the late 1800s, and many credit her with popularizing Eastern thought in the West.

A Short Biography of Dr John Dee (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558184422/bufosweirdworld
by G. M. Hort
Released November 2001
John Dee was a magician and mathematician in the 1600s. He was the astrologer to Queen Elizabeth 1, and had some influence over the development of Britain.

Mother Shipton Investigated : The Result of a Critical Examination of the Extant Literature Relating to the Yorkshire Sibyl (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558184716/bufosweirdworld
by W. H. Harrison
Released November 2001
"Mother Shipton" was a prophet in England in the 1500s.

Singer in the Shadows: The Strange Story of Patience Worth (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595198058/bufosweirdworld
by Irving Litvag
Released October 2001
In the early 1910s, Pearl Curran allegedly began receiving dictation from the late Patience Worth, of the 1700s.

The Esoteric World of Madame Blavatsky (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0835607941/bufosweirdworld
by Daniel H. Caldwell (Compiler)
Released February 2001
Not a biography, but a collection of her contemporaries' commentary.

Count Cagliostro : Magician and Martyr (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558182454/bufosweirdworld
by Ralph Shirley
Released November 2001
He was involved in the affair of the diamond necklace, and was well-known in French high society in the 1700s.

The Bewitching of Anne Gunter : A Horrible and True Story of Deception, Witchcraft, Murder, and the King of England (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415926920/bufosweirdworld
by James Sharpe
Released June 2001

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TREND#5:UFOS

SWAMP GAS TIMES: MY TWO DECADES ON THE UFO BEAT (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931044279/bufosweirdworld
by Patrick Huyghe
Released June 2001
This was the most popular book on UFOs released this year. This is a collection of articles written by Huyghe over the years about UFOs. Although he has been part of "the community" (helming the excellent publication, THE ANOMALIST, for example), Huyghe has also written on the topic for the mainstream, including the NEW YORK TIMES. While some of the material will be familiar, particularly to long-time readers of OMNI, Huyghe bridges them with insights as to how UFO stories get published.

DARK OBJECT: THE WORLD'S ONLY GOVERNMENT-DOCUMENTED UFO CRASH (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0440236479/bufosweirdworld
by Don Ledger, Chris Styles, and with an introduction by Whitley Streiber
Released March 2001
The incident in question is the one that occurred in Shag Harbor in October of 1967.

Ufos Are Here! : Unmasking the Greatest Conspiracy of Our Time (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806522577/bufosweirdworld
by Brad Steiger, Sherry Hansen Steiger
Released July 2001
Brad Steiger has written literally hundreds of books. He appears regularly on the Jeff Rense show.

5000 years of UFO's : Are we really alone? (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1588513831/bufosweirdworld
by Jim Hickman

The Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters : A Definitive, Illustrated A-Z Guide to All Things Alien
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451204247/bufosweirdworld
by Ronald Story
This edition released September 2001
This is an update of one of the great UFO reference works, originally released in 1980. While still significant, there are some interesting factors in this version. First, just the name of it shows a shift away from objectivity: from UFO to Extraterrestrial. Secondly, while there is a welcome amount of new material, there are some researchers notable by their absence. The first edition was remarkably inclusive. It will take a thorough reading to see if this one is more skewed by Mr. Story's own opinions. Still, it is a definite must-have for any library.

Ufo Mysteries : A Reporter Seeks the Truth (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738701068/bufosweirdworld
by Curt Sutherly
Released December 2001

The Missing Times (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738836125/bufosweirdworld
By Terry Hansen
Released February 2001
Hansen looks at the question of whether or not the government and the press have colluded to cover up UFO issues.

The Phoenix Lights Mystery (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0971427224/bufosweirdworld
by William F.Hamilton, III
Released September 2001
Hamilton was one of the lead investigators of the Phoenix Lights sightings.

The UFO Evidence - Volume 2 : A Thirty Year Report (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0810838818/bufosweirdworld
by Richard H. Hall (Editor)
Released January 2001
Richard Hall is following up (some 37 years later) one of the most respected books on UFO evidence.

The Challenge of Contact A Mainstream Journalist's Report on Interplanetary DIPLOMACY (hardcover)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579830080/bufosweirdworld
by Phillip H. Krapf
Released September 2001
In this second book, Krapf goes beyond his personal contact to secret massive diplomatic relations between the government and aliens known as the Verdants.

Roswell : Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1573928941/bufosweirdworld
by Karl T. Pflock, Jerry Pournelle
Released July 2001
Looking for a book to back up your belief in an extraterrestrial crash at Roswell? This one will oppose it...and may be a good read for that reason. You should always read people who disagree with you.

The Science of Ufos (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312262256/bufosweirdworld
by William R. Alschuler, Ph.D.
Released February 2001

It Didn't Start With Roswell : 50 Years of Amazing Ufo Crashes, Close Encounters and Coverups (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/059517339X/bufosweirdworld
by Philip L. Rife
Released February 2001

Flying Saucers : Key to Creation (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0759642729/bufosweirdworld
by George H. Eastland
Released September 2001

Ufos : Interplanetary Visitors (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595186947/bufosweirdworld
by Raymond E. Fowler J. Allen Hynek (introduction)
Released June 2001
Hynek created the "close encounter" system of classifying UFO reports, and was the Air Force's astronomical expert. He appears briefly in Spielberg's film. Fowler is one of the major investigators of UFOs. This book was originally released in 1974.

UFOs: Politics, God and Science: Philosophy on a Taboo Topic (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/8883980077/bufosweirdworld
by Robert Trundle, et al
Released January 2001)

Almanac of Alien Encounters (library binding)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679972889/bufosweirdworld
by Eric Elfman, Jeff Westover (Illustrator)
Released July 2001

Invasion Washington : Ufos over the Capitol (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380814706/bufosweirdworld
by Kevin D. Randle
Released November 2001
Randle, one of the main authors on Roswell, looks back at the events in 1952 over Washington, D.C.

The Mammoth Book of Ufos (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/078670800X/bufosweirdworld
by Lynn Picknett (paperback)

Unearthly Disclosure (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0099406020/bufosweirdworld
by Timothy Good
Released October 2001
Timothy Good is author of the classic UFO cover-up book, ABOVE TOP SECRET.

The Mystery of Ufos (Can Science Solve) (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1588103102/bufosweirdworld
by Chris Oxlade
Released February 2001

Totally Aliens (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1571455426/bufosweirdworld
by Dennis Schatz, Peter Georgeson (Illustrator)
Released October 2001
For Kids

Beyond Contact (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0759601917/bufosweirdworld
by Greg Heck
Released June 2001

UNDERWATER AND UNDERGROUND BASES (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0932813887/bufosweirdworld
by Richard Sauder
Released May 2001

SUB-TREND: ABDUCTIONS

The Et-Human Link (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1571742050/bufosweirdworld
by Dana Redfield, Jenny Randles
Released June 2001

Diary of an Abduction : A Scientist Probes the Enigma of Her Alien Contact (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1571742018/bufosweirdworld
by Angela Thompson, Ph.D. Smith, Angela Thompson-Smith
Released March 2001

Voyagers: The Sleeping Abductees Volume 1, 2nd edition (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893183246/bufosweirdworld
by Ashayana Deane

Sexual Encounters With Extraterrestrials: A Provocative Examination of Alien Contact (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/189226403X/bufosweirdworld
by C. L. Turnage, Jim Fetter (Illustrator)
Released August 2001

From the Motherland to the Mothership: A True Story of Twins Who Reunite, as One Begins an Incredible Odyssey of Interaction with Extraterrestrials fr (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0759628726/bufosweirdworld
by Shurlene B. Wallace, Earlene V. Carr (Contributor)
Released October 2001

The Allies of Humanity : An Urgent Message About the Extraterrestrial Presence in the World Today (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1884238335/bufosweirdworld
by Marshall Vian Summers
Released September 2001

RELATED BOOKS: ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS

THE LOST BOOK OF ENKI: MEMOIRS AND PROPHECIES OF AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL GOD (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879181835/bufosweirdworld
by Zecharia Sitchin
Released November 2001
Sitchin is a scholar of ancient languages who has written a very successful series of alternative cosmology books.

THE STARGATE CONSPIRACY : THE TRUTH ABOUT EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE AND THE MYSTERIES OF ANCIENT EGYPT (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425176584/bufosweirdworld
by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince
Released September 2001

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TREND#6: CRYPTOZOOLOGY AND MONSTERS
Cryptozoology is the study of "hidden animals", those which are not yet recognized by science. Some cryptozoologists will not be happy with seeing it lumped together here with monsters, but publishers are not that picky.

Monsters : An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738700509/bufosweirdworld
by John Michael Greer
Released October 2001

My Quest for the Yeti : Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/031227078X/bufosweirdworld
by Reinhold Messner
Released April 2001
Messner is an internationally renowned mountain climber, who believes the Yeti may be a bear.

The Mystery of the Abominable Snowman (Can Science Solve) (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1588103129/bufosweirdworld
by Holly Wallace
Released February 2001

In the Big Thicket : On the Trail of the Wild Man : Exploring Nature's Mysterious Dimension (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931044260/bufosweirdworld
by Rob Riggs
Released May 2001
Not just Bigfoot, but UFOs and paranormal phenomena.

Monsters (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0754806278/bufosweirdworld
by Fiona MacDonald
Released October 2001
Includes mythological monsters. Karl Shuker consulted.

The Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster (Can Science Solve) (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1588103099/bufosweirdworld
by Holly Wallace
Released February 2001

Out of the Dark : The Complete Guide to Beings from Beyond (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1575668963/bufosweirdworld
by Brad Steiger
Released September 2001

America's Nightmare Monsters (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595194133/bufosweirdworld
by Philip L. Rife
Released August 2001

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TREND#7: PROPHECY

The Amazing Kreskin's Future with the Stars (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0916638537/bufosweirdworld
by Kreskin, Bret Saxon
Released September 2001

Dreaming the Future : The Fantastic Story of Prediction (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157392895Xbufosweirdworld
by Clifford A. Pickover
Released March 2001

The End Times : Prophecies of Coming Changes (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451206657/bufosweirdworld
by John Van Auken, John Van Auken
Released December 2001

SUB TREND: NOSTRADAMUS

The Secrets of Nostradamus: A Radical New Interpretation of the Master's Prophecies (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060196718/bufosweirdworld
by David Ovason
Released January 2001

Nostradamus and the Attack on New York (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0963975463/bufosweirdworld
by Chris Conrad
Released November 2001

Nostradamus: Prophecies for America (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/006009351X/bufosweirdworld
by David Ovason
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Nostradamus: Attack on America & More Amazing Prophecies (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0882708821/bufosweirdworld
by Ray Comfort

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TREND #8: MAGIC

THE CRAFT: A WITCH'S BOOK OF SHADOWS (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567184464/bufosweirdworld
by Raymond Buckland, Dorothy Morrison
Released June 2001
Buckland wrote one of the major books on Wicca in 1986, and Morrison is a practitioner.

The Encyclopedia of Magic & Witchcraft (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0754805816/bufosweirdworld
by Susan Greenwood
Released May 2001

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TREND#9: PARAPSYCHOLOGY
Parapsychology is the scientific study of weird mind powers, including survival after death.

Psi : Scientific Studies of the Psychic Realm (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595196632/bufosweirdworld
by Charles, Ph.D. Tart, Charles T. Tart
Released August 2001
Tart is a recognized expert on the field of human consciousness.

PSI: What It is and How It Works; A Central Model for Parapsychology (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595200893/bufosweirdworld
by Keith A. Chandler
Released November 2001

The Secret Vaults of Time: Psychic Archaeology and the Quest for Man's Beginnings: The Engineering of Psi, Volume 1
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595201830/bufosweirdworld
by Stephan A. Schwartz

Basic Research in Parapsychology (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786410086/bufosweirdworld
by K. Ramakrishna Rao (Editor), K. Ramakrishna Rao
Released April 2001

Parapsychology : The Science of Unusual Experience (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0340761687/bufosweirdworld
by Ron Roberts, David Groome
Released May 2001

Mental Radio (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1571742352/bufosweirdworld
by Upton Sinclair
Released March 2001
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Originally published in 1929, the well-known author investigates through experimentation the telepathic powers of his wife.

Learning to Use Extrasensory Perception (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/059519401X/bufosweirdworld
by Charles, Ph.D. Tart, Charles T. Tart
Released August 2001

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TREND#10: CROP CIRCLES
Crop circles, also known as "agriglyphs", are designs made in fields by flattening crops. They took a major hit in public opinion when a couple of people said that they had hoaxed them (although the claim was, itself, unbelievable as an explanation for all the circles). With a major motion picture coming out this year (SIGNS starring Mel Gibson), they are due for a comeback.

MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS AND CROP CIRCLES (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879706911/bufosweirdworld
by Linda Moulton Howe
Released December 2001

The Mystery of Crop Circles (Can Science Solve) (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1588103080/bufosweirdworld
by Chris Oxlade
Released February 2001

Crop Circle Wisdom : Simple Teachings from the Circlemakers (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1929341059/bufosweirdworld
by Denni Clarke

Crop Circles Revealed: Language of the Light Symbols (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1891824325/bufosweirdworld
by Judith Moore, Barbara Lamb (paperback)

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TREND#11: INDIGO CHILDREN
What are "indigo children"? They are allegedly something like the new evolution of homo sapiens (or aliens), and are here now.

THE CARE AND FEEDING OF INDIGO CHILDREN (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561708461/bufosweirdworld
by Doreen Virtue and Jan Tober (author of 1999's THE INDIGO CHILDREN: THE NEW KIDS HAVE ARRIVED)
Released August 2001

AN INDIGO CELEBRATION: MORE MESSAGE, STORIES AND INSIGHTS FROM THE INDIGO CHILDREN (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1561708593/bufosweirdworld
by Jan Tober, Lee Carroll
Released October 2001

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GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

BEST EVIDENCE : AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER'S THREE-YEAR QUEST TO UNCOVER THE BEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR ESP, PSYCHOKINESIS, MENTAL HEALING, GHOSTS AND POLTERGEISTS, DOWSING, MEDIUMS, NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES, REINCARNATION AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PHENOMENA THAT REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595144640/bufosweirdworld
by Michael Schmicker
Released January 2001

MYSTERIES AND MONSTERS OF THE SEA: A COLLECTION OF TRUE STORIES FROM THE FILES OF FATE MAGAZINE (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0517163497/bufosweirdworld
Edited by Frank Spaeth
Released May 2001

THE CONVOLUTED UNIVERSE: BOOK ONE
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1886940827/bufosweirdworld
by Dolores Cannon
Released November, 2001

Real-Life X-Files : Investigating the Paranormal (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0813122104/bufosweirdworld
by Joe Nickell
Released September 2001
Nickell is a Skeptic with a capital S. He does look thoroughly at things. This is a collection of articles from THE SKEPTICAL INQUIRER. If you think the X-FILES are more about Scully than about Mulder (creator Chris Carter allegedly does), than you may sympathize with his opinions.

The Siren Call of Hungry Ghosts: A Riveting Investigation Into Channeling and Spirit Guides (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1931044023/bufosweirdworld
by Joe Fisher, Colin Wilson

Glimpses of Other Realities, Vol. II : High Strangeness (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0962057037/bufosweirdworld
by Linda Moulton Howe
Released June 2001
Howe is a documentarian with a considerable following. While known for cattle mutilation investigation, all manner of alleged government interaction with non-human intelligence is covered here.

The Trickster and the Paranormal (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1401000827/bufosweirdworld
by George P. Hansen
Released August 2001

Hans Holzer's Psychic Yellow Pages : The Very Best Psychics, Card Readers, Mediums, Astrologers, and Numberologists (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806523026/bufosweirdworld
by Hans, Ph.D. Holzer
Released October 2001

Vampires : Encounters With the Undead (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579122094/bufosweirdworld
by David J. Skal (Editor)
Released October 2001

Investigating the Unexplained : Explorations into Ancient Mysteries, the Paranormal & Strange Phenomena (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425182002/bufosweirdworld
by Paul Roland
Released October 2001
This one has interviews with many famous investigators of the unexplained, including: Erich Von Daniken, David Morehouse, Jenny Randles, and David Hatcher-Childress.

The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle (Can Science Solve) (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1588103137/bufosweirdworld
by Chris Oxlade
Released February 2001

The Philadelphia Experiment Murder : Parallel Universes and the Physics of Insanity (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/096318895X/bufosweirdworld
by Alexandra Bruce, Peter Moon (Editor)
Released January 2001
You may have heard of the Philadelphia Experiment, the supposed attempt by the Navy to make a WWII ship invisible that caused the ship to be teleported and drove sailors insane. Well, hold on to your hat: that's just been the (hyper)jumping off point for all sorts of stories. You want it "out there"? This will give it to you.

The Elves of Lily Hill Farm : A Partnership With Nature (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595168493/bufosweirdworld
by Penny Kelly
Released February 2001

Secrets of the Phone Psychic (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0759621225/bufosweirdworld
by Kasalaini Sauvou
Released October 2001

The Death and Afterlife Book : The Encyclopedia of Death, Near Death, and Life After Death (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157859135X/bufosweirdworld
by James R. Lewis, Raymond A. Moody, Jr., M.D.
Released September 2001

Familiars : Animal Powers of Britain (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1898307857/bufosweirdworld
by Anna Franklin
Released November 2001

Your Talking Pet (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1898307873/bufosweirdworld
by Ann Walker
Released November 2001

True Mystic Experiences : Fascinating Real Life Stories of Spirits, Other Dimensions and Strange Phenomena
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567182623/bufosweirdworld
by Jennifer Spees (Editor)

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vampires
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0028641817/bufosweirdworld
by Jay, Ph.D. Stevenson, Ph.D., Jay Stevenson

Exploring the Unknown : Stories of the Supernatural Through the Ages (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/027642445X/bufosweirdworld
by Reader's Digest (Editor)
Released September 2001

Muddy Tracks : Exploring an Unsuspected Reality (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1571742573/bufosweirdworld
by Frank Demarco, Colin Wilson

Nature Spirits (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1855840189/bufosweirdworld
by Rudolf Steiner, M. Barton (Translator)

What Is Occultism? (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1578632234/bufosweirdworld
by Dion Fortune, Gareth Knight (Introduction)
Released March 2001

Encyclopedia of the Strange, Mystical, & Unexplained (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0517162784/bufosweirdworld
by Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Released September 2001

They Came Back : Tales of Reincarnation, Ghosts and Life After Death (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0595175546/bufosweirdworld
by Charles Raymond Dillon
Released March 2001

The Dragon Hunter's Handbook : A Field Guide to the Paranormal (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0843177047/bufosweirdworld
by Lori Summers, et al
Released October 2001

Supernatural Disappearances (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0709056648/bufosweirdworld
by Rodney Davies
Released November 2001

Doubles : The Enigma of the Second Self (hardback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0709061188/bufosweirdworld
by Rodney Davies
Released August 2001

A Light from Out of the Darkness : On the Composition of the Stone of the Philosophers (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558183566/bufosweirdworld
by Patrick Smith
November 2001
As the British readers of a certain Mr. Potter know, this is an alchemical goal that can bring immortality. Americans know it from the book as the sorcerer's stone.

Mysteries of Planet Earth : An Encyclopedia of the Inexplicable (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0762850477/bufosweirdworld
by Karl P. N., Dr Shuker August 2001)
Shuker's not your average zoologist. He's a motorcycle-riding investigator of the unexplained! Lest this sounds too much like some Buckaroo Banzai of the bizarre, the reader can be assured that Shuker's credentials are real and his writing always entertaining and informative.

Our Shared World of the Supernatural : True Eyewitness Accounts of the Other World (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451203968/bufosweirdworld
by Brad Steiger
Released August 2001

Far Out Adventures: The Best of World Explorer Magazine (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0932813798/bufosweirdworld
by David, Hatcher Childress (Editor)
Released August 2001
These are the reportedly real-life adventures of the modern-day equivalents to Professor Challenger.

Extra Dimensional Universe: Where the Paranormal UFOs and Abductions, Psychic Phenomena, the Mystical and Near Death Experience, Becomes the Normal
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591130395/bufosweirdworld
by John R. Violette, Al Cabral (Illustrator)
Released November 2001

Face to Face With the Unknown : True Stories About Young People's Encounters With the Unexplained (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812543947/bufosweirdworld
by Sherry Hansen Steiger, Sherry Hansen-Steiger
Released April 2001

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Date: Mon Oct 22, 2001 3:14 am
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Gifts 2001

This is the 2001 Gift Catalog for Bufo's WEIRD WORLD Books. It is simply a sampling of more recent, classic, and ultimate (generally, luxury books that the gift receiver is unlikely to have in most cases) reference books. Many more are available at the main Bufo's WEIRD WORLD Books site. Please also click on the book titles for more information provided by Amazon.com, or to purchase.

GENERAL WEIRD (for more titles see BWWB General Weird)

While most books tend to focus on one topic of weirdness, some are less specific.

New Books:

Investigating the Unexplained (paperback)

By Paul Roland
Reprint edition October 2001
Interviews with well-known investigators and authors, including Erich Von Daniken (superstar author of the 1970s who popularized the theory of Ancient Astronauts with his book CHARIOTS OF THE GODS? among others); David Morehouse (remote viewer, author of PSYCHIC WARRIOR); Jenny Randles, prolific British UFO author; and more.

Classics and reprints:

Mysterious America (paperback)

By Loren Coleman
Revised edition January 2001

This is not a mere "seed catalog" style listing, or a geographic guide. It is one of the truly significant books on weird stuff in America. Not very many books effectively define new mysteries, such as the Phantom Clowns and Mystery Kangaroos offered here. People who already have the original 1983 edition will be pleased with all the new material in this considerably revised and updated version.

The Complete Books of Charles Fort (hardback)

By Charles Fort

This omnibus, reprint edition, April 1975

"One measures a circle beginning anywhere." I don't know that I would begin with this book. It isn't easy reading, and can at times feel like wading through molasses. But unlike the empty calories of that sticky sugar, this is thick with import. It is a book (a combination of four books, actually) that has changed the lives of people. Significant, and yet fun: meticulously researched, and yet ironic; an inspiration, and a challenge to that inspiration all in one. Like quite a few other people in the world, I call myself a "Fortean", but even using that term is making a self-referential joke. Don't look for a simple time, here, but it is worth the effort.

Ultimate Reference Books:

Encyclopedia of Strange and Unexplained Physical Phenomena (hardback)

By Jerome Clark
April 1993

CRYPTOZOOLOGY (for more titles see BWWB Cryptozoology Items)

New Books

Monsters (paperback)

By John Michael Greer

October 2001

Don't count on a theory of undiscovered species of "normal", breeding animals in this one. Expect it to have at least somewhat of a supernatural bent.

Out of the Dark (paperback)

By Brad Steiger

September 2001

Steiger has written well over 100 books on weird topics. He's also a frequent guest on the Jeff Rense radio show. Brad's world is definitely a weird one.

Classics and reprints:

The Enigma of Loch Ness: Making Sense of a Mystery (paperback)

By Henry Bauer
October 1988

Here is a good one for someone who hasn't yet made a decision about the Loch Ness monster. Has sections with "good reasons to believe" and "good reasons not to believe". One of the better books on any of these areas.

Other titles

The Great New England Sea Serpent (paperback)

By J.P. O'Neill

August 1999

Well-written enough for anyone to enjoy, whether they have an existing interest in sea monsters or not. This concerns the widely-publicized sightings off New England in the late 1800s.

GHOSTS

New Books:

Ghost: Investigating the Other Side (hardback)Ghosts from the Coast (paperback)
by Katherine Ramsland
First hand report of a journalist getting involved with getting involved with ghosts.

Ghosts from the Coast (hardback)

By Nancy Roberts

Ghosts and hauntings from Georgia and the Carolinas.

Haunted Wisconsin (paperback)
by Beth Scott and Michael Norman

Relax, It's Only a Ghost (paperback)
Echo Bodine

Crossing Over (hardback)
by John Edward

August 2001

Not exactly a ghost book, John is the very popular host of CROSSING OVER, a television program in which he acts as a medium, passing on messages from the dead to members of the audience.

Ultimate Reference Books

Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (hardback)

James Houran (Editor)

OCCULT AND MYSTICISM

Ultimate Reference Books

Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology (2 volume hardback)

This is a synthesis of two one-volume works: Fodor's Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science and Spence's Encyclopaedia of Occultism

PARAPSYCHOLOGY (for more titles see BWWB Parapsychology Items)

Ultimate Reference Books

The Encyclopedia of the Paranormal (hardback)

From Prometheus (skeptical)

Reincarnation and Biology (hardback)

by Ian Stevenson

New Books:

Hans Holzer's Psychic Yellow Pages (paperback)

By Hans Holzer
One of the most famous ghost investigators provides a guide to psychics, astrologers, etc.

UFOS (for more titles see BWWB UFO Items)

New Books:

Mysterious Lights and Crop Circles (paperback)
by Linda Moulton Howe

The Lure of the Edge: Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOs (hardback)
by Brenda Denzler

From the University of California Press, this is a sociologist looking at ufologists.

The Encyclopedia of Extraterrestrial Encounters (paperback)
by Ronald Story

Update of the classic UFO reference

Voyagers: Secrets of Amenti (paperback)

By Anna Hayes

Purports to have "the answers" to alien abductions, the past (and future) of humans on Earth, and Keylontic Morphogenetic Science

Other Titles

Swamp Gas Times (paperback)
By Patrick Huyghe
June 2001

This is the book I'm reading right now, and the one I read from in my October webcast of Bufo's WEIRD WORLD ON THE AIR. It's not a book about UFOs, exactly, but a collection of articles by someone recognized as a science journalist who writes about UFOs. Each article also has the story behind the article, which may provide considerable insight as to how things get published.

Ultimate Reference Books

The UFO Encyclopedia (2 volumes)

By Jerome Clark

(combines the three previous editions)

Other Titles:

BEST BUY

The UFO Book (paperback)

By Jerome Clark

September 1997

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Date: Thu Jul 12, 2001 11:14 pm
Subject: BAR coming soon

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Bufo's ANOMALIT Review appreciates the patience of everyone on this list.
There have been a number of reasons why this list has been inactive for some
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E-mail to me should be sent to bufocalvin@.... If you reply to this, I
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Date: Sun Dec 10, 2000 5:06 am
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Bufo's ANOMALIT Review, December 2000

This is a special edition, listing some books that should be available for shipping right now. Through tomorrow (Sunday, December 10), shipping is generally free through Amazon for orders that total over $100...see their site for details. Many more books on these topics are available at http://members.aol.com/weirdware/books.html.

U.S. BEST SELLER, DECEMBER 1999 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2000

The Mothman Prophecies (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0962653438/bufosweirdworld

By John A. Keel
This reprint edition October 1991
275 pages

One of the true classics, a book that transcends its genre. It is a truly frightening account of John Keel's investigation of the reports of "Mothman" in West Virginia. Keel was supposedly the inspiration for Kolchak, the Night Stalker on tv. Unlike that show's monster of the week, this book deals with a variety of paranormal phenomena. Besides the ever-popular UFOs, this is the book that largely defined the (pre-movie) modern concept of Men-in-Black. While not for everyone, this is perfect for the avant garde person on your list, even if they have never read a book on these topics before.

CRYPTOZOOLOGY (Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, etc.)
Many more titles can be found at http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-cz-master.html.

Cryptozoology A to Z (paperback)
by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark
Full review available at http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-cz-master.html

Released last year, it is an essential part of anyone's cryptozoology library: a future classic.

Some new titles this year: My Quest for the Yeti (hardback) (Messner); Mystery in Acambaro: Did Dinosaurs Survive Until Recently? (paperback) (Childress); America's Loch Ness Monsters (paperback) (Rife)

UFOS
Many more titles can be found at http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-ufo.html.

The UFO Book: Encyclopedia of the Extraterrestrial (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D1578590299/bufosweirdworldA/

by Jerome Clark

A great value on one of the best reference books by one of the true authorities.

Some new titles this year: Casebook: Alien Implants (paperback) (Strieber and Leir); Cosmic Crashes: The Incredible Story of the UFOs That Fell to Earth (hardback) (Redfern); The Encyclopedia of Alien Encounters (paperback) (Baker); The Field Guide to UFOs (paperback) (Stacey, Huyghe, and Trumbore); Project Mindshift (paperback) (Mannion); UFOs and Popular Culture (hardback) (Lewis and Bullard); UFOs and Abductions (hardback) (Jacobs, Editor)

PARAPSYCHOLOGY (loosely defined here: ESP, survival after death, etc.)
Many more titles can be found at http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-ps-master.html.

Extra-Sensory Perception (paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0828314640/bufosweirdworld
by J.B. Rhine

Rhine took a scientific and statistical approach to ESP in laboratory experiments.

Some new titles this year: Signals (hardback) (Rothschild et al); Remote Viewing Secrets (paperback) (McMoneagle); The PK Man (paperback) (Mishlove and Mack); Lessons from the Light (paperback) (Ring, et al); Varieties of Anomalous Experience (hardback) (Cardena, Lynn, and Krippner, Editors)

MISCELLANEOUS

The Complete Books of Charles Fort (hardback)
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By Charles Fort

Find out why I call myself a Fortean (although I do not agree with all things in his books). This is the author who really is the grandfather of all recent books on strange phenomena. It's not easy reading, but well worth it.

Some new titles this year: Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved (paperback) (Wilson); 100 of the World's Greatest Mysteries (paperback) (Floyd); Borderlands (hardback) (Dash); Arthur C. Clarke's Mysteries (hardback) (Welfare, Fairley, and Clarke); The Aztec Virgin (paperback) (Mini); Father Ernetti's Chronovisor (paperback) (Krass)

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Possibly due to the conversion from Onelist to Egroups, the Bufo's ANOMALIT
Review just sent out went (to at least some readers) with no links.  I have
contacted Egroups about the problem.

In the meantime, these are the links from the last issue.  To make sure they
transmit properly, I am sending them as text without the preceding http://www
.  They should then appear as text that can be pasted into your browser's
address box.  If you want me to re-send the text of the reviews and listings,
just let me know.  Please always use the bufocalvin@... address to reach
me in conjunction with BAR.

Remember that you can unsubscribe at any time by sending an e-mail to
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Featured Titles:

Alien Agenda (paperback)
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060955368/bufosweirdworld

The Little Giant Book of UFOs (paperback)
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806918918/bufosweirdworld
Title in the review: The UFO Book (paperback) (Clark)
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1578590299/bufosweirdworld

Best-seller:

My Quest for Yeti (hardback)
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312203942/bufosweirdworld

Recent Additions:

The Tarot Companion (paperback)
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1567185746/bufosweirdworld

Past Lives, Present Joys (paperback)
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157566545X/bufosweirdworld

Unsolved UFO Mysteries (paperback)
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Mentioned in listing: The Day After Roswell (paperback)
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UFO Briefing Document (paperback)
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/044023638X/bufosweirdworld

Encyclopedia of Alien Encounters (Baker) (paperback)
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0816042276/bufosweirdworld

Odyssey of the Gods (hardcover)
amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1862047499/bufosweirdworld

Scientific UFOlogy (paperback)
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UFO/FBI Connection (paperback)
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100 of the World's Greatest Secrets Revealed! (paperback)
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Remote Viewing Secrets (paperback)
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Date: Sat Jul 1, 2000 5:13 am
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May-June, 2000 (Vol. 3, #3)

Books mentioned in BAR can be ordered on most e-mail systems by clicking on the
hyperlink title. This will take you to the book at Amazon.com. You can readmore
about it at that point and decide if you want to order it. If you do, you add it
to your "shopping cart". Then, if you want another titlementioned here, please
click on it in this post. If you have questions, please e-mail Bufo at
BufoCalvin@... to this message will send it to anaddress that I
simply use to make my e-mailings more universally legible. While I do check it
occasionally, it is notthe best way to reach me.  If you wish to unsubscribe,
remember that you can do so just be sending an e-mail to
anomalit-unsubscribe@onelist.com

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
ofmore titles. These books will be indicated with a (UK) designation. Release
dates will generally reflect the U.S., except for exclusively UK titles.  My
apologies to my European readers this time: I was not able to include those
availabilities.  If you are interested, feel free to e-mail me.

Work on my first book, being co-written with Gini Scott for Paragon House, is
taking up much of my �free time�.  I would expect these to go to bimonthly for
the next several months, although Iwill try and provide at least two featured
titles each time. If anyone wants to be included in the book,please let me know.
I have already begun doing interviews. Everyone who is interviewed should get a
chance to review their interview prior to inclusion.  Also, we will not include
comments criticizing explicitly named other living people. The book is about how
being involved with UFOs (as a researcher and/or experiencer) has affected
people. While it will provide some resources and some overview, the main
goalwill be to let the readers meet the people involved.� Interested parties
should e-mail me at UFOBOOK@....� I also plan to be at the Bay Area UFO Expo
(http://www.bayareaufoexpo.com) in SanJose, California on August 26 and 27.�
Ihope to be busy doing interviews for the book (there is an exceptional
line-upof speakers), but drop in and see me there.�

If you have books to recommend, please let me know. If you would like to be
named as recommending it, include that information as well and tell me youwould
like to be cited.

In this issue: Featured Titles, Bestseller, and Recent Additions

FEATURED TITLES:

AlienAgenda (paperback)
Subtitle: INVESTIGATING THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL PRESENCE AMONG US
by Jim Marrs
656 pages: central photograph and illustrations section, extensive
sourcesreference, bibliography
Paperback, August 1998

�Only those persons whose outlook prevents them from dealing honestly with
themassive amount of documentation and reports collected over the past
fivedecades still cling to the idea that nothing soars in the skies of Earth
butman�s imagination.�
Jim Marrs, ALIEN AGENDA

Jim Marrs is well known as the author of CROSSFIRE, the book on which
OliverStone based J.F.K.� He turns hisinvestigative skills to the question of
UFOs and aliens being real.� Well, it�s a bit had to call it a question,the way
Marrs looks at it. No more than two sentences into the Introduction,Marrs
proclaims, �UFOs are real.�� In away it�s sort of nice to dispense with any
debate and plunge right into thewell-written survey of the �evidence�.

The book is broken into 12 chapters, plus the Introduction and Appendix and
anEpilogue.� There are extensivequotations from prime sources in such areas of
interest as crop circles, remoteviewing, and the Face on Mars. It�s a good
survey of the material, and evenwidely-read individuals will benefit from the
clear citing of dates and otherfacts involved.

One of the main themes of the book is that of government conspiracies.
Thepresentation of sources seems sometimes skewed in that direction.� For
instance, Ivan Sanderson, a celebritynaturalist (with best-selling books and
national tv appearances), leadinginvestigator of weird happenings (especially
cryptozoology with a notedemphasis on hairy bipeds like Bigfoot and the
Abominable Snowman), is listedsimply as a �Former British Naval Intelligence
officer�.� While it is possible that Marrs simply tookthe reference provided by
Alan Landsburg, Landsburg himself is cited asproducing THE UNDERSEA WORLD OF
JACQUES COUSTEAU and THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICSERIES, it isn�t mentioned that he
produced the IN SEARCH OF� series.� It seems unlikely that Marrs was unaware
ofthat when he is referencing a book based on that show. Generally, sources
arepresented as mainstream and when possible, government-connected.� While it
all seems to be true, there doesseem ironically to be a hidden truth left
unspoken.

There is also an examination of spiritual issues that seems somewhatincongruous
with the emphasis on facts in the beginning.� Still, I can unreservedly
recommend it topeople who want a good read and accurate reporting. Just like
with anythingelse, I�d simply caution not to see it as the whole story.

TheLittle Giant Book of UFOs (paperback)
by Jenny Randles
511 (small) pages, Index, Illustrations
Paperback (small format), April 2000

Randles is one of the most prolific writers on UFOs (as well as some
othermysteries). She has a thorough knowledge of the topic, in particular from
aEuropean perspective.� She shares itfreely in the book.� While a lot oftopics
are covered in this book, each one is done in a fairly surfacemanner.� This is
what we used to call apopcorn book when I was a bookstore manager: there�s
nothing to slow you down,you can run right through it with very little
substance.� But who doesn�t like popcorn?

I suppose most people don�t pick up a �seed catalog� like this and read it
fromcover to cover.� That�s the way Itypically approach them. It would make a
great bathroom book for people whowant to just skip around here and there.�There
are definite sections to it.�Part one is a chronology of UFO events (although
most cases or incidentsonly get a paragraph or so).� Part twois devoted to
definitions and a look at the evidence, with examples of eachtype.� Part three
looks at seventeendifferent countries and the UFO experience in them.� A nice
touch is the contact information for investigators inthose countries.� The
fourth part� list UFO investigators and organizations,often including contact
information for them as well� The several appendices are short articles on such
topics asreporting UFOs and recognizing some common causes of mistaken UFO
reports.

Sit down and have fun with this one.�Some of it you just have to take her word
for�there are quite a fewstatistics thrown in, without an explanation of how
they were derived.� Still, I found it well worth the money.� If you are looking
for a more in depth book,consider the trade (large-size) book THEUFO BOOK
(paperback) by Jerry Clark.
�
BEST SELLER (February 1, 2000 through May 31, 2000) (US orders)

MyQuest for Yeti (hardback)
by Reinhold Meisner
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RECENT ADDITIONS

TheTarot Companion (paperback)

by Tracy Porter

Paperback - 264 pages 1st edition (July 1, 2000)


PastLives, Present Joys (paperback)

by Marilyn C. Sunderman

Paperback - 240 pages (July 2000)



UnsolvedUFO Mysteries (paperback)
Unsolved Ufo Mysteries : Twenty Compeling Cases of Alien Encounter

by William J. Birnes, Harold Burt

Mass Market Paperback - 320 pages (July 2000)



Birnes was the co-author of THEDAY AFTER ROSWELL (paperback)



TheParanormal Sourcebook (paperback)

The Paranormal Sourcebook : A Comprehensive Guide to AllThings Otherworldly

by Joe Meier (Contributor), Charles E. Sellier, MichaelArtenstein (Editor)

Paperback - 304 pages (July 2000)



UFOBriefing Document (paperback)

Ufo Briefing Document : The Best Available Evidence

by Don Berliner, Marie Galbraith, Antonio Huneeus, WhitleyStrieber (Editor)

Mass Market Paperback - 288 pages (June 13, 2000)



Encyclopediaof Alien Encounters (Baker) (paperback)

Encyclopedia of Alien Encounters

by Alan Baker

Paperback - 288 pages (June 2000)

Facts on File, Inc.



Odysseyof the Gods (hardcover)
Odyssey of the Gods

by Erich Von Daniken

Hardcover - 160 pages (June 2000)



ScientificUfology (paperback)
Scientific Ufology : Roswell and Beyond, How Scientific Methodology Can Provethe
Reality of Ufos

by Kevin D. Randle

Mass Market Paperback - 256 pages (May 30, 2000)



UFO/FBIConnection (paperback)
UFO/FBI Connection

by Bruce S. Maccabee

Paperback - 216 pages 1st edition (May 1, 2000)



100 OfThe World�s Greatest Secrets Revealed! (paperback)
100 of the World's Greatest Mysteries: Strange Secrets of the Past Revealed!

by E. Randall Floyd

Paperback - 306 pages (May 1, 2000)



RemoteViewing Secrets (paperback)
Remote Viewing Secrets : A Handbook

by Joseph McMoneagle

Paperback - 320 pages (May 2000)


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March-April, 2000 (Vol. 3, #2)

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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
ofmore titles. These books will be indicated with a (UK) designation. Release
dates will generally reflect the U.S., except for exclusively UK titles.  My
apologies to my European readers this time: I was not able to include those
availabilities.  If you are interested, feel free to e-mail me.

Work on my first book, being co-written with Gini Scott for Paragon House, is
taking up much of my �free time�.  I would expect these to go to bimonthly for
the next several months, although I will try and provide at least two featured
titles each time.  If anyone wants to be included in the book, please let me
know.  I have already begun doing interviews. Everyone who is interviewed should
get a chance to review their interview prior to inclusion.  Also, we will not
include comments criticizing explicitly named otherliving people.  The book is
about howbeing involved with UFOs (as a researcher and/or experiencer) has
affected people. While it will provide some resources and some overview, the
main goalwill be to let the readers meet the people involved.  Interested
parties should e-mail me at UFOBOOK@....

If you have books to recommend, please let me know. If you would like to be
named as recommending it, include that information as well and tell me you would
like to be cited.

In this issue: Featured Titles, Bestseller, and Recent Additions

FEATURED TITLES:

MYSTERIESOF PLANET EARTH (paperback)
Subtitle: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE INEXPLICABLE
by Dr. Karl P. N. Shuker
192 pages: Profusely illustrated, index, bibliography

�What have you got to top that one?�
H. Wells, announcer, in THE AMAZING COLLOSAL MAN, screenplay by Bert I.
Gordonand Mark Hanna

�Our planet is a realm still replete with mystery, an island of inexplicabilia
drifting passively upon the ever-trembling currents of time that emanate fromthe
greatest undivined secret of all, which we call the universe for want of a
better name or definition, and it is sheer folly to profess otherwise.�
Dr. Karl P.N. Shuker, MYSTERIES OF PLANET EARTH

This remarkable coffee-table style tome seeks to show those people who have
leapt beyond the mundane to land precariously in a zone of belief in suchthings
as UFOs and Bigfoot that they have merely attained the first rung of a ladder of
constantly-escalating-paradigm revisions.

Ah, now he�s got me doing it!  Just kidding�I love the somewhat high-flown
writing style of Dr. Shuker in thisbook.  His point, well-made in the
introduction, is that most books on anomalistics repeat the same stories over
and over again.  The good doctor (who isa well-known motorcycle-riding,
leather-jacketed zoologist who has focused on cryptozoology) seeks to provide an
alternative by deliberately coveringlesser-known mysteries.

While that might make you concerned that the subjects covered would be less
well-documented and lacking in evidence, that isn�t the case.  How many readers
are aware of the Hand of Fire?  This is a phenomenon in which books are scorched
by what appears to have been a burning-hot hand.  This is a case, somewhat like
crop circles, where it is the evidence that is predominant in the story.  Shuker
fairly reports the work of Skeptic Joe Nickell in debunking several of these
stories.  Is it the debunking that has kept this from being a �classic� mystery
in the popular books?� Unlikely,since the debunking came fairly recently (1993,
Lookingfor a Miracle (paperback)).  Maybe it�s the religious nature of the
mystery (which was believed to be caused by the hand of a soul in purgatory). 
Religion is one area into which this book delves, and it has sometimes been a
delicate area of crossover for authors, although embraced by others whosought to
�explain� religious beliefs as being caused by UFOs or others.

In addition to the religious mysteries (which, according to the book�s
organization, fall into the supernatural), there are a total of five
othersections: the partner for the religious in the supernatural section is
filled with truly odd happenings, such as reputedly real appearances by
centaurs, misty monsters and blood-dripping invisible ones, and discoveries
inspired by dreams; the natural world has two sections, one on land animals like
blue tigers, and another on the sea and sky, including light wheels in the ocean
(although UFOs are essentially not covered); and another two sections for the
ancient world, including some unusual crystal skulls.

While one might argue a bit about what gets placed where, the book flows nicely.
The pictures, as has become a hallmark of Dr. Shuker�s books, are striking and
very well reproduced.  The publisher, Carlton, can be commended for the
excellent production values.

While intended for an audience already-informed about the major mysteries, it
would be an eye-opening introduction for those just wondering what is out
thereas well.  Shuker shows what happens whena good writer turns his attention
to fresh mysteries, and leaves the bounds of the �known unknown�.  It makes for
a thoroughly entertaining trip that makes us wonder why certain things get a
following and become part of the �unconventional wisdom�, and why others don�t.

WhereHeavens Meet (paperback)

by K.T. (Frankovich)
288 pages, no index, illustrations and photographs

�I know you don�t understand pain, Pete.  You�ve hardened yourself to it, like a
lot of people, by pretending it doesn�t exist.  So you convincedeverybody you�re
a real tough guy, a strong man, real independent.  And you gave up some of your
humanity,too.  Well, I won�t play that game.  I�ll cling to my humanity, and
fight for it if I must.  I loved once, really loved.  And now I hurt.  And I
won�t deny either of those things, or pretend they mean any less to me than they
do.�
Keith/��FOR A SINGLE YESTERDAY� written by George R. R. Martin

What makes a life extraordinary?  For some, it is a single moment different from
the rest, a sudden opening and shutting again of a door into a deeper reality. 
For others, the fabric of their lives is woven from a different cloth.  What
seems normal to most of us, like running and trusting and being isolated in our
own being is strange.  WHERE HEAVENS MEET is the autobiography of such a life.

This was an extraordinary book of an extraordinary life.  I wouldn�t say it was
the best writing technically I�ve ever read: it was often more like a
conversation than a book.  However, there is, in some way, a genuineness that
comes across.  You knowthat much of what this gentle person is telling you is
true.  Why would you put in that you had polio as achild if you didn�t�it would
be so easily disproved.  Much of it, such as meeting with Christ and Abraham and
aliens and for that matter, Sterling Holloway (the voice of Winnie the Pooh) and
Ricou Browning (the Creature from the Black Lagoon), seems impossible�and yet
the same voice that tells you one is telling you the other.

K.T. often appears on radio shows.  Her ife is made up of so many different
facets that only one face is usually hown.She may be appearing as asurvivor of
Hurricane Andrew, a psychic, a nature photographer, or an observer o aliens
(including what she takes to be the pet of one).  This book is like a trip into
the looking glass, only when you look around, you can�t tell which side of the
glass you occupy.  It is told in a very unusualway�not scientific, not New Age,
but simply a case of �this is what happened tome.�

I can�t tell you that you will enjoy the book: parts of it are unsettling.  I
can�t tell you that you will believe the book: some parts of it will be outside
anyone's ken.  I can tell you that you are likely to find it fascinating.

BEST SELLER (Nov 1, 1999 through January 31, 2000)

US

Howto Know God (hardback)
by Deepak Chopra
Once again, the bestseller is a book which I have not featured in BAR.

RECENT ADDITIONS:

ThePsychic World or Derek Acorah (paperback)
by Derek Acorah

PsychicAwareness (paperback)

by Cassandra Eason


100of the World�s Greatest Mysteries (paperback)
Subtitle: Strange Secrets of the Past Revealed

by E. Randall Floyd


AlienAbductions (The Ufo Files) (paperback)

by Peter Hough, Moyshe Kalman


AlienAgenda (paperback) :
Subtitle: Investigating the Extraterrestrial Presence Among Us

by Jim Marrs
Paperback by the author of the book that inspired Oliver Stone to do J.F.K.


AliensOver America (paperback)

by Timothy Guy


AtHome in the Universe (paperback) �
Subtitle: Exploring Our Suprasensory Nature : Five Talks at the Hague,
November13-18, 1923

by Rudolf Steiner


Blessingin Disguise (paperback)
Subtitle: Another Side of the Near-Death Experience

by Barbara R., MD Rommer, Raymond Moody
Moody was the author of one of the books that really brought the idea
ofnear-death experiences to the public


TheCamino (hardcover)
Subtitle: A Journey of the Spirit

by Shirley MacLaine


TheComplete Book of Alien Abductions (hardcover)

by Jenny Randles


CosmicCrashes (hardback)
Subtitle: The Incredible Story of the Ufos That Fell to Earth

by Nicholas Redfern


DorlingKindersley Readers: Bermuda Triangle (paperback)

by Andrew Donkin

(for children)

FatherErnetti's Chronovisor (paperback):
Subtitle: The Creation and Disappearance of the World's First Time Machine

by Peter Krassa, Peri Poloni (Illustrator)


FieldGuide to UFOs (paperback)
Subtitle: A Classification of Various Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon

by Dennis Stacy, Patrick Huyghe
Stacy and Huyghe are two great writers, this should be a must read.


TheIsaiah Effect (hardback)
Subtitle: Decoding Our Future Through the Lost Science of Prophecy

by Gregg Braden

MyQuest for Yeti (hardback)
by Reinhold Messner

TheLittle Giant Book of UFOs (paperback)
by Jenny Randles
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one again (with pretty much just thelinks.  If you did not get yesterday�s,
please let me know.  If the links worked for you yesterday, again, I�d
appreciate hearing.  If they don�t work this time, please let me know.

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Faces of the Visitors (paperback)</a><br>
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Books mentioned in BAR can be ordered on most e-mail systems by clicking on the
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Books in BAR now include some titles available from the UK. This is for
theconvenience of my European subscribers, as well as allowing for the listing
ofmore titles. These books will be indicated with a (UK) designation.
Releasedates will generally reflect the U.S., except for exclusively UK titles.

As we begin our third year of BAR, this issue is the first non-holiday one to
combine two months.  I wouldn�t have gotten this one out in February if we
hadn�t had the once in every 400 year occurrence of a leap year in a year ending
in 00 (the rule is, it is a leap year if it is divisible by four unless it ends
in 00 or it is divisible by400�how�s that for being a geek?).� Workon my first
book, being co-written with Gini Scott for Paragon House, is takingup much of my
�free time�.� I would expect these to go to bimonthly for the next several
months, although I willtry and provide at least two featured titles each time.
If anyone wants to be included in the book,please let me know.� I have already
begun doing interviews. Everyone who is interviewed should get a chance to
review their interview prior to inclusion,  Also, we will not include comments
criticizing explicitly named otherliving people.  The book is about howbeing
involved with UFOs (as a researcher and/or experiencer) has affected people.
While it will provide some resources and some overview, the main goalwill be to
let the readers meet the people involved.  Interested parties should e-mail me
at UFOBOOK@....

If you have books to recommend, please let me know. If you would like to be
named as recommending it, include that information as well and tell me youwould
like to be cited.

One other note: long-time readers know that I used to cover magazines
andmagazine articles.� I think it is worthnoting the LIFE March 2000 cover
article on UFOs.� While not on-line as far as I have seen, you may want to pick
itup.� I found the excerpt from a pollthat they did of particular interest.�As
has been the case lately, more people in the poll believed that thegovernment is
covering up information on UFOs than believe that UFOs exist�


In this issue: Featured Title, Bestseller, and Recent Additions

FEATURED TITLES:

Facesof the Visitors (paperback)
Facesof the Visitors (paperback) (UK)
Subtitle: An Illustrated Reference to Alien Contact
by Kevin Randle and Russ Estes
320 pages: glossary; index; extensive references; profusely
illustrated;photographs

�All sorts of people come here at times�gentlemen as well as actors.� I didn�t
know which you was, sir, for themoment.�
Horace Wyndham writing in THE FLARE OF THE FOOTLIGHTS

Kevin Randle first came to wide-spread public attention as one of the authorsof
UFOCRASH AT ROSWELL (paperback) in 1991, the book that, while not the first,was
the one that �broke the story� with the general reading public.� Randle has
since continued to write avariety of books, and to be embroiled in controversy.�
His willingness to make his own opinions known, regardless of theunpopularity of
them, is one of the things that has distinguished his work.

This book, while certainly an extensive and valuable illustrated reference tothe
different descriptions of alleged aliens, is also notable for the clearlyand
admittedly subjective �credibility rating� for sightings.� Those already
familiar with the cases willbe most intrigued.� Zeros, meaning leastreliable,
are the most common number given.�Some of these go to well-known cases,
including �Roswell mortician�,Glenn Dennis.� On the other hand, nines,eights,
and sevens are tied for the least often given, and one of the ninesgoes to
another group of Roswell witnesses.�In case you are guessing that it is Randle�s
position versus that ofothers, both cases cite his own books.

Speaking of the citations, they are extensive.�It is often in ufological books
that documentation is lacking.� That is certainly not the case here, and
thepublishers are to be lauded for including an index as well as a
bibliographyand a glossary.� The book is alsowell-served by the �database�
sections in the back, which look at two famous�waves� of sightings, those of
1954 and 1973.�

As to the cases, each one is typically given a couple of pages.� This includes
an evocative illustration byRuss Estes, some basic facts, and a narrative.�They
are presented in three sections (Visitors, Contactees, and Abductees),with a
fourth one for photographs of aliens.�Each section is also given an overview
article.� The photographic cases are interesting,although the article indicates
that ��we found nothing to suggest that any ofthe following pictures are
authentic�.�Despite this statement, one picture (the Police Chief Greenhaw case)
isgiven a reliability rating of 5, which is higher than the average for
thenon-photographic cases.�

Despite one astonishing gaffe (a Close Encounter of the Second Kind is defined
inthe Visitors overview as meaning that ��the craft had landed near the
witness�when it is correctly defined in the glossary as referring to a case
with�physical traces�), this book is a great browsing book for those new to
thetopic, and a handy reference and conversation piece for those
moreknowledgeable of it.

TheChinese Roswell (paperback)
TheChinese Roswell (paperback) (UK)
UFO Encounters in the Far East from Ancient Times to the Present
by Hartwig Hausdorf
August 1998
275 pages: source notes, index, map

"As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense ofbeautiful
mystery seems to gather and grow."
-A. C. Benson

At times I think that there is a chauvinistic sense withsome Americans that UFOs
are �our mystery�.�That we think it is appropriate that this space age conundrum
exploded outof the state named after our first President.�This perception has
been seen by others: from the Soviets �blaming� usfor them to C. G. Jung saying,
�What is worse, most of these stories come fromAmerica, the land of superlatives
and science fiction.� (FLYING SAUCERS, AMODERN MYTH OF THINGS SEEN IN THE SKY).

Of course, anyone even casually aware of the literature knows that this
isn�ttrue.� UFO sightings, both ancient andof a variety very much like those in
the US, have been recorded from many partsof the world.� In recent months, a
spateof sightings in China has made the international news.�

What Hartwig Hausdorf does in this book is give us more than just
transplantedobservances.� He strives to give us aChinese sense of it.� The
�Roswell� ofthe title, a UFO crash, didn�t occur a mere fifty years ago, but
12,000 yearsago.� The survivors were not taken forautopsy or brought into
treaties, but effectively colonized the area.� This book is not about Daylight
Discs andradar/visual cases, but about Material Immortality and White Pyramids.

That�s not to say that it is all philosophy: there are even some modern
casesthrown in.� But the paradigm of theChinese, especially the ancient Chinese,
is not that of modern Americans.� This is a common error in looking at
othercultures reports of the paranormal, and one that Hartwig manages to
mostlyavoid.� For instance, the issue ofwhether or not a particular tribe
thought Bigfoot was a �real� animal ignoresthe fact that they had a very
different sense of what real meant.

I definitely found the book interesting, but one shouldn�t expect it to beneatly
broken down into cases that will help fill in the ufological databaseson the
Internet.� In gives, instead, amuch-needed different look at what might not be
what we think it is�or evenwhat we think it isn�t.
�

BEST SELLER (Nov 1, 1999 through January 31, 2000)

US

Surprising to me was that it was a book that has not been a featuredtitle.� It�s

PracticalIntuition (paperback)
PracticalIntuition (paperback) (UK)
Subtitle: How to Harness the Power of Your Instinct and Make It Work for You
By Laura Day, with an introduction by Demi Moore
October, 1997
paperback, 192 pages

RECENT ADDITIONS:

AnimalGrace
AnimalGrace (paperback) (UK)
Subtitle: Entering a Spiritual Relationship With Our Fellow Creatures
by Mary Lou Randour and Susan Chernak McElroy
March 2000
Hardback, 224 pages

TheComplete Book of Ghosts & Poltergeists
�
by Dr. Ashley Leonard
Paperback
March 2000

ProjectMindshift
ProjectMindshift (paperback) (UK)
by Michael Mannion
Paperback, 304 pages
February 2000

SoulRescuers
SoulRescuers (hardback) (UK)
by Terry O'Sullivan and Natalie O'Sullivan
Hardback, 272 pages
February 2000

ExtraterrestrialArchaeology, New Revised Edition
ExtraterrestrialArchaelogy, New Revised Edition (paperback) (UK)
by David Hatcher Childress
Paperback, 320 pages
February 2000

LittleGray Men
Subtitle: Roswell and the Rise of a Popular Culture
by Toby Smith
Hardback, 208 pages
February 2000
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November-December, 1999 (Vol. 2, #11)<br>
<br>
Books mentioned in BAR can be ordered on most e-mail
systems by clicking on the hyperlink title. This will
take you to the book at Amazon.com. You can read
more about it at that point and decide if you want to
order it. If you do, you add it to your "shopping
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<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Welcome to the special gift issue for 1999!  There is
still time to order from this, thanks to the Internet
and speedy package delivery!  I�m going to break with
tradition here and make this a bit chatty, a bit more
informal.  Most of the books listed here have been
listed in previous issues.  Next issue should be more
typical.<br>
<br>
If you have books to recommend, please let me know. If
you would like to be named as recommending it, include
that information as well and tell me you would like to
be cited.<br>
<br>
This issue will be broken down by category:
cryptozoology (Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, etc.);
parapsychology (mind powers and life after death); and
ufology.  Hundreds of more titles on these and other
topics are available at my website at <a
href="http://members.aol.com/weirdware2/index.html">Bufo�s
WEIRD WORLD Books</a>.<br>
<br>
CRYPTOZOOLOGY (see also my page at <a
href="http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-cz-master.html">http://members.aol.\
com/Weirdware2/bwwb-cz-master.html</a>):<br>
<br>
What an incredible year!  It�s a rare year where there
is even one good cz book, and this year there were at
least three.  Loren Coleman had not one but
two titles, both of which are destined to be around
for years.  <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380802635/bufosweirdworld">The
Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery
Primates Worldwide (paperback)</a>
(and in Europe, <a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380802635/bufosweirdworl08">The
Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery
Primates Worldwide (paperback)
(UK)</a>)*, ** (co-authored by Patrick Huyghe and
illustrated by Harry Trumbore)
proposed a new classification system for the many
types of hairy bipeds reported around the world.  This
book is appropriate for someone with some interest in
the topic.  <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684856026/bufosweirdworld">Cryptoz\
oology
A to Z (paperback)</a> (and in Europe, <a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684856026/bufosweirdworl08">Cryp\
tozoology
A to Z (UK) (paperback)</a>) *, **(co-authored by
Jerry Clark) is a great gift both for the fan and the
beginner.  Newcomer J.P. O�Neill has established
herself as one of the really important cryptozoology
writers with <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0892724617/bufosweirdworld">The
Great New England Sea Serpent (paperback)</a> (and <a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0892724617/bufosweirdworld08">The
Great New England Sea Serpent (paperback) (UK)</a> in
Europe)*, **.  This book, which is as much a history
book as a cz book, would be appropriate even if the
recipient had no prior interest.  As with all
crossover titles, it is as much about people as it is
about mysteries. <br>
<br>
PARAPSYCHOLOGY (see also my page at <a
href="http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-ps-master.html">http://members.aol.\
com/Weirdware2/bwwb-ps-master.html</a>):<br>
<br>
It�s been an interesting year here as well, although
perhaps not quite so unusual  Rupert Sheldrake�s <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0609600923/bufosweirdworld">Dogs
That Know When Their Owners are Coming Home</a> is
worth noting, and has gotten
some significant press.  Sheldrake is a
maverick scientist, who has credentials but delves
into �forbidden� topics.  A professional of a
different
sort is Robert Snow, an Indianapolis homicide
detective who tries to get the dirt on his own past
life in <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1579541011/bufosweirdworld">
  Looking for Carroll Beckwith : The True Story of a
Detective's Search for His Past Life (hardback)</a> *
In the ever-popular Dead Celeb category is <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0967596130/bufosweirdworld">In
Her Own Words (paperback)</a>, billed as the
After-Death Journal of Princess
Diana.  Recently issued in paperback is a good one for
fans of THE SIXTH SENSE, <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425166929/bufosweirdworld">One
Last Time (paperback)</a> (and <a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0749919795/bufosweirdworl08">One
Last Time (paperback) (UK)</a>)*, **.  John
Edward is one of the most convincing mediums (or
should that be media?) I�ve heard on the radio, unless
he is using confederates.  Fans of the military
connection may also enjoy <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713727624/bufosweirdworld">The
Psychic War (paperback)</a> (and <a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713727624/bufosweirdworl08">The
Psychic War (paperback) (UK)</a>) by R. Elmer
Gruber.<br>
<br>
UFOLOGY (see also my page at <a
href="http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-ufo.html">http://members.aol.com/We\
irdware2/bwwb-ufo.html</a>)<br>
<br>
Still enjoying popularity, the topic of UFOs has
spawned a plethora of books this year.  <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684848562/bufosweirdworld">Capture\
d
by Aliens (hardback)</a> (and <a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684848562/bufosweirdworl08">Capt\
ured
by Aliens (hardback) (UK)</a>) *, ** by Joel Achenbach
is not an endorsement by any means, or, for that
matter, a debunking.  For an extensive excerpt, see <a
href="http://www.salonmagazine.com/people/feature/1999/11/03/aliens/index2.html"\
>http://www.salonmagazine.com/people/feature/1999/11/03/aliens/index2.html</a>.<\
span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>A big name is back
with Dr. John Mack�s <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0517705680/bufosweirdworld">Passpor\
t
to the Cosmos (hardback)</a> *, **.  Mack is the
Pulitzer-prize winning Harvard psychiatrist who
supports the reality of the abduction phenomenon�while
not supporting Western science.  A book that is
written within the Western scientific paradigm is <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446525650/bufosweirdworld">The
UFO Enigma</a> by Peter Sturrock.  Engendered
by a University panel that concluded that UFO reports
were worth investigating, it does not endorse the
extraterrestrial hypothesis.<br>
<br>
* As heard when I appeared on SIGHTINGS ON THE RADIO
(<a
href="http://www.sightings.com/">http://www.sightings.com/</a>)<br>
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P O Box 5231, Walnut Creek, CA 94596<br>
Internet: BufoCalvin@...<br>
Website: <a
href="http://members.aol.com/bufocalvin">http://members.aol.com/bufocalvin</a><b\
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href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/bufosweirdworld">Link
to Amazon.com</a><br>
<br>
October, 1999 (Vol. 2, #10)<br>
<br>
Books mentioned in BAR can be ordered on most e-mail
systems by clicking on the hyperlink title. This will
take you to the book at Amazon.com. You can read more
about it at that point and decide if you want to order
it. If you do, you add it to your &quot;shopping
cart&quot;. Then, if you want another title
mentioned here, please click on it in this post. If
you have questions, please e-mail Bufo at <a
href="mailto:bufocalvin@...">BufoCalvin@...</a>.
<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
I apologize for this issue being late: it�s been a
very busy time.  November and December were combined
into one issue last year, and I expect to do that
again this year.I think this is the first BAR since I
upgraded to Word 2000.In an attempt to make the
links clearer, this is being sent a different
way.My guess is that it will improve non-AOL
subscribers, but may make it worse for AOL.Please let
me know if you have problems with it.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
If you have books to recommend, please let me know. If
you would like to be named as recommending it, include
that information as well and tell me you
would like to be cited.<br>
<br>
<br>
In this issue: Featured Title, Bestsellers, As Heard
On, and Recent Additions<br>
<br>
FEATURED TITLE:<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0892724617/bufosweirdworld">The
Great New England Sea Serpent (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0892724617/bufosweirdworld08">The
Great New England Sea Serpent (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
Subtitle: An Account of Unknown Creatures Sighted by
Many Respectable Persons
Between 1638 and the Present Day<br>
by J.P. O�Neill<br>
August 1999<br>
256 pages<br>
Sightings table (with page references), bibliography
and website directory,
illustrated, some photos, NO index<br>
<br>
Right from the beginning, people who sighted sea
serpents were ridiculed.While seeing Elvis
has taken the number one
spot on the debunkers �guilt by association� hit
parade, sea serpents are still
towards the top.If you want to tarnish
a subject as the product of gullible overcredulity ,
you can toss in, �Oh, and
I�m sure it was riding on a sea serpent� to bursts of
derisive snickering.<br>
<br>
Why should this be so?As J.P. O�Neill
ably documents in this volume, there are plenty of
sober sightings by reliable
individuals.What many of them report
does not seem unreasonable.O�Neill has
made a point of reproducing the original stories in
most cases, often with
little commentary.<br>
<br>
She focuses on the reports that have come from the
Gulf of Maine, which runs essentially from
Massachusetts up to Nova Scotia.These include the ones
in the area of Cape Ann and Gloucester, which made
national news, particularly in 1817.<br>
<br>
The book is straight-forward, respectful, and not
sensational.  It is, in a sense, very New England.It
says that �this is what it is� and brooks
no nonsense about it.<br>
<br>
O�Neill�s research (and that of others, whom she
graciously and properly acknowledges) goes far beyond
the observations of hardworking fisherfolk and
land-dwellers.  She does an excellent job in setting
the scene, and showing us the people and the politics
that were involved.  As with many of the best
books on these topics, it is ultimately not about �his
Snakeship�, but about our reactions to him.<br>
<br>
The quibble factor here is so low it�s not even worth
bringing up.  Even the lack of an index is ameliorated
by the sightings table.The book is an excellent read,
even for people not generally interested in these
things.For people who want to see wild speculations
or extensive analysis, it may not be enough.  However,
the vast majority will enjoy this well-written
accounting of what has been called �the Great
Mystery�. <br>
<br>
BEST SELLERS (July 1 1999 through September 30
1999)<br>
<br>
US <br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684856026/bufosweirdworld">Cryptoz\
oology
A to Z (paperback)</a><br>
<br>
by Loren Coleman<br>
<br>
Far out-distancing all competitors, this worthy title
was a very clear winner.See my review at my page of
cryptozoology items at <a
href="http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-cz-master.html">http://members.aol.\
com/Weirdware2/bwwb-cz-master.html</a><br>
<br>
UK<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0709064616/bufosweirdworl08">The
Encyclopedia of the Loch Ness Monster (hardback)
(UK)</a><br>
<br>
With UK titles only recently added, it�s nice to be
able to report our top seller from Amazon UK.<br>
<br>
AS HEARD ON<br>
<br>
In my last appearance on Nightsearch (<a
href="http://listen.to/nightsearch"><span
style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK
\0022http\:\/\/listen\.to\/nightsearch\0022"'>http://member.aol.com/taromystic/i\
ndexNS.html</span></a>),
we discussed some of what I consider to be the
scariest non-fiction books.I listed: <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0380703882/bufosweirdworldA/">Commu\
nion:
A True Story (paperback)</a> (Whitley Strieber�s first
book about his abduction experiences�the scariest
because he hadn�t come to conclusions about what as
happening); <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=006065337X/bufosweirdworldA/">Hosta\
ge
to the Devil : The Possession and Exorcism of Five
Americans</a> by Malachi
Martin (case studies of demonic possession, including
his accounting of the
case on which THE EXORCIST was based); and <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0962653438/bufosweirdworldA/">The
Mothman Prophecies</a> by John A. Keel (which did much
to shape our views of
Men-in-Black, among other things).<br>
<br>
RECENT ADDITIONS:<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380770717/bufosweirdworld">When
Time Began (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380770717/bufosweirdworl08">When
Time Began (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
By Zecharia Sitchin<br>
October 1999<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062518062/bufosweirdworld">1000
for 2000: Predictions for the New Millenium
(paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062518062/bufosweirdworl08">1000
for 2000 (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by John Hogue<br>
October 1999<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713727373/bufosweirdworld">The
Book of Prophecy (hardback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713727373/bufosweirdworl08">The
Book of Prophecy (hardback) (UK)</a><br>
Subtitle: Predictions and Prophets in History and
Legend<br>
By Geoffrey Ashe<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425166929/bufosweirdworld">One
Last Time (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0749919795/bufosweirdworl08">One
Last Time (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
Subtitle: A Psychic Medium Speaks to Those We Have
Loved and Lost<br>
By John Edward<br>
This book, while not as creepy, is the closest one to
THE SIXTH SENSE that I�ve
read.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0817258477/bufosweirdworld">The
Bermuda Triangle (Innes) (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0817258477/bufosweirdworl08">The
Bermuda Triangle (Innes) (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by Brian Innes<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0817258493/bufosweirdworld">The
Cosmic Joker (hardback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0817258493/bufosweirdworl08">The
Cosmic Joker (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by Brian Innes<br>
Fortean phenomena, etc.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558537856/bufosweirdworld">Ghosts
and Haunts of the Civil War (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558537856/bufosweirdworl08">Ghos\
ts
and Haunts of the Civil War (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by Christopher Coleman<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1881532194/bufosweirdworld">Maury
Island UFO (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1881532194/bufosweirdworl08">Maur\
y
Island UFO (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by Kenn Thomas<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0932813712/bufosweirdworld">The
Path of the Pole (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0932813712/bufosweirdworl08">The
Path of the Pole (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Charles H.
Hapgood<br>
This is a classic about pole shift, recently
reprinted.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713727624/bufosweirdworld">The
Psychic War (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713727624/bufosweirdworl08">The
Psychic War (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
R. Elmer Gruber<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893183181/bufosweirdworld">We
Are the Nibiruans (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893183181/bufosweirdworl08">We
Are the Nibiruans (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by Jelaila Star<br>
Sitchin alternative cosmology.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684848562/bufosweirdworld">Capture\
d
by Aliens (hardback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684848562/bufosweirdworl08">Capt\
ured
by Aliens (hardback) (UK)</a><br>
Subtitle: The Search for Life and Truth in a Very
Large Universe<br>
by Joel Achenbach<br>
November 1999<br>
For a lengthy excerpt, see <a
href="http://www.salonmagazine.com/people/feature/1999/11/03/aliens/index2.html"\
>http://www.salonmagazine.com/people/feature/1999/11/03/aliens/index2.html</a>.<\
br>
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<br>
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<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
I apologize for this issue being late: it�s been a
very busy time.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>November and
December were combined into one
issue last year, and I expect to do that again this
year.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>I think this is the
first BAR since I upgraded
to Word 2000.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">�
</span>In an attempt to make the
links clearer, this is being sent a different
way.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">� </span>My guess is that it will improve non-AOL
subscribers, but may
make it worse for AOL.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">� </span>Please let me
know if you have problems with it.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
If you have books to recommend, please let me know. If
you would like to be<br>
named as recommending it, include that information as
well and tell me you
would like to be cited.<br>
<br>
<br>
In this issue: Featured Title, Bestsellers, As Heard
On, and Recent Additions<br>
<br>
FEATURED TITLE:<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0892724617/bufosweirdworld">The
Great New England Sea Serpent (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0892724617/bufosweirdworld08">The
Great New England Sea Serpent (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
Subtitle: An Account of Unknown Creatures Sighted by
Many Respectable Persons
Between 1638 and the Present Day<br>
by J.P. O�Neill<br>
August 1999<br>
256 pages<br>
Sightings table (with page references), bibliography
and website directory,
illustrated, some photos, NO index<br>
<br>
Right from the beginning, people who sighted sea
serpents were ridiculed.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>While seeing Elvis
has taken the number one
spot on the debunkers �guilt by association� hit
parade, sea serpents are still
towards the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">�
</span>If you want to tarnish
a subject as the product of gullible overcredulity ,
you can toss in, �Oh, and
I�m sure it was riding on a sea serpent� to bursts of
derisive snickering.<br>
<br>
Why should this be so?<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">� </span>As J.P. O�Neill
ably documents in this volume, there are plenty of
sober sightings by reliable
individuals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">�
</span>What many of them report
does not seem unreasonable.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">� </span>O�Neill has
made a point of reproducing the original stories in
most cases, often with
little commentary.<br>
<br>
She focuses on the reports that have come from the
Gulf of Maine, which runs
essentially from Massachusetts up to Nova Scotia.<span
style="mso-spacerun:
yes">� </span>These include the ones in the area of
Cape Ann and Gloucester,
which made national news, particularly in 1817.<br>
<br>
The book is straight-forward, respectful, and not
sensational.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>It is, in a sense,
very New England.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>It says that �this
is what it is� and brooks
no nonsense about it.<br>
<br>
O�Neill�s research (and that of others, whom she
graciously and properly
acknowledges) goes far beyond the observations of
hardworking fisherfolk and
land-dwellers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">�
</span>She does an excellent
job in setting the scene, and showing us the people
and the politics that were
involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>As
with many of the best
books on these topics, it is ultimately not about �his
Snakeship�, but about
our reactions to him.<br>
<br>
The quibble factor here is so low it�s not even worth
bringing up.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Even the lack of an
index is ameliorated by
the sightings table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">�
</span>The book is an
excellent read, even for people not generally
interested in these things.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>For people who want
to see wild speculations
or extensive analysis, it may not be enough.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">�
</span>However, the vast majority will enjoy this
well-written accounting of
what has been called �the Great Mystery�. <br>
<br>
BEST SELLERS (July 1 1999 through September 30
1999)<br>
<br>
US <br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684856026/bufosweirdworld">Cryptoz\
oology
A to Z (paperback)</a><br>
<br>
by Loren Coleman<br>
<br>
Far out-distancing all competitors, this worthy title
was a very clear
winner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>See my
review at my page of
cryptozoology items at <a
href="http://members.aol.com/Weirdware2/bwwb-cz-master.html">http://members.aol.\
com/Weirdware2/bwwb-cz-master.html</a><br>
<br>
UK<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0709064616/bufosweirdworl08">The
Encyclopedia of the Loch Ness Monster (hardback)
(UK)</a><br>
<br>
With UK titles only recently added, it�s nice to be
able to report our top
seller from Amazon UK.<br>
<br>
AS HEARD ON<br>
<br>
In my last appearance on Nightsearch (<a
href="http://listen.to/nightsearch"><span
style='mso-field-code:"HYPERLINK
\0022http\:\/\/listen\.to\/nightsearch\0022"'>http://member.aol.com/taromystic/i\
ndexNS.html</span></a>),
we discussed some of what I consider to be the
scariest non-fiction books.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>I listed: <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0380703882/bufosweirdworldA/">Commu\
nion:
A True Story (paperback)</a> (Whitley Strieber�s first
book about his abduction
experiences�the scariest because he hadn�t come to
conclusions about what as
happening); <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=006065337X/bufosweirdworldA/">Hosta\
ge
to the Devil : The Possession and Exorcism of Five
Americans</a> by Malachi
Martin (case studies of demonic possession, including
his accounting of the
case on which THE EXORCIST was based); and <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0962653438/bufosweirdworldA/">The
Mothman Prophecies</a> by John A. Keel (which did much
to shape our views of
Men-in-Black, among other things).<br>
<br>
RECENT ADDITIONS:<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380770717/bufosweirdworld">When
Time Began (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0380770717/bufosweirdworl08">When
Time Began (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
By Zecharia Sitchin<br>
October 1999<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062518062/bufosweirdworld">1000
for 2000: Predictions for the New Millenium
(paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062518062/bufosweirdworl08">1000
for 2000 (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by John Hogue<br>
October 1999<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713727373/bufosweirdworld">The
Book of Prophecy (hardback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713727373/bufosweirdworl08">The
Book of Prophecy (hardback) (UK)</a><br>
Subtitle: Predictions and Prophets in History and
Legend<br>
By Geoffrey Ashe<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425166929/bufosweirdworld">One
Last Time (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0749919795/bufosweirdworl08">One
Last Time (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
Subtitle: A Psychic Medium Speaks to Those We Have
Loved and Lost<br>
By John Edward<br>
This book, while not as creepy, is the closest one to
THE SIXTH SENSE that I�ve
read.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0817258477/bufosweirdworld">The
Bermuda Triangle (Innes) (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0817258477/bufosweirdworl08">The
Bermuda Triangle (Innes) (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by Brian Innes<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0817258493/bufosweirdworld">The
Cosmic Joker (hardback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0817258493/bufosweirdworl08">The
Cosmic Joker (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by Brian Innes<br>
Fortean phenomena, etc.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558537856/bufosweirdworld">Ghosts
and Haunts of the Civil War (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558537856/bufosweirdworl08">Ghos\
ts
and Haunts of the Civil War (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by Christopher Coleman<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1881532194/bufosweirdworld">Maury
Island UFO (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1881532194/bufosweirdworl08">Maur\
y
Island UFO (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by Kenn Thomas<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0932813712/bufosweirdworld">The
Path of the Pole (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0932813712/bufosweirdworl08">The
Path of the Pole (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">� </span>Charles H.
Hapgood<br>
This is a classic about pole shift, recently
reprinted.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713727624/bufosweirdworld">The
Psychic War (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0713727624/bufosweirdworl08">The
Psychic War (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
R. Elmer Gruber<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893183181/bufosweirdworld">We
Are the Nibiruans (paperback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893183181/bufosweirdworl08">We
Are the Nibiruans (paperback) (UK)</a><br>
by Jelaila Star<br>
Sitchin alternative cosmology.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684848562/bufosweirdworld">Capture\
d
by Aliens (hardback)</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684848562/bufosweirdworl08">Capt\
ured
by Aliens (hardback) (UK)</a><br>
Subtitle: The Search for Life and Truth in a Very
Large Universe<br>
by Joel Achenbach<br>
November 1999<br>
For a lengthy excerpt, see <a
href="http://www.salonmagazine.com/people/feature/1999/11/03/aliens/index2.html"\
>http://www.salonmagazine.com/people/feature/1999/11/03/aliens/index2.html</a>.<\
br>
<br>
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New"'>____________________________
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<p>*Prices are set by Amazon.com. Clicking on the link
will take you to their
current listing and show the current price. Books
marked with UK are available
from Amazon.co.UK.<br>
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Date: Fri Oct 1, 1999 1:30 am
Subject: BAR 199909

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September, 1999 (Vol. 2, #9)

Books mentioned in BAR can be ordered on most e-mail systems by clicking on
the hyperlink title. This will take you to the book at Amazon.com. You can
read more about it at that point and decide if you want to order it. If you
do, you add it to your "shopping cart". Then, if you want another title
mentioned here, please click on it in this post. If you have questions,
please e-mail Bufo at <A
HREF="mailto:bufocalvin@...">BufoCalvin@...</A>.

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.

If you have books to recommend, please let me know. If you would like to be
named as recommending it, include that information as well and tell me you
would like to be cited.

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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August, 1999 (Vol. 2, #8)

Books mentioned in BAR can be ordered on most e-mail systems by clicking on
the hyperlink title. This will take you to the book at Amazon.com. You can
read more about it at that point and decide if you want to order it. If you
do, you add it to your "shopping cart". Then, if you want another title
mentioned here, please click on it in this post. If you have questions,
please e-mail Bufo at <A
HREF="mailto:bufocalvin@...">BufoCalvin@...</A>.

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.

NOTE: The transfer to Onelist as a listserver should now be complete. My
"mystery benefactor" has served me well and generously over the years, but
there are some conveniences in using Onelist (as I do for <A
HREF="http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/bwnl">Bufo's WEIRD NEWS LINKS</A>).
For example, you can now change your status directly. If you want to let me
know anything about the transfer, feel free to contact me at
bufocalvin@.... Also, my apologies for this issue being a few days late.

If you have books to recommend, please let me know. If you would like to be
named as recommending it, include that information as well and tell me you
would like to be cited.

In this issue: Featured Title, Recent Additions, and Best-seller:

FEATURED TITLE:

<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312968353/bufosweirdworld">Enter
  the Valley (paperback)</A>
<A
HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312968353/bufosweirdworl08">En
ter the Valley (paperback) (UK)</A>
Subtitle: UFOs, Religious Miracles, Cattle Mutilations, and Other Unexplained
Phenomena in the San Luis Valley
by Christopher O�Brien
February 1999
Paperback, 339 pages, foreword (by David Perkins), map, photographs, notes,
bibliography, index

"I think of them like sleepy tigers, Glenn, that occasionally -- perhaps when
a man gets a hint of them --open their eyes to the full and stalk in his
direction. When a man becomes ripe for them, when he�s produced the
possibility of them, and then when he�s closed his ears to the protective
mechanically-augmented chatter of humanity, they make themselves known to
him."
FRANZ KINZMAN in A BIT OF THE DARK WORLD written by Fritz Leiber

Are there places in the world where the extraordinary is more ordinary than
normal? Where the solidity of consensus reality seems to slip and slide,
making us grip the steering wheel more tightly or risk letting go altogether?

Reading ENTER THE VALLEY by Christopher O�Brien, a continuation of his work
in <A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0312958838/bufosweirdworldA/">The
  Mysterious Valley (paperback)</A>, would lead many people to think that
there are. After all, O�Brien reports that in this one valley in Colorado and
New Mexico, there are: UFO sightings of an astonishing variety and
regularity; cattle, horse, and other animal mutilations; haunted houses;
witches; cannibalism; possible underground bases; appearances of the Devil
himself; and more, including "uncategorizables", like floating, glowing
things called "prairie dragons".

There is no question that all of this is weird. The question is, to what
extent is the valley responsible, and to what extent are the people (most
importantly, O�Brien himself) responsible? That�s not to say that these
things are untrue. When I used to do NEARU (the National Events by Area
Registry of the Unexplained, currently dormant), my point was that these
things happen everywhere, all the time. My feeling is that the presence of a
sympathetic journalist is the most significant factor in an area becoming
known. In many regions, dedicated, on-the-spot investigators bring reports
out that would otherwise not stray beyond late night conversations with
family and friends.

What O�Brien does in remarkable, and highly creditable. He gets his neighbors
to open up. Trust is rare in today�s world, and writers like Arlene Gaal
(Ogopogo), Constance Whyte (the Loch Ness Monster) and O�Brien show us what
trust can achieve. To earn that trust, of course, they must be gentle with
their confidantes. Don�t expect any hard-hitting questions or in-depth
analysis. Look at O�Brien, and not the valley, as a gateway into the
paranormal lives of people.

Like other "resident investigators", O�Brien has also done considerable
research into the history of the area. This book ranges far beyond <A
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0312958838/bufosweirdworldA/">The
  Mysterious Valley (paperback)</A>. This is both a strength and a weakness.
While frontier tales of bizarre human behavior, and hunts for lost treasure
are interesting, they seem a bit of a stretch. Part of O�Brien�s point seems
to be that we can�t know what is relevant, but the diffusion of attention
makes the topic more difficult to grasp.

We also get more about O�Brien himself. He has had his share of strange
experiences, and that always is a bit of a risk for a writer to admit. The
stories here are interesting, but again set us wondering about the
connections.

Even though the writing can be a tad rough at times, with some tendency to
mix past and present tenses, that adds to its flavor. This is not an outsider
writing about the odd quirks of a strange valley. It is a rare chance to
experience the interactions of people with the unaccepted.

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<A
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August 1999

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Holzer is one of the most prolific writers on paranormal topics. Why not do
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own section soon).

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<A
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HREF="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0762406194/bufosweirdworl08">Th
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BEST-SELLER:

<A
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<A
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270 pages, illustrations, photographs, appendices, recommended reading (no
index)

This book (one of the featured titles last month) has easily been selling the
most copies at Bufo�s WEIRD WORLD Books, and deservedly so. Anyone interested
in the topic of unrecognized animals will find it a must-have.

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