Beware of long convoluted gobbledygook from anyone. It won't work. This book is a fine example -- Check out chapter 10, "Future Forecasts". Carolan says there will be a big top about October 1995. Was there? No. Then "Expect a major low in the Dow Jones Industrial Average near Monday, July 27, 1998." There was a small low in October which led to the rally into 2000 but all July had was a small top. This guy is batting 0 for 2, which is perhaps to be expected given his odd semi-astrological methods. There are tons of good ways to measure the market that do work. You don't need this book. I stopped to review it because I am now on my way to recycle it along with some other waste paper.

This book is a must read for all traders and/or markets watchers or students.
However I wonder what the other reviewer from Fort Worth wrote: it is quite complicated and not stricly related to the text. Maybe if he could elaborate....
thanks
JC

Bought this book in 1994 and have watched the predictions.
Timing is more exact than direction. This accounts for the price reduction over recent years. Carolan's comparison of 1987 with 1929 is different, but every bit as amazing as John Murphy's Intermarket Worldwide Crash analysis of those two pivotal panic moments.

Upon pondering Carolan's concepts, I developed a home-made projection indicator (via Metastock) which gave me chills as to how it could pinpoint turns in the US stock Idx. A key was to correct his table in the back (p155) "Natural Time Days" to weekly (Friday only) data. Using current data of Boolean logic where 1=HHV(H,5days) & -1=LLV(L,5days), and then subtracting a sum of the current "Even Spiral Days" from the current "Odd Spiral Days", Nodal turning points into the future of the data series could be isolated. Projections in different markets carried the same patterns. Major volatility breakouts could be isolated within 3 days. The quality of these patterns was consistent across various markets, but was unusual in that the "indicator" would "compress" to where the smallest turn would lead to the biggest market whop. Thats the poop for the technically inclined... I lost interest in pursuing this when eSignal locked my eyes on all that intraday streaming data.

Upon examining Carolan's comparison of the 1929 & 1987 panics, I believe it impossible for thinking readers to ignore the stunning observations he makes. We like the ocean's tides are quantitatively moved by forces bigger than ourselves. This book is a classic I do not intend to sell. Would love to see others pursue research in this area.

(oh these titles). HPL's story is here of course. also the story Fishhead about a man with a special contact with the sea and Innsmouth head where a creature's head gives strange dreams. good stories. some of the other stories were a bit interesting, but nothing more. good pulp, not great. worth reading.

Like other books in this series, Robert Price has done a good job of bringing together a collection that covers the both hard to find Mythos classics like 'The Deep Ones' and more modern stories such as 'Live Bait'. Of course The Shadow Over Innsmouth is included to give new readers a foundation from which to jump into the other stories.

Some of the stories are great, but this book could have used one or two more stories. At 233 pages, it is one of the shortest books in the series. On top of this, the first two stories were pre-Lovecraft.

While it is interesting to read these Lovecraft inspirations, these stories along with Shodow, whioch most readers will already own, take up the first 88 pages.

Nevertheless I enjoyed nearly all the stories, most of which were new to me.

There are certain praises I have for this book, with its inclusively delightful incorporation of preLovecraftian influences in addition to the Lovecraftian influenced, and I have some complaints about it, too, the biggest of which deals with the number of stories and their length. (Its advertised as having "thirteen tales and three poems," but some of the "tales" are actually really short poems as well.) Still, its not a bad mixture of stories for any reader and it does deal with the Deep Ones, Dagon worshippers whose plight (and antics) pull on my heartstrings.

Random selections of some of the better beasts collected herein (not mentioning Shadows over Innsmouth because it doesn't need recognition) include:

The Harbor-Master, by Robert W. Chambers, one of "preLovecraftian" stories mentioned that actually merits a look not only because its a well-written piece but also because it shows where Lovecraft procured ideas for "The Innsmouth look" and Devil's Reef. I give it a five star rating.
Fishhead, by Irvin S. Cobb, is also another precursor to Shadows over Innsmouth that further illustrates the "Innsmouth Look." It is a strange look into the mentality of the public at the time, plus the mention Reelfoot Lake (I've lived near there and its frightening) sends a four and one-half star shiver down my spine.
The Deep Ones, by James Wade, described by the editor as "Lovecraft's version of flipper," is another piece that deserves recognition. Besides being a nice framework focusing on the 60's that deals with Innsmouth, that title alone gets it a jovial 4.5 star rating out of me.
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The Innsmouth Head, by Franklyn Searight, an excellently written piece that warrants a pat on the creative back of the author by these hands. It poses the five-star question, "What do you do when fishing off of Devil's Reef and suddenly finding yourself hooking a bipedal reptilian?" which shouldn't be answered, "I keep its head and chuck the rest, of course!"

All in all, its a nice read because it shows how people, including Lovecraft, perceive words and then build upon previous thoughts in their own ways. Besides, Deep Ones need a little love (and sunglasses for those unblinking eyes), too.

As usual for the Chaosium series, editor Price gushes academically about minor entries in the Lovecraftian Derby, and it's never more evident than in this collection of Lin Carter's mythos tales. Carter was a supremely talented editor and a good heroic fantasy writer (I love his Throngor novels) but his mythos writing falls prey to juvenile adoration and extremely flimsy plotting. Price's attempts to defend Carter's over-categorization of the mythos merely exacerbates the silliness of most of Carter's work. Interesting for mythos completists, but newcomers should seek other books in this series that deal with multiple authors (highly recommended: "The Hastur Cycle" and "The Nyarlathotep Cycle").

Robert M. Price and Chaosium Books have scored big again with the latest entry in their growing "Call of Cthulhu Fiction" catalog which explores aspects of Lovecraftian fiction. Price introduces the whole and each entry in The Xothic Legend with his quite considerable and thorough literary, religious and Lovecraftian erudition and iconoclastic wit. Lin Carter's take on the Mythos in his Xothic Legend Tales is an hommage to, and a pastiche of, both Lovecraft and Col. James Churchward (of "The Lost Continent of Mu" fame). The stories are entertaining, sometimes reverential to their subject matter, and offer the classic Cthulhu Mythos frisson of long-expected terror. A good place for the beginning reader of Mythos Horror, and a must for anyone exploring the background and effoliation of the genre.

These are the "Big Kahuna's" of Supernatural Horror. A very well compiled selection of Cthulhu Mythos by Chaosium & Robert Price. Price's introductions to the short stories are educational and perhaps even a bit witty. His writing is even better.
A 'Must Have' for Weird Tale, Lovecraft, or any horror fan.

I would recommend this selection to any coin collector. A great price guide that covers all U.S. coins and even Canadian and all issues of U.S. Commemrative coins. I was pleased with the easy to read and easy to navigate price lists.

On the whole Collecting Poole Pottery by Robert Prescott-Walker is a useful but flawed book. The written history gives a good "in a nut shell" account of the Poole company from the 1850's to the 1980's, while a section in the back titled 'Recent Trends and Developments' gives a little information on Poole in the nineties. It could however have included a bit more information on the Delphis range (OK that's my favourite) and have been a bit more systematic in its approach.

My main complaint lies with the photographs and how they are arranged and labelled. The order is roughly chronological but somewhat haphazard. On page 90 for instance we go from plates and pots of the 70's and 90's to seven pages of tiles in chronological order, to some pots and animals of the 20's through to 50's, and then on to some70's Delphis...why?. Would it not be better to just have a section on tiles, a section on 50's pottery, a section on Delphis and so on. Each section could have a series of well-labelled shots of typical Poole pottery of that era or range, including size\s and shape numbers.

I would have also liked a more comprehensive list of marks and at least some list of painters\ paintresses and their marks, particularly of the Delphis range. Delphis and Aegean have become highly collectable and in my humble opinion could have had a section to themselves.

These small criticisms aside Collecting Poole Pottery is a useful and informative book for those interested in this beautiful pottery. You certainly won't find better value for money on the subject. If only someone would bring out a book purely on the Delphis range I'd be happy.

This book is beautiful - hundreds of full colour photographs and descriptions on transistor radios in all shapes and sizes from advertising/product shaped radios to robots. A must-read for those who love to collect novelty radios and need to know what the value is on them.

Excellent book for the those interested in collecting Stangl. Great color pictures and helpful price guide. Highly recommend!

Beautiful 200 page companion volume to the 1995 volume, contains all different items. Features over 600 beautiful, large, full color, sharp photos. Price ranges are provided. Major categories include: advertising and product-shaped radios, character and figural, household and personal use, media stars, sports and recreation, and much more. Good quality, paper back book that novelty radio collectors are sure to enjoy and consult often.

Centerburg. Homer Price. This is the place where the most Preposterous things seem to happen. The world that the kid, Homer Price lives in is a world of mystery and a world of humor. From giant ragweed to a continuous donut-making machine, from giant balls of yarn to Grandpa Hercules' stories, Homer Price seems to be at the middle of everything. These stories of Homer Price are interesting, humorous, and a bit mysterious. In any way, this is a real book for jokers and ideal for people that enjoys the comedy.

his didn't cut it. some of the stories were of the kind where the military are challenged by pulpish creatures. i hate those stories. there is a story by Smith here, not really good horror, but had suspence. in addition there is a good story by Rainey. but the rest, no. Some, like Piccirrilli, get almost interesting, but in the end, you wonder why you read them.

Stephen Mark Rainey has edited a very pleasant collection of stories for the Cthulhu enthusiast. While most are either familiar or non-memorable, one newer story is particularly eerie: "In the Rue dAuseil" by Fred Chappell has exactly the frisson and dark laughter that characterize HPL. The collector of automata focuses on musicians, and composes for them. In his searches he finds out what Erich Zann really was... Good reading for Hallowe'en!

If you are a fan of H.P. Lovecraft or even if you are not these stories are well written and geniunely scary. It was a pleasure to read. I highly recommend this book.