The Earth Books

Michael Mott's book is a must for anyone seeking the truth about other life forms that religions and UFO researchers gloss over. The question is "What are Grey Aliens?" Religion says demons, and the UFO researchers say beings from another planet. What Mr. Mott does is to indicate that the answer may literally be under our feet. They are hybrids that have mingled with the seed of men and live in the caverns and cauldrons of the earth which the Bible refers to as Hell. They abduct, breed, kill, and even eat those of us that are on the surface. As a hybrid species they can not reproduce and need human women to reproduce with as seen in Gen. 6 of the Bible.

What this book Caverns, cauldrons and concealed creatures does is to fill in the missing link between space aliens and creatures of old. Mr. Mott believes that after the flood when the upper ozone layer broke down in thickness, the creatures that hid from the flood on the surface of the earth could no longer survive in sunlight as it would now kill them. Being hybrids the sun would be more lethal on them since they were no longer protected by a thick ozone filter around the planet. Surface sunlight became the enemy. Sounds like Vampires doesn't it! Could this be the reason why alien abductions only take place at night when the sun is down? Could this be the reason why most bizarre creatures of legend only come out at night.

Again, Caverns, Cauldrons and Concealed Creatures is a must book and inspired me to write my own book!

Richard Vizzutti
Author of the Return of the Stargods

I have known Michael Mott for a long time, and we have discussed the possibility of underground life on planets. His book contains some interesting and novel ideas - based on a good knowledge of geology.

My experience is that so many paranormal writers out there are really out to hoodwink people. Few are actually trying to provide some constructive and "concrete" thoughts on how to solve certain problems. In this regard, Mike Mott deserves attention because he tries to find a solution to various mysteries, by suggesting that it is linked to something real and physical... underground.

This approach has not been explored enough... and I am happy to see someone writing a book like this. If you are interested in thinking new thoughts, then this is a book you should add into your library.

For anyone who has ever wondered whether the 'Hollow Earth' theory has any validity, this book provides an excellent and well researched overview of the beliefs and mythology behind the suggestion. The author, Mike Mott, has done his homework well and presents an evenly balanced collection of evidence and accounts in support of his narrative. He includes everything from scripture and ancient mythology to accounts from pharonic Egypt and even statements collected from modern witnesses to encounters with strange creatures and they all appear to present different versions of the same basic phenomenon. I have no hesitation in recommending this book to any serious researcher.

For centuries, writers have given us fantastic stories of hidden worlds and lost civilizations found deep under the surface of the Earth. The narratives of past cultures are filled with stories of wild beasts, and strange beings living in the underworld. Even in the bible we find mention of people and creatures living under the Earth. Are all these stories simply someone's vivid imagination? Or maybe there is some truth to them?
Drawing from over twenty years of research, Mott has taken all these underground stories and combined them into an amazing in-depth collection that questions what we perceive as myth, folklore, and mythology.
The book is filled with numerous b/w and color pictures depicting both ancient and futuristic cave scenes, and strange beings thought to exist underground. Mammoth Cave, Lechuguilla Cave, Blowing Cave, and Carlsbad Caverns are mentioned, as well as the cavernous TAG area where Mott writes about "mysterious lights, UFOs, livestock mutilations, and strange deaths and disappearances" coming from this region. The book contains a good index and bibliography for the wealth of information presented.
Surely there are thousands of caves yet to be discovered and untold miles of passages yet to be explored. We have only just begun to understand the underground world and the life forms that exist and thrive in its dark domain. Buy this book, you won't be disappointed!

amazing quality images & defintions of symbols
I would recommend this to anyone who loves celtic!

This is the third year that I have ordered this calendar. The art work is beautiful and the description of each months design is very interesting. The calendar is in twelve month format with decent sized blocks for each day so that I can write in all the chores that need doing.

Truly beautiful work. I am hooked and will continue to buy this as long as I can find it!

This has everything from Yule to the Dali Lama's birthday. IT has something for everyone and the pictures teach of the Celtic folklore. IT 's just a beautiful piece of time keeping

The Catskills are an underappreaciated area, but Edward Henry's work is doing a lot to help correct this. The trail guide is informative and in-depth beyond the levels of most guides. The book is readable from your favorite armchair as well as a great guide to have on the trail. Every hike I've taken has been awesome.

Well written and informative. This is not only a trail guide but informs the reader of the history of the area

This is a first-rate guide to hiking the Catskills. The author's detailed desciptions, plus maps, leave nothing to the imagination and give you the info you need to enjoy the terrain to the max.

I was going on a hike with some friends into the Catskills and they recommended this book. They were right on to tell me about this. I really liked the detail and the maps. It made more out of the hiking than I usually get. It is well written and easy to use. I think it would be a good book for anyone going to the Catskills.

This book is well-written non-fiction.

Poag tells of a fifty-year geological research project on the East Coast of North America. He tells us how the findings of several natural sciences have combined to demonstrate, beyond reasonable doubt, that a large meteor impacted Earth at Chesapeake Bay, some 35 million years ago. In doing so, Poag teaches the reader about undersea sonic surveying, about core drilling to determine the structures surrounding impact craters of various types, about fossils found in seabed (and former seabed) rocks, and about how those fossils permit approximate dating of sedimentary deposits back to life's origin on earth, some 4 billion years ago.

We now know that large meteor impacts have played a major role in the Earth's evolution. Striking only 35 million years back, Poag's "Chesapeake Invader" was a relatively recent such event. In its closing chapter, his book addresses the present NASA search for the NEXT one.

The book presents an interesting first-person study of how the 53 mile-wide Chesapeake impact structure was identified. The 40-million year-old feature is not apparent from surface observation, and its unmasking forms this classic tale of scientific detective work at is finest. The author is not hesitant in issuing praise to those who knew some atypical feature was present, but who lacked the means or opportunity to categorically identify the structure for what it was. In this respect, the narrative is delightfully free of much of the acrimony that has marked so many of the works about the Chixulub dinosaur killer.

The book's text is highly readable and explains in an unpatronizing manner many of the tools and concepts used in solving this great scientific puzzle. Also, the book's author doesn't allow himself to be bogged down in minutiae, an all-to-easy peril in a work of this nature.

The book is recommended to any teen or adult with a limited background in science, and to any and all persons with an interest in earth science or the scientific method in action. I liked it very much. Enjoy.

Geology is a fun science and part of the fun is due to the historical nature of much of geology - geology is all about solving ancient mysteries. Chesapeake Invader by C. Wylie Poag excellenty describes the solving of one such geological mystery. Starting in the middle of the 20th-Century, geologists began to find unusual rock formations in coastal Virginia that didn't have a garden variety geologic explanation. The plate tectonics revolution, which provided so many solutions to so many geologic conundrums, didn't unravel these weird East Coast rocks. This mystery had to wait until humans wrapped their minds around one of the last great discoveries of geology, the realization that asteroid and comet impacts are an important force in our Solar System and that the Earth is not immune from the devastation of these impacts. Poag gives the reader a good glimpse of how geologists [and scientists in general] go about solving problems. Folks who enjoy learning about impacts, but are tired of reading about the end of Cretaceous impact, should enjoy Chesapeake Invader as a welcome change of pace. [If you haven't read enough about the end of Cretaceous impact, I would highly recommend The End Of The Dinosaurs by Charles Frankel and Night Comes To The Cretaceous by James Lawrence Powell.] I enjoyed going along for the ride while C. Wylie Poag solved this great geological mystery and I recommend that you also take this ride.

For those interested in the effects of giant meteorites on the earth, this book is worth reading. It is not a novel, more like a documentary, but facinating just the same. The author details his efforts to prove the existance of a giant meteor crater under Chesapeake Bay. Along the way, he details the effects of the strike on the flora and fauna of the time. This is a real-life example of the scientific method applied to geology and paleontology tempered with human nature and a little good luck thrown in.

This series and Alfred Bester's "The Stars My Destination" empassioned my desire for the stars and science fiction. Star Trek and Star Wars would not be the stories they are or have the impact they do without the forward thinking of EE Doc Smith and Bester.

These stories enthralled me as a youth and still capture my imagination 30+ years later. Volume 1 and 2 are "must haves" for any serious sci-fi fan and library.

The anime movie... well, it wasn't so hot. It did a disservice to the books. IMHO.

E.E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman series should be required reading! Doc shows his age, but the story is timeless. I first read his novels at the tender age of 10 and have just finished them again, probably my 20th reading. Doc spins a story like no contemporary writer and his vocabulary although dated is such to transport the reader into the proper time and space (no pun intended).

I encourage all science fiction buffs to have this and all Doc's works in their library! Hopefully this series will never go out of print. Where is the movie? With all the comic book hero's getting movies this would be an epic on a scale to dwarf "Star Wars".

One of the best space epic/series ever. E.E. (Doc) Smith was well ahead of his time in the possibilities of future - space. A great read for young and old alike.

It's hard to believe I'm the first reviewer for this book considering the impact it's had on science fiction. Possibly because the combination of the six books into two volumes isn't as well known. Also that the book listed here has the plural version, Lensmen, in the title, while any original book of the series has the singular, Lensman. Note for anyone doing an Amazon or web search.

Personally I think the series starts to trail off starting with the second half. I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the series, it's just maybe the datedness of the terminology used by Smith gets tiresome or I think just gets somewhat overused. The science is a bit oversimplified. Although the power of using an entire planet as a weapon is obvious, the little science given here and elsewhere stretches the imagination. But that's also what makes the series appealing. It's a large scale galactic conflict epic.

Next to Lao Tsu, who wrote the Tao Teh Ching (at least its attributed to him), Chuang Tsu is probably the best known Taoist. This audiobook is based on the translation of his writings by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English. The narrator, Chungliang Al Huang, is a well known tai chi teacher and contemporary writer on Taoism. Born in China, he speaks with an accent, but his English is easily understood. He prefaces each passage with some of the original Chinese, which gives the listener a certain flavor of the language. At the end of the book, he explains some of the difficulties in translation. Chinese characters, for example, are not simply letters or words but also images, so it's not a simple matter to translate them into other languages. Chuang Tsu was an irreverent and humorous character. He teaches with stories and anecdotes, similar to some Zen stories (Zen was greatly influenced by Taoism). Some of the meanings are quite obscure; it's best to simply read (or listen) and not try to understand everything logically. As Chuang Tsu says, "When there is questioning, there is something beyond the question. Why is this? The sage keeps his wisdom to himself while ordinary men flaunt their knowledge in loud discussion. So I say, `Those who dispute do not see.'" For those who are interested in learning more about Chuang Tsu, I'd recommend getting both the book and this abridged audiotape.

As a reader of the original translation by Gia-Fu Feng since publication in 1974, I can offer that this book is an enlightened, fulfilling and wholly heartening look at the times and spiritualism both Chuang Tsu and we live in. I recommend it highly for those whose spirit looks beyond our contemporary travails and limited perspective.

While the Tao Te Ching is considered to be the foundation work of Taoism, I find the Chuang Tsu to be much more accessible. At over 2000 years old, this book addresses the human condition in a way that holds meaning even today. It is filled with tales that entertain on the surface while lodging deeply into your consciousness to chip away at your cultural conditioning. Save yourself a trip across the world looking for a guru . . . buy this book instead and take it along for a hike in natural surroundings. When you settle down in a comfortable spot, read the Chuang Tsu and see if it doesn't speak to you.

....and another able translation by these poetic and grounded authors, this time of the wisdom of Lao Tzu's greatest student.

The book follows the seasons. It is sweet, the pictures are lovely, the story is simple. My young ones love it!

Heather mama of 5

As summer moves into fall, fall into winter, winter into spring, and back to summer again, children need to be reassured that the cycle of life continues. Muller's picture book takes children through the seasons of the year with simple text, gentle illustrations, and a comforting tone. Though I wish the Winter section included more holidays (Christmas and Hannukah are represented), overall children will easily relate to the pictures and story. I especially love the two-page spreads devoted only to drawings. My children love to look at these drawings and always find something new.

Okay, I don't have this this book, but I have the set of four from which Seasons was formed. If I can get copies of Seasons (it is listed as unavailable at this time) it will become my favorite gift to new parents. I have four children, and Muller's season books have been favorites of ours for about eight years. Beautiful paintings, children engaged in interesting activities, lots and lots of connections between pages that are revealed to the observant "reader" only after many viewings.

I was attracted to this book by the lovely colors of the drawings, but after reading it several times to my children, I appreciate it even more for its interweaving of seasonal changes with children's activities. And I like the homey scenes in which children interact with adults. Children toss leaves in the autumn and make snowmen in the winter in Muller's book, but they also sit in the backyard amid the fireflies after a summer family picnic, help grandmother decorate for the holidays, ride in a horse-drawn farm wagon with dad in the fall. This book marks the seasons the way kids do--by what holiday or special family time comes next. And it does it with lush illustrations that reflect the warm family feelings associated with each individual season of the year

Pictures are fairly decent and accurate, with minor exceptions. A few obvious PhotoShop jobs. But the text has factual and spelling errors that number in the hundreds. I still recommend this book to beginners I come in contact with, but I cringe at the errors I see. Price Guide is 100% subjective, therefore worthless. Most likely what the author paid for the rocks he bought and included. If it were accurate, I'd have a rock worth over $37,000.

Book was published with far too much "blind faith" in references. This should have been published by a person who is more knowledgeable and committed, not a "dabbler".

I have both of Stuart Schneider's books and think they are wonderful. I collected fluorescent rocks all over Europe for many years, and now I am doing the same here in the Southwest USA. Stuart is an honest man and he knows a great deal about the subject. It is difficult to get the printed colors in the book to match the beauty one sees in reality, but he comes closer than anyone else. His books are required as part of any good book collection about fluorescence.

This is a terrific book for the beginner as well as for someone who has been collecting for years. Tons of pictures, explainations, and locations of where certain minerals were found, as well as what to look for when rock hunting yourself.

Minerals from the United States from New Jersey to Arizona and California, as well as unusual selections from mineral mines around the world, are profiled in Stuart Schneider's Collecting Flourescent Minerals, a guide to gathering in the field and one of the most complete references to the topic in print. While introductory pages discuss notable mine sources and fluorescent minerals, the heart Schneider's discussion lies in color photos of the minerals themselves, supplementing a price guide which reveals glow factors and favorable lighting.

This is a great book. It is simple and easy to understand and it really gives kids and adults an idea of what the Commons are for us today. The Commons are everything we depend upon and share and also that we all take care of. They are the land, the air, the water, animals, plants and more. I have read this book to my fourth grade class and it inspired some very thought provoking discussions. I highly recommend this book to parents and teachers.

This is a beautifully illustrated book that asks important questions without "talking down" to children. The text explores environmental issues beginning with the common-shared ground in many early settlements. Starting with the problem of townspeople feeding too many sheep on the commons, resulting in a scarcity of grass, Bang goes on to the forests, seas, air, and water. She does not offer solutions, but poses questions that are open-ended and invite discussion. I am an art professor and volunteer as an elementary art teacher. I plan to use this book during Earth Week to teach an illustration unit on environmental issues to third graders. Bang's use of multiple baselines in her representation of the common ground is delightful and creates another interesting avenue for discussion with children. I'm never disappointed with a Bang book. I've been a fan since The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher. Common Ground does not disappoint!

With increasing concern over the exploitation of resources and the fairness of the useage, it is important for every child (and adult) to understand that there is a limit to the natural resources. This book is an entertaining and easy reading experience as well as educational. I am using this book with a day camp, it is that good. It gives good coverage to social consequences of inept management of common resources, as well as social remedies in a very simple and fun format for children. The art work is exceptional.

A thought-provoking allegory--with vivid, jewel-like illustrations--based on biologist Garrett Hardin's classic biology article (Science, 1968), "The Tragedy of the Commons," this book raises important stewardship questions regarding the earth's flora, fauna, and natural resouces. It also deftly implies that the answer is embedded in the Tale of the Commons. Insightful illustrations use cut-away and distorted aerial perspectives to amplify the text, and to provoke readers to always consider "the bigger picture" when taking action. Indeed, this book teaches children a very important ecology lesson in a visually enticing way! It should also be noted that this book won the 1998 GIVERNY AWARD for Best Children's Science Picture Book.

I bought the Emanuel for property and liked it so much I got this one and the one for substantive criminal law. While I didn't use the crim law one so much (terrific prof), this was absolutely indispensable. We had so much reading in that class that there was no way I could have (a) understood it all on my own or (b) had time to read Tribe or any other hornbook, helpful as they may be.

As with all the Emanuels, this one is organized very well, packing a lot of info in and still making it readable. I recommend periodically surveying the summarized outline at the beginning; then look up your assigned cases in the index and read enough to give you a feel for the issues before you read the cases. Unless your prof is going for breadth and not depth, you won't get through half of this bad boy, but what you do cover will be in here.

Best of all, this supp is very accurate. I regularly brought it to class to refer to, and I thought I had stolen my prof's lecture notes. It clarifies ambiguous doctrines, while appropriately throwing up its hands when commenting on the Court's stance would be guesswork.

I hear all sorts of great things about Tribe, but this was the bomb for me, a lot cheaper and more versatile.

Emanuel once again proves to be the savior for law students. This outline takes otherwise convolted ideas (i.e. the equal protection clause, freedom of speech, and justiciability to name a few) and presents them in a very readable bullet-point fashion, pinpoint accuracy and with crystal clear clarity. This outline will become a surrogate for your text, classes and even your professor. (I know it was for me). This is a "must-buy" for all law students. Buy this book NOW!!!

This book saved my grade in Constitutional Law. A week before the final I was so confused and lost in the material and I was freaking out! I bought this book as a last hope at saving my grade, and not only did it save my grade, I got one of the best grades in the class!! This is the BEST supplement I have seen yet that explains and ties everything together. I would recommend it a thousand times over to all law students who need a little (or a lot) of help with Constitutional Law.

Emmanuel is the greatest. Law School is generally not the most fun experience of one's lifetime (although it's a million times more fun than working in a law firm!), but using Emmanuel Outlines can make it so much easier and more interesting. I know, I used his outlines and graduated with honors. Thank you Steven Emmanuel.