Seven Indicators That Move Markets: Forecasting Future Market Movements for Profitable Investments

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How to understandand profit fromreliable and easy-to-use indicators that are often overlooked by the popular press

Seven Indicators That Move Markets reveals easy-to-use indicators that have been shown to actually forecast where the financial markets are going next. These indicators, widely available in daily newspapers and on the Internet, provide continuously updated figures and data that describe what market users are thinking todayand where the markets could be headed tomorrow.

This timely book shows savvy investors where and when to look for these market indicators, how to use them to structure investment strategies, and which asset allocations work best for specific market conditions. It contains hands-on techniques for:

Filtering fact from rumor in the financial press
Understanding relationships between indicators and investment choices
Evaluating market data in relation to Fed policy

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Okay as a supplement, but far from compleat.......2006-07-15

Believe it or not, after I finished the whole book, I couldnt identify what the "7 indicators that move markets" are per book title.

Content wise, the book is satisfying. However, as an economist, the author might have tried too hard to put all his knowledge in this 185 page content book that readers easily lose track of key points and feel it disorganized. The explanation or elaboration per particular economic indicators and scenario is good. Nevertheless, the relationship between particular indicators/chapters/scenarios are weak. As a whole, it appears to be a pack of lecture notes more than a compleat investment book. In the very case you want to know how fed fund futures...yield curves...credit spreads...volatility...option price derivatives...futures price relationships...industrial commodity prices...(I finally found these seven terms out in the book flip) affect the market, this book is good for you. If not, please give this a pass.

Seven, No More: A Southern Mill Village Family Moves Up in the World

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Moving Up?
A family on the move
a fun book
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Seven No More is Awesome

Seven, No More: A Southern Mill Village Family Moves Up in the World
Marlene Rose
Manufacturer: Ivy House Publishing Group
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ASIN: 1571974385

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Life is hard. This is not a secret, it's a fact. But the truth is, life is harder for some than others, and it has certainly presented special challenges at different times throughout history. For the lucky ones though, the challenges are secondary to the love and laughter a close family can bring.

Such is the setting for Marlene Rose's debut novel, "Seven, No More." Based on her own experiences as a child in a Southern mill town, "Seven, No More" is the tale of Anna Grace and her family, as they struggle and toil in a cotton mill village during the Great Depression. While money is tight, debts are large, and the prospect of being free from the mill and the company store seems like a distant dream, Anna Grace's family never loses sight of what is really important, for they believe that as long as they have each other, anything is possible.

Funny, poignant and full of affection, "Seven, No More" is the tale of a family who never gives up. Anna Grace and her family offer hope and reassurance that it doesn't matter who you are or where you are; all that matters is where you're going. Theirs is a tale that is sure to entertain, inspire and uplift the reader from the first page to the last.

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Moving Up?.......2007-07-15

UNFORTUNATELY I bought this book on a whim. The subject matter AND the book jacket reminded me of the mill village that I lived in as a child in North Carolina. Both of my parents' families were textile mill workers during (and after) the Great Depression. I found the prose to be poorly crafted and the book to be poorly edited--if it was edited at all. If you are looking for the experience of living in a mill village, this book is not going to invoke that feeling. It will only leave you feeling frustrated.

A family on the move.......2007-04-14

This book is easy and enjoyable to read. The story of a family who moves up in the world through hard work, love, faith and hope for tomorrow. I enjoyed reading every page. It is a heartwarming book.

a fun book.......2006-04-13

My mother has written a fun and exciting book about growing up in a mill village. The imagery and stories are entertaining and funny. The book is easy to read and very enjoyable. Mama sure had alot of babies!!!!! Consider making this book part of your collection. I'm sure you will enjoy it to the fullest!

Not a Good Read.......2006-02-14

The book is written in a 2nd grade manner. It is very simplistic with numerous errors in grammar. The story really never goes anywhere. It drags with numerous repetitions and seems to be scattered in frame and development. While the characters are sincere, you never really buy into what is happening. The main character, Anna Grace, seems to be taken with herself and puts herself on a pedestal. The story is simple and unappealing, cannot recommend as a read for any level.

Seven No More is Awesome.......2005-07-29

After reading "Seven, No More" I felt like I had lived through another time and place. Mrs. Rose portrayal of a small NC town during the depression is insightful and so descriptive that I felt like I had lived through it with her. I came to understand and know all of the characters and became attached to them as they experienced life happening around them which was difficult at times but full of love. This book had me laughing one minute and crying the next. I believe this book is a great work which deserves to be read by anyone interested in love, family and the persuit of greater things in life. A five star by far!!!

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this book needed more work
It had its strong points
"Seven Moves" moves me to find another book!
Not as good as her first book
Weak ending

Seven Moves
Carol Anshaw
Manufacturer: Mariner Books
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This second novel from Carol Anshaw, author of Aquamarine, describes a desperate search for a lover who has simply disappeared one morning without a trace, and a gnawing fear that perhaps the lover was not really known at all. Chris is a therapist in a stable and strong lesbian relationship with Taylor, a travel photographer and a free spirit who has occasionally been unfaithful. When Chris awakens to find Taylor gone she cannot accept either suicide or abandonment as explanations. She hires a cop, a private investigator, and a psychic and goes looking for Taylor, a journey in time and place, across the world, and back through memory. The pursuit becomes an investigation of what we can know about another.

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Christine Snow, a successful Chicago therapist, sets out to find her vanished lover, the sultry and elusive travel photographer Taylor Hayes. Forging a trail that leads into the heart of Morocco, Seven Moves tracks Christine's gradual recognition that no one can ever really know another's soul. Bearing Anshaw's trademark style -funny, hip, and laser-sharp -this is "a tightly told tale that resists the bookmark as well as any thriller" (Chicago Sun-Times). A Reader's Guide is now available.

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this book needed more work.......2007-06-17

this book felt like it was unresolved. a woman's partner dissapears, and she slowly learns about her and her own lives... but nothing seems to get accomplished...

It had its strong points.......2002-07-28

Anshaw's first book, Aquamarine, is one of my favorite books, so I picked up her second novel with trepidation. And sure enough, it's not as good as her first novel, but the complex relationship between the two lovers is fascinating. Anshaw takes the time to explore and examine all of her characters and therefore it is an in-depth look at relationships of all kinds. I liked how the ending left the reader hanging; to neatly tie the ending with a nice bow would have been disingenous at best.

"Seven Moves" moves me to find another book!.......2002-01-02

Actually I would give this book 2.5 stars. I had a hard time finsihing this work. This book is not a mystery. What is really amazing it that a local theater company here in Chicago is adapting this for the stage. When I saw a workshop of this work, I was intrigued and desperately wanted to read it, so I suggested for a Book Club I belong to. It starts off with a real bang and I enjoyed the relationship of Chris and Taylor. Taylor becomes Chris' obesession and a cataylst for her growth as she moves into another relationship with her ex Renny(after Taylor's mysterious disaperance)and the journey as she moves past both relationships. I really feel for the battle scarred Chris all to well.

So what bugged me about the book for its low rating?-Wordy, lacks dialogue to keep the reader moving and interested. At times I felt I was in swamp trying to move to the next page. I find myself going back and reading whole pages over and over again because I couldn't focus on it. (or was uninterested in what is going on to gain focus)Who wants to work that hard at leisure reading?

...

Will I read another work by this author? Yes, but not for a long, long time.

Still the big question is-"Do we ever really know the person we fall in love with?" The answer like this book, is as clear as the mud in the bottom of deep dark river.

Not as good as her first book.......2001-01-17

I really enjoyed aquamarine so I figured that this book would e just as good. Unfortunately, it wasn't.

First of all, Carol Ashnaw writes in a present tense. That got on my nerves a little bit but I learned to put it aside. Second, the book is whiny, everything Christine goes through is so melodramatic. She seems like a sad excise for a human being. I thought the concept would be good but it just isn't. I don't identify with Christine and I don't sympathize with her.

Ashnaw tends to jump around a lot in this book, moving from flashback to present time, jumping form the subject of her father to her clients to her lover. It is rather confusing and I lost interest about half way through the book.

Christine's trip to Morocco isn't even explored as much as it could be. Ashnaw devotes one chapter of this book to something that is very crucial to the story. This happens many times in the book and I find that it takes away from the seriousness of it.

I do like the pace of the story, Ashnaw is good with creating a sense of how mcuh time has passed. I also like the tone of the story, it seems down to earth. Also this story is real-to-life. It could happen to anyone.

Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the book. Like I said, aquamarine is an excellent book. This one, not so good.

Weak ending.......2000-12-18

Very compelling until about 7/8th of the way through. The ending was very disappointing. Enought to take the time to say this.

Move over, wheelchairs coming through!: Seven young people in wheelchairs talk about their lives

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Move over, wheelchairs coming through!: Seven young people in wheelchairs talk about their lives
Ron Roy
Manufacturer: Clarion Books
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Reader's Guide Seven Moves/Aquamarine
Carol Anshaw
Manufacturer: Mariner Books
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Seven Complex Lessons in Education for the Future (Education on the Move)

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Seven Complex Lessons in Education for the Future (Education on the Move)
Edgar Morin
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Seven Days in East Timor: Ballot and Bullets

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Seven Days in East Timor: Ballot and Bullets
Tim Fischer
Manufacturer: Allen & Unwin
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Seven Moves
Carol Anshaw
Manufacturer: New York Houghton Mifflin 1996.
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Carol Anshaw
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Nonprofit seeking families who want to move to better habitats; seven-unit project in Escondido has five openings.: An article from: San Diego Business Journal

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Nonprofit seeking families who want to move to better habitats; seven-unit project in Escondido has five openings.: An article from: San Diego Business Journal
Michelle Mowad
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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ASIN: B000O1O8PI
Release Date: 2007-03-06

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This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on January 29, 2007. The length of the article is 483 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Nonprofit seeking families who want to move to better habitats; seven-unit project in Escondido has five openings.
Author: Michelle Mowad
Publication: San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 29, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 28 Issue: 5 Page: 8(1)

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Stephen King, an evil car, and a teenage boy coming to terms with the fragility and randomness of life.... Wait, haven't we read this before? Diehard King fans, worry not. Aside from the titular car playing a main role in the story, From a Buick 8 could not be less like King's 1983 masterpiece, Christine. If anything, this story resembles King's serial novel The Green Mile, with reminiscing police characters flashing back on bizarre events that took place decades earlier.

The book's intriguing plot revolves around the troopers of Pennsylvania State Patrol Troop D, who come into possession of what at first appears to be a vintage automobile. Closer inspection and experimentation conducted by the troopers reveal that this car's doors (and trunk) sometimes open to another dimension populated by gross-out creatures straight out of ... well, a Stephen King novel. As the plot progresses, the veteran troopers' tales of these visits from interdimensional nasties, and the occasional "lightquakes" put on by the car, are passed on to the son of a fallen comrade whose fascination with the car bordered on dangerous obsession.

Unlike earlier King works, there is no active threat here; no monster is stalking the heroes of the story, unless you count the characters' own curiosity. In past books, King has terrorized readers with vampires, werewolves, a killer clown, ghosts, and aliens, but this time around, the bogeyman is a more passive, cerebral threat, and one for which they don't make a ready-to-wear Halloween costume--man's fascination with and fear of the unknown. While some readers may find this tale less exciting than the horror master's earlier works, From a Buick 8 is a wonderful example of how much King's plotting skills and literary finesse have matured over his long career. And, most of all, it's a darn creepy book. --Benjamin Reese

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The state police of Troop D in rural Pennsylvania have kept a secret in Shed B out back of the barracks ever since 1979, when Troopers Ennis Rafferty and Curtis Wilcox answered a call from a gas station just down the road and came back with an abandoned Buick Roadmaster. Curt Wilcox knew old cars, and he knew immediately that this one was...wrong, just wrong. A few hours later, when Rafferty vanished, Wilcox and his fellow troopers knew the car was worse than dangerous.

Curt's avid curiosity took the lead, and they investigated as best they could, as much as they dared. Over the years, the troop absorbed the mystery as part of the background to their work, the Buick 8 sitting out there like a still-life painting that breathes -- inhaling a little bit of this world, exhaling a little bit of what world it came from.

In the fall of 2001, a few months after Curt Wilcox is killed in a gruesome auto accident, his eightee-year-old boy, Ned, starts coming by the barracks. Sandy Dearborn, Sergeant Commanding, knows it's the boy's way of holding onto his father, and Ned is allowed to become part of the Troop D family. One day he looks in the window of Shed B and discovers family secret. Like his father, Ned wants answers...

From a Buick 8 is an audiobook about our fascination with deadly things, about our insistence on answers when there are none, about terror and courage in the face of the unknowable.

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This Novel is a Chore to Read.......2007-09-24

I'm a big fan of Stephen King, but FROM A BUICK 8 is one of the weakest King novels I've ever read.

The plot of this book involves a Buick that serves as a portal to another universe or dimension. This Buick is in a shed behind a police station in Pennsylvania, and monsters keep coming out of the trunk. For whatever reason, the cops decide to hold onto the Buick and keep everything secret, as opposed to sharing this news with the world.

The plot of FROM A BUICK 8 is quite limp and has very little momentum. A monster comes out of the Buick's trunk and the cops excitedly take a look at it. Then King repeats this same scene over and over again. Only the description of the monster changes. Needless to say, this novel gets repetitive and boring after the first hundred pages or so.

The characterization in this book is better, but King keeps on shifting perspectives, which means there is no central protagonist in this book to identify with. As a result, I never found this book particularly engaging. King does do a decent job of describing the realities of police station life, however.

FROM A BUICK 8 could have been a decent short story or novella, but it's a pretty bloated and uninspiring 500-page novel. My advice is to skip this book, which is far from King's best.

A Gripping Read; King Devotee or Not.......2007-09-12

Let me preface this review by saying I am not a die-hard Stephen King fan. I have read less than ten of his books and enjoyed all of those, but I cannot be called more than simply familiar with his works. I began "From a Buick 8" not expecting anything extraordinary and was pleasantly surprised to find an intriguing plot, rich, likable characters, an interesting backdrop of a small-town police station, and a true mystery. In a story only King could pull off, a mysterious Buick arrives at a police bungalow and begins to affect the lives of the troopers stationed there. It becomes evident that it is not of this world and begins to alter their conventional knowledge of time, space, and reality. What makes the story remarkable, though, is the progression of characters as the story spans the near lifetime of the protagonist. The small-town folk who work the remote station each reveal complex and interesting lives and the story revolves as much around their everyday trials as it does around science-fiction. I would say that you do not have to be a big King fan to enjoy this book.

A Future Classic King Novel.......2007-07-01

I love this story. Oh, how I love this story.
This is probably up there in my favorite King books, right there with The Shining and Dreamcatcher.
Only time will prove this books worthiness as a classic, but it head such grand detail, a great desire to tell a truthful story that it caught me up in the pages, so much I couldn't read this book just once, nor twice, but a few more times.
King's reputation is worldly known for his horror, his suspense, but what is not often emphasized is his unparallel ability to capture such heart-driven characters in real life situation, such as Ned Wilcox (character in the novel).
If you have not read this book yet, if you do not own a copy yet, then go out to your bookseller and grab up a copy. Order it online for all I care, but get one.
I can promise you that it will not be a disappointment!.

--Joseph McGee, author of In the Wake of the Night, Phil's Place and Darkness Won't Rest: Phils Place II

Enjoyable but not a real King.......2007-06-17

This is not a very long novel, but it took me a while to get through it. I wasn't hooked by the story like with most of King's novels. The story is weird and seems endless, although the main idea is quite interesting.

I must admit that the characters are great and the book is well written although it is very different from the rest of King's work. The problem is some parts of the story seem to be heading nowhere.

Not the worst, not the best. An average King.

King, familiar but new.......2007-05-29

I thoroughly enjoyed "From a Buick 8". King has not lost his touch. Let me begin by saying that my favourite King books are The Stand, Desperation, and Insomnia. I thoroughly enjoyed Carrie, Cujo, Pet Semetary, and Four Past Midnight. I was not a huge fan of Cell or Tommyknockers. I note this because I find it difficult to gauge where many of the reviewers on amazon are coming from. Back to the novel at hand, it works on many levels and fails on a few. The story is repetitive, and really stops moving froward after a certain point. However, one of the novels themes is the idea of resolution and the quest for clairty, and how often those things allude us. King is smart enough to give us multiple perspectives on the primary narrative thus giving the text some variety, and it's nice to see King is still not afraid to try new approaches to narrative.
Utlimately, there are better King books one can read, but what makes him a great writer is the fluidity of his writing and the macabre wit and humour with which he narrates his books. Both are present in this novel and King's familar presence left this reader satisifed. While I did not particularly like Cell, From A Buick 8 left me satisfied as an entry into the King collection. I mention this because some reviewers seem to lament "the king of old", but the fact is his writing has been consistently interesting with a few hits and misses along the way. King still has it and should be applauded for continuing to challenge both himself and his audience in new and interesting ways.

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From A Buick 8 : A Novel
Stephen King; Narrator-James Rebhorn; Narrator-Bruce Davison; Narrator-Betty Ann Baker; Narrator-Peter Gerety
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio
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Not his best.

From a Buick 8: A Novel
Stephen King
Manufacturer: Pocket
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Release Date: 2003-07-01

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WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE...?

In a secret shed behind the barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop D, there's a cherry Buick Roadmaster no one has touched in years -- because there's more power under the hood than anyone can handle...

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Not his best........2005-03-03

I'm a long time fan. He's without a doubt the best. This is not his best work. It started out good but didn't really seem to go anywhere.

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From a Buick 8: A Novel
Stephen King
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O7THKS

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Shows Potential

Way more mystery than science fiction

Missed the mark

at least its different

FAKE LIVES IN A FAKE WORLD

Wyrmhole
Jay Caselberg
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ASIN: 0451459490
Release Date: 2003-10-07

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Jack Stein lives and works in the crowded, semi-organic city known as the Locality. He's hired by the Outreach Mining Company to investigate the mysterious disappearance of one of its mining crews on an uncolonized planet. But his psychic dreams are full of strange mystical symbols and red herrings, making Jack wonder if Outreach truly wants the miners found. And the deeper he digs, the more people want to see him dead...

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Shows Potential.......2007-06-24

Jack Stein, Psychic Investigator. It's a great hook, and Caselberg brings in some wonderful ideas over the course of the book.

Stein is hired to investigate the disappearance of a miner. He's also hired to learn more about a lost handipad (PDA) that comes into his possession. Naturally, the cases are related, leading him into a web of business deals and betrayals.

I wanted this book to be more than it was. I never felt all that connected to the protagonist, or to any of the characters, really. The plot also felt a bit forced. Of Stein's psychic abilities, Caselberg writes, "Things didn't happen by chance to Jack Stein. Coincidence was always loaded. Events seemed to coalesce around Jack." Unfortunately, that means the plot relies pretty heavily on these coincidences, which strains the credulity of the reader.

One of the most fascinating concepts for me was the Locality, the self-contained city which constantly rebuilds itself, leaving the old portion to fall into decay and ruin. Thematically, it was a powerful symbol, in addition to being a downright nifty idea. I hope he does more with it in future books.

I did finish the book, and I was relatively satisfied at the end. As a first novel, it's not bad, and Caselberg clearly has a great deal of potential. I just don't think this book completely fulfills that potential.

Way more mystery than science fiction.......2006-07-25

Jack Stein is a psychic investigator. He receives clues in dreams and visions, then puts them together to solve cases. He has been hired by Outreach Industries to investigate the disappearance of one of their mining crews. Jack lives in an enclosed city called the Locality which has three sections Old, Mid and New. Jack's circumstances have him living in Old, not somewhere you necessarily want to be. Being a psychic investigator doesn't pay well and doesn't garner much respect. Add to that the fact that Jack isn't very good at it.

The deeper Jack gets into his investigation of the missing miners, the more people lie to him and want to hurt him, until he's not sure what the truth is. An old "friend" who he had enlisted to help him gets killed and Jack finds himself taking care of Billie, a clever, smart, but old-before-her-years 12 year old girl who was living with the friend under unsavory circumstances.

Wyrmhole is pretty well written and moves along at a decent pace but ultimately has problems. Jack is not good as an investigator. In fact, I'm not sure he figured any part of it out himself. Someone else was always helping him and pushing him in the right direction. There is also little reason given for you to care about Jack; he's a loser of his own making. When the whole mystery is finally revealed in the end, I was left feeling, 'That was it? That's what took 300 pages to get to?'

This isn't a bad novel and it did keep my interest, but it needed work.

Missed the mark.......2005-12-28

Reading this book, it's not hard to see what the writer was going for. However, it isn't hard to see that he didn't quite get it, either. The quoted reviews on the book lead one to believe this is a tense thriller, and an intriguing lead-in dangles a promise of delivering. Unfortunately, the story grows ever more flaccid and relies more heavily on hard-boiled cliche to advance the story.

Unlike the masters of the detective genre, the author neglected to weave a cohesive story, or convincing motivations for the various players. Credibility is stretched thin as the author asks us to believe that there is a credible need for psychic detective services for this problem; that those involved in the coverup are dangerous folks, even while they're paying for the investigation and never do more than render the investigator unconscious to keep him from the truth; that the psychic investigator in question is clued in to the answers by visions connected tenuously (at best) and so obtuse as to defy any rational explanation.

The author certainly has some good ideas, but this story certainly wasn't polished enough to warrant publishing in this form.

at least its different.......2005-01-06

I really like this book, plot was a bit lazy, but the writing style was good. Good character interaction, very good emoting of the central characters. The only thing was that even though he's suppose to be solving things on an unconscious, intuitive level, it does make it seem as if this PI doesn't really solve things so much as been given strategically placed plot movers to make the story progress. Still, this book is more about the journey rather than the end trip. Entertaining just to read and go with it. Like it much better than his 2nd novel in this series.

FAKE LIVES IN A FAKE WORLD.......2004-08-10

A bewitching read. In WYRMHOLE, Caselberg presents the reader with a human god figure, Van der Stegen, who builds a utopian city, The Locality. He bequeaths to the inhabitants of this city a controlled, fake environment, much like a computerized biosphere. Ceiling panels provide pseudo skies, moon, sun, stars, clouds and rain. The hero, Jack Stein, psychic investigator (PI), lives in the Locality. Van der S has also discovered how to transport matter through wormhole gates. His beautiful daughter, however, is trying to squeeze him out. All good stuff except the reader must spend the entire novel inside the head of PI Jack. That can be a bit of a chore.

One of the characters, an almost twelve year old girl, Billie, a super hacker, is more mature than any of the adults, and, thus, stretches one's credibility. But as screwed up as the adults are, perhaps she can be viewed as a breath of fresh air.

The ambiance is one of film noir, complete with a fake Hollywood set, PI Jack, who begins the story as a wimpy character, having lost hold of his old, violent, military training, is twice beaten to a pulp. Later, amazingly, his skills return and he can kill his opponents with a single blow. PI Jack is concurrently hired by three different parties in this convoluted story. But PI Jack's brilliant resolution of this case not only satisfies two of his three bosses but also allows him to free himself, and Billie, from the "mindless, patterned consumption" of the LocalityÑÑfrom the confines of his own tortured soul. Naturally, PI Jack will become everyman's good guy.

Once upon a Time Line: Collected Tales of Time and Space

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Once upon a Time Line: Collected Tales of Time and Space
Wyrmhole Publishing Ltd
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