Pathways from the Periphery: The Politics of Growth in the Newly Industrializing Countries (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)

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A New Model of Economic Development.......2007-09-04

Haggard writes in opposition to the neoclassical and dependency perspectives regarding economic development. The neoclassical perspective argues in favor of market-regulated export-led growth development strategies. They argue that the state intervention which accompanies import-substitution industrialization strategies leads to inefficiency. However, Haggard argues that export-led industrialization is "accompanied by economic, legal, and institutional reforms that the neoclassical interpretation has generally ignored" (p. 15).

Dependency theorists argue that the international economic system plays a strong role in shaping national policy in NICs. Haggard offers a number of critiques of the dependency perspective: (1) the problems attributed to the international economic system are actually the result of various other national policies; (2) they fail to examine the politicization of the international trading system; (3) dependency theorists are apolitical; (4) domestic politics and state responses vary between NICs. Dependency theorists tend to lump them all together.

Haggard argues that we need a theory which looks at the political incentives facing political actors in order to understand economic development in NICs.

Haggard examines the economic development of East Asian and Latin American NICs through extensive comparative analysis. He finds that both groups originally undertook similar development strategies (ISI), but around 1960 the East Asian NICs moved towards export-leg growth strategies while Latin America remained using ISI. Haggard seeks to explain these policy choices/changes using four causal variables: international factors, domestic coalitions, political institutions, and ideas.

The author argues that international factors (composed of market pressures, i.e. price shocks, conflicts between trading partners and political pressures, i.e. control of market access, military or colonial occupation, etc) are the most powerful causal variables in regards to policy change. In the case of Korea, declining aid and increasing US pressure forced the hand of the Korean elites to pursue more liberal policies (export-led growth). In the case of Brazil, major balance of payment problems forced the nation to look inward, thus subscribing to ISI policies.

Also, domestic coalitions (agriculture, labor, and capital) "can constrain or widen the feasible set of policy reforms" (p. 28): (1) industrialization is often accompanied by weak agricultural interests; (2) in regards to industrial labor, the timing of mobilization and its relation with politics shape policy choice. In Latin America, labor was mobilized early, along with the emergence of leftist governments. The coalition support ISI. The longer ISI is pursued, the more engrained labor becomes in politics. This makes it more difficult for economic policy to change. However, when labor is weak, we may find export-led growth. This is because: (a) it grants freedom to business and state coalitions; (b) the government purposely represses labor to achieve its specific goals; (3) the interests of capital also shape policy choice. In the case of Asia, the government used a lot of instruments to lower the risks of capital investors. It steered industry into areas where it had comparative advantage by reducing costs and risks to investors. In the case of Latin America, ISI and the subsequent protectionist interest become entrenched which makes a move towards a more outward looking policy difficult.

Haggard's third variable, political institutions, addresses the interests of politicians and the structures which shape what they can do, thus shaping policy formation and change. For example, in the Korean case, Park maintained a very strong government. He centralized decision-making, bureaucratized the economic policy-making machinery, and created measures to steer industry into specific areas. In the case of Latin America, the politicians were committed to ISI - they couldn't change it because their support base was composed of disparate interest and the elite had to maintain ISI to keep their support.

Haggard also sees ideas and ideology shaping policy choice and change. The ideas available to political actors shape policy. In the case of Korea, Park turned over control to technocrats who pursued export-led policies, while the opposite was the case in Latin America, "technocrats brought the `structuralism' ideas...that sanctioned and active state role to promote secondary ISI."

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Organizational learning matters now more than ever. In today's hypercompetitive business environment, successful executives must be able to discover opportunities, face problems, and pursue innovative ideas, then turn those ideas into action throughout an organization. Based on both empirical research and practice experience, this book gives managers the tools to do just that. Organizational learning capability is the capacity to generate and generalize ideas with impact. Managers generate new ideas in four basic ways: experimentation, in which organizations learn by trying many new products and processes; continuous improvement, in which they learn by constantly improving what they have done before and mastering each step in a process before moving on to other processes; knowledge acquisition, in which they learn by encouraging individuals and teams to acquire new knowledge continuously; and benchmarking, in which they learn by studying how other groups do things and trying to adapt their techniques. Each learning types leads to different performance consequences. Managers must also be able to generalize information through technology, movement of people, incentives, and learning processes. By both generating and generalizing ideas with impact, managers have a blueprint for making learning happen. Learning may not be sustained, however, unless it is congruent with the larger business context--the organization's strategy and culture and the industry's characteristics. Unfortunately, just as organizations develop learning capabilities, they also suffer from certain learning disabilities. This book outlines common disabilities and the means to overcome them. The authors assist practicing managers by providing several examples of successful and unsuccessful organizations and describing the ways in which they have helped organizations improve learning capability in their consulting practices. Based on detailed case studies, a review of past literature, and data gleaned from a worldwide survey of companies,Organizational Learning Capability is an accessible and useful guide for managers competing in the information economy. This book turns abstract ideas into practice, offers tools that managers can use, and presents a simple yet profound road map for making learning a reality.

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Insightful!.......2001-04-24

Drawing the reader's attention with ample real-business examples, the authors discuss corporations as entities that must adapt, generate ideas and act upon new information. The writing team - Arthur K. Yeung, David O. Ulrich, Stephen W. Nason and Mary Ann Von Glinow - delve into learning styles, basing their work on research and material gleaned from a widespread survey of corporations and organizations. They stack up the building blocks necessary for organizational learning, the corporate ability to generate and implement ideas. Although based on scholarly research, the book is concisely written in an easily accessible, conversational tone, and comes to life with corporate case studies. We [...] recommend this book to managers, executives and owners whose organizations might need to learn a thing or two.

Organizational Learning Capability : Generating and Generalizing Ideas with Impact

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Organizational Learning Capability : Generating and Generalizing Ideas with Impact
Arthur K. Yeung
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Individual-based models are an exciting and widely used new tool for ecology. These computational models allow scientists to explore the mechanisms through which population and ecosystem ecology arises from how individuals interact with each other and their environment. This book provides the first in-depth treatment of individual-based modeling and its use to develop theoretical understanding of how ecological systems work, an approach the authors call "individual-based ecology."

Grimm and Railsback start with a general primer on modeling: how to design models that are as simple as possible while still allowing specific problems to be solved, and how to move efficiently through a cycle of pattern-oriented model design, implementation, and analysis. Next, they address the problems of theory and conceptual framework for individual-based ecology: What is "theory"? That is, how do we develop reusable models of how system dynamics arise from characteristics of individuals? What conceptual framework do we use when the classical differential equation framework no longer applies? An extensive review illustrates the ecological problems that have been addressed with individual-based models. The authors then identify how the mechanics of building and using individual-based models differ from those of traditional science, and provide guidance on formulating, programming, and analyzing models. This book will be helpful to ecologists interested in modeling, and to other scientists interested in agent-based modeling.

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Thorough.......2007-09-10

I haven't finished the book, but so far it's been very thorough on the subject and has given me lots of ideas for how to proceed on the project I'm working on. Would definitely recommend it.

Individual-based Modeling and Ecology [A book review from: Ecological Engineering]

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Individual-based Modeling and Ecology [A book review from: Ecological Engineering]
Q. Dong
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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ASIN: B000PDSBFS

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This digital document is a journal article from Ecological Engineering, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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In a sequel to "Alaska's Bear Tales," Larry Kaniut offers more true stories of encounters between bears and humans that are action-packed and compelling. Both titles are musts for all who love a good adventure story.

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This book is nothing but made up stories.......2007-10-17

This book is nothing but a collection of made up stories by hunters trying to feel more manly about shooting bears. I live in Alaska and spent the summer camping with brown bears in Katmai National Park. I can say from experience that everything in this book is myth, grotesque fantasy, made up nonsense and lore. These types of book feed the false stereotype that bears are man eaters, which they are not. For example, hundreds of tourists a day walk with bears in Katmai National Park. The only fatal bear attack in Katmai, since it was opened in the 1920's, was Timothy Treadwell - and he was mentally ill. When bears are treated without violence, they are peaceful. This book is nothing more than propaganda by the hunting establishment. If people knew that children and the elderly walk safely with bears every summer, it would seem really pathetic to go out and shoot them. Read Grizzly Heart by Charlie Russell if you want to read a book about real bears.

"Wanton destruction of wildlife".......2005-10-07

This is an excellent overview of all aspects of bears.It covers hunting,wandering in their habitat,living in the same general area and even some natural instinct and behavior of bears.I have a great interest in nature and derive much satisfaction from observing all flora and fauna and spend a fair amount of time in the great outdoors.Though I have never spent any time in the north,nature is nature wherever one goes.Whether I'm in the High Sierras of Yosemite,the deserts of the Southwest,Arizona,New Mexico,the Everglades and Keys of Florida,on the Gulf Stream off North Carolina or out over the underwater canyons off San Franscisco; nature is magnificent in all respects.I have seen a few bears in the wild here in Ontario,moose are fairly common if you wander where they are.Snakes,various other reptiles,mammals and my first love birds are everywhere for the enjoyment of all.However,this book makes one wonder about the whole idea of "sport" hunting.Is it really right wanting to set out to destruct such a magnificient creature as a Grizzly simply to satisfy some moron's idea of accomplishing a great act of searching ,slaughtering,and claiming a trophy .How much of an accomplishment is it anyway, when one hires a guide to lead them to their prey,be there to back them up if they blunder,or even lay out bait and sit in a tree and wait for the animal to come to them ;and even if the "sportsman" dislikes the connotation of "shooting fish in a barrel,in all reality ,their accomplishment differs little from slaughtering an animal in pen.At least when a cow is slaughtered,it was raised for that purpose,killed as humanely as possible versus target practice by an incompentent yahoo with a high powered rifle, far exceeding his skill,more often leaving their prey to wander off and die in agony and on top of that,leaving orphaned cubs.And on top of it all,rationalizing it as a "sport"
In my excursions ,it gives me great satisfaction in finding a bird or anminal,enjoying watching it go about its business,then watch it go its way.Compare that to blasting it to kingdom come and leaving it a mass of guts and blood;just to be able to say;
"Look at me,aren't I great,look at what I did."
After reading this book,I had some reluctance about rating it
5 Stars.My rating is based on how well it shows the thinking behind the type of people who pride themselves in destroying these magnificient animals and for no other purpose than self gratification.It comes through very clearly that they have no respect for these bears,other than their own self protection.In other words, these bears are nothing to them but a target and trophy;and to pretend elsewise is nothing short of self-delusion.
Maybe it would be poetic justice to make a game out of bear hunting to have snipers shoot at them as they go about their brave pursuits.Now,wouldn't that make a real "sport" out of it;
if it's, a sport they're really looking for.

Read this book or you will be eaten!.......2001-11-15

Is this book exciting ? Does a bear sh*t in the woods ? This book, a couple of bears (and a couple of beers) is all one needs for some great reedin'. It kept me occupied while I await the release of Fox's "When Animals Attack IV". It kept me up all night, and I ain't takin' Viagra neither.

Great Book and Fast Read.......1999-08-12

The saga continues from the first book. Spine tingling reading full of chills, thrills, and even some laughs. Do not pass this book up but be prepared to not be able to put this book down!

An eye opener.......1998-10-29

Mr Kaniut has done it again. As in the first book Alaskan Bear Tales this one picks up where it left off. More chilling tales of the Ursus arctos horribilis in action. You can bet that anyone who reads this work will think twice about doing a dumb thing around a very unpredictable bear. The book is much more than a blood and guts thriller. It affords the reader an open minded look at the attacks and as you read you find yourself second guessing the victims. Larry has put forth alot of effort in his research I enjoyed the book and hope that there is a book three in the works...

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MORE ALASKA BEAR TALES

Manufacturer: Alaska Northwest Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HT77XM

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More Alaska Bear Tales
Larry Kaniut
Manufacturer: Alaska Northwest Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000JZO0I4

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Designed for beginning and intermediate courses, this accessible, easy-to-read text provides students with concrete, practical information on both the technical and creative aspects of modern dance. It also covers the basics of anatomy, including posture and injury concerns.

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Great Educational Resource.......2007-09-23

This is a very good book to use for level 1 Modern Dance technique class

The Dancer Prepares - Modern Dance for Beginners

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The Dancer Prepares - Modern Dance for Beginners
James & Plastino, Janice Gudde, Illustrate Penrod
Manufacturer: National Press Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000S7NP5W

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The Dancer Prepares Modern Dance for Beginners
James Penrod , and Janice Gudde Plastino
Manufacturer: Mayfield Plublishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000TRXZ4W

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An older copy of the 2004 book.

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Don't be misled by the title....

A Little useful info, a lot of marketing

Worth reading, but not worth buying

Don't compare this to Campbell's work... it is not Mythology

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The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth
James N. Frey
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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"You don't begin with meaning," according to fiction writer Rick DeMarinis, "you end with it." A critic approaching a story from a mythological standpoint might find a mythological theme, but "there are as many themes in a story as there are critical theories." Hogwash, says James N. Frey. "Mythic structures, forms, motifs, and characters ... are 'The Key' to writing more-powerful fiction," and it is a fiction writer's job to imbue his or her work with them. In The Key, Frey describes each of the mythic qualities (ascribed to the mythic hero, the "Evil One," the "Call to Adventure," and the other elements of the mythic journey) and offers examples of how to use them in one's writing. Don't get the wrong idea. Frey is not interested in academic or overly intellectual writing. Sure, he invents a Proust-reading Nevada cowboy to illustrate the concept of "The Hero's Lover," but there are more references here to James Bond than to Homer. Frey advises using first-person journal writing to get to know one's characters. He emphasizes fiction's need for conflict at every turn. And he recommends working from a premise, as it helps one know what to leave out (everything in the story must work to further the premise). Frey defines every possible mythic character or situation, then insists one not feel confined by them all. "The mythic pattern is not a straitjacket," he says, "it's Play-Doh. Have fun with it." --Jane Steinberg

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In The Key, James N. Frey takes his blunt, no b.s. Damn Good approach and applies it to Joseph Campbells insights into the universal structure of myths, providing a practical guide for fiction writers and screenwriters who want to shape their ideas into a powerful mythic story.

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Don't be misled by the title...........2007-05-16

...this is not a book on writing Myths. Rather, it is a book explaining how humans have for millenia crafted great stories using mythic structure, stories that appeal to countless generations, even into modern times. Did you know that "Columbo" can be explained via mythic structure? Or that "The Godfather" is also a mythic-based tale? Frey explains the use of the traditional element of mythic structure in modern writing, and shows the writer how to craft modern stories based on it, stories that can be as compelling and exciting as any ancient tale that has lasted through the centuries.

As a professional writer and teacher of writing, I have found this to be the best of Frey's four books on writing, and recommend that if you are serious about crafting damn good fiction, that you get a copy of this book and read it.

A Little useful info, a lot of marketing.......2007-01-28

This book is about an approach to writing based on Joseph Campbell's book, "The Hero with 1000 Faces" which is well known and considered a useful guide to writing because George Lucas famously based his script for Star Wars firmly on its principles. Better and more detailed books about the theory of using myth for writing are out there, such as Christopher Vogler's "The Writer's Journey."
What Frey tells you about in this book is not wrong. I personally find the elements of the monomyth more helpful for composing a story with a begining middle and end than the well known devices of outlining or considering conflict, the buildup of tension and the resolution. It gives you something concrete to go on. Frey's way of explaining it though seems to have a bit more air and vagueness than the subject requires. You're getting the information second-hand when you're getting it from him, and my judgment of the sections of his own writing that he includes as an example leads me to say you're getting it from a mediocre writer here as well.
This book also has all the earmarks of the kind of how-to product that is more marketing campaign than substance. Frey has a catch-phrase that he works into the title of several books, he gives you vague advice while implying that he knows his subject very deeply, and that his method works very well for him. Frey seems to be drawing the reader on with his "Damn Good" brand much like Kiyosaki does with his "Rich Dad" brand, giving advice so vague and tantalizing that you're sure to want to snap up the next book in the series so that you can learn truly useful things that maybe you can at last apply. And of course this has the effect of keeping his books on how to write fiction selling even if he can't manage to sell his actual fiction, just as Kiyosaki is obviously making money on his books and seminars even if he isn't making any money with real estate or other investments.
Actually such a comparison is at least a little unfair to Frey, because though the information he gives may be a little watered down it is information that I've genuinely found helpful, and the first two-thirds of the book, including the story he was developing as an example, initially held my interest. I just can't honestly see why anyone should buy this book instead of something closer to the source.

Worth reading, but not worth buying.......2005-03-25

Frey takes the deep and universal themes explored by Joseph Campbell and reduces them to a simple template for writers of fiction to follow. This can be handy for aspiring writers, but the danger is that you'll end up with very shallow characters and stories unless you explore this subject much more extensively. And although the summaries of particular themes are helpful, you would probably be better off going straight to the source and reading Campbell yourself. Otherwise you run the risk of spitting out a cookie cutter story that has all the technical ingredients of myth-based fiction but nevertheless fails to capture the reader because the story itself isn't compelling. If, as I did, you can find this book at your local library, it is probably worth your time to read it. However, I certainly wouldn't pay much money for it.

Don't compare this to Campbell's work... it is not Mythology.......2005-01-08

I have read many of Joseph Campbell's books. I have not read any of Frey's other works (but I'm ordering "How to Write a Damn Good Novel" today), but I have read "The Key" - and I felt it was a good book.

I thought this book very entertaining and quite useful. I have seen other reviews that claim this book is "The Readers Digest version" of Campbell's work, and other such statements. In Frey's defense, Campbell's work doesn't teach you about writing, it teaches you about Mythology. Those reviews don't make good comparisons; so, instead I will compare "The Key" to a similar work I have read: Steven King's "On Writing".

King's "On Writing" is wonderful, inspirational, and entertaining. I would say the same for Frey's "The Key". Where King's "On Writing" is more about how he writes, with suggestions towards your writing, Frey's "The Key" is more "step by step". "The Key" seems more for beginners, but I could see a more advanced writer gleaning some good ideas from it, or coming to realizations they had not thought of before.

"The Key" is a bit repetitious, much as a basic text book might repeat key ideas; however, I find this useful and not overdone. I also appreciated the many examples given, and the example story. This is something that is often missed in any sort of "How to" book. I tend to learn better from examples, so I really appreciated that effort.

Hit and myth.......2004-12-03

Joseph Campbell wrote "The Hero With 1000 Faces," arguably one of the most influential books of the 20th century.

Christopher Vogler wrote "The Writer's Journey," which might have been renamed "The Hero With 1000 Faces For Dummies."

Now James Frey has written "The Key," which might be renamed "The Writer's Journey For Dummies."

The only thing you will find in this book that is not in the previous books is countless directions to read Frey's "How To Write A Damn Good Novel," and other "Damn Good" books.

Do yourself a favour and read Campbell and Vogler instead.

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Here is the latest edition of the world's premier annual showcase of horror and dark fantasy fiction. This collection features some of the very best short stories and novellas by today's masters of the macabre — including such writers as Neil Gaiman, Glen Hirshberg, tanith Lee, ramsey Campbell and Charles Coleman Finlay.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror also features the most comprehensive yearly overview of horror around the world, lists of useful contact addresses, and a fascinating necrology. It is the one book that is required reading for every fan of macabre fiction.

The Mammoth Book of New Terror (Mammoth Book of)

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The Mammoth Book of New Terror (Mammoth Book of)

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The Mammoth Book of New Terror is a revised and expanded new edition of the touchstone collection of modern horror fiction, selected by the acknowledged master of the genre—the award-winning godfather of grisly literature, Stephen Jones. Here are over 20 stories and short novels by the masters of gore, including Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison, F. Paul Wilson, Brian Lumley, Tanith Lee and John Kaine. This classic Mammoth title features new and previously uncollected stories from some of the biggest and brightest names on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as classics from acknowledged masters.

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Excellent, just short of 5 stars.......2007-07-11

Wow, I really liked this having read some of the other Mammoth Series books Jones had edited this one is top notch. Which isn't to say those were all bad but the ones I've read haven't had as many good stories as this volume boasts. "Fruiting Bodies" by Brian Lumley starts it off with a bang. "Needle Song" by Charles L. Grant and "Reflection Of Evil" by Graham Masterton are brilliant. E.C. Tubb's "Mirror of the Night" fits nicely in this terror anthology as well as does "The Fourth Seal" by the ever prolific Karl Edward Wagner. "The Chimney" is an excellent Ramsey Campbell short and "The Circus" by Sydney J. Bounds is also a great story.
Unfortunately "Dark Wings" and "It Was the Heat" and a couple others paled badly by comparison. Overall an excellent read and the closing tale "Among the Wolves" by David Case ends on a high note.

I Love Love Love this book!.......2006-12-11

It's taken me awhile to appreciate that horror doesn't always have to be Stephen King-esque monsters & slitherings in the basement (which, I love, don't get me wrong!). The Mammoth Book of New Terror stories range from just strange (Fruiting Bodies), to eternally unsettling (The Fourth Seal), & downright icky (Foet)! I'm positively delighted with this book!

Horribly Fascinating!.......2006-04-05

We have got rather used to the fact that every year Stephen Jones would come up with a substantial compilation under the name: BEST NEW HORROR. This entire series had begun a decade back with a collection (The Mammoth Book of Terror) that later became a watershed in the evolution of Horror & Fantasy anthologies, like the "Great Tales of Terror & Supernatural" and "The Dark Descent". This anthology celebrates the "spirit" of that collection with stories that would keep on haunting you long after the lights are switched off.

Amazon has made a mistake.......2004-12-31

This is a very good collection of modernish horror stories - from the 60's and 70's to the 21st century. Lumley's "Fuiting Bodies" is particularly great.

The mistake Amazon has made is that the description of this book is incorrect; they are describing The Mammoth Book of Terror. They are two different books.

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