Former Teardrop Explodes leader and all-round space cadet Cope is our intrepid guide to the world of the influential German kosmische musik of the ‘70s. Although the book suffers from a few glaring omissions, with only a passing mention of Agitation Free, minor coverage of such important figures as Klaus Schulze and none at all of Michael Hoening, such lapses are easily forgiven as this is a very personal “trip” through one fan’s record collection, stopping along the way to admire the early work of Kluster, Ash Ra Temple, Amon Düül, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Can, Neu!, and the Cosmic Jokers. Cope’s enthusiasm is both captivating and contagious. While we’ll have to wait for the long-delayed Freeman brothers book for the definitive history, this impassioned tome is more than adequate in the meantime. BW

Publisher: Cosmic Field Guide
Paperback: 144 pages
Illustrated

Spanning clinical laboratory analysis and standard music theory, this valuable introduction written in 1938 helped in the establishment of pyschoacoustics and led to a greater study and understanding of how our sensory capacities distinguish between pitch and frequency, tone and dynamics, and how our conscious perception of sound affects musical aesthetics. BW

Publisher: Dover
Paperback: 408 pages
Illustrated

The definitive article on how to stab, hit, gouge, shoot, kill, maim or otherwise disable an opponent, with the fundamental principles explained with clear photographic examples. Written in the 1940s for the Combat Section of the Military Intelligence Training Center, this classic text has been often imitated but never bettered. Includes a section on civil disturbances and their control. BW

Publisher: Paladin
Hardback: 421 pages
Illustrated

For he who watches the watchers, a comprehensive list of the communication frequencies used by each federal government agency, including but not limited to the DEA, Customs, Secret Service, Coast Guard, Forest Service and IRS with a brief synopsis of each department’s operations. An interesting curiosity for the casual listener, and an indispensable gold mine for the serious eavesdropper. BW

Publisher: Tiare
Paperback: 105 pages

The enigmatic numbers stations, with their seemingly random announcements of numbers, are something of mystery, with their true purpose most likely being the transmission of briefings for the world’s most covert operatives. To the average outside listener, these long lists of numbers, often on exotic frequencies and in foreign tongues, may be an interesting phenomenon but are ultimately just too dull for sustained listening. Surprisingly, or perhaps inevitably, there is a small group of dedicated listeners obsessively documenting such broadcasts. Here are catalogued such classics as: 1920- 019 Gr. 19 1925- 001 Gr. 12 1930- 281 Gr. 14 1940- 154 Gr. 17 1945- 993 Gr. 14 1950- 231 Gr. 13 — “The Russian Woman” March 20, 1991 in AM mode on 4425 kHz. These books give detailed lists of frequencies, times, and language and phonetic alphabets used, with example transmissions. BW

Publisher: Tiare
Pamphlet: 12 pages

The enigmatic numbers stations, with their seemingly random announcements of numbers, are something of mystery, with their true purpose most likely being the transmission of briefings for the world’s most covert operatives. To the average outside listener, these long lists of numbers, often on exotic frequencies and in foreign tongues, may be an interesting phenomenon but are ultimately just too dull for sustained listening. Surprisingly, or perhaps inevitably, there is a small group of dedicated listeners obsessively documenting such broadcasts. Here are catalogued such classics as: 1920- 019 Gr. 19 1925- 001 Gr. 12 1930- 281 Gr. 14 1940- 154 Gr. 17 1945- 993 Gr. 14 1950- 231 Gr. 13 — “The Russian Woman” March 20, 1991 in AM mode on 4425 kHz. These books give detailed lists of frequencies, times, and language and phonetic alphabets used, with example transmissions. BW

Publisher: Tiare
Paperback: 70 pages