The Man Who Predicts Earthquakes: Jim Berkland, Maverick Geologist--How His Quake Warnings Can Save Lives

by Cal Orey

Book Overview

Meet Jim Berkland, a California geologist whose forecast of the famous October 17, 1989 World Series Quake that rumbled through the San Francisco Bay Area was right on the money. This is the first book to document a geologist's uncanny ability to foretell earthquakes around the world. This facinating read includes stories of earthquake survivors, a wealth of details about seismic activity in earthquake prone regions around the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591810361
• ISBN13: 9781591810360
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Sentient Publications
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The best book that I have read on earthquakes

I have read and analyzed the book. I been hearing Jim on Coast to Coast am radio interview for 2 years now, So here I get to learn the details of his radical lifework around earthquake predictions. Orey has brought to the readers of this book the true essence of this man we should all be proud to know. Discover how Jim Berkland researched earthquakes and their patterns and tracked the behavior of animals. Studying the physical reactions of humans before a quake and charting the lunar and planetary alignments and tides, he has been able to predict with great accuracy the likelihood of impending earthquakes. What I believe the author should have done to truly promote this geologist and his methods is to be very objective and neutral. This book is a must read for anyone interested in earthquakes and quake predicting. It is the best book that I have read on earthquakes.

Excellent book

This book causes you to think about the possiblity of an earth quake and how to handle it. Lots of good advise and information.

Earthquakes are predictable, Jim proves it!

Man who predicts Earthquakes - Jim Berkland, Maverick Geologist -biography by Cal Orey, Sentient Pub '06 Review - micheal sunanda Oness press This book is charming & dramatic in language, vast in scope, very personal & accurate in reporting. Jim keeps Equake records of his `Syzygy' coorelations being Sun, full & new moon cycles of Equake clusters happening after many cats & dogs run away from homes. That natural data been observed in China for decades, but not reported to US much. Cal explains the politics around Jim & controversy still rejected by most geology now. Jim is open, careful & lucid telling of Equakes recent & historical. Even wild animals act weird or run away before Equakes, as many folks in northern California know. But government people are too worried & afraid about money & reputation to allow such a radical rebel to work for them predicting Equakes, makes'em look dumb, even if it saves damage & lives to know ahead & prepare. I been hearing Jim on Coast to Coast am radio interview for 5 years now, So here I get to learn the details of his radical lifework around earthquake predictions. He has more honest integrity of any geologist I've ever heard or read. His observing & reporting natures cycles really inspired me to study earth science more about all earth changes causes & effects. Even him getting fired by his agency for publishing earthquake predictions is typical as it is absurd. But he continued his career research in patterns around earthquake wherever they happen & especially the precursors, not causes, but the signs of it coming soon. His Syzygy is 80-85% accurate predicting earthquakes. Jim's been tracking solunar cycles, ocean tides & animal behaviors & more coorelations to earthquake precursors We read of other Equake predictors, sensitives to pre-quake rumbles, prophetic dreams & ESP. I've talked with 2 Equake sensitives who feel pre-quake vibrations as aches, pains & stress in their bodies, they've mapped according to body parts & earth regions. Cal probes the depths of the field. I like her referring to Rupert Sheldrake's work on morphic resonance & ESP of animals sensing invisible & farway things. If you want a deeper read on earth-quake dimensions this is it. Reading her is fun & profound at once, to realized how we're all connected with Mother earth. But animals seem more & sensitive & instinctual than most humans are. So we can learn about patterns with them, Like `where'd they go? Why running away? Is quake coming? When? Some causes of Equakes are still a mystery.

James Berkland's Work Deserves Serious Attention!

I wrote the introduction to *The Man Who Predicts Earthquakes* because I believe that James Berkland's work on earthquake prediction deserves serious attention. Cal Orey's book provides a valuable contribution to our understanding of mysterious earthquake precursors and it offers a fascinating overview of James Berkland's colorful career as a maverick geologist. Berkland's adventures and explorations on the frontiers of scientific discovery will haunt conventional seismologists and intrigue open-minded students of unexplained phenomena.

A Maverick Book by a trailblazing author and source!

This book discusses earthquakes and other natural disasters at a level that you and I can understand and use. Ms. Orey and Mr. Berkland have documented and backed up their statements. More importantly, Ms. Orey, like a good teacher, gives her students important things to remember. After you read each chapter, examine the "Earthshaking Facts to Dog Ear." I have read and analyzed a good deal of technical material. Most of the information presented in this book is technical in nature. But technical information can be cumbersome and non-rententive if the reader cannot connect the dots. What I found extremely gratifying was the care and ability Ms. Orey took to connect these dots. And in the event of a major quake or other disaster, you should be able to connect the dots before the Big Event.