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New York Times best-selling author Joel Rosenberg brings readers this thrilling new novel. When Russia's richest oil baron is killed, Moscow suddenly teeters on the verge of political chaos. Tehran races to complete its nuclear arsenal. Washington finds herself dangerously divided from her European allies. And in the dead of night, in the hills overlooking Jerusalem, a senior White House advisor uncovers a chilling ancient conspiracy as real as the morning's headlines. Woven through the writings of the Hebrew prophet Ezekiel, more than 2,500 years old, are eerily prescient descriptions of modern countries then unborn, modern alliances then unformed, and an imminent day of unspeakable terror. Now, with the clock ticking down to war, two Americans are caught in the crossfire, wondering, Is the last judgment at hand?
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ezekiel option.......2007-09-17
This is an excellent book, very fast paced with many characters but the characters are reviewed at the front of the book so you don't become confussed. It's like reading the newspaper the last years and are knowledgeable on current events even if it is a novel, there's a vast amount of historical facts intertwined in each page. It was even better then "The Last Jihad".
Read about the future...now........2007-08-24
Joel C. Rosenberg is an amazing author! He looks at the times, and relates them to Biblical scripture, and vice-versa. He will have you thinking, for sure. God has His master plan for the human race all plotted out, and Rosenberg digs through the Bible to tie history and future events to what has been written eons ago. All of his books are like this. His book, "Epicenter" explains it all: how he wrote them and why. Read them all. I certainly have.
i feel like i am reading a book with the 700 club .......2007-08-23
i think this could have much less religious quotes. it was very hard to all of a sudden get into the story when all the quotes keep popping up. i think it would have been much better to eliminate them. i will finish reading it because the plot is great. just not happy with the quotes. i am not anti religious but this distracted me very much.
Very believable thriller!.......2007-08-23
This book is packed with adventure and suspense, and also is extremely informative about two topics we should all be interested in, namely the geopolitical structure of the middle east and Russia, and the clarity of Bible Prophecy about end times. Joel Rosenberg is a very informed, excellent writer. I would also reccomend his non-fiction book Epicenter.
Ezekiel Option by Joel Rosenberg.......2007-08-09
I have read all of Mr Rosenberg's books, and the
Ezekiel Option holds true for his most excellent
standard of novels based on hisorical biblical
facts, as well as having tremendous suspense,
holding the reader's attention rivetted on the
characters and plot at all times. I am most
happy and fortunate to have been able to
have these in my library.
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Rhavas was a good, holy, and pious man-and the cousin of the Avtokrator. He would probably have become ecumenical patriarch of the Empire in the capital, Videssos the city . . . if his world had not suddenly and tragically fallen apart when the Empire of Videssos erupted into civil war and the Khamorth barbarians swarm over the borders. As the home he loved was brutally sacked, Rhavas had to flee for his life, then make his way through lands swarming with fierce nomads and with soldiers loyal both to his cousin and to the rebel. He may never see Videssos the city again, let alone preside in its High Temple. He has always followed Phos, the god of light and goodness, Videssos' god, and despised evil rival Skotos. Those who fall off the Bridge of the Separator during judgment in the afterlife tumble down to Skotes' ice forevermore. But when evil seems to have swallowed the whole world, what is a cleric who reverences logic as well as goodness supposed to believe? It's a harder question than Rhavas wishes it were.
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Fine fantasy of epic changes........2007-09-03
Harry Turtledove's BRIDGE OF THE SEPARATOR tells of one Rhavas, a pious and good man set to become the patriarch of an Empire when it falls into civil war and barbarians invade. Now he is in exile, evil has devoured his world, and he must re-consider his very beliefs in good and evil in this fine fantasy of epic changes.
Why???.......2007-06-23
Unless you are so engrossed in Videssos that you have to know all the thoughts rumbling in Turtledove's mind as to why things are what they are in the books he wrote previously. Don't read this book.
As said in other reviews, it is backstory.
Grim backstory.
For the dark side. But who cares? Are we not supposed to be connected to our stories. Don't we want some conclusion that leaves us with peace. Here we have something that fills in a gap that did not need it.
Turtledove is a historian first and maybe something nagged at him to write it, but it makes Videssos seem less than it was before this book.
Does for Videssos what Episode III did for Star Wars .......2006-11-16
"Bridge of the Separator", the most recently published novel in Harry Turtledove's "Videssos" universe, is chronologically the earliest in terms of when the story is set. This book does for Rhavas (later known as Harvas Black-Robe or Avshar) in the Videssos stories what "Episode III, Revenge of the Sith" does for Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars Universe.
In other words it explains how the principal evil character in the later stories started out on the side of good but turned to evil, e.g. the dark god Skotos. (I'm not giving away anything here which isn't explained on the dust jacket of the book.)
Like a number of science fiction series, Turtledove's "Videssos stories" have been written in reverse chronological order. He started out with the "Misplaced Legion" quartet, in which three cohorts from Julius Caesar's army in Gaul (in 56 BC in our time) were transported to the Empire of Videssos in another world. While there they came up against a very powerful "wizard prince" called Avshar.
After writing the Misplaced Legion books, Turtledove went back several hundred years for the setting of a trilogy of books about a peasant named Kripos who rose to be Emperor of Videssos. Then he wrote another group of stories set earlier still, the "Time of Troubles" quartet.
Avshar features as a deadly enemy of the good guys in all three of these stories and also in one of the short stories Turtledove has set in the same universe. In each case he is described as an extremely powerful wizard who is tall, very thin, and looks exceptionally old but is still fit and vigorous: where a name is given for him it is always an anagram of Avshar.
In "Krispos of Videssos" an ex-patriarch tells Emperor Krispos that be believes that their current opponent "Harvas" is actually Rhavas, the former prelate of the town of Skopentzana which had been the second city in the Empire until it was destroyed by barbarians three hundred years before. Rhavas, who up to that point had been a serious contender to succeed the head of the church of the good god Phos, had seen so much evil during the sack that he became a very different man.
In "Bridge of the Separator", Harry Turtledove goes back those three hundred years to Skopentzana before the sack and tells the story of Rhavas from his own perspective. At the start of the book, Rhavas is a genuinely good, brilliant and pious priest, sent to Skopentzana to gain experience of running a major temple by the current Patriarch in the hope that he will move on to much higher things. But then the outbreak of civil war is only the start of a series of terrible events ...
Despite being chronologically the first in the series this volume is not the best introduction to the world of Videssos as it is probably the weakest of the twelve books. It is very difficult to empathise with Rhavas - for one thing he does not have the glamour of Anakin Skywalker, and even before his fall while still a good man, he is not a very likeable one. I'm sure most readers of this review will have met at least one or two individuals who are honest and well meaning but whose company it is impossible to enjoy; the original Rhavas is a bit like that.
There are also some logical inconsistencies in the book. For example, the Dark God, Skotos, tempts Rhavas in "Bridge of the Separator" by giving him an unwanted and evil power - all he has to do is curse someone, almost anyone, and that individual drops dead. (Again, I'm not giving anything away here that isn't stated on the dust jacket of the book.)
Fortunately for Maniakes a century later in "The Time of Troubles", for Krispos three hundred years later in his trilogy, and for Marcus Scaurus in "The Misplaced Legion", Rhavas no longer has the power to kill with a simple curse when he comes up against them, despite having become in all other respects a much more dangerous wizard in the meantime. Why Skotos should have time-limited a gift which makes Rhavas much more useful to him - other than that it would have wrecked all the other books - is never explained.
Nevertheless I can recommend this to readers who are particular fans of Turtledove's writing as it does help explain one of the most important characters in most of the other Videssos books.
For anyone who wants to know the order of the books so as to read them in sequence, the twelve Videssos books and their chronology translated into Earth time (if it runs at the same rate as ours) are as follows.
c. 850 BC - "Bridge of the Separator"
c. 700 BC - (The Time of Troubles series)
"The Stolen Throne"
"Hammer and Anvil"
"The Thousand Cities"
"Videssos Besieged"
"The Stolen Throne" and "Hammer and Anvil" have also been published together as "The Time of Troubles Part I"; similarly "The Thousand Cities" and "Videssos Besieged" are published together as "The Time of Troubles Part II".
c. 550 BC - ("The Tale of Krispos" trilogy)
Krispos Rising
Krispos of Videssos
Krispos the Emperor
56 BC - ("The Misplaced Legion" quartet)
The Misplaced Legion
An Emperor for the Legion
The Legion of Videssos
Swords of the Legion
Good effort at a tough story.......2006-04-17
For centuries, the Videssos Empire has grown under the power of its Avtokrator (Emperor) and its unified faith in Phos, the god of light and goodness in Phos's eternal battle with Skatos, the god of darkness and evil. It is an article of faith in Videssos that Phos is more powerful than Skatos, that good will eventually triumph. But when civil war breaks out and the two Avtokrator candidates pull troops from the frontiers and the city garrisons, barbarian nomads break through the ancient boundaries and begin to pillage--in an orgy of destruction that cuts the Empire in half.
Rhavas is a priest of Phos, cousin to the legitimate Avtokrator, and the head of the church in the northern city of Skopentzana. He has always believed in Phos's eventual triumph, but the barbarian invasion makes him question his faith. When he learns that his prayer and blessing has no power, but that his curse can kill, Rhavas comes to believe that Phos may not be the stronger. With half the Empire in ruins, with rape in the streets and with the followers of Phos opening the Empire's gates to the enemy, who can believe that Phos is truly the stronger. And if the core belief of Videssos is mistaken, is it not the duty of a priest to correct those mistaken beliefs, to reform the church?
Author Harry Turtledove undertakes the difficult and intriguing task of making a man who embrasses evil the hero of this story. Rhavas begins as a likable character--engaging the readers interest and sympathy. The disasters that overtake him would make many question their faith, but Rhavas goes beyond questioning into an active embrace of evil. It is a mark of Turtledove's strength as a writer that he is able to pull off such a difficult task and still create a compelling story.
Turtledove's Videssos Empire is a fantasy version of the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire, but with working magic. The events of BRIDGE OF THE SEPARATOR bear a strong relationship to the Germanic destruction of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century--when Gothic followers of the Arian heresy conquered Rome itself. The fantasy element adds a twist to Turtledove's story, but the historical texture really increases reader interest.
Fans of the Videssos series will definitely want to read this one as so much of the later history of the Empire depend on Rhavas and his heresy. Those who have discovered Turtledove in his alternate history mode should be aware that BRIDGE OF THE SEPARATOR is not alternate history as generally understood but a fictional world with certain similarities to the world of our ancient past.
Valuable, Albeit Grim, Backstory.......2006-02-24
This is the twelfth book in the Videssos series of novels. Even though it's the only standalone book in the series, it would be a terrible place to begin.
The four books in the Legion series, the three in the Krispos series, and the four in the Time of Troubles are fun, if occasionally tragic. This one is tragic from the very beginning -- unrelentingly so. Fun is hard to come by, as the barbarians sweep off the plains to sack and overrun the northern half of a Videssos preoccupied with civil war. Still, the protagonist's inevitable downward progression is fascinating to watch, especially because we know where it ends. Rhavas is, under a number of pseudonyms, the bad guy in all of the previous Videssos books. Each series has stepped backward in time; now we finally get his origin story.
This book doesn't have a map, which disappointed me. The ruined city of Skopentzana is mentioned in previous Videssos series; it would have been nice to know, finally, where it was, and what the Empire looked like at the height of its power. Also, I had hoped for a more detailed depiction of the synod in which Rhavas takes on the orthodoxy and tries to convert them to the worship of Skotos. More is told than shown of a synod that had been described in earlier series as a brilliant and crucial clash of arguments. Charles Freeman's _The Closing of the Western Mind_ got me interested in the theological scrums of the early Christian Church, and I'd looked forward to something on their level. Instead, to keep the plot moving forward, Dr. Turtledove treats it briskly.
For the amateur historian, a lot of the fun in the previous Videssos books is figuring out which events and people in Byzantine history Dr. Turtledove is depicting. There's no historical equivalent to Rhavas; the Byzantines were beset by many dangers, but never by an immortal wizard who proselytized for Satan. The sack of Skopentzana and loss of the north is approximately the loss of Rome and the West to the Goths, but it's not nearly as close a parallel as Time of Troubles' Mavrikios to the real-world Heraclius, or Krispos' to Basil the Macedonian.
If a further series were to leap back in time once more, it would probably treat the rise of the Emperor Stavrakios, Videssos' greatest conqueror (approximately Justinian and Belisarius rolled into one). Without the tension between the Emperor and his general -- the direct inspiration for Asimov's _Foundation and Empire_ -- there may not be enough drama left to mine. This may be the last hurrah for Videssos. If it is, it's an elegiac ending to the series.
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Impact Parameter: And Other Quantum Realities
Geoffrey A. Landis
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Reading more like a news report from the future than contemporary fiction, this collection of short stories combines hard science with rich emotionalism to explore myriad realities. Stories in this collection include "Into the Blue Abyss," where the seas of Uranus are explored. There are stories detailing a space freighter and its encounter with space pirates, the "marsforming" of Mars, mathematical theorems from a very unlikely source, how Sherlock Holmes deals with a parasitic alien, the horrors of a hopeless war, and a voyage into a black hole.
Customer Reviews:
Surprisingly Good.......2002-02-12
I was surprised by the depth of this story collection. I had Landis pegged as an 'Analog author', meaning one that writes good science but poor story. I am overjoyed to admit that I was wrong.
This is a quite good story collection. Some of the stories are typical Analog fare, but the majority of them are extraordinary tales that will please any SF reader. The stories are arranged roughly in chronological order. There is some variation but the newer stories are grouped more towards the back of the volume. This allows the reader to watch Landis' growth from his humble beginnings as part of Stan Schmidt's cadre to an author who is published in diverse venues.
There is no one story in this collection that stands out as 'Best of the Book'. 'Beneath the Stars of Winter', 'Winter Fire', 'A Walk in the Sun', 'Dark Lady', 'Approaching Perimelasma', and the humorous 'What We Do Here at NASA' are all mature and engaging pieces of fiction. I was slightly disappointed with the acclaimed 'The Singular Habits of Wasp', a Holmes pastiche which had a plot reminiscent of Michael Dibdin's classic novel _The Last Sherlock Holmes Story_.
While reading this collection I discovered that Mr. Landis is a mature and talented author with a mastery of the art of pacing. Each of his stories flows. They reach a peak and then gently diminish. I am very impressed with this collection and will very soon begin an avid search for more of Landis' stories. Highly recommended.
Depth and Grace.......2001-12-21
Landis has many personas as a writer. On the one hand, "A Walk in the Sun" is a classic "well made story." On the other, "Snow" is a fey, post-modern sally at our preconceptions about society. His style is elegant and transparent, his characters sympathetic, his plots full of surprises and yet not just conventionally paced genre fiction. If you liked his novel _Mars Crossing_ ( and I did) you'll want to sample this treasure trove of impelling fictions, small and large. It's a special treat in this time when it's so hard to find a volume of short fiction for the lover
of the form.
My new favorite author.......2001-12-20
I think I've just found my new favorite author. Mars Crossing was a page turner and Impact Parameter is like chocolate. You just got to have more. I hope a third book is in the works, because I've just got to have more.
A blend of hard science and strong characterization.......2001-12-14
Landis' short stories are perfect picks for any who appreciate the short story form and a healthy blend of hard science and strong characterization. Good hard science fiction often lacks for emotional impact: not so these short stories, which blend tales of virtual reality, black holes, and invaders with solid protagonists. From an issue of death on an ocean world to a pioneer mapping three-dimensional space, Impact Parameter & Other Quantum Realities includes many different scenarios.
Excellent hard science-fiction short stories.......2001-11-15
I was impressed by the author's first novel, MARS CROSSING, so I was very eager to read his collection of short stories, and I found that I was not disappointed. Many of these stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies, and have won awards. Landis is clearly a "hard" science-fiction writer, in that the science element in his stories is interesting and accurate, but he does not neglect the characters-- the short-short "Snow," for example, is a superb story which views the character with clarity and sympathy. Many stories are about exploration-- "Into the Blue Abyss," for example, is about exploring the oceans of Uranus---- and others are focused on humanity. Two of the stories, "Winter Fire" and "Rorvik's War", look at the future of war, with a focus on the human element.
Overall, this book is an excellent collection of hard science-fiction stories. Highly recommended.
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Hepatitis C is a potentially fatal virus that attacks the liver. According to the Centers for Disease Control, Hepatitis C has already infected an estimated four to five million Americans, and worldwide it may have infected as many as 200 million. Most experts agree that if the rate of Hepatitis C infection isn't curbed soon, it will eventually kill more people each year than AIDS.
However, Hepatitis C is not always fatal, and it can be fought successfully. For many who suffer from the virus, eating properly can delay the end stages leading to cirrhosis of the liver. It also can diminish the uncomfortable symptoms of the disease.
The Hepatitis C Cookbook has been prepared with the special dietary needs of people suffering from Hepatitis C in mind. Hepatitis C does not have to make eating a miserable experience. By using medical guidelines, the Hepatitis C Cookbook provides a road map to healthy, tasty foods to eat and enjoy. Following these dietary changes can also make a significant difference in one's attitude as well as the variety, severity, and frequency of symptoms. All of these considerations can enhance the quality of life for anyone suffering from the disease.
All of the recipes are based on the dietary guidelines provided by the medical profession for Hepatitis C. They also have been tested by Hepatitis C patients.
Customer Reviews:
Hepatitis C Cookbook.......2007-07-30
It will help me some what. My boyfriend has galstones and pancreatitis along with cirrosis of the liver so I was hoping for more recipes without onions or mushrooms.
great recipes.......2007-03-26
Gave me something to go by for my cooking since I recently found out I have Hep C. She uses dairy products and that is not good for those with liver disease. So I just substitute the dairy with soy.
Hepatitis C Cookbook.......2006-03-30
This author puts extreme stress on food being of organic origins, and reducing intake of red meats. Unfortunately she loads recipes with whole milk, cream and butter. The butterfat in these products are is unhealthful as eating meat fat. They should be limited in all diets, but especially in foods prepared for people with liver damage.
Hepatitis C cookbook.......2004-11-03
Wonderfully put together. Easy to read and understand. This person knows from experience what she is talking about. Really helped me as a Hep C sufferer! I would reccommend this book to anyone who has Hep C or has a friend or family member who does. I have never seen anything like it! THANK YOU.
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Great Book.......2007-08-16
Great book. This book is perfect for someone thinking about buying a APBT. Even a great book for someone who owns one. Good buy.
Disapointed.......2007-06-08
When I bought this book I was looking for various training techniques that have been sucessful for pit bulls. I figured a book called "How to train your american pit bull terrier" would be a perfect match for what I was looking for. The only thing I did find was a thin reference geared towards pit bulls with a tiny section reserved for training. Most of the training information consited of how to find a good trainer, not specific techniques. This book is very basic and vague and I was quite disapointed.
Hmm.......2006-08-09
Unfortunately, this book wasn't what I expected it to be. I have a puppy that's rambunctious, loud, stubborn and playful... I needed help learning training techniques that would help me keep me under a little more control.
What I got from this book was a lot of common sense put down in book form.
Sure, if your first dog EVER is a pitbull, this book might be helpful. However, as a person who's owned and been around dogs all of her life, the techniques and proceedures in this book are so basic as to be absurd when included in this book.
There were perhaps one or two points in the whole of the text that taught me anything, and then they weren't anything to do with obedience training.
Telling the reader to take his/her dog to obedience class was not what I was looking for in a book.
In short, the book is lacking.
It might be useful to a novice, but not to an experienced dog owner.
Waste of money.......2004-01-29
This book describes only puppies who are "fearful" - afraid of a leash, afraid of your absence, etc. etc. Most of the pit bull puppies I know are rambunctious and self-assured. There are no helpful tips for training those puppies.
Also, the author says that if you have a full time job, you shouldn't adopt a pit bull. Most of the dogs in local shelters are put to death, and pit bulls, as well as pit bull mixed, are quite common in this state. If you have a fenced yard and will spend time, effort, and money to lovingly raise a dog, then I say go ahead & adopt one. They have barrels of energy, but are very loving animals and deserve a chance.
Excellent book.......2001-11-06
Well, i have a bull terrier, but i didn't find a book like this to raise and train my dog, however this book had been a great purchase because these breeds are very similar in their behaviors.
so if you have a pitbull or bully, just buy it.
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Machine Age to Jet Age is a continuing series which documents, pictures and provides market values for collectible vintage radios. Each volume is a supplement/companion to the others in the series, with all different items in each. Radios are individually pictured, described and valued, and are organized by manufacturer and model number. This series has become the most widely used and referenced resource of its type in the vintage radio collecting hobby. There are currently two volumes available with Volume 3 to be available in September, 1999.
Volume Two of the series covers the period 1930-1959 and individually pictures, describes and values over 2,700 tabletop radios. The years 1930-1932 have been added to the scope of the series so as to encompass cathedral type radios which dominated during these years. Volume Two also includes over 190 color plates with sections on different varieties of cabinets (i.e., catalin, bakelite, plaskon, beetle, chrome grilles, etc.). In addition, the narrative provides useful information about collecting on the internet, categorizing and valuing vintage radios, clubs and events, and many hobbyist resources. 8.5" X 11" format. 368 pages.
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ONLY for the Real Beginner/Novice.......2003-06-14
I am a novice, only one small project before but I didn't learn anything from this book. It would be ok for someone who has never done any type of kit work or who is totally unfamiliar with dollhouses and miniatures.
For the beginner.......2001-07-30
This book describes the way to finish and modify dollhouse kits from the die-cut to the more expensive plywood. It clearly describes the ways to finish off the exterior using wood, brick and stone. It gives interior painting, wallpapering, lighting, and floor treatment advice and instructions as well. I found it to be a most valuable book, especially for those who have found it frustrating to work on a die-cut dollhouse.
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History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Chronology)
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They Cast No Shadows: A Collection of Essays on the Illuminati, Revisionist History, and Suppressed Technologies
ASIN: 2913621058 |
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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.
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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03
Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.
Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19
Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.
Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09
There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.
For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.
Very Interesting.......2007-03-07
It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.
History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10
Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.
I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.
Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.
Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.
I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.
This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.
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- Fine Book, but not as entry into the Style
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Traditional Style for Today's Home
Ellen M. Plante
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ASIN: 1567994776 |
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Fine Book, but not as entry into the Style.......2001-01-26
We like browsing through this beautiful volume, however, it did't provide what we needed: an entry point into the style. It gives excellent photos of period homes and their furnishings, and some background into this movement.
Useful resource, but we turn to other volumes to give us the foundation we needed to start to understand and experiment with this popular comeback style.
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- An excellent overview of traditional styles.
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American Home Traditional Style for Today
Ellen M Plante
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An excellent overview of traditional styles........2002-04-29
Ellen Plante's book gives an excellent overview of all the decorating styles in American (Colonaial, Federal, Victorian, and Arts & Crafts) then has page after page of beautiful pictures showing how those styles can be comfortably translated into rooms that people live in today.
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Uses of Tradition: Arts of Italian Americans in Philadelphia
Dorothy Noyes
Manufacturer: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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Called a messenger of peace, Arun Gandhi -- Mahatma Gandhi's grandson -- has dedicated his life to spreading his grandfather's teachings around the globe. This compelling memoir begins in the heart of apartheid South Africa where the author lived under conditions of zealous racism until he was 12 years old. Following are the two pivotal years he spent with his grandfather in India, learning the lessons that would undo his anger and cultivate a profound activism. His account also describes living with his parents in religious and socially activist communities in South Africa and India. This book presents the practical wisdom the author learned from his grandfather revolving around family, men and women, simplicity, religious unity, humility, truth, and nonviolence.
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One man's struggle to understand.......2003-06-21
Written by Arun Gandhi (the fifth grandson of the great spiritual and political leader Mahatma Gandhi), Legacy Of Love: My Education In The Path Of Nonviolence is an autobiographical account of one man's struggle to understand, cope with, and learn to peacefully resist social injustice in all of its forms. Born in 1934 in South Africa, Gandhi and his family were subjected to the wrongs of apartheid while he was growing up. In Legacy of Love, his reflections on the profound power of truth, morality, and the spiritual meaning of nonviolent resistance fill the pages with meaningful and insightful testimony.
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