History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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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.

River of Blue Fire (Otherland, Volume 2)

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Pretty bad compared to the others
Possibly the most interesting of the Otherland Books
Otherland....Greatest Sci-Fi Series of All Time!
Enjoy the variety of many different VR simulations in an exciting tale!

River of Blue Fire (Otherland, Volume 2)
Tad Williams
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Tad Williams began his Otherland series with the massive City of Golden Shadow and continues it with the equally hefty River of Blue Fire. Williams says it will require four (big) books to tell his complex, multithreaded tale, and at the rate that the plot of this second novel moves, readers will see what he means. Not that the book is a slow read; in fact, River is as much a suspenseful page-turner as the first book.

As River opens, we join up again with the ragtag bunch of searchers trapped in an astoundingly detailed and frightfully dangerous virtual world known as Otherland. Lurking in disguise among the group is the brutally vicious serial killer Dread, trying to find information that will help him overthrow his Grail Brotherhood masters. The group follows a ubiquitous river through world after world, unable to go offline, and subject to the increasingly terrifying certainty that things in this supposedly virtual place are all too real. Meanwhile, Paul Jonas, an amnesic (but somehow pivotal) character fleeing from two sinister beings, finds more and more of his memory as he does his own Huck Finn river trip. As in the first novel, each new world that the characters enter, from Paleolithic Ice Age to something suspiciously like Oz, is fully realized and completely unpredictable.

Williams is a master at parceling out information to the reader in dribs and drabs, which is frustrating yet tantalizing, like a particularly good computer game. When the group is split up and the adventure divides further, the reader senses the author as a puppet master, following some incredibly complex flows of information. The best course is just to hang on and enjoy Williams's deft characterizations, lush descriptions, and wildly divergent plot. If you've ever been white-water rafting, you'll recognize the feeling. --Therese Littleton

Book Description

New York Times bestselling author Tad Williams presents...

The mass market edition of Volume Two...

"A powerful, near-future cyberthriller."--Booklist

"Williams proves himself as adept at writing science fiction as he is writing fantasy....Fascinating." --Publishers Weekly

"An exciting addition to the growing virtual reality literature."--Library Journal

* A bestselling author--New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, London Times, Publishers Weekly

Customer Reviews:

Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

After our intrepid group of investigators get deeper into the
conspiracy, they discover the vast, artificial computer network that is
involved. When they dive in, from their various locations, they find a
serious problem. They are not able to disconnect from their
environment, and are now on a quest to stay alive.

They meet more people on the way, but they do not know that a
psychopathic assassin is among them, with more control of the
environment, and an affinity for machines.

Pretty bad compared to the others.......2007-04-18

As a person who is in the middle of reading book three I can say that this is the weakest of them. This may sound strange, but I really recommend to only skim over any chapter that involves Orlando and Fredricks on the river with the Chief (trying to keep it vague to prevent spoilers). It's 4 or 5 chapters worth of absolutely boring content. I can't really even remember what it was about. All of it but the last chapter of the story line you should skip because it's a lot like Huckleberry Finn, but they never leave the boat and nothing interesting happens.

I almost lost hope and almost never went onto number three. I'd give the other books 5/5. This one really gets a three and a half, but there's no option.

Possibly the most interesting of the Otherland Books.......2006-08-28

In this book we finally get to see the Otherland network in some significant detail. I felt like many of the characters and themes were developed interestingly, and the worlds within the network at compelling. At the same time, it was a little frustrating because by the end of this volume I still had very little idea of what exactly was going on. Williams was very stingy with clues in this book, so while the story progresses, don't expect to have any better understanding of what's going on behind the scenes. You can only guess (and probably incorrectly) at the connections between the various themes and characters. Nevertheless, some of the best adventures and most interesting worlds (Bug World, Oz, the Kitchen, Abydos, London, Xanadu, Aerodromia, Venice...) appear hear.

Otherland....Greatest Sci-Fi Series of All Time!.......2005-09-12

I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed reading the Otherland series. In my opinion, it is the greatest epic novel ever written, even better than Lord of the Rings. I particularly liked that it was a book that was relevant to our times; I think a lot of what Tad Williams wrote may come true in the not to distant future. I simply could not put it down. Although some have complained here that he bounced around too much from story line to story line or that he could have wrapped it up in just one or two novels, I think those readers are just lazy or are part of the "I want it now" generation. I really could have cared less if he ever ended the series; I enjoyed it that much.

I have been a fan of Stephen King, Tolkien, and Asimov, and have read almost all the books they wrote. However, Tolkien and Asimov are dead and King seems to have got tired of writing the kinds of books we all loved. Anyway, I was looking for someone to fill the void and ran across the Otherland series. Thanks to Tad Williams for filling the void!

Enjoy the variety of many different VR simulations in an exciting tale!.......2005-07-07

In this second installment in the Otherland series (which is meant to read as one LONG single novel) the plot is uncovered to some degree through the travels of the characters through the Otherland Network, which they are starting to understand in bits and pieces. While some people seem to be bored by the characters adventures through numerous and wildly varying simulations and seem to just want resolution to the story, I enjoy all the different lands and experiences the travelers go through and believe that Williams is the kind of writer that does not include a lot of frivolous things in his stories. Even parts of the story such as the giant kitchen land with humanesque utensils and foods helps to shed some light on the workings of the network as well as lead up to important steps toward resolution (remember the freezer).

Basically, you've got to read these books for the right reasons. They were authored and sold as works to shine a light on what might be possible in the not too distant future with virtual reality becoming more and more a part of our lives. These books are so popular because people are intrigued by the possiblities of VR and so it is not surprising that Williams includes a lot of different circumstances for the reader to appreciate what would be possible in a future such as this. Dont complain that you have to read through another chapter in another simulation, enjoy it!!

Highly recommended.

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A Blue Fire
A drumfire of images and imagination enchanting the souls depth
Great intro to Hillman
Thoughtful and engaging. It gives pause for reflection.
Delicious full course meals or small snacks of soul food.

A Blue Fire
James Hillman
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A vitally important introduction to the theories of one of the most original thinkers in psychology today, A Blue Fire gathers selected passages from many of Hillman's seminal essays on archetypal psychology.

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A Blue Fire.......2007-05-08

As a psychotherapist, I can't tell you how important i believe Hillman's contribution to the field of psychology is. His championing of the soul, it's intricacies and shadows, it's necessity as the form that formless spirit coolly appreciates, is an healing offfering for the spirit/matter split of modern consciousness. Read this book, and prepare to be amazed.

A drumfire of images and imagination enchanting the souls depth.......2006-03-02

In "A Blue Fire" Thomas Moore took long citations of the apparently rich collection of James Hillman's publications and rearranged them to topics. Each topic is introduced by him. The citations gain a strong rhythm that draws you in. This is probably due to Moore himself. Therefore I have the impression that Moore is more of an author than an editor of this beautiful book.

This excellent book has some prerequisites. It is a strong help to be somewhat fluent in Jungian thinking and terminology. The level of the English (and the other implied languages) is quite high. You might get along with less, but that is hard work. Also you certainly do not want to read it, if you are in a psychical unstable mood. The book is emotional and intellectual quite challenging.

The content of the book is difficult to communicate. But maybe the attitude and way of dealing with the subconscious is more important. Here the authors make a strong claim that it is important to feed the soul. Images are the core. Healing is a secondary activity. The primary activity is to befriend oneself with the internal images and consequently with the soul.

Great intro to Hillman.......2005-02-05

Always provocative and challenging, Hillman is one of today's greatest thinkers in my opinion. This is a solid introduction to his ideas edited by one of his biggest fans. If you haven't read Hillman, this is a good place to start. Hillman can be a little hard to read, so these short excerpts make it a bit more manageable. I also highly recommend Inter-Views, a series of conversations with Laura Pozzo and We've Had A Hundred Years of Therapy (and the World's Getting Worse)-conversations and letters betweem Hillman and Michael Ventura. These last two works are Hillman at his most readable.

Thoughtful and engaging. It gives pause for reflection........2000-09-29

"Blue Fire" is an anthology of selections from James A. Hillman's major works, including "Insearch: Psychology and Religion," "Suicide and the Soul," "Healing Fiction," and others, including journal and magazine articles in such diverse publications as "Spring," "Utne Reader," "Institute Newsletter," and "Loose Ends: Primary Papers in Archetypal Psychology." This should not scare you away. On the contrary, the reader will find that "Blue Fire" is quite readable and understandable. The selections in this book challenge you to think. Thomas More (editor) did an excellent job in assembling and introducing the selections in the book, tying them together so that they show a logical continuity of thought. If you read "Psychology Today," you should have no trouble with this book. You will find it delightful. If you have a deeper interest in 'depth psychology,' Jungian Psychology, or archetypal psychology, you will find this an excellent read.

Hillman's approach to psychology is one of addressing the individual as an individual within a society, paying strict attention to the needs of that individual and his/her soul. Psychology is not treating mental disorders and symptoms of such disorders, it is caring for the soul. Much of what can be accomplished is a transformation of the soul symbolically through the use of imagination, poetry, symbolism, and metaphor. "Blue Fire" was an epiphany for me. It caused me to look at many things from a different prospective. I found a new appreciation for spirituality and soulfulness, as well as the need to accept others and myself.

Delicious full course meals or small snacks of soul food........1999-07-17

This book can be consumed as a full course meal. For example, read a chapter like "The Salt of Soul, the Sulfur of Spirit," and there is enough material to feel full for several hours as you digest the many metaphors, and delicious word play. For a snack, Hillman provides "Recipes", little snippets to be consumed in the morning or before going to bed.If consumed before bed, one's dreams may be seeded by an ever-expanding Hillman metaphor. Bon Appetit.

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Pay attention to this series

Brilliant Finale

A Unique Blend of the Outdoors and Whodunit Mystery

Change of Pace

Blue Wolf in Green Fire: A Woods Cop Mystery (Woods Cop Mysteries)
Joseph Heywood
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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ASIN: 1592286526

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Upper Michigan Conservation Officer Grady Service has a case on his hands that doesn’t make sense. A series of protests and bombs planted by a group of animal-rights activists appears to have culminated in a double murder at a wolf lab, which releases into the wild an extraordinarily rare animal: a blue wolf. To the Ojibwa a blue wolf represents good luck--unless it is captured or killed, and then it is an omen of Armageddon. Service suspects that the murders aren’t what they seem to be when the FBI takes over the investigation and reaches far beyond its jurisdiction. Meanwhile, an elusive poaching ring that has been systematically
killing trophy deer sets its sights on wolves, of which there is a growing wild population in the Upper Peninsula. Once again, Service must defend his hallowed Mosquito Wilderness in a race against time when it becomes clear that the poachers’ final target is the blue wolf. The novel’s brilliant finale will cement Heywood’s reputation as one of today’s great mystery writers, and the Wood Cops series as the most exciting to come along in years. Full of memorable characters and steeped in the lives of the Woods Cops, Blue Wolf in Green Fire is also a masterpiece of suspense. This second book in the Woods Cop series is a fully satisfying journey into the natural world and beyond, into the terrifying extremes of human nature.

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Pay attention to this series.......2006-09-16

There is no reason why this writer isn't on your list. Except for a "too tricky" ending that was seen from afar, this is the real thing.

Brilliant Finale.......2006-07-29

Reviewed by Sondra Flower for Reader Views (7/06)
Grady Service, a detective for the Department of Natural Resources in Michigan's Upper-Peninsula, is dependable, daring, creative and a bit of a lone wolf himself yet behaves as a young pup when in the company of his much younger Girlfriend Maridly Nantz. While Maridly is away dealing with her own DNR pursuits Grady is pulled into explosions, wolf killings, commercial poaching and governmental red tape just before hunting season starts. Grady must use all of his resources to bring the killer to justice, make some sense of the bombing at a federal wolf research lab and help save a blue wolf.

There is sex, guns, intrigue and the occasional bear, what more can you want?
I really enjoyed this book. There were many characters and each one was colorful and believable. Heywood created a wonderful natural setting for the story to thrive in. I loved the Amish/ Mennonite skirmish. That and many other events made such a bevy of little emergencies that you could feel harrowed energy in the character of Service. It all goes together seamlessly. I had never read anything that took this path before. It was interesting to see inside the DNR's workings and the lives of Conservation Officers. Living in Indiana near many DNR areas I see many Conservation Officers but never thought about the plights of hunting season or illegal activities in those areas. This book goes beyond hunting and hiking. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good story.

A Unique Blend of the Outdoors and Whodunit Mystery.......2003-07-20

Joseph Heywood's excellent second volume addition to his Woods Cop series! Especially for those who love the outdoors as seen from the sportsman's perspective, police investigation mystery enthusiasts, and most particularly those who have a personal knowledge of various locations and the culture in Michigan's Upper Pennisula (U.P.).

While some readers may find Heywood's character development and geographic references esoteric unless they've read the first Woods Cop series novel "Ice Hunter", this text does stand on its own and offers several exciting plot twists, excellent drama, and is satisfying in that the finish is not predictable.

Using the slant of law enforcement from a conservation officer's (a.k.a. game warden's) perspective makes this book a very unique offering.

Change of Pace.......2003-01-10

This is a nice change of pace for readers of mysteries,
because it is about a Michigan game warden, and he works
in that "far off" world of the Upper Peninsula. This is
a nice introduction to the rather different life of a
game warden, who sometimes has to work like a regular cop,
but who also has to give priority to the well-being of
the wild animals he is to protect.
And how many game wardens, let along cops, get to work on
tracking down poachers whose ranks include professional

killers of protected animals, foreigners, IRA terrorists,
and whose enemies include tight-lipped FBI agents and
Native Americans?
This guy has a maze of enemies whose relationships equal
those of a soap opera, and he has to sort through them like
the best of our detectives.
The story revolves around a mysterious explosion at an
unusual federal animal research lab on the shores of Lake
Superior, where 2 people are shot at close range, but where,
at the same time, 5 timber wolves escape. And when our game
warden arrives, he finds the place guarded by FBI agents,
with help from the Fish & Wildlife Svc and other strange
people. Plus, as he pokes around, he bumps into an Ojibway
game warden, who shouldn't even be there, but our guy, Grady
Service, hears about a very unusual "blue wolf" which is among
those escaping animals.
This is a nice, intricate mystery involving a large number of
people of all kinds, and it all takes place in the beautiful,
and sometimes lonely, U.P. of Michigan about the time deer
hunting season is to begin. It makes for a complex set of
characters, and this hero's march through the wilderness,
both natural and political, makes good reading.

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cool sheet Music,but I also wanted more

Sheet music

The Best of Earth, Wind and Fire
Wind and Fire Earth
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Includes 18 top hits by this soulful supergroup: After the Love Has Gone Boogie Wonderland Devotion Fantasy Getaway Got to Get You into My Life In the Stone Let's Groove Mighty Mighty Reasons September Serpentine Fire Shining Star Sing a Song System of Survival Thinking of You and more.

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lame people .......2004-11-10

the people who reviewed this book are moorons this book is for sheet music what did they want life story who cares its for musicians

cool sheet Music,but I also wanted more.......2004-08-16

I was hoping for a full book&things.EWF Is One of My All-Time Favorite Musical Acts Ever&I was hoping for more than getig Sheet Music.but that ain't all bad either but still I wanted something along the lines of the Booklet that i got from there 1992 Box set.Oh well hopefully one day a Proper Book on them Uncut will come.

Sheet music.......2001-04-26

I'm very disappointed in this item. I was expecting information, not sheet music. There was no written explanation of this product. I would not have boughten it if I knew it was only sheet music. I have liner notes. Also bought the Kirkland book for the same reason. Once again, no explanation of the product. When it came it was some kind of scientific outline, not even a book, but a disclaimer that it was unreturnable.

Two Romantic Suspense Novels by Phyllis A. Whitney: Blue Fire and Black Amber

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Two Romantic Suspense Novels by Phyllis A. Whitney: Blue Fire and Black Amber
Phyllis Whitney
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Coach K's Little Blue Book: Fire, Fact, and Insight from College Basketball's Best Coach

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I read this every month
You'd have to be a true Blue Devil fan to like this book
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Coach K's Little Blue Book: Fire, Fact, and Insight from College Basketball's Best Coach
Mike Krzyzewski , and Barry Jacobs
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In 20 years as head coach of Duke University's Blue Devils, Mike Krzyzewski has built one of the most impressive records in college basketball history. This book presents Coach K's insights on topics from teamwork to commitment. "Krzyzewski is a family man first, a teacher second, a basketball coach third, and a winner at all three." - The Sporting News

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I read this every month.......2004-06-16

Hi My name is Boswell Hemmerich. Coach K can do no wrong. This book goes over how Duke calls each player's name with one syllable instead of two or even three - for example, Chris Duhon is known as 'Chris' instead of 'Chris-Duh-on' and Shelden Williams is 'Shel' instead of 'Shel-den'. This is why Duke and Coach K and this book are nuber 1!!!

You'd have to be a true Blue Devil fan to like this book.......2001-07-12

I got this book thinking it might give me some insight into how Coach K motivates his teams, organizes his practice sessions, and instills leadership qualities in his athletes. What I got was a less than thrilling re-hash of some of his best quotes as seen through the eyes of a local news reporter. You'd have to be a true Blue Devil fan to like this book. I didn't, so I gave it to one of my co-workers who graduated from Duke. He likes it.

Total Class.......2001-03-23

What an awesome book! I would compare this book to Rick Pitino's "Success is a Choice". Much of this book can be used as a guide for how somebody should conduct themselves in relationships. Basketball fans will love this book, as it uses examples from Coach K's life to illustrate points that he makes. Pick it up.

Bingo Night at the Fire Hall: Rediscovering Life in an American Village

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Ruminations from the rural/suburban interface
Great Writing Ability, However This Holland Book Has Some Problems
A continuous page turning story
A Local's Review of "Bingo Night"
Home Town Girl from the County Seat

Bingo Night at the Fire Hall: Rediscovering Life in an American Village
Barbara Holland
Manufacturer: Harcourt
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0151002681

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When Barbara Holland inherited her mother's small cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, she quit her job in advertising and moved from Philadelphia to her new home high on a mountain, with only her cat for company. In Bingo Night at the Fire Hall, Holland recounts her adventures and misadventures adjusting to life in a rural community, as her small town adjusts to the inevitable encroachment of suburbia. Whether writing obituaries for the local paper or learning how to handle a chainsaw, Holland shares the triumphs and travails of being a newcomer to an old land with a rich history, a beautiful place sadly losing ground to subdivisions and four-lane highways. Filled with wonderful anecdotes, humor, and insight, Bingo Night at the Fire Hall is a fascinating portrait of a paradisical yet disappearing world.

Customer Reviews:

Ruminations from the rural/suburban interface.......2007-05-29

During the 1700s and 1800s, as the burgeoning population of the White Man, backed by his relatively sophisticated farming methods and industrial capacity, slowly encroached upon and suffocated the Native American cultures, there must have been those writers who bemoaned the passing of the Noble Savage and his way of life. Here, in BINGO NIGHT AT THE FIRE HALL, Barbara Holland, at the interface of vanishing rural, small-farm America and metastasizing, mall-happy suburbia, performs the same function.

The place is northern Virginia, less than an hour's drive west of Dulles International. Barbara places herself in a mountain cabin inherited from her mother near the village of Pikestown, a short distance from North Hill, at a gap in the Appalachians. After determined inspection of a Rand McNally, I can state with some degree of certainty that these are fictional place names. I suspect her point of view to emanate from somewhere in the Front Royal-Chester Gap-Sperryville arc. The time is the mid-1990s, and Holland herself is perhaps in her 60s.

Those readers who enjoyed Endangered Pleasures: In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis, Profanity, and Other Indulgences and Wasn't the Grass Greener?: Thirty-three Reasons Why Life Isn't as Good as It Used to Be are acquainted with the author's style, which is similar to that of the curmudgeonly Andy Rooney, but without the mean streak. But while the other two volumes deal with specifics, BINGO NIGHT AT THE FIRE HALL concerns itself with a way of life, a more nebulous concept, that otherwise gets lost in the mundane details of everyday living. This life, represented by family farms, local general stores, town meetings, bingo nights, a deeply felt Civil War heritage, local fund-raisers, school Christmas pageants, clean-cut and drug-free adolescents, and an environment where everyone knows everybody else, is giving way to the impersonal, stressed-out, multicultural, politically correct, acquisitive, self-centered and insidiously spreading suburbia created by the maturing post-war Baby Boomers and their spawn. And Barbara, a former big city dweller herself, observes this transition creeping over the ridgeline into her own back yard, and hints at a loss of deeper, traditional values.

This book is unlikely to appeal to the young or middle aged, but to those older who are simply getting old and marginalized. This fact doesn't invalidate Barbara's observations, but rather makes them irrelevant to the newest generations, who will, in time, have their own turn at disenchantment.

Great Writing Ability, However This Holland Book Has Some Problems.......2006-07-11

After reading Barbara Holland's "When All the World Was Young", which I absolutely adored, I immediately had to order another of her books. I must say I was not nearly as enamored of this story. I will say I still think she is a gifted writer. Many of her descriptions are a joy to read. However, I had a couple of problems with this story. First, there actually is little story here. In a few places, the long description of the dedication of the new post office comes to mind, it became so mind-numbingly boring that I skipped ahead a few pages. Second, I became a little confused and frankly less than sympathtic to the main character, Barbara. If she so hates the winters in the mountain, why does she stay there? It's obvious she is miserable much of the year. Also, why live in a rural area where "everyone knows you business" and privacy is, in fact, harder to come by than in the big city, if you are a loner at heart (which she obviously is.) Where are her children? Grown now, but why does she never see them, so it seems, and practically never even mentions them. Finally, I found her criticism of the families in the new subdivisions to be a bit cruel. When I read "When All the World Was Young", I found it to be a delightful journey back to the 1950's, the same time I grew up. But in reading "Bingo Night", which takes place in contemporary times, I began to feel that Ms Holland, in fact, would be happier living in the past. As people grow older, some of us adapt to change better than others. Ms Holland's obvious discontent with modern life in American today suggests that she does not adapt well to change. I so loved the other book! I wish she would give fiction a try, she is such an amazing writer, but I'll not read any more of her nonfiction stories.

A continuous page turning story.......2004-04-25

I am not much of a reader. As usual I was fumbling through the book store on one of those boring family vacations and fell into this book. I could not seem to put it down. This book was very well written and I plan to read all of Barbara Hollands books she is a very creative writer and I would recommend any of her books ( even though I have only read this one ) to anyone.

A Local's Review of "Bingo Night".......2002-02-19

Barbara Holland writes about her experiences in moving out to "rural" Loudoun County and about the effect of the encroaching development on the country lifestyle.

I grew up and worked on a farm in western Loudoun. As one of the "locals", I enjoyed her account of the old way of life and it was fun to read about places and people I knew--it brought back a lot of memories. I also enjoyed (and shared) her obvious distaste for the suburbanites who have invaded and taken over Loudoun. That being said, I found her book overly simplistic and highly embellished.Despite her apparent love for the "locals", she understands them only on the most rudimentary level, which is why her analyses are often simplistic.

Readers should be aware that the book is half fiction and half fact. The "Mountain" where she lives is not nearly as inaccessible and remote as she portrays it. Her towns of "Pikesville" and "North Hill" are actually literary conglomerations of several real towns. In addition, Ms. Holland moved to Loudoun in the 1990's. By that point, the County had already been under transition from rural country to suburban life for almost 10 years. Many of the old-timers and old families had long since moved on or passed away. Which is perhaps why she felt the need to embellish the story. However, it was still fun to read about my High School and to recognize the few people and families that she names. All in all it was an enjoyable read. Potential readers should just be aware that it is a work of fiction, with its setting in reality.

Home Town Girl from the County Seat.......2001-06-06

"Bingo Night" was interesting reading for me, having been raised in the "county seat" referred to in the book. I also lived within two miles as the crow flies from her home. Her depiction of life on the mountain is embelished a bit, but that brings life to her story. It was a trip down memory lane, since many of the places mentioned are familiar. While reading, I found myself picturing the hairpin turn, Payne's Biker Bar, the hardware store, and the movie theatre no longer a theatre, but a farm machinery repair shop. I even know where the pond is with the Nativity. My whole family tried to place just where on the mountain road Ms. Holland lives. Ms. Holland's combination of four towns into one village made the story seem a bit like fiction, but shouldn't have that effect on one not familiar with the geographic location. It is rather sobering to read of the westward progression of the metropolitan suburbs so close to home, and the consequences of that progression. It is an endearing story, and is sincerely recommended reading.