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.

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (Puffin Classics)

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Retold one time too many?
Best compilation
do you like a stories inside a greater story?
Everything you needed to know about King Arthur but were afraid to ask!
AWFUL ARTHUR!!!

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (Puffin Classics)
Roger Lancelyn Green
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Retold one time too many?.......2007-08-28

I had to overcome having read one too many retellings of these tales in reading this book.
I think the major flaw is taking the late middle ages Christian approach.
On the plus side the author pretty much sticks to the classic story lines and even puts in the Tristam legend
(his undoing here as the Cornwall Kingdom is where Arthur's mother conceived him, not a a place out of time ).
He changes Vivian to Nimue and calls magic the deceptions of Merlin and Morgan le Fay making everything as the Christians of later times would have it.

Best compilation.......2007-03-26

I have read many versions of the Arthurian legends, and revisited them again in three different books recently. Of those, this version was the best. It was compiled from several different sources, and manages to flesh out some of the legends of the lesser knights and Merlin the Enchanter more than many versions.

Despite being a Puffin Classics edition, it does not condescend to the reader, nor read as a diluted telling, as is so often the case in educational publishing. If you are looking for a clean, coherent telling of the Arthurian tales that won't require wading through archaic language, this is the version for you.

The paperback pricing is nice too.

do you like a stories inside a greater story?.......2006-08-24

The story King Arthur, which was written by Roger Lancelyn Green, is a truly exhilarating adventure set in the middle ages, and it contained many fascinating characters such as King Arthur, who was the king of Logres and who was one of the most important characters in the story; another character is Lancelot who was one of the best Knights of the round table and went on many quests, bringing much honor to Logres, and was quite important through out the book; another character would be Queen Morgana le Fay, she was not only a witch, but also the sister and nemesis of King Arthur, she often tried to capture or kill him and his knights, but in the end she makes peace with him; last but not least is Merlin, he is one of the best know characters, he is a wizard who saves King Arthur life twice, and foretells the future many a time; eventually he is buried alive by Lady Nimue until he is needed once again.

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table was a collection different quest within one larger story, mainly telling the history or King Arthur and how the knights of the round table came to be, and there many legends; the majority of the book was sort of like the exposition, it was getting us accustomed to the characters and the vibe of the story so that the reader could get understand the end of the book when they searched for "The Quest of the Holy Grail" and the "Final Battle" which are the two main conflicts. This book is so good, because anyone can take something away from this book, R.L. Green's stories all have a theme to them whether it is about jealousy, integrity, kindness, forgiveness, or honor, the lesson of chivalry is always stressed, and there is always something for the reader to relate to making the book overall very satisfying.

Everything you needed to know about King Arthur but were afraid to ask!.......2006-07-07

This was the first King Arthur book I ever had. In more recent years I've read Le Morte D'Arthur, the Mabinogion, Bulfinch's Age of Chivalry, and a hundred other collections, some for children and some for adults. This is still the best-written, most comprehensive version I've found.

It tends to read a little like King Arthur's Greatest Hits--no bad thing, really. The story of Geraint and Enid is in there from the Mabinogion, Germanic legends are plundered to discover a bride for Sir Perceval, and Gawain fans will be pleased to know that his spotless character has been restored. He even gets to find the Grail!

There are many other children's collections out there, but none of them as comprehensive as this. As for the old classics, they can be hard to get and, like Mallory's , do unforgivable violence to favourite characters and then spend half the book on the story of Tristan and Iseult.

AWFUL ARTHUR!!!.......2006-04-19

This book was the worst!!! I usually enjoy reading books, but I didn't enjoy one little microscopic segment of this book!!! It was really hard to understand, and it felt like that all Roger Lancelyn Green cared about was death!! I mean really in one chapter I counted that 12 people died!!! In one single chapter!!!!!

The Sex Chronicles : Shattering the Myth

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The Sex Chronicles : Shattering the Myth
Zane
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From a bold and captivating voice comes a collection of stories that probes women's darkest passions and pushes the boundaries of erotic fiction. Sometimes romantic, sometimes raw, Zane appeals to men and women alike with these tales of intoxicating sensuality.

THE Sex CHRONICLES

SHATTERING THE MYTH

Anyone who thinks that men are by nature more sexual than women or that African-American women are especially inhibited hasn't read Zane. Here, she presents an erotic read in three parts: Wild, Wilder, and Off Da Damn Hook. With a unique ability to tell it like it is -- and also to tell it like it could be in your wildest dreams -- Zane crafts stories about everyone from the sensual housewife who wants her husband to experiment more to a secret underground sorority of women that organizes some rather unconventional social events. By turns tender and outrageous, The Sex Chronicles is a pleasure from beginning to end.

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"From a bold and captivating voice comes a collection of stories that probes women's darkest passions and pushes the boundaries of erotic fiction. Sometimes romantic, sometimes raw, Zane appeals to men and women alike with these tales of intoxicating sensuality. THE Sex CHRONICLES SHATTERING THE MYTH Anyone who thinks that men are by nature more sexual than women or that African-American women are especially inhibited hasn't read Zane. Here, she presents an erotic read in three parts: Wild, Wilder, and Off Da Damn Hook. With a unique ability to tell it like it is -- and also to tell it like it could be in your wildest dreams -- Zane crafts stories about everyone from the sensual housewife who wants her husband to experiment more to a secret underground sorority of women that organizes some rather unconventional social events. By turns tender and outrageous, The Sex Chronicles is a pleasure from beginning to end. "

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I loved it!!.......2007-10-01

Beware!! You must come with a open mind. This book will light more than the fire burning inside you.

Garbage!.......2007-09-23

I bought this on the strength of reviews here. What a mistake! I now believe those reviews were put up here by the publisher.

My wife took a look at it first and put it down right away. So I picked it up and I could see why she had dropped it. Very simply - it sucks! I have read a good deal of porn in my time and this is some of the worst I have ever read. It is concrete, clunky, prosaic, with zero style and zero sense of time and pace. In a word it is *mechanical*. There is not a whiff of the erotic anywhere. Find something else - trust me. You could buy pay close to nothing on a secondhand bookstall and do *way* better than this - in fact, if you didn't, you could consider yourself extremely unlucky!

Check out the number that are available secondhand and the prices they go for - this is not a book people keep - those numbers never lie, unlike some reviewers.

Regards

Adrian

Fantasy Island.......2007-09-03

Many different fantasies. She really has been around, or has one of the best imaginations I have ever heard of.

Not bad, not great........2007-08-29

If what one compares this book to is typical pornography, it's pretty well written. The fantasies are interesting enough, and if just about all of the protagonists are supposedly well-off, well-educated black women but still talk like "street sistas" in their internal monologues, well, I guess that means that that's what the author is like, and they're all aspects of her. But what keeps this from being REALLY GOOD erotica is that there's too much description of action, and not enough description of sensation. We get a whole lot of "he did this" and "I did that", and (to be fair) a certain amount of "that really got me hot" or "that really got my juices flowing" (which is why this rates as well as it does, rather than lower) but not enough real description of what the characters were feeling (and I'm talking sensations; I'm not trying to claim we should be getting more emotional responses. This is, after all, erotica/porn, not a romance.) This is a common failing of erotica/porn, and in my mind is one of the defining differences between them. This book talks about a lot of sex, but it isn't really very erotic. So if what you're looking for is essentially well-written porn, this is what you're looking for. If what you want is erotica, it falls a bit short.

I Will Be Back For More.......2007-08-19

I have never read any of Zane's work before, but even an almost virgin like me has got to start somewhere. It was certainly a sexual education for me and being a newcomer to erotic fiction it will be my yard stick. I have tried a couple of erotic novels recently, but I think I prefer the short story genre as it gets to the action quicker and there tends to be more of it. Excellent stuff I will seek out more of Zane. For other seekers of ecplicit unrestrained erotica I highly recomend that you check out Suzie Van Aartman's 100 Percent Erotica, its not itelectually challenging, but boy is it hugely juicy and raunchy.

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East
Edith Pattou
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In the rural villages of Norway, there is an ancient belief that children inherit the qualities of the direction in which they are born. Nymah Rose, the last daughter of eight siblings born to a poor mapmaker and his superstitious wife, was a North-born baby. It is said that North-born babies are wild, unpredictable, intelligent, and destined to break their mothers' hearts because they all leave hearth and home to travel to the far ends of the earth. To keep her close, Rose's mother lied and told her she had been born of the obedient and pliable East. But destiny cannot be denied. One day, a great white bear comes to the mapmaker's door to claim Rose's birthright. Everything that comes after, as richly imagined by author Edith Pattou, is the basis for one of the most epic romantic fantasies ever told. East is a deftly woven tapestry that melds traditional fairy tale motifs of both Beauty and the Beast and East of the Sun and West of the Moon, with the haunting icy lore of medieval northern lands. Told in a changing chorus of voices, including that of Rose, her hopeful brother Neddy, her regretful father, the charmed white bear, and the Troll Queen whose selfish wish is the catalyst that seals Rose's fate, East will enchant any and all who venture within its pages. It is a tale for the Ages, and for all ages. Highly recommended. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert

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Rose has always felt out of place in her family. So when an enormous white bear mysteriously shows up and asks her to come away with him, she readily agrees. The bear takes Rose to a distant castle, where each night she is confronted with a mystery. In solving that mystery, she finds love, discovers her purpose, and realizes her travels have only just begun.

As fresh and original as only the best fantasy can be, East is a novel retelling of the classic tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," told in the tradition of Robin McKinley and Gail Carson Levine.

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The heroine saves the hero........2007-07-12

The heroine saves the hero.

Enjoyed this lovely book. Rose is a strong and adventurous young woman.

BEST BOOK EVER.......2007-05-29

This fantasy book is a must-read. Told in a somewhat journal form by Rose, a girl seeking something from life. Pattou created a splended book you can't stop reading. With lots of action and mystery, you don't know what to expect!

Great book.......2007-05-19

My daughter really enjoyed this book. She even read it twice!

Beautifully Written.......2007-02-04

As my title suggests, "East" is an amazing book that is extremely well written. This is the best book I have ever read in my life.

Rose is a girl living with her poor family. One day a bear shows up at Rose's family's house. He tells them that if Rose comes with him, her sick sister will be well and great fortune will come to their family. Rose makes her decision and great adventure ensues such as a mysterious stranger joining Rose in her bed at night. Different characters and interesing sub-plots make this a memorable book.

Each chapter is from a different person's point of view about what is going on. While this may sound confusing, it keeps the story interesting and fun. I can assure you, there are no loose ends or confusing parts that are never answered. Edith Pattou's descriptive writing really gives you a picture in your head of what is going on. Highly recommended!

Captivating.......2007-02-04

I read the first half of this book yesterday, and sat down for a little while this morning and found myself zipping through the last 250 pages. This is a wonderful story that hooked me from start to finish. It combines bits and pieces from the following tales: Beauty and the Beast, Cupid and Psyche, and East of the Sun West of the Moon. (I'd never even heard of the latter, but I found the original story online, so I'll read it asap!) Fans of Shannon Hale's retellings are sure to enjoy East.

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Classic Literature With Classical Music. Junior Classics)

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Intellectual classic for the whole family
Very cool to listen to!
Very entertaining
Great fun
Great for a family car trip

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Classic Literature With Classical Music. Junior Classics)
Benedict Flynn
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Intellectual classic for the whole family.......2007-09-01

The whole family is hooked on this. The classical music that accompanies it is compelling. You think you are there.

Very cool to listen to!.......2007-05-16

Sean Bean does an awesome job on this production. His range of voices and dialects are amazing. Very eerie in the parts that are supposed to be.

Very entertaining.......2007-03-09

It's hard to take such a well known tale and still make it fun to listen to, but Sean Bean's voice and cadences kept me listening to the end.

Great fun.......2007-01-04

We like to listen to audiobooks on long car rides. This one was very well done. Our two children (6&8) loved it.

Great for a family car trip.......2007-01-03

Sean Bean does a wonderful job reading. The classic story kept the kids and parents spellbound during a family road trip.

History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Chronology)

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Check and see
Suprise! Suprise!
Prescient St Augustine?
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Romulus courts Helen, Paris founds Rome, Moses goes to Troy..

History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Chronology)
Anatoly T Fomenko
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`History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2` is the second volume of the most explosive and astounding tractate on history ever written - however, every theory it contains, no matter how unorthodox, is backed by rock solid scientific data. The book is easy and pleasant to read; it is well-illustrated, contains hundreds of charts, graphs and illustrations, copies of ancient manuscripts, and countless facts attesting to the falsity of the chronology used nowadays. You will be amazed to discover: - That the chronology universally accepted today and taken for granted is simply wrong; - That ALL methods of dating of ancient sources and artefacts known today are erroneous or non-exact; - That there is not a single document that could be reliably dated earlier than the XIth century; The Author refers to the Middle Ages as the Antiquity and proves mutual superimposition of the Second and the Third Roman Empire, both of which become identified as the respective kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Furthermore, he asserts that the famous reform of the Occidental Church in the XI century by Pope Gregory Hildebrand was the reflection of the XII century reforms of Byzantine emperor Andronicus who in his turn identifies with Jesus Christ. The Trojan war counted by Homer happened only as late as of the XIII century A.D. and the great poet actually lived in XIV century A.D. No stone in history of Antiquity is left unturned. Literally. This book is the beginning of a major correction to the chronology we live with.

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Check and see.......2007-06-21

I don't care what other people say of this book. Those affirmig it's fake, they hadn't ever read it. Or have some special reasons to do so. "Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see..." This book won't make you feel comfortable. It'll make you feel free. It'll make you feel you're "not the only one" to feel you'd been lied to for centuries.

Suprise! Suprise!.......2007-03-22

Here is a serie of books which turns "the whole world" upside down. I learned a lot of it and I hope that a new book from A.T. Fomenko will follow very quick. A absolute must for everybody who is interested in history or even a little bit from it.

Prescient St Augustine?.......2006-02-05

We can so far divide the New Chronology into the following three parts:

a) The verifiable theory that proves consensual chronology wrong with the aid of astronomy, statistics and mathematics;

b) The new chronology hypothesis based on a new understanding of known historical facts and the most likely logical explanation of the most obvious inconsistencies inherent in the official version of history;

c) The history conjectures, that is experimental historical reconstructions based on assumptions that the authors believe to make sense in the light of their research and linguistic parallels - void of ironclad factual support to date.

Fomenko's theory complies with the most rigid scientific standards as a whole:

It gives a coherent explanation of what we already know.

- It is consistent: independent lines of inquiry all lead to the same conclusion.

- The predictions it makes are confirmed empirically.

Fomenko goes by the following axioms:

- Chronology is the basis of history;

- Human evolution has always been linear, gradual and irreversible;

- The "cyclic" nature of human civilization is a myth, likewise all the gaps, duplicates, "dark ages" and "renaissances" that we know from consensual history;

- The accumulation of geographical knowledge as reflected in cartography is a gradual and irreversible process;

- The chronological distance between a given manuscript and the events described therein is proportional to the amount of distortions it contains;

- There is no "useless" information in authentic ancient sources.

Why the mainstream historians do not shower mathematician Academician Dr.Prof Fomenko with thanks and laurels?

The Russians:

Because Fomenko asserts that there was no such thing as the Tartar and Mongol invasion followed by three centuries of slavery, providing a formidable body of documental evidence to prove his assertion. The so-called "Tartars and Mongols" were the actual ancestors of the modern Russians, living in a bilingual state with Arabic spoken as freely as Russian. The ancient Russian state was governed by a double structure of civil and military authorities. The hordes were actually professional armies with a tradition of lifelong conscription (the recruitment being the so-called "blood tax"). Their "invasions" were punitive operations against the regions that attempted tax evasion. Fomenko proves that Russian history as we know it today is a blatant forgery concocted by a host of German scientists brought to Russia by the usurper dynasty of the Romanovs, whose ascension to the throne was the result of coup d'état, charged with the mission of making their reign look legitimate. Fomenko proves Ivan the Terrible to be a collation of four rulers, no less. They represented the two rival dynasties - the legitimate rulers and the ambitious upstarts. The winner took it all! Over some 30 years of controversy, Russian historians have made a most remarkable transition - they were initially accusing the young mathematician Fomenko of anticommunist dissident activity and attempts to deface the historical legacy of Soviet Russia; nowadays the middle-aged mathematician is accused of adhering to "pro-communist Russian nationalism" and defacing the proud historical legacy of Great Russia.

The Westerners:

Because Fomenko blows consensual Russian history to smithereens, successfully removing a crucial cornerstone from underneath the otherwise impeccable edifice of World History. Fomenko adds insult to injury, wiping out one by one the Ancient Rome (the foundation of Rome in Italy is dated to the XIV century A. D.), the Ancient Greece and its numerous poleis, which he identifies as the mediaeval crusader settlements on the territory of Greece, and the Ancient Egypt (the pyramids of Giza become dated to the XI-XV century A. D. and identified as the royal cemetery of the Global "Mongolian" Empire, no less). The civilization of the Ancient Egypt is irrefutably dated to the XII-XV century A. D. with the aid of the ancient Egyptian horoscopes cut in stone. He was the first one to decipher and date all such horoscopes, coming up with mediaeval dates in every case. English historians rage at the suggestion that the history of Ancient England was de facto a Byzantine import transplanted to the English soil by the fugitive Byzantine nobility. To reward the English historians who consider themselves the true scribes of World History, the cover of the present book portrays Tintoretto's Jesus Christ crucified on the Big Ben.

The Chinese:

Because Fomenko wipes out the Ancient History of China outright. No such thing. Full point. The compilation of the so-called Ancient Chinese History is reliably datable to the XVII-XVIII century only. It is perfectly recognizable as the Ancient European history, reworked and transcribed in hieroglyphs as yet another historical transplantation, this time performed on the Chinese soil by the loving Jesuit hands. The Chinese are the next in line to go berserk. Chinese history is inevitably bound to get both more ancient and more eventful, proportionally to the growing involvement of China in the world affairs. Chinese historians will keep on finding valid proof of prehistoric Chinese spaceflights until the Politburo orders them to shut up.

The Arabs:

Too bad. Islam with all its key figures is datable to XV-XVI century A. D. Arabic historians may find consolation in the crucial historical role of the Ottoman Empire in the XVI-XVII century. The trouble is that this empire was initially a Christian state, with Hagia Sophia identifiable as Temple of Solomon, according to Fomenko! We can only guess if the acquisition of Alexander the Great (a Macedonian and a Christian) as the founder of the Muslim World Empire will make Fomenko's theories more acceptable to the Arabic mainstream. He certainly does not spare any holy cows at all, claiming The Stone of Qa'Aba in Mecca to contain the lost Arch of the Covenant.

The Divinity:

Despite of reiterated statement that his theory is all about chronology and not Religion, Fomenko stirs up a whole condominium of wasp nests. His collection of anathemas, fatwa, and other condemnations from all parties concerned is already considerable. Little wonder, considering that the history of religions à la Fomenko looks as follows: the pre-Christian period (before the XI century and JC), Bacchic Christianity (XI-XII century, before and after JC), JC Christianity (XII-XVI century) and its subsequent mutations into Orthodox Christianity, the Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism, and so on.

According to Fomenko we know strictly NOTHING about the events that predate the X century A. D.

St Augustin was prescient when he spoke unto us: "be wary of mathematicians, particularly when they speak the truth."

Something of a disappointment.......2005-09-09

After having read the first volume of this expected series of 7 volumes I was triggered by the thesis of these authors that ancient Greek and Roman history did in fact take place in the Middle Ages. So I started studying medieval history of the Middle East - also known as Islamic history - to find out if the opponents of the ancient Greeks and Romans - the Acheamenid Persians, Sassanids, Scythians, Egyptians, etc. - also have their duplicates in medieval history. My search was disappointing: none of the many medieval Islamic dynasties seemed to correspond to the ancient middle eastern rulers.

However, I did find a close correspondence between Herodotus' Persian kings and medieval events:

- the defeat and capture of an Anatolian king - the Lydian Croesus - by the Persian conqueror Cyrus is identical to the defeat and capture of another Anatolian king - sultan Bayezid - by the Asian/Mongol conqueror Tamerlane;
- the Persian conquest of Egypt by the cruel tyrant Cambyses reds almost exactly as the Ottoman conquest of Egypt by Selim the Grim (note the nickname!);
- Darius the Lawgiver of the Persian Empire looks very much alike to Sulayman the Magnificent, the Lawgiver in Islamic history;
- Xerxes, whose main claim to fame is to be defeated by the Greeks at the naval battle of Salamis, looks like Selim II (the Sot) whose main claim to fame is to be defeated by a Spanish-Italian alliance at the naval battle of Lepanto.

I should have expected Fomenko et al. to arrive at similar conclusions, however, they claim that the Persian kings are the alter egos of the Angevin kings of Sicily whose biographies do not contain the exploits of the Persian kings.

The similiarities I indicate lead to the conclusion that Herodotus must have written his Histories at the close of the 16th century. But this is extremely late, given that Herodotus is "the Father of History", so therefore all other "ancient" histories must have been fabricated even later. Yet, the founders of modern chronology - Scaliger and Petavius - laid their foundations also at the close of the 16th century and had the full corpus of ancient histories already at their disposal.

It seems to me that Fomenko has to address these inconsistencies, maybe in the forthcoming 5 volumes?

Another critique of their book is that the correspondencies between different rulers are often based on a superficial comparison of the biographies; upon a more thorough comparison many details appear that do not correspond at all.

Finally, the authors rely heavily on the works of Gregorovius (1821-1891!!) - his medieval histories of Rome and Athens - as the source of medieval history; these works are - at least in the West - hoplessly outdated and have been superceded by more up-to-date works (for instance, Julius Norwich's trilogy on Byzantine history is not even cited).

Romulus courts Helen, Paris founds Rome, Moses goes to Troy.........2005-07-30

If you agree with Fomenko that Roman chronology is basically the foundation of the entire edifice of global chronology; you would also certainly agree that despite its numerous gaps and inconsistencies, Roman history is the best-documented field of ancient history, and thus a reference scale. But how well is the actual date of the Eternal City's foundation known?

Firstly, Rome is supposed to have been founded by the Trojans who had to flee after the fall of Troy. Some claim Rome to have been founded by Aeneas and Ulysses shortly after Troy had fallen; others are of the opinion that there was an entire dynasty that ruled for 500 years between the fall of Troy and the foundation of Rome.

Well, that's just an innocent 500 years long misunderstanding compared with what heretic Fomenko says, asserts, proves in his second volume: Second Roman Empire, Third Roman Empire, Biblical Kingdom of Israel, Biblical Kingdom of Judah, Holy Roman Empire are stories about basically same events, written from different points of view at different times. The underlying events have actually taken place during xii-xv cy. These histories have been written and perfected by multitude of highly talented humanist and clerical writers of xiii-xvi cy disguised as "ancients" with glorious names like Homer, Pluto, Thucydides etc..Chronology 2.0 beta..

Historians are kindly invited to report the bugs.

King Arthur's Round Table: An Archaeological Investigation

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King Arthur's Round Table: An Archaeological Investigation
Martin Biddle
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The vast wooden disk known as King Arthur's Round Table has hung on the wall of the great Hall of Winchester Castle for six hundred years. But what is it? Was it ever a table? When was it made? Why is it hanging on the wall? When was it painted with the famous image it now bears? And why at Winchester? In 1976 the Round Table was taken down from the wall and thoroughly examined by a team of historians and scientists assembled by Martin Biddle, and its history began to emerge. Built in the reign of Edward I, it was probably the centrepiece of a feast held at Winchester after a forgotten tournament celebrating marriage plans for the king's children; Edward III, founder of the Order of the Garter, had the top hung up in the castle hall as a symbol of his interest in the chivalric idea of the company of Arthur's Round Table; Henry VIII had it painted and used the figure of Arthur to support his claim to be arbiter of European power. This most enigmatic of objects at last yields up these and other secrets to scientific analysis and historical deduction. MARTIN BIDDLE is Astor Senior Research Fellow at Hertford College and Professor of Medieval Archaeology in the University of Oxford. Contributors: JOHN V. FLEMING, SIMON JERVIS, BEATRICE CLAYRE, ROGER DAVEY, MICHAEL MORRIS, CECIL HEWETT, G.R. COLEMAN, SUSAN J. READ, BRIAN J. HEARD, A.C. BAREFOOT, DAVID HADDON-REECE, R.L. OTLET, STEPHEN REES JONES, SALLY BADHAM, PAMELA TUDOR-CRAIG, CLIVE WAINWRIGHT, A.J. WALKER.

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Miss Potter novel
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A delightful little gem of a book about the creator of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck and Flopsy, Mopsie and Cottontail
For kids?

Miss Potter: The Novel
Richard Maltby Jr.
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A novel based on the upcoming motion picture on Beatrix Potter's life, starring Renée Zellweger as Beatrix Potter and Ewan McGregor as the man she loved. Written by the film's screenwriter, the novel expands the plotline of his script, blending historical fact and imaginative interpretation to tell a moving story of a Victorian woman who against the odds finds independence, artistic success and romantic love.

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Wonderful reading!.......2007-05-12

I absolutely loved the book and was sorry to finish it! Will read again and again. Never knew her story before.

Miss Potter novel.......2007-02-26

I also bought Miss Potter: The Novel because the film has not been shown in my city except for a one night sneak preview which I missed. I am perplexed and disappointed that the movie had such a limited release. I am glad I bought the novel and enjoyed it very much! I found it charming as I am sure the movie will be as well! I highly recommend you get the novel if you are like me and waiting patiently for it to come to theater or out on DVD!

I loved this book.........2007-02-21

I purchased this book because I'd missed it in the theaters, I am so glad I did. I could not put it down until the last word and after that I came back and bought other books about Beatrix Potter. This fascinating, creative, headstrong wonderful woman who refused to take "her place" in life and instead lived her life as best she could- inspired me to no end. May we all be as brave.

A delightful little gem of a book about the creator of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck and Flopsy, Mopsie and Cottontail .......2007-02-13

Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) grew up in a cold home during the Edwardian era. Her parents were elderly Unitarians and her brother became an alcoholic. Beatrix retreated to her upstairs bedroom. In that bedroom she began to draw beautiful watercolors in pastel clarity of her little imaginary friends such as Peter Rabbit and his garden friends.
Beatrix was a strong willed person. At the age of 36 her little book on Peter Rabbit was accepted for publication by the firm of F. Warne Co. Though shy Beatrix fell in love with one of the three Warne brothers. She and Norman were planning to be married despite the opposition of her parents. They considered Warne to be in trade and beneath the reclusive spinsterish girl they loved and protected. Tragedy ensued when Norman died.
Beatrix bought Hill Top farm and found love with a local solicitor who like she was interested in preserving England's beautiful landscape. Today her Hill Top farm is owned by the National Trust being open to thousands of tourists.
I hesitated in purchasing this book since it was only a movie-tie-in to the new Renee Zellwegger film. It's author is Richard Maltby who also wrote the film's screenplay. I was charmingly surprised! Maltby has woven this simple and heartwarming story of Miss Potter with charm, wit, pathos and
it is obvious he has a warm spot for Beatrix and her furry friends. "Peter Rabbit" is still the bestselling book for children which has been written in the English language.
If you want to spend a few hours getting to know the complex creative genius Beatrix Potter read this fine little book. A true joy!

For kids?.......2007-01-22

With Renee Zellwegger's charming smile beaming at me from the local book store's children section, I was irresistibly bewitched into purchasing a copy of "Miss Potter The Novel."

After immersing myself in the tale, I was not disappointed, but I was briefly confused. The story seemed to start off a bit slow and stiff. And then I realized why. This book is not actually written for 9-12 year olds. It is, in fact, a short adult novel based on the life of Beatrix Potter, which seems to have mirrored much of the plot of Sense and Sensibility.

That said, I was pleasantly surprised by the content of the story. We learn how the creative talents needed to produce such whimsical tales as Peter Rabbit manifest themselves, and how a unique outlook on life can affect artists in both positive and negative ways.

Aside from a couple of sentences containing veiled adult content, the book is fine for both children and adults. If you want an excellent read about following your bliss, look no further.

The Romance of Tristan and Iseult (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)

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Romance
Ancient Tale well told.
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The Romance of Tristan and Iseult (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)
J. Bedier
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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This immortal tale concerns the doomed love between a knight and a princess. The heroic Tristan, nephew and champion of King Mark of Cornwall, journeys to Ireland to bring home his uncle's betrothed, the fair Iseult. Their shipboard voyage takes a tumultuous turn with a misunderstanding and a magic potion, and the lovers quickly find that there's no turning back.

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Great Read........2007-05-07

I find The Romance of Tristan and Iseult a good read for anyone interested in Medieval literature, or romance; or both for that matter. It's well ahead of its time in that it is a story of two lovers forced apart by circumstance and whose love affects others around them as well as themselves, centuries before Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. There is only one downside I can see, though. It is the lack of description of battles in the story; the author doesn't tell much about the fights or what happens in them, only that they occured. But all in all an endearing story.

Romance.......2006-03-15

A fairy tale, mideavel romance with a dragon, a giant, love potion, murder, deciet, love, loyalty, honor, etc. This translation is beautiful. It reads like butter.

Ancient Tale well told........2006-02-17

The story of Tristan and Iseult (or Isolde) is well known through Wagner's famous opera, but this is the real tale. It isn't embellished, but instead it tells the complete tale clearly and succinctly in a manner reminiscent of the older manuscripts like Beowulf. The story (unlike the current film) does include the magic potion, a typical device of the older legends. The heart-breaking ending may be clear even in the third or fourth chapter, but getting there is a major trip to treasure. To those familiar with Wagner's names, there are some variant spellings, but they don't amount to much. Kurvenal is Gorvenal for example. A most enjoyable book.

A timeless legend.......2005-12-20

In the Arthurian Legend of Tristan and Iseult (alternatively Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isotta, etc.), there are actually two Iseults involved with him. The first is called Iseult of Ireland, daughter of King Anguish of Ireland. She loves Tristan deeply but had been promised to King Mark of Cornwall, Tristan's uncle. The second Iseult was the daughter of Hoel of Brittany and sister of Sir Kahedin. She is called Iseult of the White Hands and is the one Tristan ended up marrying, though Tristan did not love her. When Tristan is mortally wounded, he calls for Iseult of Ireland in the hopes that she might be able to heal him. When her ship arrives, Tristan asks his wife what color the sails were (white meaning she would come, black meaning she wouldn't). The sails were white, yet Iseult of the White Hands, resentful of his love for the other Iseult, lied and Tristan passed away. When Iseult of Ireland arrives to discover her lover has died, she dies of grief next to him.

Iseult was also the name given to Tristan's grand-daughter in some versions of the legend.

She is a main character in the Tristan poems of Béroul, Thomas of Britain, and Gottfried von Strassburg. In it, she is first seen as a young princess tutored by Tristan in music and many other arts. Later, when he goes back to Ireland to win her for his uncle King Mark of Cornwall, she becomes more important because she has grown up and become more beautiful and smart. She is supposed to marry an evil steward who pretends that he has killed a dragon that Tristan killed. She eventually does not have to marry the steward byt King Mark and she embarks on a journey with Tristan to Cornwall. On the journey, she and Tristan accidentally drink a love potion Isolde's mother, also Isolde, prepared for her and Mark and was guarded by Brangane. They fall in love with no time limit on the spell.

In this work, Isolde is not that great. She is deceitful and not so nice to Brangane who is nothing but loyal to her. She sends Brangane out into the forest to be killed and when Brangane proves loyal even in the face of death, she calls her back and apologizes. She gets away with sleeping with Tristan for a long time until finally Brangane lets the proverbial cat out of the bag. She dies in despair that Tristan has died.

A Keeper.......2003-12-30

I had to read this for a history class and thought I woult dread it, but it is a very nice love story - way better than Romeo and Juliet, and did reflect the changing view of romantic love in literature of the time. I will be keeping it in my library instead of selling it back to the bookstore - and that says a lot!

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A Great Story
Keturah and Lord Death
Beauty and the Beast
Intriguing Title, Wonderful Story

Keturah And Lord Death
Martine Leavitt
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An original, if predictable fantasy/romance.......2007-08-06

The writing is superb, the characters are well-developed, and the romance is spellbinding. Keturah and Lord Death is a fantasy book good enough for all but the most discriminating fantasy lover. Additionally, the predictable but heart wrenching conclusion will give readers warm goosebumps. This book is ideal for any middle-school girl.

Sixteen-year-old Keturah Reeve, a beautiful and talented storyteller, lives with her grandmother in a small, poor village just outside an immense forest. She is inspired by her grandparents' loving marriage and is determined to not settle for anything less than her `own true love' to wed. One day, though, she gets lost in the forest. After wandering desperately for three days without food or water, she resigns herself to death. At once, the shadowy figure of Death appears on his night-black stallion. He is young and handsome, but unyielding. However, Keturah is not ready to give up on her dreams of true love, and manages to "cheat death" out of her life. She weaves a wonderful story while Lord Death listens spellbound, but then refuses to tell him the ending. Bemused and annoyed, Lord Death grants her a deal: if, in one day, she can find her true love, she will not die until she is old and ready. If she still cannot find him, Lord Death will pay her another visit and hear the rest of the story. Keturah accepts this reprieve and returns to her village. Helped by her friends Gretta and Beatrice, she overcomes many obstacles (she visits a witch, buys a disturbing magical charm, delivers a baby, bakes a lemon pie, accosts a hermit, plays matchmaker, petitions her lord, and charms the lord's handsome son) all in the name of true love. As she continues on her quest, she learns surprising truths about fate, life, and her own capabilities. The ending of this book is predictable to any reader who has read romance before, but it's sweet and satisfying.

If Keturah and Lord Death were a food, it would be a chocolate éclair- not filling or substantial, but delicious all the same. Small flaws permeate the book; minor characters are overly generalized, the male protagonist is transparent, the plot sometimes meanders, and Keturah is the epitome of the `perfect, generous, lovely, selfless, brave' maiden. It's kind of annoying, especially if you're like me, and you like your heroines to be human. However, the wonderful language and the dark, intense mood of the book make these flaws insignificant. A beautiful, lyrical read.

A Great Story.......2007-07-10

I happened to pick up this book as an audio book. The "performer" on the CD, Alyssa Bresnahan, is truly outstanding! She really captured the essence of Keturah and the other characters! I recommend the CD version highly, even though it takes 6.5 hours its well worth it.

Keturah and Lord Death.......2007-06-17

Keturah and Lord Death centers around Keturah Reeve, and her story begins the day she follows the hart into the woods and finds herself lost for three days. She then encounters Death in the woods and they make a bargain after she tells him a story that will possibly serve in saving her life. The bargain: if she can find her true love in twenty-four hours, Death will spare her. If not, Death will take her as his bride.

While reading this I was reminded of the story of Persephone and Hades, and also, Shahrazad. Martine Leavitt has a very nice, quick writing style that makes reading on an easy task that isn't regretted. But I did find that some things passed on too quickly. I really believe that if she had lengthened the story and possibly given more depth, it would have been powerful and much more compelling. As it is, Keturah and Lord Death is a very simple read for younger age groups.

I do like that Keturah and Lord Death, original in its own right, feels like a new form of fairy tale, a mix between a Persephone/Hades and a Shahrazad type of story. Keturah is kind and beautiful and your typical maiden, with hardly any flaws. Lord Death is brooding and melancholy, and as expected, lonely. Every other character is very one-sided. They are never really driven in to or explored.

One of the problems I do have with this story, although I did enjoy reading it, was that Keturah tells death the story of her possible true love that she has never met which ends up saving her another day. She basically states that she would live for her one true love and that was her main purpose. Then, she goes off and attempts to force herself to love people when she knows that she doesn't. I thought that this was dwelled on way too much. I just kept wanting her to follow her own words, and I wish Martine Leavitt had given her greater turmoil and possibly more men (I don't really know how to put that) so that her choice, talked of nearly one hundred pages, would not seem so ridiculous. And the ending is very predictable. While I was pleased with it, I wish there had been more surprises. Along with this, I felt that Martine Leavitt shorted herself with her own story. There were so many opportunities to make this something amazing or like an odyssey for Keturah or some kind of journey. (Which it kind of was, but I really think it wasn't, in a way. It was just too simple to be anything so serious.) Basically, after finishing the last page I wished the author had drawn out the story, made Keturah change and grow with every chapter and for her adventure send her to all over the world. Maybe it would have been better if she had a year, and in that time, became completely transformed. Martine Leavitt didn't take her chance, and the book, therefore, was less than it might have been.

Overall: I did enjoy Martine Leavitt's book. It is a very good story for young girls and serves as an original, simple storyline to be read and enjoyed; but I wish so badly that it had turned out to be more than it was.

Beauty and the Beast.......2007-05-20

The Beast in Beauty and the Beast seems like the ultimate reject when it comes to potential boyfriends, but then, who could possibly fall in love with Death? Keturah nearly dies in the forest, and Lord Death only agrees to spare her life temporarily, in a manner reminiscent of Scheherazade's experience in The Arabian Nights. This is a gem of a book for fairy tale enthusiasts. It should also make a refreshing change for teen readers who are tired of predictable books about girls with vampire/werewolf boyfriends. The romance in this story actually makes you think about romance in a new way--which is pretty hard to do these days.

Intriguing Title, Wonderful Story.......2007-05-18

Keturah and Lord Death - - The title is intriguing enough. I picked up this book to read after my mom returned from the library with a bunch of library books that looked interesting to her. I read it, loved it, and entirely despised the ending. But it was such a wonderfully wrought work that I just had to learn to enjoy the ending. So, I read it about five times in the next few days. I finally learned to love it.
In this story, Keturah, the protagonist, follows a hart into the woods. She meets Lord Death after three days of being lost, and she pleads for her life. After telling Lord Death a story, without the ending, Keturah is granted one day to find true love. Turning into a Scheherezade of sorts, she leads you through an amazing story that makes you feel like it really happened, like you are actually there. It is amazing.
From the cover, I was expecting it to be a "kissing book" and that kinda made me not want to read it. I'm not a romance freak. But, surprisingly(*coughcoughluckilycough*) it had minimal kissing.
I really enjoyed this book, and think it deserves SIX stars (or more). It is definitely worth your time.
-The Daughter of Lisa Havens (who actually happens to be a very intelligent, ingenious musician with the most humble of attitudes... :D)
--Thank you.

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