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Will the past become our future? Is humankind destined to repeat the events that occurred on another planet, far away from Earth? Zecharia Sitchin's bestselling series The Earth Chronicles provided humanity's side of the story-as recorded on ancient clay tablets and other Sumerian artifacts--concerning our origins at the hands of the Anunnaki, "those who from heaven to earth came." In The Lost Book of Enki, we can view this saga from a different perspective through this richly conceived autobiographical account of Lord Enki, an Anunnaki god, who tells the story of these extraterrestrials' arrival on Earth from the 12th planet Nibiru. The object of their colonization: gold to replenish the dying atmosphere of their home planet. Finding this precious metal results in the Anunnaki creation of homo sapiens--the human race--to mine this important resource.
In his previous works, Sitchin compiled the complete story of the Anunnaki's impact on human civilization in peacetime and in war from the fragments scattered throughout Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, Egyptian, Canaanite, and Hebrew sources--the "myths" of all ancient peoples in the old world as well as the new. Missing from these accounts, however, was the perspective of the Anunnaki themselves. What was life like on their own planet? What motives propelled them to settle on Earth-and what drove them from their new home? Convinced of the existence of a now lost book that formed the basis of ancient Sumerian texts holding the answers to these questions, the author began his search for evidence. Through exhaustive research of primary sources, he has here re-created tales as the memoirs of Enki, the leader of these first "astronauts." What takes shape is the story of a world of mounting tensions, deep rivalries, and sophisticated scientific knowledge that is only today being confirmed. An epic tale of gods and men unfolds, challenging every assumption we hold about our creation, our past, and our future.
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Very different from the others books by Stichiin.......2007-05-13
This book is a little bit hard to read because of the unusual English language; this is not at all an everyday English language. The construction of the sentences is the opposite way that it is usually. But anyway, this book is a must! This book is very different from the others. There is a lot of new information.
Extrremely Muddled Thinking.......2007-04-29
The first book in this series sounded so plausible. Reviewers pointed out the fact that he almost never identifies his sources, and many of the sources they could indentify turned out to be wrong, but what the heck, I could live with that. By the second book he's already beginning to write more from imagination than reality, and in the last one he writes an entire "Bible" in the words of his imaginary space guy. I love "true history of the world" kinds of books, but this guy shows a progressively worse lack of regard for logic and reality as he proceeds. For a better read, try The Mayan Prophecies : Unlocking the Secrets of a Lost Civilization
The Lost Book of Enki .......2007-03-09
If you find all the earlier books of Sitchin a hard read this book makes it far easier to understand. Out of all of his works this is the one that I go back to on a regular basis.
Interesting but drags..........2007-01-10
I'm really into Sitchin and his theories so this attracted me. But while interesting as all his stuff is, this is really a dull read. I can only take a few pages at a time.
Incredible.......2007-01-06
It may look like fiction but it is not... I already had this treasure and I bought it for my friend (the yogi). He got addicted to Sitchin books. I'm grateful there is someone in the earth that knows very well Sumerian to translated for all of us and let us know the truth...
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Edgard Varèse, the pioneering composer of electronic music, formed the subject of a major exhibition in Basel in 2006; it displayed many previously unknown documents from the composer's estate, including manuscripts, letters, and other material. This volume contains detailed commentaries on all the items on display, as well as thirty-two essays by leading authors from Europe and America. Varèse's life and music are discussed under the following headings: Influences - Points of Orientation; Conductor and Initiator in New York; Probing Uncharted Territory; Impact and Reception. Many previously unknown documents from the composer's estate, recently acquired by the Paul Sacher Foundation, form the basis of a nuanced picture of Varèse's life, musical thought, and compositional output. The book is lavishly illustrated with facsimiles of manuscripts, letters, and other documents from the composer's collection, as well as reproductions of paintings, drawings and sculpture documenting Varèse's close ties to the visual arts. Contributors: JONATHAN W. BERNARD, GIANMARIO BORIO, DIANE BOUCHARD, AUSTIN CLARKSON, HERMANN DANUSER, MICHEL DUCHESNEAU, SABINE FEISST, KYLE GANN, FRITZ GERBER, THEO HIRSBRUNNER, ANNE JOSTKLEIGREWE, MATTHIAS KASSEL, SYLVIA KAHAN, KLAUS KROPFINGER, ERNST LICHTENHAHN, MALCOLM MACDONALD, GUIDO MAGNAGUAGNO, OLIVIA MATTIS, ULRICH MOSCH, HELGA DE LA MOTTE-HABER, FELIX MEYER, DIETER NANZ, ROBERT PIENCIKOWSKI, WOLFGANG RATHERT, DAVID SCHIFF, ANNE C. SHREFFLER, HEINZ STAHLHUT, JüRG STENZL, DENISE VON GLAHN, CHOU WEN-CHUNG, HEIDY ZIMMERMANN. Published in cooperation with the Paul Sacher Foundation.
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Today one would be hard pressed to choose a "Pre-eminent Victorian," but among the Victorians themselves it was agreed that one figure towered above the rest. His name was Joseph Paxton (1803 1865), and he bestrode the worlds of horticulture, urban planning, and architecture like a colossus. This was the self-taught polymath who had a solution to every large-scale logistical problem, the genius whom an impossibly overworked Charles Dickens dubbed "The Busiest Man in England."
Rising quickly from humble beginnings, Paxton, at age 23, became head gardener and architect at Chatsworth, the estate of the sixth Duke of Devonshire. Under Paxton's direction, Chatsworth was transformed into the greatest garden in England, a paradise of magnificent greenhouses, gravity-defying fountains, and innovative waterworks. Queen Victoria herself came to marvel; here was Britain's answer to the hanging gardens of Babylon.
But it was the Crystal Palace, home of the Great Exhibition of 1851, that secured Paxton's fame. Two thousand men worked for eight months to complete this unprecedented temporary structure of iron and glass. It was six times the size of St. Paul's Cathedral, and entertained six million visitors. In the wake of its spectacular success, Paxton was in constant demand to design public buildings and propose ways to ease congestion in London, then the world's most populous city.
An artist among researchers, Kate Colquhoun handles her complex subject as if she were born to biography. She tells the compelling story of a man who embodied the Victorian ideals of self-improvement, industry, and civic service, and paints a touching portrait of a remarkably down-to-earth visionary.
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An outstanding, detailed production displays the prowess of a fine writer........2006-10-15
THE BUSIEST MAN IN ENGLAND: A LIFE OF JOSEPH PAXTON, GARDENER, ARCHITECT & VICTORIAN VISIONARY tells of an 1800s Victorian pragmatist who worked in horticulture, urban planning and architecture and solved everything from big problems to small design issues. At only 23 years he became heard gardener and architect at the Derbyshire estate of the sixth duke of Devonshire, changing it to one of the most extraordinary garden concepts in the country. Given his vast influence and local fame, it's surprising no detailed biographical sketch has been produced before THE BUSIEST MAN IN ENGLAND. Kate Colquhoun uses personal papers and extensive research to provide a well-rounded biography of the man's personal and public life alike - and amazingly, it's her first book. An outstanding, detailed production displays the prowess of a fine writer.
Diane C. Donovan
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Racing Alone by Nader Khalili "Is it really sane to follow one's ideals and dreams and race alone in today's world?
Is it really reasonable to insist on holding to one's visions against all odds, and after many trying years?"
The newly published year 2,000 edition of this acclaimed classic chronicles how to sustain a quarter century of quest and inspiration through the arts, architecture, and personal transformation. Published by Cal-Earth Press in beautiful leather-tooled hardback with photographs from the author's original journey.
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Great and inspiring story........2006-08-20
Since the title to the end, it is a beautiful experience that teaches the importance of following a dream raising against our own limitations.
Simply eloquent and surely applicable.......1999-08-27
This book, as simple as the narrative is, can be incredibly moving. In fact, the autor's words, move very well to describe the simple act of trying to make an architectural idea happen. He describes a method of building that strikes as so close to the earth that it is revolutionary. The book is a quick read, and the time I have spent pushing its premise is well worth it.
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A profound investigation into the shifting nature of identity and reality
• Looks at the ways thought is embodied and how it takes on a life of its own
• Shows how Superman, an archetype of popular culture, is a perfect example of the nonlocality of quantum physics
Writer Alvin Schwartz received a great deal of attention from fans when he began talking publicly about his seventeen-year stint writing Superman and Batman comics. One of the individuals who contacted him was no ordinary fan, but a seven-foot Buddhist monk named Thongden, a
tulpa or individual who was thought into being by a Tibetan mystic. Thongden put Alvin Schwartz on the path without form, an amazing journey he took in the company of Hawaiian kahunas, quantum physicists, and superheroes. Superman, as it turns out, is also a tulpa, a being created by thought that takes on a life of its own and, in Mr. Schwartz’s words, is an archetype expressing the sense of nonlocality that is always present in the back of our minds--that capacity to be everywhere instantly. Superman is one of the specific forms that embodies our reality when we’re at our highest point, when we’re truly impermeable, indestructible, totally concentrated, and living entirely in the now, a condition each of us actually attains from time to time.
Alvin Schwartz’s story is a personal journey through a lifelong remembrance of synchrony, inspiration, accident, and magic. As it unfolds it puts into vivid clarity the saving grace that inhabits every moment of our lives. The author travels as a stranger in a strange land, whose greatest oddity is that this land is our own.
Customer Reviews:
One of my favorite books.......2006-05-30
I read about 75-100 books a year, and first read this one about ten years ago. If making a list of my top five favorite books this one would be on it. Schwartz talks about Tibetan mysticism, the nature of reality (and many related subjects), and comic books in a fun and interesting narrative. Great book!
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- Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter
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- Draws the reader into its webs of conflicting motives and does not let go until the final page
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Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter
Thomas Kaplan-maxfield
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A work of fiction with Gothic undertones shifting between present-day and colonial New England, "Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter" contains within the third-person narrative of Nikki Helmik the found journal of her ancestor, Anne Cleves, written strikingly in first-person. A dramatic story of love, loss, and Druid magic, Anne's journal strangely echoes Nikki's own struggle to resolve the crises in her life. Haunted and inspired by her ancestor, Nikki becomes a Druid magician, resolving for herself the deadly attraction between power and love. This psychological exploration of a woman's all-too-contemporary personal upheaval oscillates between realism and romance, contemplative drama and adventure story, replete with Druid magicians, centuries-old curses, wolves, ravens, and the mystery of a broken brooch. Down Gloucester's narrow streets, deep into Dogtown woods, teetering on granite cliffs and plunged into stormy North Atlantic seas, the reader is drawn into a labyrinth in which the age-old war of the sexes is given a new twist.
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Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter.......2007-07-14
Nikki Helmik is a woman who is used to getting whatever she wants from men. At a very young age, Nikki experienced abuse at the hands of her father and watched her mother turn from a vibrant woman into her father's slave. From then on, she vowed never to allow a man into her heart. So with the help of her mentor Rose, Nikki learned how to use men for her personal satisfaction and to increase her social standing. A series of strange events, however, would change the way Nikki viewed her mother as well as her own love and power issues.
Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter is actually three stories in one, each with a correspondingly different feel and attitude. The first story is about Nikki and takes place in the present day. This story has a slow unhurried almost Victorian feel with the every present attitude that men are just sources of wealth and status. The second story is about Nikki's mother. This account is more energetic but containing the energy of frustration, sacrifice, and trying to do the right thing despite the personal costs. The third story is about Anne Cleves, a powerful druidic ancestor of Nikki and her mother. This story is wild, dramatic, and full of action. As each story progresses, the main character of Nikki evolves and changes from a user to a woman willing to embrace her powerful legacy.
Mayra Calvani -- Curled Up With A Good Book.......2006-12-03
Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter is a modern gothic novel that goes beyond the more common, commercial form of the genre. Along with magic, ravens, wolves, and a mysterious emerald brooch, the author also explores the female psychology, men and women relationships, and feminist issues.
Forty-year-old lawyer Nikki Helmik leaves her job in Boston to come back to her childhood town of Gloucester, MA. Soon she falls in love with Philip, the son of her cruel and beautiful childhood mentor Rose Eveless, a woman obsessed with physical beauty and eternal youth. Rose is outraged by Nikki and Philip's relationship, not only because Philip is already married, but also because Rose believes Nikki had an affair with her husband, who is now dead. Torn between conflicting loyalties and ideals, Nikki isn't sure what to do. Then Rose makes her a strange offer; she may have Philip, but on one condition: she must find the long lost journal of an ancient Druid magician, a shape-shifter named Anne Cleves, who happens to be none other than Nikki's ancestor. Rose believes the journal might hold the key to eternal youth she so desperately desires. Thus begins Nikki's search for the journal as well as for her own identity. Will finding the journal resolve her psychological conflict and accept the man she loves?
At times, especially in the beginning, the novel moves quite slowly, with pages and pages of what seems like pointless dialogue. This is accentuated by the tiny print used in the book. The author spends too much time dwelling on the character of Rose, who later disappears for most of the story and doesn't show up until the end. It is not until the reader is able to read the mysterious "lost" journal that the story begins to gain momentum. Though Nikki comes through as a real entity, Rose, on the other hand, is a bit stereotypical of the "beautiful and cruel" antagonist and even appears comical at times. The dialogue, however, flows naturally and sparkles with genuineness, and the author does an excellent job in putting himself in the mind of the female protagonist. Through the journal, the reader is transported into another time and place, with all the sights and sounds of those dark times. In fact, reading this ancient Druid's first-person account is the most fascinating aspect of the book.
This novel would be of special interest to those readers interested in Druid magic--its history, particulars and gore. Indeed, the author offers some fascinating details about this subject.
Suspenseful.......2006-03-24
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (3/06)
I thoroughly enjoyed "Memoirs of a Shape-shifter." Most gothic type stories tend to be to short for me, just as I am getting into the story, it is over. Not so with "Memoirs." The story takes you from modern times, through early America, then back into ancient Ireland. The journey follows a modern woman, Nikki, on her journey of self-discovery as a woman and as a Druidic priestess, down the path of her ancestor Anne Cleves.
At 40 years of age, Nikki starts exploring her past and how experiences in her childhood, especially with her abusive father have affected her emotionally. These experiences have especially affected her ability to love. As Nikki explores her past she learns about the women in her family's involvement with witchcraft and druidism. She begins to follow this path and is able to heal herself.
This story is very suspenseful and the characters are well developed. I highly recommend this book to people who enjoy suspenseful novels that have a touch of magic in them. The way that the author is able to intertwine the past with the present really allows for some rich reading. His descriptive text makes the reader feel more like they are enjoying a movie instead of reading printed material.
Mists of Avalon in Massachusetts.......2006-02-06
Memoirs of a Shapeshifter brought me back to a book I lived with for a long time, The Mists of Avalaon. Not since 1987 have I been transported so fully into another world. Kaplan-Maxfield's story within a story follows the contemporary woman, Nikki, back into her childhood, up to the present and then into her heritage as a Priestesse/witch through her ancestor Anne Cleves. Anne's story returns us to early America and The northern shores of Massachusetts, the forests, the indians and back to ancient Irelanc. Nikki, who has had a long rocky road in her relationships with men, learns from her ancestor, how to open herself to love. It's a gripping, action-packed, heart-breaking and soul-making tale which I would love to see on the silver screen someday. Kaplan-Maxxfied's descriptions are exquisitely vivid. A big book with a big message, ancient wisdom for contemporary times
Draws the reader into its webs of conflicting motives and does not let go until the final page.......2005-11-03
Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter is a fantastic novel with Gothic qualities. Transitioning between the present day story of a young woman and the discovered journal of her ancestor, penned in colonial-era New England, Memoirs of a Shape Shifter follows both the modern woman's struggles with the crises in her life, and her ancestor's struggles. The descendant becomes a Druid magician just like her ancestor, responsible for the knife-edge balance between power and love. Entangled and complex, Memoirs of a Shape-Shifter draws the reader into its webs of conflicting motives and does not let go until the final page.
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My Favorite Book.......2003-05-14
As an ASPIRAnte, Dra Antonia Pantoja is one of my biggest role models, and I feel that through me and the other young ASPIRAntes she still lives her life. This book taught me sooo much about the life and struggles of this great spanish role model
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The Moonweaver Priestess Rhea is clairvoyant; the power to see the future is hers, but is it a curse or a gift? Time is running out and she must race across the country chasing shadows and deadly clues that lead her on an avalanche ride that will change the fate of New Avalon forever. Published together for the first time by the international bestselling author of Shadows of the Underworld. The omnibus edition includes Golden Rattle, New Avalon, & Missing Persons (episodes 3-5 of the Moonweaver Mystery books).
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- A poet, and doesn't know it...
- Journey for One = Journey for All
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Journey
Robert Amoroso
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Alone in a $45 dollar-a-week flop house, Bob Amato must now face his most ardent adversary — himself. He will be forced to strip himself of every emotion. He will question each and every value he's ever held dear. He will even question his very existence. Within this tattered and shabby room, this self-imposed prison, he will be challenged, time and again. His only link to the outside world, an old rotary phone. His only solace are the memories of his youth. His only diversion an open window overlooking a decaying neighborhood, struggling to survive. All the while, a nagging premonition persists that he's not alone. That someone or something is watching him. The room is hot and muggy, and yet he feels a cold draft gently caressing his face. The phone suddenly rings. The line is open; there's someone on the other end…then silence. In the final chapters, as a thunderstorm rages on, Bob Amato will face the ultimate challenge. Suspended between life and death, he will be given three choices. However, within each choice, there lies a paradox that only he can solve. Will he survive? And if he does, what must he give in return…what would you?
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A poet, and doesn't know it..........2004-03-12
I read Robert Amoroso's novel "Journey" in one sitting and felt filled with a peaceful spirit upon completion. This admitted based on the author's life work reminds me of a lengthy poem, and reads like one, as well. Is this good? I think so. Poetic license runs rampant with writing style and writer's expression. The feelings of a life in the toilet waiting for the final flush prevail until a twist and turn of events takes the reader in a new direction. EXCELLENT!
Journey for One = Journey for All.......2003-05-15
What you'll be getting your hands on when you buy Robert Amaroso's book, "Journey," is nothing less than one man's heroic journey into the depths of his own soul. And, from his own soul he speaks to ours as well. His journey's not all that pretty! but, then, whose soul is without its bumps and scrapes? What it is, though, is human -- warts and all!
Encapsulated from the rest of the world though his own self-imposed isolation, his room -- this hovel that he chooses to live in -- becomes a symbol, becomes the microcosm of his entire life up to that point. Nothing in this room works right, just as nothing in his life is working right: There are windows that resist opening, rusty pipes that squirt out coppery water, the telephone that keeps ringing, with no one on the other end. Add to that, a blustery thunder and lightning storm that, psychologically, forces him more into himself. And, what about that blur of movement to his side, and just outside his field of vision? You'll keep reading. I know you will. And, I promise you an ending worthy of inclusion in the Twilight Zone. Good job, Mr. Amaroso...
JOURNEY.......2003-03-22
A second chance at life - how many of us are fortunate enough to get one? JOURNEY is an intimate look into the life and mind of main character, Bob Amato, as he seeks to rebound from a self imposed purgatory of despair.
This enjoyable read is cleverly crafted with a richly textured narrative that easily builds empathy between the reader and the characters. Especially moving are the scenes depicting Amato's relationship with his family and the influence they exert on his life.
Bob Amato is endearing. Despite his flaws, I wanted him to win, and ultimately I admired the courage of his final choice.
Robert Amoroso's, JOURNEY - a message about life and family that speaks to us all.
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