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.

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Fascinating read
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well , who on earth needs logic in world building?
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Night Life (Pharaohs Rising, Book 1)
Elizabeth Guest
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ASIN: 0425214826

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Ancient Egypt takes a bite out of modern-day Las Vegas.

Once a pharaoh, Adrian King has awakened thousands of years later-as a vampire. Now the owner of the Royal Palace in Vegas, he is falling for Egyptologist Christine Day. But others have awakened who will not rest until Adrian is destroyed again, even if it means taking the only true love he's ever known.

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Fascinating read.......2007-08-27

Night Life is a fascinating look into a world of opulance and power. Merneptah Seti, King of Eygpt, awakens in the present. He's built the identity of Las Vegas Casino owner and collector of Egyptian antiquities, Adrian King. King meets Egyptologist Christine Day, the lover inhabiting his dreams, as he has hers. But others have awakened and Adrian must determine if they are friend or foe. The scent of evil warns an Eater of Blood and Breaker of Bones lurks nearby, bent on treachery, seeking revenge and Adrian's destruction. What better way than to destroy the one he loves? The book's ending kept me on the edge of my seat. Don't miss Elizabeth Guest's Night Life.

A Great New Take on Vampires.......2007-07-09

As an Egyptologist, Christine Day recognizes the authenticity of the breathtaking statues and artifacts exhibited at the Royal Palace hotel and casino. Christine has always had a sixth sense when it comes to ancient Egypt, and about one pharaoh in particular. That pharaoh is Merneptah Seti. Christine's family of archeologists has been searching for Seti's lost tomb for generations. As a child, Christine made a promise to her grandfather that she would find Merneptah Seti's tomb.

In his past, Adrian King's name was Merneptah Seti. Seti sat upon the Egyptian throne and he ruled the Black Lands of the Nile. Seti was always an honorable leader and a warrior without equal. Seti performs a sacred ritual, which allows him to reawaken years after his death. Upon his awakening, Seti realizes that someone within his trusted circle of family and friends was the instrument of his death.

In present day Las Vegas, Seti is known as Adrian King. Adrian is the owner of the Royal Palace casino and hotel. He still rules his people honorably. Adrian is haunted by dreams of a beautiful woman, the same alluring woman he dreamed of in ancient times.

While wandering the halls of the Royal Palace during her first visit, Christine finds herself beside a small, charming pool. A sensual waking vision overtakes Christine of a gorgeous man making love to her in a lovely lotus pool. She has dreamed of this man her entire life, but this is the first time she can see the details of his face. When the vision releases her, Christine finds herself face to face with the man of her dreams. Adrian King is astonished by the breathtaking beauty of the woman standing before him. The enchanting woman smells of the ancient perfume he created specifically for the woman from his dreams. Can this really be the woman Adrian has been searching for during his long existence?

Adrian knows that some of the men and women who were his trusted friends have also awakened in this new time. Are they friend or foe? Betrayed or betrayer? Whom can Adrian trust? Will Adrian be able to keep Christine safe now that he has finally found her?

Elizabeth Guest has created a new type of vampire in NIGHT LIFE. Guest has researched Egyptian lore and history and produced a remarkable story that grabs the reader's attention from the first paragraph. NIGHT LIFE is filled with spirit and intensity. Adrian and Christine's love story is wonderful and it touched me deeply. The idea of two people dreaming of one another for their entire lives is particularly poignant. I loved the characters, the action, the intrigue, and the ending to NIGHT LIFE. I look forward to reading more exciting books set in Ms. Guest's fascinating world of Egyptian vampires. Run out and buy a copy of NIGHT LIFE from your local bookstore; then sit back and immerse yourself in this captivating tale.

A Wow Book!.......2007-07-05

I couldn't put this book down. The use of ancient Egyptian mythology in a vampire story was really different and exotic. It had just the right amount of world building for me. I don't want to get bogged down in a million details. That's not why I read romance. I loved the hero and heroine of Night Life and the idea that it was their destiny to be together. I guess we all like different stories when we read: this was one my personal favorites so far in 2007.

well , who on earth needs logic in world building?.......2007-07-04

I bought this book based on the AAR review, they are usually reliable. Well this one was the exception that proves the rule, as other people have mentioned here, there are literally NO explanations provided for anything that happens. Egyptians just die, happen to wake up 'vampire' and immortal, and take it from there. There are no explanations for practically anything that happen in the book, but there are pages and pages devoted to the oil the hero made for her,or embalming procedures (which was actually a good bit) and useless other tidbits. If the author actually sat down and tried to infuse some logic into her next story, it might be readable. This one was not.

Good paranormal/alternate reality authors ( JR ward, Nalini Singh, Sherrilyn Kenyon, to name a few) are so popular not only because of their excellent prose styles, but also because they devote a lot of time and thought to interesting and thorough world building...this author would do well to take her cues from them.

Not enough talent to attack such an ambitious plot.......2007-06-30

The reviewer who wrote that this book is filled with plotholes is absolutely right. I've never seen a less cohesive plotline. One dimensional and poorly thought out characterization (especially of supporting characters), bad dialogue, and nonsensical storytelling outweighs bonus points for a promising premise, an interesting take on vampirism and quasi-New Kingdom history. The book really falls apart after the main characters fall into bed together as if the author realized she had nothing more to say and hastily tied all the plot threads together haphazardly. In this way we are left with several key questions that remain unresolved and undermine the entire structure of the book . . .

How did any of these ancient Egyptians turned into vampires? What was the point of the bizarre elixir Adrian drinks in the forward if everyone he knew as Pharoah turned into a vampire without drinking the same thing? What is the Soul Gatherer and how does it affect our main characters (other than as a super convenient way to scare off the rather pathetic villain)? Then there is the question of just who is Christine to Adrian? Did they have a past life together? Is she some Egyptian goddess, is she really She-Who-Must-Be-Feared?

Throughout the novel we are told time and again that Adrian senses great evil but once the villain (irrationally) reveals himself, he is disarmed quite easily and even calls out to his mama as he is destroyed. Even if I could get around the plotholes, I can't forgive such a useless villain. There was no sense of urgency, no sense of peril. I found myself rolling my eyes instead of enjoying the suspense.

This novel truly had potential but needed someone of Susan Squires' or Meljean Brooks' caliber to pull it off. I think Elizabeth Guest bit off more than she could chew with this book. She wanted epic but produced cheesy. I know she plans this book to be the first in a series. It makes me shudder.

In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War

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a good memoir to read if you want more information on the Vietnam War
The war in Vietnam
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In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War
Tobias Wolff
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ASIN: 0679760237
Release Date: 1995-09-26

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In This Boy's Life Tobias Wolf created an unforgettable memoir of an American childhood. Now he gives us a precisely and sometimes pitilessly remembered account of his young manhood - a young manhood that become entangled in the tragic adventure that was Vietnam. Mordantly funny, searingly honest, In Pharoah's Army is a war memoir in the tradition of George Orwell and Michael Herr.

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Whether he is evoking the blind carnage of the Tet offensive, the theatrics of his fellow Americans, or the unraveling of his own illusions, Wolff brings to this work the same uncanny eye for detail, pitiless candor and mordant wit that made This Boy's Life a modern classic.

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a good memoir to read if you want more information on the Vietnam War.......2007-08-29

I read the back of this book and got very interested in it. I have read a few other books about the Vietnam War and this book was mentioned. It was a good experience reading this book from the man's point of view. I really felt like I was there with him and his platoon--in the mud, in the gungle, in a helecopter--where ever the author was.

The war in Vietnam.......2007-08-27

Wolff manages to bring the war in Vietnam into focus with sharply observed events from his tour there. As merciless with himself as he is with the entire US effort, he shows us just how foreign Vietnam was and still is for us, how brutish our presence was even when well meaning, and how doomed it was, probably from the start.

Wolff Is a Master Storyteller--Period!.......2007-04-02

I've said it before and I'll keep saying it--if you are not reading Tobias Wolff you are only cheating yourself. The man simply does not write anything less than absolutely mesmerizing. I assure you, that is not an exaggeration.

This latest work of Wolff's I've read is called In Pharaoh's Army. It is a memoir offering us what lead to his taking part in the Vietnam War, his actual tour, and then the aftermath. Now having read all of Wolff's work, I purposefully saved this one for last because I mistakenly believed I'd like it the least.

I loved this book. Those of us born after the war have a notion of what Vietnam was like thanks to Hollywood movies, but Wolff gives us a totally different perspective, though no less horrific. Wolff's memoir deals with the one thing nobody likes to talk about too much--fear. He was afraid to go. He was afraid while he was there. And when he got back, he was afraid of what he'd become. Wolff is not a weak man, you'll gather that from his recounts, he simply does not bother to hide the fact that he was counting down the minutes until he got home, and he just wanted to stay alive.

Each of Wolff's chapters are like mini-stories, and they each offer the hilarity, absurdity, and sometimes tragedy of his life during that time. I was surprised at how much of the book is spent leading up to his deployment and then his eventual return. I'd say only half of the book actually deals with his actual time in Vietnam.

As I've said, I've never experienced anything like this book and I completely recommend you read it if you are interested in either Wolff himself, the Vietnam War, or in the form and style of a masterly rendered memoir.

Please, do us both a favor--read something by Tobias Wolff.

Gives focus to a confusing part of history........2007-01-03

The VietNam War, the politics, social uproar, confusion, riots, protests, etc. formed the background of my adolescence. "Viet Nam" was a bad movie I wandered into during the middle of and thought it would never end. I'd been too young to participate, but not too young to avoid a lingering and draining sense of guilt and anger.

Wolff's book helped me examine that time period more clearly and helped put "Viet Nam" in a living context. Wolff's writing is lean, direct and honest. He has a startling ability to be objectively observant of himself.

Welcome home, SF..........2006-11-06

The intriguing title of Tobias's 'tour guide' captures the feel that fellow Nam combat vet Joe Haldeman also captured in his Sci Fi classic, and Vietnam War allegory, The Forever War.

In Joe's novel, the Government back on Earth were so far removed from the deep space battles that were daily occuring many light years away, that the absence of real-time command and control made the war a fiasco for the troops at the end of the line.

Likewise, if you talk to any Nam vets, the Vietnam War was being run by a totally out of touch (in every sense) Government that was attempting to run things from 12,000 miles away. The constant and erratic political interference with the tactical situation (Vietnam was never fought as a strategic war until the Linebacker II air campaign in December, 1972) seems to have reminded Tobias of the way the Egyptian Army of old became so remote from the commands of the Pharaoh that their war also felt pointless for the combat soldier in the field.

A wonderfully honest book, that examines the war up close, for good or for bad, and which is a welcome addition to the many fine books penned by combat vets and military nurses (please check out Army Nurse Susan O'Neill's magnificent Don't Mean Nothing) that really put you in the middle of war in all of its madness and futility.

Bravo.

Historical Deception: The Untold Story of Ancient Egypt - Second Edition

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Historical Deception: The Untold Story of Ancient Egypt - Second Edition
Moustafa Gadalla
Manufacturer: Tehuti Research Foundation
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ASIN: 096525092X

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This book provides a fresh, exciting, and reader-friendly study of the Ancient Egyptian history, which has suffered and continues to suffer from ingrained prejudices. The book, therefore, brings to light:

A. Historical events that have been ignored by many Egyptologists because of the risk of contradicting popular religions.

Scholars have been unsuccessfully looking for historical evidence to support the biblical accounts of events and their major characters.

This book provides the evidence that these scholars continue to search in the wrong country and the wrong eras.

The facts presented in this book are simple, straightforward and stunning, showing that the major characters in the Bible were actually Egyptian Pharaohs, and not the enemies of Egypt.

B. The advanced level of the Ancient Egyptian civilization, such as:
- The high status of women, which has not been equalled throughout history, even in present times.
- The Egyptian spiritual roots of George Washington, Napoleon and Mozart. All these famous people were masons, whose rites, knowledge, and traditions originated in Ancient Egypt.
- The Ancient Egyptian calendar - the most accurate ever--past and present.
- Their medical knowledge about determining the sex of the unborn child.
- Their knowledge and use of the different types of antibiotics.
- Their superior medicine. A single prescription included as many as 35 different ingredients.
- Their advanced knowledge in science, technology, metals and industry.

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This book reveals many aspects of the Ancient Egyptian civilization in 46 chapters, with interesting topics such as: deities, the role of the Pharaoh, temples, tombs, pyramids, Sphinx, music, literature, architecture, international trade, calendar, medicine, sciences, industries, art, Exodus, and much, much more.

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Great for Beginners.......2002-01-05

I found this book great for beginners. It provides a NON-Euro centric view of Egypt/Kemet. Too many books on Kemet written my those with religious agendas. Moustafa does a good job of informing the reader about Kemet in a quick, easy to read format. I do wish he had more information on Pre-Dynastic Kemet, but that info is hard to come by. His research on origins of David, Solomon, Moses, Jesus and the hoax called Exodus actually jives with much of my research on these mythical characters. Overall, the book shows Kemet in a different light than the most of us have been told by the Biblical stories. If one is more advanced in their research on Kemet - this book is not for you. Hotep!

Truth in Labeling.......2001-12-04

Refreshing to see a book properly labeled, though it also should have included "sophomoric", "illogical", "unfounded" and "neurotic, Anti-West fantasy". All the editorial reviews can only have been written by the author himself or at his direction, since they do nothing but quote from the book, or press materials released with the book.
No rational person, with any hint of logical insight coupled with the slightest level of historical knowledge would ever be so reckless as to suggest that the pre-Ahab characters of the Old Testament were Egyptian, much less pharaohs. Indeed, the author's first task in such an assertion must now-a-days actually be to provide ANY physical evidence that those ancient Hebrews were something other than the literary tools of (Omrite) Judean political agenda!
If you want real Egyptian history instead of fabrication, get "Ancient Egypt" (David Silverman, ed.) and for facts about biblical connectivity get "Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times" by Donald Redford.

"E" is for Evidence.......2001-08-15

This book is a complete(and yet, somehow revolutionary)reference to the true daily lives of the ancient Egyptians. What I mean when I say "revolutionary" is. . .well, it strays away from the beliefs of some historians and Egyptologists, then adds evidence which points out that what the book describes is true. But it compares history with religion at one point and it was quite touchy for me there, which is why I give this otherwise wonderful book but three stars.

Egypt Comes Alive..........2001-02-14

I came to read ths book, after a constant FEELING that what we take for granted as the truth about Ancient Egypt, is actually FAR from it.

It is fair to say that Moustafa has brought to Life the REAL Egypt. He has plenty of facts and figures to prove his belief too. What is more, he is a writer of BRILLIANT CLARITY, who turns the often stuffy subject of History into a RIVETING read.

I wish that this book could go on to great success, as it is a story that would(and should) REVOLUTIONISE our ideas of the Past.

Lest you think, I am easily impressed. It is worth noting that on occasion I do disagree with the Author. Particularly in his deduction that ATLANTIS did not provide the seeds of the Civilization we know as Ancient Egypt.

All in all however, here is a FIRST-RATE book, that will challenge your pre-conceptions, and force you to look again at one of the Great Mysteries...

Listen to the reader from Earth.......2000-12-18

Gadalla is to history what Goebbels was to history. This mess must have been self-published (I gather that's true, based on his website), and a read of its pages should give hope to any aspiring author. If this stuff made it into print, nearly anything can.

Impressionable readers will no doubt like it, in the same way that impressionable readers (at first) liked Von Danniken's "Chariots of the Gods".

If you enjoy ancient history and chronology revisions, get "Ages in Chaos" or "Oedipus and Akhenaten" by Immanuel Velikovsky, David Rohl's "Pharaohs and Kings", or Peter James' "Centuries of Darkness".

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Tense and satisfying conclusion of a fantasy trilogy

Loved the first two, hated this one.

The end was a bit rushed

Hoorah! OK, now what...

Superbly woven- fast paced, rich characterization

Path of Blood
Diana Pharaoh Francis
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The Decoy Princess

ASIN: 0451460820

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The Path of Fate trilogy comes to its enchanting conclusion...

Chaos reigns in the land of Kodu Riik. Plague continues to ravage its populace, and Aare's armies are on the march. The rift between the kingdom and the land of Cemanahuatl yawns ever wider, threatening to consume both beneath waves of uncontrollable magic. Now, only Reisil possesses enough power to breach the spellbound city of Mysane Kosk, and seal the fracture.

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Tense and satisfying conclusion of a fantasy trilogy.......2007-05-28

Full of magic and fighting, this is a tense, multi-threaded book that brings Reisil, a young healer with strong magic powers into an even greater responsibility. A magical peril threatens everything, and while Reisil tries to fix it, her friends and allies battle with ambitious and ruthless enemies.

The magic, characters and conflict are all interesting, but the view-hopping and rushed pacing toward the end put a strain on the reader. Still, all the threads are finally resolved, and the book is a satisfying and suspenseful ending to a good trilogy.

Loved the first two, hated this one. .......2006-11-10

I really loved the first two books and was excited to read the last one. I enjoyed the book until the end. It was rushed and much of the violence was pointless. Another reviewer suggested a fourth book. I think it is too late to save this series.

The end was a bit rushed.......2006-05-23

While I've certainly enjoyed reading the previous books for this series the final book left me feeling flat. While there is a great deal of lead up to the final conflict the conflict itself is skipped over with few details given in the epilogue. Characters change and, again, little information is given to the reader. Another book might help in this regard, perhaps following some of these other characters, but as this world now stands the conclusion has left me less than impressed with the prior books which, on their own, I really enjoyed. Over all, if you've read `Path of Fate' and `Path of Honor' you'll want to read this book just to see where these characters are brought, however if you haven't yet read the books you might want to skip them unless you like feeling unfulfilled at the end of a series.

Hoorah! OK, now what..........2006-05-17

Hoorah! OK, now what...

Path of Blood is the conclusion of a trilogy (Path of Faith, Path of Honor). Although Faith is my favorite of the trilogy, Blood is a much smoother read that Honor was. Where Honor was a bit choppy with the plot and characters, Blood reads more like Faith did. We have a bit of everything going on here: plague, feudalism, naughty reagents, at least three love stories, magic, magically transformed creatures and humans, gods, the evil enigma, overwhelming sense of honor, destiny, hostages, rape, pillage, murder, raiders, and an Aztec-based culture that includes Reisil's love interest, Yohuac. Now, that is a bit much for a 452 page book. In fact, things end a little to quickly and conveniently. I wouldn't be surprised to see a sequel-trilogy or at least a fourth book pop up with some of these characters or in this world sometimes in the future.

If you like these books, try Anne Bishop's Tir Alainn Trilogy (romantic magic) Trilogy or David B Coe's Winds of the Forelands set of 4 books (magical fighting, etc)

Superbly woven- fast paced, rich characterization.......2006-05-07

This intricate plot is suberbly woven into a book that stands faithfully on its own, while concluding the Path trilogy. Reisil, the main character, has matured into her calling much the way Diana Francis has matured in her writing. Francis has managed to create a world with intricate characters and relationships, much the way the magical rinda weave a spell in Kodu Riik.

I worried how the final book would pull together and I think Francis pulled it off. The ending is not a fairy tale "happily ever after" one. Is it a moralisitic, "We must all accept change and make the best of it" ending? I don't think so. It speaks to a deeper element. We all change, grow, mutate if you will, and those changes can warp us, break us or make us stronger. Accept those changes, or not. It is about choices.

Reisil, Soka, Juhrnus,Yohuac- each of the characters in Path evolved from a two dimensional figure into a three dimensional "person" for me. It was this evolution of characters and build up of plot into the final chapters that kept me riveted to the pages. Well done. If you haven't already, go buy it.

Signs & Wonders Upon Pharaoh: A History of American Egyptology

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John A. Wilson
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American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation

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A careful look at one of America's last big city bosses
The biggest machine politician.
Masterful.
Fair portrait of a divisive yet important figure
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American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation
Adam Cohen , and Elizabeth Taylor
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You might say it took a village to raise this child. Richard Daley and Chicago are inseparable, and it's impossible to discuss one without at least mentioning the other. Consequently, American Pharaoh includes far more material than your average biography; this is as much the story of the city as it is of the man. Covering the years between 1902 and 1976 (that is, between Daley's birth and death), authors Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor show us a life that in some ways symbolizes the American dream: a boy from a poor neighborhood grows up to wield unimaginable power, yet never forgets his roots. But Daley's was a complicated legacy. While filling Chicago with modern architecture and affecting national politics, he was also held responsible for the segregation and police brutality that tore the city apart during the late '60s and early '70s. Throughout the book, Cohen and Taylor remind readers that Daley's real influence came from the powerful political machine he created. When he didn't like guidelines from national agencies, for example, he went directly to the presidents he helped get elected. When he got bad local press, people lost their jobs and his neighbors marched in his support. When Martin Luther King Jr. came to town, he was greeted by a handpicked organization of African American leaders with strong ties to Daley's machine. It's startling to remember that this was simply a local office; the mayor's loyalties and prejudices affected the entire country. American Pharaoh shows politics at its deepest level, and each chapter brings new insights into a complex man and the system he created in order to rule the city that made him. --Jill Lightner

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"This is Chicago, this is America." With those words, Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley famously defended his brutal crackdown on protestors at the 1968 Democratic convention. Profoundly divided racially, economically, and socially, Chicago was indeed a microcosm of America, and for more than two decades Daley ruled it with an iron fist. The last of the big city bosses, Daley ran an unbeatable political machine that controlled over one million votes. From 1955 until his death in 1976, every decision of any importance--from distributing patronage jobs to picking Congressional candidates--went through his office. He was a major player in national politics as well: Kennedy and Johnson owed their presidencies to his control of the Illinois vote, and he made sure they never forgot it. In a city legendary for its corruption and backroom politics, Daley's power was unrivaled. Daley transformed Chicago--then a dying city--into a modern metropolis of skyscrapers, freeways and a thriving downtown. But he also made Chicago America's most segregated city. A man of profound prejudices and a deep authoritarian streak, he constructed the nation's largest and worst ghettoes, sidestepped national civil rights laws, and successfully thwarted Martin Luther King's campaign to desegregate Northern cities. A quarter-century after his death, Daley's outsize presence continues to influence American urban life, and a reassessment of his career is long overdue. Now, veteran journalists Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor present the definitive biography of Richard J. Daley, drawn from newly uncovered material and dozens of interviews with his contemporaries. In today's era of poll-tested, polished politicians, Daley's rough-and-tumble story is remarkable.

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A careful look at one of America's last big city bosses.......2007-04-21

I found this book to be an interesting read into the mayoralty of Richard Daley. To be sure, Daley ruled Chicago as if it were his own personal fiefdom, employing ruthlessness and corruption on more than a few occasions. In reading this biography, I found that despite his flagrant corruption, Daley did maintain Chicago as an economically viable city at a time when other major Midwestern cities (i.e., Detroit and St. Louis) were crumbling and burning, and suffering from the mass exodous of the middle class. Daley was quite successful in making sure that Chicago did not suffer a similar fate. What interested me as well was the civil rights situation in Chicago during the 1960s. Daley maintained segregation within the city, but reached an accomodation with the black leadership, as they delivered votes to him. In exchange, the black leaders and their supporters received various forms of political patronage. This was in sharp contrast to what was the situation in the South at the time. I think that this difference was exempified by the rather cool treatment that was given to Martin Luther King by the black leadership when he visited Chicago in 1965.

The biggest machine politician........2006-10-06

This is a detailed book about the political machine Richard J. Daley built in Chicago. In this book, you realize the corrupt nature of a political machine. Votes were stolen, money squandered on people hooked into the machine, and the violence against those who opposed the policies. It is a wonder that the machine is still somewhat working. Machine politics is a nasty business. Somehow regardless of all this, Richard Daley successfully managed the third largest city in the United States. He improved the administration, built the infrastructure, and generally was not corrupt himself. He was the head of the machine though and bears responsibility for the corruption.

This is an in depth expose of the Richard J. Daley machine. It will take some time to read through the 400 plus pages of this political biography of Daley. A good read for someone interested in Chicago.

Masterful. .......2006-09-18

This has to be one of the best biographies that I have ever read. Before reading it, not having grown up in Chicago, I was relatively unaware of the specific goings on regarding the reign of Daley the First. However, upon finishing it, I suddenly have a vastly improved understanding of the man and also of the history of the city during the fifties, sixties, and seventies. Few persons had more power as politicians than Daley did which is quite surprising considering the relative lowliness of his position. It seems inconceivable to us today that he was able to "slate" the entirety of Illinois politicians, but that is precisely what he did for several decades. The secret was his holding onto to the positions of Mayor and Cook County Chief simultaneously. This effectively made him boss until death. By never letting go of them both he was able to run the state. In the 1960 election, he "worked" endlessly to ensure a Kennedy victory (although Kennedy would have won the electoral college even had he lost Illinois).

As a personality, Daley remains distant and incomplete even after the last page of American Pharaoh is turned. I cannot think of another famous person I could say the same about, but the subject's nebulousness is certainly not the fault of the authors. Daley came from the shadows and stayed in the shadows. He was a throwback even at the time he was elected, and as a man he had far more in common with those born in the nineteenth century than those born in the twentieth. The only thing in life which seemed to motivate him was the acquisition of power. He was faithful to wife and had little interest in money or drinking or anything outside the strengthening his empire. Daley was a caricature of ambition, but his drive made him something he, perhaps, was never supposed to be. This is not a work you will soon forget.

Fair portrait of a divisive yet important figure.......2006-05-25

As a European visitor on my first trip to the US I was fascinated by the signature of then Mayor Richard M. Daley on so many signs, permits etc. I was also impresssed by the respect and affection many people has for the mayor . This book describes the laying of the foundation of that Daley dynasty by Richard J. Daley. It tends to focus on the machinations of the Democratic Party rather than the benefits Daley brought to Chicago. Not as well writted as Caro's biographies, but still readable. I'm looking forward to reading "The Boss".

Darn good with one flaw.......2003-02-05

A great book with contents delivered in a clear, concise writing style. It reads so fluidly, one can forget he/she is learning history while riding along with a fascinating narrative. I very much enjoyed it and learned a great deal from the exhaustive research that obviously went into the project.

My only criticism, however, keeps me from giving five stars: the co-authors seem obsessed with housing and perceived racism issues in Chicago - at times to the extent that Daley is almost forgotten in their drive to bring home a point. If this is where their academic background is based that is fine, but the reader deserves to know this going in instead of being advertised a full one volume biography type of study. This was an occasional distraction, but one that usually ended soon enough with a paragraph break - welcomed with a 'whew, glad we got back on track'- from this reader.

All in all, a fine book very much worth your time, but be advised not quite what it might seem.

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Haunting, beautiful, sensitive distillation of rural life

andrews has captured it all.

A mesmerizing, personal journey

A brutally beautiful collection

Pharaoh, Pharaoh (Southern Messenger Poets)
Claudia Emerson, Andrews , and Claudia, Emerson
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Written by the winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Pharaoh, Pharoah is a meditation on time, memory, inheritance, and the irony of loss-loss of one's land, of one's past, of love itself. With senses keenly attuned to every nuance of light and landscape, Claudia Emerson Andrews invests her lines with a scriptural fire. She captures equally and with apparent effortlessness the bewilderment of the culturally bereft in the "stuttered eloquence" of an auctioneer and the evanescence of appearances in the image of a dying firefly "coughing up light." In this postlapsarian pastoral of the modern Southeast, Andrews summons a cast of characters bound to times and places of desolation, yet unable to leave because it is that very desolation-the plagues, the scourges, the losses and heartbreak-that has defined them. Their collective cry of exultant despair is compressed in the astonishing final lines of "Plagues": "Pharaoh, Pharaoh, as if there were something keeping us, as if we could be let go." Andrews brings to these poems a vision so clear, so miraculously right, that the pages themselves seem suffused with the scents of sunlight and new-mown hay. Pharaoh, Pharaoh is a lovely, spellbinding reminder of what we discard, what we keep-and why.

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Haunting, beautiful, sensitive distillation of rural life.......1999-07-08

Arrests your consciousness with its imagery and language. Rewards thoughtful reading with its insight and wisdom. The fundamental themes of generations and inheritance are a modern echo of Ecclesiastes. This is the best debut collection of poems I've read in years.

andrews has captured it all........1999-01-10

I found her poetry wonderful in the sense that she can articulate the voice of every narrator in each separte poem. Each with its own author, the storyteller, be it a worm or an old woman has a story. I'm not sure if that makes perfect sense, but I really loved her book.

A mesmerizing, personal journey.......1998-10-08

Claudia Emerson Andrews's Pharaoh, Pharaoh is the rarest and best kind of discovery: a book full of poems by an author who has found her voice and allowed it to free, rather than limit, her explorations. Demanding to be read aloud alone or to others, the rhythm and language bring the reader along on a remarkable journey. Full of gentle reminiscences and powerful histories, Pharaoh, Pharaoh is quiet and profound, capturing moments in time and meaning with a heartbreaking and familiar clarity. The first book of the Southern Messenger series, Pharaoh, Pharaoh, like all the best Southern writing, contains messages for all its readers. Become one.

A brutally beautiful collection.......1998-04-15

This book is so excellent that I've already purchased three extra copies to pass along to friends. Andrews' poems explore the instability of memory, family, and ownership, drawing on the experiences of the narrator and her Southern family, the dissolution of their land, the objects of their history, time and the past. Andrews exhibits amazing control of her art form; her poems are breathtaking in their clarity--emotional without seeming overwrought, as beautiful as they are brutal, and as personal as they are universal.

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Alternately admired and abhorred in New York City and beyond, the Reverend Al Sharpton has found himself in the middle of many of the city's recent racial battles including the Bernhard Goetz case, Howard Beach, Bensonhurst, the Tawana Brawley investigation, and Crown Heights. In many cases, it was Sharpton's confrontational tactics that either brought the matter to light, or pushed it to a boiling point. In Go and Tell Pharaoh Sharpton reflects on these events and examines his own process of maturation and prospects for the future.

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Narcissism Unveiled.......2002-12-18

Apparently convinced that his too-frequent appearances in other media (ie., television and radio) are not enough, America's number one professional protester has produced a book which is nothing less than an exercise in pure narcissism. Making it abundantly clear that he is his own greatest admirer, Al tries to portray himself as a great man and a great leader, and fails miserably on both counts. Instead, the reader is bombarded by the usual self-serving, bombastic, racist drivel which has become Al's trademark. It is thrilling to learn that Al began preaching at the age of four; unfortunately, however, he has not shut his mouth since then. The only thing which has changed is that this self-appointed "leader" has become a devoted anti-Semite and, despite his claim to the title "Reverend", has proven clearly that he worships himself above all others. Indeed, Al has thus far achieved nothing positive for African-Americans; in fact, he has done more to exacerbate racial disharmony than David Duke could have ever imagined, and that's quite an accomplishment. This book is a waste of the reader's time.

Pure Junk.......2001-01-03

As the title of this book suggests, Alvin Sharpton, the self-anointed messiah, would like to be perceived as a modern-day Moses; however, his self-serving "autobiography" abjectly fails to promote that image. Instead, he merely reinforces the ever-growing perception that he is nothing more than a pompous, arrogant loudmouth who has thus far accomplished nothing for the African-American community. Rather, he has damaged race relations through his inability to distinguish between reasoned argument and bombastic posturing. His disgraceful conduct during the Brawley hoax proved that his commitment to "justice" is a sham. Mr. Sharpton has shown himself to be no more than a cheap hoodlum and professional race baiter, who has made a career of rabble-rousing. In fact, he seems to have the same agenda as David Duke, Louis Farrakhan, and Tom Metzger, which is to spread hatred for profit and fame; if America ever realizes the goal of true racial harmony, these fellows will have to find real jobs. This book is a dreadful waste of ink, paper, money, and time - avoid it! Al should be quite ashamed but, alas, he is as incapable of shame as he is of truthfulness. Get a job, Al!

He tells his story better than the others do........2000-07-23

For several years now I've watched references in various newspapers to see how Al Sharpton is portrayed. In general, the references are negative. He is called a racist, a demagogue, a hate-monger, a rabble-rouser, a charlatan, and opportunist...I never saw any column or article that spoke well of him, so I was pleased to find he had this book out, which tells his side of the story.

It seems to me he's gotten a bad rap. His fame comes mainly out of the Howard Beach and Bensonhurst murders and the Tawana Brawley affair. In the Brawley affair he apparently was duped. In Howard Beach and Bensonhurst his actions were, in my view, exemplary and necessary.

Compare the aftermath of the Rodney King verdict in LA to the aftermath of Howard Beach. In LA they had a massive riot. In Howard Beach Reverend Sharpton led a series of peaceful protest marches. It's not farfetched to suggest that a riot could have occurred after Howard Beach. Instead, Sharpton organized marches in the best tradition of nonviolent protest.

Even if Michael Griffith had not been chased out onto the Belt Parkway and struck by a car and killed, the protest marches would have been justified. The reason he was chased was that his car broke down in a neighborhood where the inhabitants had the peculiar idea that they were entitled to decide who could come into their neighborhood, and who could not. It was "their turf ". The same was true of Bensonhurst. The people of Bensonhurst had the idea, supported by years of official acquiescence, that they were entitled to keep blacks out of their neighborhood.

In the South forty years ago that was known as segregation, and people deliberately marched and rode in the front of busses and drank from water fountains to put a stop to it. In New York in the eighties it didn't go by the name of segregation and it wasn't written into the city charter, but it was by and large the same thing. Sharpton could have incited a riot, or given his tacit blessing to the people who are always ready to go that route. Instead, and to his credit, he chose the tactics of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sharpton rightly points out that New York liberal Democrats don't like to be compared to Dixiecrats, but none of the Democrats in power at the time helped him break down the racial barriers: not Mayor Koch; not Governor Cuomo. They could have helped him take the first steps in the desegregation of Howard Beach and Bensonhurst, but they chose not to, preferring instead a comfortable (for them) status quo.

On the other hand, Rev. Sharpton is completely inaccurate in suggesting the "rage" of the Howard Beach racists was built up by Ronald Reagan and George Bush. In an otherwise well-written and thoughtful book, he claims that Republicans have been "telling white folks that the reason the country doesn't work is blacks..."Why are your taxes so high? Blacks. They're all on welfare and their bankrupting us. Why is there so much unemployment in Howard Beach? Why can't the young people get meaningful work? Blacks."" In a single paragraph he unjustly smears his political enemies in the same way the media smears him. Neither Reagan nor Bush ever blamed the woes of the country on blacks nor advocated violence or hatred, just as Rev. Sharpton never advocated violence or hatred. Nothing useful can come of any of these hyperbolic accusations. In fact, there are more than a few similarities in the way Reagan and Sharpton got into the face of the liberal establishment to force change.

In addition to all the political wrangling, Go and Tell Pharaoh is a story of an interesting man. One can't help but admire a child who began preaching Christianity at the age of four, at a time when so many other four-year-olds were content to watch Captain Kangaroo. Perhaps more remarkable is that he kept at it five years later when a great tragedy struck his family. Like his unusual hair, and the touching story behind it, there is more to Al Sharpton than meets the eye. This book is a closer look.

pathetic man, pathetic book.......1999-05-21

As a Christian, a person who thinks of himself as a humane and compassionate individual and a true Democrat, I think that Sharpton is, pardon me, full of it. He is a race hustler in the George Wallace/Strom Thurmond mold and a corrupt, cheap gangster. His autobiography shows him to be a big headed fraud.

Yeah, this is worth reading if you want to get mad and/or informed about a would-be hysterical 'leader.' He's pathetic and he knows it.

Absolutely goofey........1998-01-04

I found it rather silly old chap.It made me want to stick my head on the barby.

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