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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The History of the Future
End of "The Dream"
Memories of the Sun
Spacey, surreal, dreamy

Memories of the Space Age
J. G. Ballard
Manufacturer: Arkham House Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0870541579

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The History of the Future.......2004-08-13

In 1968, the day after the Apollo moon landing, PanAm, one of the USA's biggest airlines at the time, began accepting reservations for flights to the moon. NASA, some time later, announced plans for a permanent moon base by the 1980s. It is difficult for someone who was not much more than a twinkle in someone's eye at the time, to imagine the mood of optimism that surrounded the landings and the extent to which it entered the psyche and fired the imagination.

Ballard's collection of short stories presented in "Memories of the Space Age" were written between 1962 and 1985, spanning the moon landings and shuttle flight and are largely a reaction to that optimistic mood. The reader is placed in a recogniseable future and shown back over the desolate terrain of the space race. The grand and rotting folly of the Cape Canaveral launching towers populate many of the stories yet it is often seen from a distance - from the long-shadowed, evening enclosures of equally rotting tourist hotels. Hotels that might once have served as layovers for space tourists.

Ballard's memories are the future memories of 1960s consumerism which manifested in aerodynamically designed fridges and toasters. He is fascinated with the way science shapes itself in the popular mind. We are like the cargo cult in the story "A Question of Re-Entry" who stumble across a re-entry capsule. We are the cargo cult of tourism, the consumption of destination, the consumption of science. Ballard questions these apropriations of science in the service of tourism/consumerism but it is with a dream logic that is no logic at all.
'Where are we going and what for?'
We are like the character Melville from "My Dream of Flying to Wake Island". He dreams of the journey and the pull is strong, but he doesn't know why or even exactly where it is. He shuns offers of journeys to other exotic locales as he works at freeing his aircraft (creating the means) to go there. In the end we leave him as he watches the wind cover his aircraft once again with sand.

The antidote to this is Scranton, the ex-astronaut in "The Man Who Walked on the Moon", the penultimate story. When asked what it was like to *be* on the moon he replies that it was "just like being here." In what way does time and space really shape our existence?

Ballard is in fine form, his seemingly languid prose delivers compact descriptions and dream-like action to form an open narrative that requires and rewards interrogation. Likewise, the accompanying illustrations by Jefferey Potter are complex and multi-layered. The images both set a scene and challenge it by their surreal detail and juxtaposition of such incongruous elements as the space shuttle with a Sopwith Camel.

I have offered one of many possible readings of this book which is truly dense with meaning. I mentioned that the space age optimism that Ballard comments on is distant history to my generation, however, we do live in an age when a similar optimism pervades the use of information and communication technologies and it is in this light that Ballard makes sense to me. In fact, in many ways, there is a direct lineage from Ballard's musings on the 'space age' and more recent cyberpunk authors' musings on the 'information age'. Perhaps we need to take stock in apropriations of our new 'space age' - communications technology - when we are faced with the future memory of an internet fridge. Is this just aerodynamic styling for the 21st century?

End of "The Dream".......2003-06-04

I read the book several years ago in its Arkham House first ed. It floored me and has stayed with me ever since. These stories are amazing work. The idea, from one of the Canaveral stories, of people taking pieces of dead astronauts and making them into objects of religious veneration was astounding, and seemingly incredible until pieces of Columbia began to show up on eBay. This is simply one of the finest collections of sociological SF ever written--period. Ballard is proactive and prophetic here; I've read this collection again and again, and it's probably most haunting for those of us born during the Camelot era. We watched as Apollo 11 touched down and then we dreamed of space tourism to the moon and Mars bases by 2000. Now, as The Dream (with a capital D) of space travel limps along like a blind, poor beggar attacked by feral dogs, I keep returning to Ballard's collection. Read it, as my students will do this year, and weep for a lost dream.

Memories of the Sun.......1999-11-25

I could hardly agree more with the previous review, except to give this fine book five stars. Ballard's stories are not so much literary inventions as they are dreams of worlds that exist in some yet undiscovered realm, which Ballard has been generous enough to describe for us. His bright, at times incandescent, use of metaphor and surreal imagery contrasts wonderfully with a cool, detached and beautifully fluid prose style. Readers of these stories may not appreciate what they find, but they WILL recognize that they have been someplace very different.

Spacey, surreal, dreamy.......1999-08-01

Ballard repeats, develops, and resolves his ideas about the psychological impact of space-travel and the temptation of breaking out of the constraints of Time. It's almost like watching someone hone a chess game, moving similar characters around in a similar fashion, but the small changes make all the difference...The reader is consoled for the narrative similarities by some of Ballard's most vivid imagery--sun-bleached aviators and the Cubist beauty of a world released from the fourth dimension. Two stories break away from this somewhat; one is a journey into the Amazon jungle in search of a downed spacecraft that gives a nod to Conrad's Heart of Darkness. In addition, the last story in the anthology, unusually down to earth (for Ballard) and set in an unnamed tropical/South American location, seems almost like a collaboration between Ballard and--possibly--Ray Bradbury. A worthwhile read for a Ballard fan, a touch challenging for other readers.

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Shanghaied to the Moon
Spacebound Adventure and Intrigue

Shanghaied to the Moon
Michael Daley
Manufacturer: Putnam Juvenile
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ASIN: 0399246193
Release Date: 2007-03-01

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Thirteen-year-old Stewart Hale dreams of Space Academy and becoming a famous pilot like his mother, and like his hero Val Thorsten. But after his mother's death, his father has forbidden any talk of Stewart going into space. And Stewart suspects there's something that is being kept hidden from him, something they don't want him to remember from his past.

A chance encounter with a washed-up old spacer gives Stewart an unexpected opportunity to sneak off on his own mission to the Moon. But when the old spacer's intentions turn out to be less than honorable, Stewart realizes he hasn't found his big break—he's been shanghaied!

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Shanghaied to the Moon.......2007-04-09

All Stewart wants for his 13th birthday is for his father to sign his application to Space Academy Camp so that he can learn how to be a spacer, like his video hero Val Thorsten was. And like his mother was. Until she died. But his father is on the moon, and it doesn't look like he'll be back in time to sign the application.

When Stewart meets an aging spacer at the Old Spaceport after a disturbing session with his counselor, things begin to change. He is shanghaied to the moon on a secret mission with a pilot he knows nothing about. On the journey, without the help of a brainwashing counelor, fragments of memory around the death of his mother resurface for him until he is faced with the truth.

Michael Daley has created a totally believable future world in space, paying such close attention to detail that the reader is completely able to suspend reality and travel in the co-pilot's seat to the moon.

Though not an avid reader of science fiction, I was rivited to this novel. For me, the setting was an interesting backdrop to the real suspense of the plot: who is this spacer, why does he need Stewart, what is is mission, what really happened when Stewart's mother died, nnd, most importantly, will Stewart make it home?

A great read for anybody who likes a fast paced adventure and coming of age story, spiced with a realistic view of what future space travel might look like.

Spacebound Adventure and Intrigue.......2007-03-07

Michael J. Daley's new book, SHANGHAIED TO THE MOON, starts of with plenty of adventure and more intrigue than I'd expected. Thirteen-year-old Stewart Hale wants to be a space pilot like his mom, but she was killed in a fiery crash that he can't quite remember. That's part of the whole mystery that unfolds throughout the novel.

The first-person narrative adds extra tension and interest as we hear Stewart's story as he presents it. From the beginning of the session with the virtual counselor, I knew something was going on behind the scenes. So did Stewart. As he dug more into the mystery surrounding his life and his mother's tragic death, I got more interested.

When he met the washed-up spacer who offered him a chance to crew aboard his spaceship to the moon, I knew the adventure was about to become even more exciting. The guy doesn't tell Stewart everything, but he tells him enough to make him paranoid about what's going to happen to him if he doesn't come along for the trip.

Once in space, Stewart's life is balanced on a knife-edge of danger. Daley also throws in a lot of interesting tidbits about space travel and offers speculation about how space exploration is going to progress.

SHANGHAIED TO THE MOON is a great, compact read that will keep young readers nailed to their seats to see the adventure through to the end and solve the mystery. Kids (and adults who read kids' books) will find a welcome break from all the fantasy novels that are filling the shelves lately. Strap in and blast off!

Earth Memory: Sacred Sites - Doorways into Earth's Mysteries

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Earth Memory: Sacred Sites - Doorways into Earth's Mysteries
Paul Devereux
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Memories of the Space Age
J. G. Ballard
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My Memories: From Sod House to Space Age

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My Memories: From Sod House to Space Age
Mable Commons
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School bell memories: Horse and buggy to space age

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School bell memories: Horse and buggy to space age
Ferol M Slotte
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Visions of Modernity: Representation, Memory, Time and Space in the Age of the Camera

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Visions of Modernity: Representation, Memory, Time and Space in the Age of the Camera
Scott McQuire
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Visions of Modernity explores the relationship between technology, society, and identity that underpins contemporary "media culture." By tracing particular historical shifts as they have intersected with different camera technologiesùphotography, cinema, televisionùScott McQuire engages with broad social and political transformations. Focusing on the camera, McQuire offers a useful point of entry for understanding the processes of modernization and the dramatic changesùperceptual, experiential, epistemologicalùthat characterize modernity. This book will be of interest to students of sociology, media and cultural studies, art history, geography, and anthropology.

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Memories of a Space Age

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Disappointing!

Just a Cookbook with a unique spin

Are you LIVING with cancer?

Betty Crocker's Living with Cancer Cookbook

cancer cookbook

Betty Crocker's Living with Cancer Cookbook: Easy Recipes and Tips through Treatment and Beyond
Kris Ghosh , Linda Carson , and Elyse Cohen
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Good nutrition is vital to people undergoing cancer treatment, yet treatment side effects can make eating seem unappealing. Now Betty Crocker, two oncologists, and a nutritionist bring back the joy of eating topeople undergoing cancer treatment with delicious recipes that are nutritious and easy to make. A thoughtful, practical gift for patients and families coping with cancer, the book includes:

130 recipes, from breakfasts and snacks to dinners and desserts, like Extra-Easy Baked Ziti, Fettuccine with Asparagus and Mushrooms and Country Blueberry Cobbler
Advice from cancer patients, from coping with the emotional roller coaster to making recipes more appealing
Recipes tagged to show which are helpful for the most common side effects of cancer treatment, plus special diet menus to help with them
"Q and A" between Dr. Ghosh and cancer patients about how to handle the effects of cancer treatment
An easy 7-day menu plan based on eating small meals six times a day -- just right for patients in treatment
Cancer resource guide, nutrition and medical glossary

"This book will be of great assistance to patients and families undergoing cancer treatment. It is a creative guide to the use of pleasant and easy menus to help alleviate difficult, commonly experienced side effects." —Dr. Barrie R. Cassileth, Chief, Integrative Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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Disappointing!.......2007-05-13

This book was very disappointing for me. Some of the information contradicted itself regarding nutropenia, which made me suspicious of the content of other topics. I have only tried one of the recipes and didn't care for the taste.

Just a Cookbook with a unique spin.......2007-03-18

This is a useful cookbook for reference, but it is not something that I feel is absolutely necessary in my cooking library. As a regular cook and a breast cancer patient, I found the recipes to be basic modifications of ordinary recipes.

If you are struggling with a specific side effect of cancer, then this book does offer helpful organization of foods/recipes for that purpose. It is useful in that way. On the other hand, I think most cancer patients find a core group of foods that they tolerate well, and stick with them through treatment. Also, talking with other patients and reading internet articles has been more useful to me than this cookbook. Sorry -- but I really think this is just another way to market something to cancer patients. We're vulnerable once we're diagnosed, so watch out.

Are you LIVING with cancer?.......2007-01-10

I gave this book to my grandmother. It has tips on dealing with nasea, how to prepare food so it doesn't taste metalic, etc... Lots of real and useful information for getting proper nutrition. My grandmother wasn't in the right frame of mind to accept the information. Good food will greatly contribute to our health and well being, I'm sad she could not allow herself this. It is a great book without being to new agey- after all it's by America's kitchen sweetheart, Betty Crocker. How more traditional can you get? Best of health to you and yours.

Betty Crocker's Living with Cancer Cookbook.......2007-01-04

This is more than a cookbook. It is wonderful for the one who is preparing meals for a loved one who is battling cancer. I've given it as a gift to several of my friends in the same position. What a great book full of great recipes and information.

cancer cookbook.......2006-08-31

I use this book all the time and have found it extremely helpful while undergoing chemotherepy,all the recipes are very well thought out and very tasty.

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