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.

Favorite Wildflowers: Of the Great Lakes and Northeastern U.S. (Wildflowers)

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Favorite Wildflowers: Of the Great Lakes and Northeastern U.S. (Wildflowers)
Dick Schinkel
Manufacturer: Thunder Bay Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1882376048

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Wildflowers are different from many wild things in that they don't scurry away never to be seen again, and they are not afraid when we approach them. Wildflowers are wonderful. They are colorful, they smell good, and they are everywhere. They are an integral part of our environment appearing almost as if by magic in our backyards, neighborhoods, local parks, woods, and fields. With a little effort, we can become acquainted with the wildflowers of our yards and neighborhoods, learn their names, and even a little more about them. You will find yourself looking forward to them each year and will discover that you learn something new each season. The purpose of this book is five-fold. First, it will help you learn to identify the most common wildflowers in any neighborhood, field, yard, or park. Second, you will learn about the basic anatomy of the plant and its flowers as an aid in the identification process. Third, you will come to appreciate the role of the wildflower in the world of nature. It is exciting to realize that the Goldfinch feeding on the thistledown of the Bull Thistle could mean the young are in a nest nearby, or that perhaps the Finch is taking the thistledown to build a nest. It is fascinating to know the Teasel head will soon be getting two rings of flowers as it continues blooming, and if it is to be used in a dried fall flower arrangement we need to bring gloves in order to handle it safely. The fourth purpose of this book is to encourage you to use these plants in your own backyards and gardens. Many of these plants can be successfully used to enhance the landscape design. Often this can be done as effortlessly as collecting seeds or digging a plant or two. However, care must be taken not to violate any laws or the integrity of another's property. Many wildflower gardeners are willing to share. Wildflower gardening is very popular and many gift catalogs exist as well as local garden shops that can take care of your needs. As this book cannot possibly cover all the wildflowers, the fifth purpose is to pique your curiosity and encourage you to learn more about other plants and wildflowers.

America's Favorite Flowers (America's Favorites)

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America's Favorite Flowers (America's Favorites)
David Swift
Manufacturer: Gramercy
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0517218496
Release Date: 2003-01-21

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This is a lavish pictorial survey of the best-loved flowers in America. Breathtaking pictures of such flowers as roses, lilies, and irises, accompanied by a brief history and description of each flower show what gardens or windowboxes can display. For ideas for your own home or as a wish book of flowers for your dream garden, this beautifully-photographed volume will inspire the best floral displays your resources can provide.

The Concise Encyclopedia of Favorite Wild Flowers: A Hundred Native Plants to Appreciate in the Wild and to Grow in the Home Garden

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The Concise Encyclopedia of Favorite Wild Flowers: A Hundred Native Plants to Appreciate in the Wild and to Grow in the Home Garden
Marjorie J. Dietz
Manufacturer: DoubleDay
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 051714977X

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Favorite wildflowers (Nature program)
Robert Stell Lemmon
Manufacturer: Nelson Doubleday
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Binding: Unknown Binding

Taylor's Guide to Growing North America's Favorite Plants

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More than just a guide, a resource for every gardener.
My very favorite gardening book
Easy -to-use, outstanding home reference

Taylor's Guide to Growing North America's Favorite Plants
Barbara Ellis
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0395765358

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This addition to the Taylor bookshelf on gardening gives the gardener a most delicious opportunity to simply browse. Starting with Achillea and ending with Yucca, author Barbara Ellis, former garden editor for Rodale Press and author or editor of such gardening books as Rodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening and the Burpee Complete Gardener, slathers on with a garden trowel the enthusiasm and the detailed information that lead to success in any garden.

"I don't have just one list of favorite plants," Ellis writes. "They not only change from season to season and site to site, they also vary as I evaluate different attributes such as flowers, fragrance, foliage, or fruit." Or even sentimentality. "Each spring peonies that once grew in my great-great-aunt Hattie's garden in Columbus, Ohio flower in my own. Growing plants that remind us of where we came from, or of people who are important to us, adds a whole new layer of meaning to a garden."

But what if you have forgotten the name of some of those old friends? Or what if there are old garden friends out there you have simply forgotten existed? Just let the beautifully illustrated pages flip by one by one. And when the right plant catches your eye, Ellis provides you with the gist of what you need to know: the description through the seasons, how to select a plant, what the best site and soil are, how to plant, how to care for each plant through the seasons, and suggestions for uses in the landscape. You will know right off if your garden and this plant are a match.

Mixed in with the single-species entries (and if you get your species and genera mixed up, Ellis sorts all that out, too) are broad but detailed entries such as Annuals and Biennials, Bulbs, Ferns, Herbs, Ornamental Grasses, Perennials, Shrubs, Vines, and Wildflowers. The index is by both common and Latin name, and the book closes with a techniques glossary. --Schuyler Ingle

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With this major, oversized new book in the Taylor's series, gardeners need look no further for complete, sensible, and specific explanations of everything they need to know about growing a host of the most beloved plants. "Where can I get it?" "Which is the best cultivar for my garden?" "Should I fertilize it when I plant it?" "Do I cut it back after it flowers?" "Can I divide it?" To these and hundreds of other questions, readers will find practical answers and helpful, encouraging advice. Includes: directions for growing new plants from seeds, cuttings, division, and more, with specific instructions for the best method of propagating each species; ideas for how to use plants in the landscape and suggestions for suitable companion species; and a techniques glossary that gives step-by-step instructions for essential tasks such as planting, dividing, and propagating. The author takes the mystery out of selecting such plants as irises and daylilies, which come in a mind-boggling number of varieties, by describing the best choices for the reader's own garden.

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More than just a guide, a resource for every gardener........2004-07-06

Despite the books' massively long title, it's actually an easy-to-read, well organized reference guide to plant selection, propagation, care and maintenance, as well listing of hundreds of plants. Like many Taylor's guides, this one is profusely illustrated with lovely photographs of plants that will not only inform, but inspire you to get gardening. Almost 350 pages in length, there's not a lot of filler in here, rather, it's packed with lists, glossaries, appendices that will answer most questions any beginning and most intermediate gardeners might have in regards to perennials, annuals, shrubs, flowering trees and vines. If you want to landscape your garden and not sure of what plants to work with, you may want to start here!

My very favorite gardening book.......2000-04-08

I have many good gardening books but this is the one I refer to constantly and suggest to my friends. Arranged alphabetically, the mini-chapter on each plant contains all the information I need to make decisions on purchasing, choosing a site, planting, growing tips, and propagating. The final section in each chapter suggests companion plants that mix well and like the same conditions. To top it off, this is a beautiful book with excellent photographs of the entire plant in its natural surrounding. GET THIS BOOK.

Easy -to-use, outstanding home reference.......1998-12-15

This is the best guide to home gardening I have seen, combining ease of use with authoritative information. The brief notes are to the point, the photographs are excellent, information is easy to find, and the full entries are exceptionally well done. A pleasure to read, this work will surely become the standard reference on home gardening.

The Encyclopedia of Roses: An Organic Guide to Growing and Enjoying America's Favorite Flower

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Practical and Inspiring

The Encyclopedia of Roses: An Organic Guide to Growing and Enjoying America's Favorite Flower
Judith C. McKeon
Manufacturer: Rodale Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 087596656X

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Practical and Inspiring.......2004-08-18

This book offers more than the usual information about individual roses. There are seven garden designs which are invaluable as guidelines for both experienced and novice rose gardeners. The information is very detailed about the habits and disease resistance of each of the roses listed, and the author goes one step further to suggest landscape uses for each cultivar and attractive companion plants. Probably the best rose book to come along in this decade!

A Pocket Guide to America's Favorite Perennials

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A Pocket Guide to America's Favorite Perennials
Marcella Klein
Manufacturer: Klein Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1930179022

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Revolutionary new kind of flower guide contains a wealth of information in handy, pocket size format. Gorgeous full-color photos and detailed instructions help you select, plant, and care for more than 50 of America's top-selling perennials. The unique fan-open format allows instant flower selection and preview of flower or color combinations. Durable, glossy pages are weather-resistant for use in the garden--mud and dirt wipe right off. An outstanding gift or addition to your gardening library.

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Mixed Feelings

Love is a NEED

From a "The Rules" fan

And What To Do About It

It offers a different perspective...

Why Can't I Fall in Love? A 12-Step Program
Shmuley Boteach
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 006098841X
Release Date: 2002-04-30

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"Something's missing in my life." "Everyone I meet is imperfect." "I date and date, but I just can't commit." "I'm so busy all the time." "Who needs love, anyway?"

Sound familiar? For every such plea, Shmuley Boteach -- author of the international bestseller Kosher Sex -- has the answer. In Why Can't I Fall in Love? Boteach blends time-honored wisdom with practical tips and anecdotes from his private counseling practice. Boteach presents a radical program designed to help singles (and even those in long-term relationships) make their dreams of love a reality.

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Mixed Feelings.......2004-09-30

People's communications usually reflect themselves. This book is a case in point. Rabbi Boteach is an Orthodox Rabbi so his views are quite traditional. He does, however, modify them somewhat with an understanding of some of the realities of life in America. But, by making marriage (his goal of love) a given NEED, it skews his view of dating, psychology, etc. At first it seemed to have a feminine flavor, but I believe that it's really more of a Feeling (vs. Thinking from a Jungian perspective) view of the world. Also a bit more Extroverted than Introverted. Some of his pronouncements seem quite naive to me (e.g. his "Declaration of Dependence" in Chapter 8). Nevertheless, he does provide some solid, usable advice which counters some recent practices and identifies addictive dating and its ramifications. Also, he interjects a bit of humor and some illustrative stories as examples. I only gave it 3 stars, but I can easily see that other people in other circumstances could give it more. I think that those who despise this book might look within to see why that is. You can certainly disagree with R. Boteach's perspective and values, but to overly, emotionally react to the book seems irrational to me.

Love is a NEED.......2003-07-04

Before this book, I felt that if someone find love, good, if not, so what. Now, I realize that love is a NEED!

But i'll admit, I think alot of what's in this book seem kinda wierd. The author seems to support younger marriages. Not teen, but early 20s. To me, don't younger people who get married are more likely going to divorce?

The author married the first girl he dated!! To me it kinda seems that anyone who marry their first girlfriend/boyfriend is on the desperate side. Then again, I notice that most people who marry their first gf/bf tend to choose to date the right person from the get-go and are more likely to stay together. Example are my parents, grandparents, etc.\

Also, it's has alot of jewish christian references. I'm neither religion but the author still manage to pararllel my buddhist values.

Overall, though I think the book is wierd, I do think it's a great book with good advice. After, it did change my view on love. Love is a NEED and without it, we have nothing! Maybe it's not that wierd. Its how society is right now that makes it seem wierd.

From a "The Rules" fan.......2002-08-12

I recommend this book as a way to help single people look at things we can change in our lives to fall in love. The luxury/necessity thing that others have mentioned is a big insight, as is the "good enough" marriage -- although he says he disagrees with Fein/Schneider's "The Rules" there are a lot of similar recommendations between the two books; just with different underlying reasons. I'm sticking with "The Rules" but it was still a good read and I will look for his other books.

And What To Do About It.......2002-07-20

I probably read a copy of a different edition. Nonetheless, I bought the book because I had been asking myself the same question.

If you're looking for some possible answers to the question yourself, bear with his preaching. Some truths are indeed hard to swallow. Yes, I laughed a lot at myself reading his sharp bullets. And he's funny too. The author provides simple, direct, and unpopular suggestions. Take it or leave it. I got tired with some of the ideas presented repetitively, but it's probably for emphasis.

A bit orthodox, of course. But definitely a must read for people who are wondering about the same thing. You never know what you'll discover. Sometimes his points echoed in my mind just when I was looking for something. I kept the book for reference when in need!

It offers a different perspective..........2001-11-17

I have to agree with many of the other reviewers...this was a provoking book. Rabbi Boteach's humor makes this rather insightful and "heavy" book an easier read. His focus on relationships as something sacred is refreshing...the idea that you are on your search for your "true love," rather than just "dating."

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Why Can't I Fall in Love?
Shmuel Boteach
Manufacturer: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Marriage | Relationships | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0340785551

Why Can't I Fall in Love? A 12-Step Program

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Why Can't I Fall in Love? A 12-Step Program
Shmuel Boteach
Manufacturer: ReganBooks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OEN34W

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