A Synoptic Classification of Living Organisms

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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.

Earth Cycles: A Historical Perspective (Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science)

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Earth Cycles: A Historical Perspective (Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science)
David Oldroyd
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
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Humans have tried to figure out what formed the landscape of the earth for thousands of years. How were mountains created? Where did lakes and rivers come from? What lies under the surface of the earth? And one concept that greatly aided the scientific advance of the earth sciences was that of geological cycles. Once scientists understood that many geological actions are cyclic, the scientific knowledge of the earth exploded. These ideas are central to the nature of the earth sciences, and appreciating how scientists arrived at these ideas is essential for understanding the nature of the earth sciences. Earth Cycles: A Historical Perspective, a volume in the Greenwood Guides to Great Ideas in Science, traces the history of this tremendously powerful concept from the ancient philosophers to the present day. The volume covers:

Ancient beliefs about the nature of the earth and the myth of the Eternal Return

James Hutton, Charles Lyell, and the other founders of the science of geology, who based the history of the earth on the notion that there is "no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end"

Theories about the cycles of volcanic eruptions

The history of the recurrence of "ice ages"

The idea of the recurrence of catastrophic episodes in earth history due to interaction with objects in space

Jargon and mathematics is kept to a minimum, and the volume includes a timeline, a glossary, and a bibliography, making Earth Cycles an ideal resource for students researching the earth sciences and the history and nature of the scientific understanding of the world around us.

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Nonlinear physics has been growing at an astounding rate over the past two decades and has changed its character from a collection of exotic examples of nonstandard behaviour to an all-embracing scientific methodology. This practical hands-on guide provides an overview of the features of condensed matter systems. This book provides self-contained background material, however the centrepiece of the text is the chapter dealing with a systematic development of nonlinear field equations for many-body systems. In order to equip the reader with concrete skills in tackling nonlinear problems in physics, the authors analyse in great detail several important applications such as metamagnetism, superconductivity, the Hubbard Hamiltonian and the multi-electron atom to name a few. A separate mathematical chapter shows in an easy-to-follow manner how the various integrable nonlinear differential equations that arise in physics can be solved analytically. This book will serve as a compendium of facts and references related to the subject area of nonlinear condensed matter physics. In addition, it can be used as practical introduction into currently developed nonlinear research methods in theoretical physics in general.

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Beautifully Written, Captivating Story

THIS ONE SHOULD NOT BE MISSED!!!!

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Powerful debut novel

The Girl from Charnelle: A Novel (P.S.)
K. L. Cook
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
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ASIN: 0060829664
Release Date: 2007-02-20

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It's 1960 in the Panhandle town of Charnelle, Texas—a year and a half since sixteen-year-old Laura Tate's mother boarded a bus and mysteriously disappeared. Assuming responsibility for the Tate household, Laura cares for her father and three brothers and outwardly maintains a sense of calm. But her balance is upset and the repercussions of her family's struggles are revealed when a chance encounter with a married man leads Laura into a complicated relationship for which she is unprepared. As Kennedy battles Nixon for the White House, Laura must navigate complex emotional terrain and choose whether she, too, will flee Charnelle.

A heartfelt portrait of a young woman's reckoning with the paradoxes of love—eloquent, tender, and heart-wrenching—K. L. Cook's unforgettable debut novel marks the arrival of a significant new voice in American fiction.

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Beautifully Written, Captivating Story.......2007-07-09

K.L. Cook presents us with a highly crafted coming-of-age story about a young girl who steps too soon into adulthood when she begins an intimate affair with a friend of her father's. Cook is very talented at drawing us pictures with his words so that the reader can "see" each scene unfold before your eyes as he writes. A particularly moving scene for me told the story of a young dog who gets free just before she comes into her first heat, and comes home battered & pregnant. This frightening scene is the tipping point that drives action in the book, and seems to fortell the disaster that is to come. I thought about it for days after I read it. I highly recommend this fascinating book; a gripping read!

THIS ONE SHOULD NOT BE MISSED!!!!.......2006-12-11

OK, you are a 16 year old girl living with her dad, mom, older brother, two younger brothers. Life is pretty decent. You go to school, have friends, love your family and then BAM from out of nowhere, your mom ups and leaves. No note, no goodbye, just packs a suitcase and walks out of your live FOREVER.

Now you are a 16 year old girl living with your dad, older brother, and two younger brothers who pretty much has everything dumped in your lap. YOU are responsible for cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, taking care of your brothers, your school work, and the countless never-ending errands keeping a household throws at you.

This is what happens to Laura. She is confused and mixed-up as to why her mom left. To top that, her older sister took off and eloped when she was only 17, leaving the family before their mom did. So, not only does Laura have to contend with the fact both her older sister and mom jumped ship, Laura has to maintain that ship.

Laura handles things pretty well, combining all the household duties and school work very well. Then fate temps her and her life slowly goes out of control.

Enter into her life her dad's co-worker and friend, John Letig. He kisses her secretly on New Year's Eve and makes a pass at her. Actually, taking advantage of her and her young age. Confused, lonely, excited and intrigued by the attention of a good-looking, older man, Laura enters into an affair with him. She is reluctant at first, but then thrives on the lies, deceits, and constant thrill of secrets. All the while, she is baby sitting for the Letig family, lying to her friends and family, and also lying to herself.

While is feels she is in love with John, her conscience constantly nags at her, knowing what they are doing is wrong. The affair goes on and on and the author keeps you totally engrossed and interested. This book is narrated -- very, very well -- by Laura herself. From the first temptation of flirtation to the affair ending in tragedy, you will love every word of this book.

The characters are real and well written. The Tate family is coping with their sister leaving to get married and their mom simply leaving them to fend for themselves. All of the characters ask WHY and their lives, along with their friends and family, all wind through and through each others. Laura, above all the others, doesn't have anyone to turn to in her times of need, but manages to figure life out for herself, even when life is not good or fair.

This book is very well written and I highly recommend it. The author does a great job of describing life in the pan-handle of Texas in the 1960's and Laura's turbulent teen years. You will not be sorry you read this one! ENJOY!!!!!

Fantastic Book.......2006-05-17

This book was amazing! I started reading it before work on a Friday morning and got ten pages into it before having to stop. In only ten pages, I was already absorbed in the story and couldn't wait to get home from work to dive into the novel. One can't help but become attached to the characters in this book and go through withdrawal when it ends. I was trying to remember the last time I became so engrossed in a novel, and I think it was when I read The Kite Runner, shortly after it came out.
Cook provides such believable insight into the main characters' lives that I think any reader of this book will not only fall in love with the these characters, but learn something about human nature and vulnerability.

Powerful debut novel.......2006-04-16

I thought this was an elegantly rendered family saga with taut prose and closely observed psychological insights.

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A complete trainwreck
i read this book about the same time i was reading " kitchen confidential"
A Delicious Read
A cutesy summer read...
Worse than a bad meal out...

Girl Cook: A Novel
Hannah Mccouch
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I, for one, have piled enough skyscraper salads to be given some consideration. I’m not working my way up the kitchen ladder for my goddamn health. I know all too well the sting of vinegar in an open cut. Oh yes, that salad you’re eating as a light appetizer? My bare hands have massaged dressing into every leaf. Lettuce loves me. But I’ve got ambition and, I don’t mind saying, a decent palate. I want to be The Chef. And the only way to do this is by becoming the greatest cook I can be. Which means kicking ass on the line, not just salads and desserts. These are my hopes. These are my dreams.

Layla Mitchner is a twenty-eight-year-old Cordon Bleu graduate trying to carve out a space for herself in the fast-paced, high-pressure world of Manhattan’s top restaurant kitchens. She knows she’s got the talent to be a great chef, but there she is slaving for a misogynistic boss who’d sooner promote the dishwasher than give a woman the chance to prove her sous-chef mettle. And while Layla knows that the dwindling balance in her bank account won’t begin to cover what she owes her roommate, she’s desperate not to seek help from her self-absorbed, serially divorced, soap-opera-actress mother.

Her romantic prospects seem no brighter. She gets set up with a nice enough guy, but his tassel loafers and corporate demeanor reek of the WASP aristocracy she’s determined to leave behind. After continuously striking out, she meets a musician who appears to be the bohemian Mr. Right of her dreams, only to find he may be more deadbeat than heartthrob. But Layla refuses to settle for anything short of true love and success, and she ultimately finds both where she least expects them.

Hannah McCouch’s fresh and animated voice leaps off the pages of Girl Cook, a deliciously modern Cinderella story of love, sex, chefs, and the city.

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A complete trainwreck.......2006-08-21

And I was so looking forward to this book too. Layla has no spine to speak of when it comes to her boss, or her lovelife for that matter. She's a bitte former rich girl who's daddy cuts her off he dies in an accidental motocycle accident. She acts like she 'has' to suffer to make it when she has a rich mommy she can go to, and supposedly can't stand people with a silver spoon in their mouth even though she was one.

The ending is most ridiculous thing I've ever read.

I love chic lit, and I love cooking shows, cooking magazines, etc, and my mom owns a restaurant. I had high high hopes for this book and it was truely a let down. I basically read it all through just so I can say I read it all through and not have it lie about doing so.

i read this book about the same time i was reading " kitchen confidential".......2005-12-16

simply about being a chef from a female's perspective...i found the main character's personal life alot more interesting than her professional life. one can only assume that this story was autobigraphical, but no biggie. we have to get stories from somewhere...

A Delicious Read.......2004-08-19

This slim little book packs quite a punch. McCouch's Layla is the kind of character that sticks with you after you put the book down. The author has a deft hand with characterization and, with a few adroit phrases, brings even her supporting players to vivid life. I didn't want the book to end and was only consoled by the preview of McCouch's next book (Mountain Betty) that is included in the paperback edition. Hannah: if you read this - I'm hoping for a sequel! Well done!

A cutesy summer read..........2004-08-15

Layla Mitchner dreams of becoming a chef and of true love. Instead, she works as a lowly salad tosser under the watch of a seemingly misogynistic boss. Under increased pressure from her semi-famous actress mother and her friends, she finally quits. Best bud Billy tries to hook her up with Dick Davenport, but Layla thinks he might be a little too uptight for her. (He wears shoes with tassels for goodness sakes!) She then meets a broody mysterious musician named Frank, but everything isn't always what it seems with him. Layla continues to try and get back on track with her career, while constantly finding herself running into Mr. Davenport, whom she seems to be unable to get out of her head. While some parts are a tad predictable, I really enjoyed Layla's cast of friends, which besides flamboyant Billy, include Austrian cook Gustav and bartender Dina.

Worse than a bad meal out..........2004-04-25

Two of my favorite genres are "chick lit" and "food lit". Sadly, this novel is an embarassment to both. While the culinary aspects of the novel do seem realistic, I had no empathy for Layla. As the main character, I found her utterly unlikeable and the plot to be completely unrealistic (especially the ending). I was not rooting for her... she was whiney, bitchy and a bit emotionally disturbed. The supporting characters were one-dimensional stereotypes at best.

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In her debut novel, What Girls Learn, author Karin Cook takes familiar--and familial--territory and turns it neatly on its head. Tilden, the 12-year-old narrator of Cook's tale, and her 11-year-old sister Elizabeth are suddenly uprooted from a hardscrabble life in Atlanta and moved to Long Island when their mother falls in love with a man they've never met. Fortunately, Nick turns out to be a kind man, and the girls' enjoy a temporary stability. Then Frances, their mother, discovers a lump in her breast. While she is hospitalized, her predatory brother arrives, and the sisters are thrown back upon a bond that, although stretched by sibling rivalry, can never be broken.

Karin Cook depicts the inner lives of girls on the verge of adolescence with tremendous insight, and in Tilden, she has found a narrator both eloquent and observant. What Girls Learn explores notions of family and femininity and the transcendence of love, even in the face of loss.

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radiant debut novel, What Girls Learn takes readers on an intimate and haunting journey into the landscape of girlhood and the complex terrain of the family. Wise, bittersweet, and above all intensely human, this astonishingly powerful novel enchants readers with its humor and insight even as it breaks their hearts.

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Pleased.......2005-11-07

This book was oustanding! You can definitely learn from this book. Below is just a little bit about it.

The year Tilden turns twelve, her mother, Frances, falls in love and moves the family north. Soon the watchful, wise Tilden and her rebellious younger sister, Elizabeth, are navigating a new household amidst the awkward and alluring terrain of adolescence.

But when Frances suddenly discovers a lump in her breast, her daughters must confront the unpredictablility of her illness. With heartbreak and humor, these characters exposes a world of secrets and learn to survive in the face of life's contradictions. Funny, haunting, and unflinchingly truthful on every page, What Girls Learn is a book that will be read--and cherished-- for years to come.

Enthralling.......2005-10-28

You know, it's astounding how many incredible books I've found completely by accident when prowling my local used-book store. I certainly wasn't looking for this, and I want to say now that I almost passed it by.

I'm glad I didn't. During the first couple of pages, I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about some of the characters, especially the mother. There was something about how she was portrayed right away that struck me as irresponsible. Good thing I stuck with her; by the time I was halfway through, I literally could not put this book down. The author has an amazing way of portraying the characters so three-dimensionally they just resonate.

(Spoiler alert:)

The end of the book was so wrenchingly, heart-breakingly agonizing, I felt like I had been struck. I literally had to just stop and sit for a while to pull myself together. Not long after, I picked up the phone to call my mother. (And as my mother would certainly attest, any book that could do that is a winner.)

just another coming of age story.......2004-06-20

..albeit a well-written one. You have the absent dad, the "Anywhere But Here" bonding, the tragic illness, the burgeoning sexuality. All the right ingredients for a coming of age story. (Maybe it's harder than I think to expand the blueprint.) The main characters managed to be more than just the stereotypes expected in this kind of book, and there were some great scenes, but overall, I would give it three stars. The TV-movie made a few years ago is worth catching, though.

A probable tearjerker.......2004-05-09

Karin Cook's "What Girls Learn" is one of those novels that pulls you into its story instantly. From the first page, you are intrigued by its protagonist and supporting cast, and you want to read on and on to know what's going to become of them - preferably all in one sitting.

The story's protagonist and narrator is Tilden, an intelligent and insightful girl. Upon first reading the book I missed Tilden's age at first and was sure we were hearing the narration of a seventeen (or so) year old - or even an adult in a flashback, perhaps - but the more I read, the more references I saw to the fact that she was much younger (i.e. the fact that all the girls in her class have to watch a movie about menstruation, etc.). Tilden and her younger (by a year) sister, Elizabeth - also a memorable character - are two of the four main characters in the book. The others are their mother, Frances (a.k.a. "Mama"), and her new boyfriend and eventual husband, Nick, to whose home she moves the girls at the beginning of the story.

The well-written story is often wrenchingly painful and even a bit disturbing to read, as it deals not only with the girls' mother's battle with cancer but also with other unhappy issues (i.e. preteen sex; a predatory uncle) throughout. Still, it is such a gripping story that it makes reading it all worthwhile.

Impressive debut, and a tearjerker.......2003-09-29

I really enjoyed this book, although it almost made me cry. One thing that bothered me was the way Frances was so adamantly against God and prayer, and wanted to keep her daughters away from church. However, as so often is the case, as she got sicker and sicker her views on this did change slightly, and she decided prayer may not be such a bad idea. Hello! Anyway, it was very well written, I thought, and I found it to be quite a page-turner. I would recommend it.

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The Blood Girls - A Novel Of Stigmata
Meira Cook
Manufacturer: Overlook Press
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The Blood Girls: a Novel of the Stigmata

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The Blood Girls: a Novel of the Stigmata
Meira Cook
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The Girl From Charnelle: A Novel
K. L. Cook
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