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The Flanders Panel
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Julia, a young Madrid art restorer, is pulled into a shadowy world of metaphor when she discovers a long-covered inscription on a Flemish painting: Who killed the knight? Art, chess and murder are intertwined in this elegant, seductive mystery in the manner of The Name of the Rose.
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A fifteenth-century painting by a Flemish master is about to be auctioned when Julia, a young art restorer, discovers a peculiar inscription hidden in a corner: Who killed the knight? In the painting, the Duke of Flanders and his knight are locked in a game of chess, and a dark lady lurks mysteriously in the background. Julia is determined to solve the five-hundred-year-old murder, but as she begins to look for clues, several of her friends in the art world are brutally murdered in quick succession. Messages left with the bodies suggest a crucial connection between the chess game in the painting, the knight's murder, the sordid underside of the contemporary art world, and the latest deaths. Just when all of the players in the mystery seem to be pawns themselves, events race toward a shocking conclusion. A thriller like no other, The Flanders Panel presents a tantalizing puzzle for any connoisseur of mystery, chess, art, and history.
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A flawed gem.......2007-09-04
To say the book is clever is an understatement nay brilliant would be more appropriate, but going by the author's reputation and other work (notably The Dumas Club), this book falls way short of the benchmark. The story is a heady cocktail of art and chess, kicked off by the discovery of a hidden inscription within a rare painting by a Dutch Master. What follows is a pursuit to solve the riddle of the inscription - a clue to a medieval murder mystery which is unraveled by a series of chess moves which soon begins to play out in real life. The unraveling of the plot involves playing out a chess game that is depicted in the painting, though the protagonist soon discovers that the players are real people and the falling pieces are brought about by gruesome murders. It takes a mind of a genius to conceptualize and bring to life a plot of this nature. The book is an amazing exhibition of the authors erudition, with the book being laden with layers of art history and philosophical dialogues.
And therein lies the failure of the story - somewhere along the way the plot gets bogged down by the weight of the erudition. Pages on pages of discussions on what would have been in the painters mind, the psychology of the killer which have very little bearing on the plot tire the reader . The final denouement and the associated explanations are a drag, and somehow you cant help sighing on the last page that this could have been a masterpiece
Good At First Then Becomes Cloying.......2007-05-19
Perhaps due to the translation? I own this book and have read and re-read it numerous times, finding something new and interesting in the chess mystery each time. But I also have increasingly grown to dislike the main character Julia, who is insipid, self-righteous and somewhat two-faced in her dealings with the characters Menchu and Montegrifo. Again, it's perhaps due to a less than superior translation, but still, the irritating characteristics of Julia, combined with the slightly self-conscious descriptive tactics of the author himself, combined to annoy me the last time I read the book. The characters of Menchu and Cesar I found the most interesting and (strangely) sympathetic, far more than Julia's self-righteous finger pointing and philosophic offshoots about identity and art. A great idea and most of it was executed very well, but I found myself dearly wanting to smack the main character at the book's end.
Novel about an art piece.......2007-04-03
Wonderful book, but there was a bit of disappointment to it:
why is it that when someone writes such a book they think it is OK not to include the picture of the painting? Try and do goole or any other search.
What you actually see, does not completely fit the description of mister Arturo.
Otherwise - great writer!
Not A Movie.......2007-02-09
If you're looking for a nice hot historical thriller, written like a TV script, destined to be turned into a movie within six months, this ain't it. And unfortunately the publisher has billed it that way.
Actually, it's an interesting vacation book for a reader; the writing is thoughtful and in some cases thought-provoking; and it maintains its level of suspense pretty well. What especially set the book apart for me was the believability and realism of the "surprise" outcome.
Several reviewers have taken different views on whether you need to know chess or not - I guess you don't, absolutely, but the book would be a lot less interesting if you've never played a game of chess and don't know how the pieces move.
Oh, come now.......2006-12-28
Oh, please! Mirrors in paintings, paintings in mirrors, Bach pieces that reverse themselves, the black-and-white tile floor that "adds yet another level," "Why, it's just like one of those stairways in an Escher work!" There's even a half-hearted gesture towards Godel, though not by name. "As someone in a mystery novel might say . . . " Gee, maybe the author and the reader themselves could be involved in their own game of chess? Could that be . . . yet another level? Yah think? Characterization by physiognomy out of Lambroso. Arch allusions to Holmes and Watson. Epigraphs from Nabokov. And the heroine, a reportedly sophisticated cognescente of the art world continually bedazzled and astonished by all this tosh.
Queenie Leavis characterized mysteries as fodder for those who prefer the illusion of thinking to the actual thing; that's not fair, but it sums this one up pretty well. A nearly random quotation:
"Munoz was the only one who knew how to interpret the signs, the only one who possessed the keys that allowed him to come and go without being devoured by the Minotaur. [Ah, the legendary keys of Theseus] And there, sitting before the remains of her barely touched lasagna, Julia knew with a mathematical, almost a chess player's certainty that in his way, this man was the strongest of the three of them. His judgment was not dimmed by prejudices about his opponent, the mystery player and potential murderer. He considered the enigma with the same egotistical, scientific coldness that Sherlock Holmes used to solve the problems set him by the sinister Professor Moriarty."
If that's what you like, you'll like the book. It's full of it.
I did enjoy the reconstruction of the chess game, probably because I don't know much about chess. It did strike me as strange that Black had managed to advance his king four ranks in the king's rook's file, somehow hopping over two of his own pawns, yet hadn't bothered to move king's knight or bishop. But as I say, I don't know the game.
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The Flanders Panel
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Flemish and Related Panel-Stamped Bindings: Evidence and Principles
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Aquilin Janssens de Bisthoven
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Petrus Christus: His Place in Fifteenth-Century Flemish Painting
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Indecently Proposed?
Tempted
With her divorce finalized, Brooke Jamison is looking forward to a nice, long wilderness retreat. That is, until she finds her cabin invaded by her now ex-brother-in-law, Marc Jamison. Problem is, she's always had a bit of a "thing" for Marc. Besides, Brooke is sick of being the "good girl" -- and really, what better way to get Marc out of her system . . . for good?
Seduced
Jessica Newman isn't interested in committing herself to a man. Especially if he's a divorce lawyer -- even one as appealing and flirty as Ryan Matthew. But when Jessica and Ryan start planning a surprise wedding for another couple, Ryan figures he's found the seduction opportunity of a lifetime. And he'll do almost anything to show Jessica exactly what she's missing . . .
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Two Classic Stories.......2006-07-20
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TEMPTED by Janelle Denison
With her divorce finalized, Brooke Jamison is looking forward to a nice, long wilderness retreat. That is, until she finds her cabin invaded by her now ex-brother-in-law, Marc Jamison. Problem is, she's always had a bit of a "thing" for Marc. Besides, Brooke is sick of being the "good girl"-and really, what better way to get Marc out of her system...for good?
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Jessica Newman isn't interested in committing herself to a man. Especially if he's a divorce lawyer--even one as appealing and flirty as Ryan Matthew. But when Jessica and Ryan start planning a surprise wedding for another couple, Ryan figures he's found the seduction opportunity of a lifetime. And he'll do almost anything to show Jessica exactly what she's missing...
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Science fiction icon David Weber (the Honor Harrington series) teams up with Airborne-soldier-turned-author John Ringo (A Hymn Before Battle) in their third novel about Prince Roger Ramius Sergei Chiang Alexander MacClintock, Heir Tertiary to the Throne of Man. March to the Stars continues the adventures of Roger and the Bronze Barbarians that started in March Upcountry and continued in March to the Sea as they battle their way across the remote planet of Marduk in their bid to return home to Earth. Through the course of these first three novels, Roger has grown from a spoiled brat into a true leader of men and aliens alike. March to the Stars takes the Bronze Barbarians of the Imperial Guard across the Eastern Ocean of Marduk, facing giant sea monsters and pirates, and eventually to a spaceport held by humans of questionable loyalties. The naval battle with Mardukian pirates contains some swashbuckling heroics worthy of Errol Flynn himself, and Roger learns that not everything is as it seems on either Marduk or Earth. Fortunately, he's got the Bronze Barbarians and the Basik's Own at his back.
Collaboration is a tricky art form, and the resulting work can often feel rough and blocky, with the writers' differing styles at odds. Weber and Ringo deliver a work with a smooth blending of style, serving up a sum that is indeed greater than its parts. Readers should be warned, however, that by the end of the story they will likely be tempted to scoop up other works by these authors to satisfy their reading needs while waiting for the next novel in the series. --Ron Peterson
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For Those Who Wish They Could Buckle A Swash.......2007-04-27
This is actually a review of the entire four part series. Frankly if you read one you will want to read the rest even though they are a bit unequal in quality.
March Upcountry begins the series and introduces all of the characters. It is good action almost from the beginning. In many ways it is the best of the series. Prince Roger Ramius Sergei Alexander Chiang MacClintock, heir tertiary to the throne of the Empire of Man is stranded by villainous forces on the primitive planet of Marduk along with a company of his personal body guards; an elite force of Imperial Marines. Prince Rog is a right silly fop, but along the way with encounters with various beasties and murderous natives, he falls in love, acquires a `slave' or advisor, or something called an `Asi,' an aged native warrior/philosopher. And he begins to develop into the hero we all had hoped for. Lots of good battle scenes and advice about `being a man' even if you're a woman.
March to the Sea continues the saga as Prince Rog and his marines fight their way across the planet trying to reach the space port where they hope for the chance to steal a ship and return to the Empire. Roger's development continues as do the endless battles which Weber and Ringo manage to make distinct and always interesting.
March to the Stars is the third and, at 640 pages, the longest in the series; it is also the weakest. Those familiar with Weber will be acquainted with his tendency to lapse into long diatribes about politics and such. There is a really long section on cannibalism and `Baalism,' whatever the deuce that is, but you can easily skip them. The book ends with some really good battles, sea monsters, space battles and the death of a major character (won't say who, you can't make me; it would just spoil it for you).
We Few finishes off the series. Prince Roger is now a full blown hero, swordsman, military genius, faithful friend, expert lover, and a good cook to boot. The battles here are a bit down played, but the palace intrigue is very good; the bad guys are really bad, the good guys really good. By mistake I read this volume first and it hooked me on the series.
Like most of Weber's writings, and I assume Ringo's, it is the first thing of his I have read, this is politically to the far right and has some really strange ideas. I think neither Weber nor Ringo has much use for religion and I agree, but they confuse that with `environmentalism' (a common theme in some modern SciFi for unknown reasons) and, as a life long environmentalist and an atheist, I don't get that. Great literature it isn't; but it is great fun. You could do a lot worse than this series.
decent, enjoyable sequel to previous 2.......2006-11-08
This novel is a good follow-up to March to the Sea. It deals with the crossing of the sea, the contact on the opposite continent (ruled mainly by a rather brutal theocracy), the concerns about avoiding word of their arrival at Starport, and the eventual effort to take that port. I do not intend to collapse major plot threads on that topic.
Once again, though I do not know the writing breakdown of this book, it reads a LOT like John Ringo. Given the new business tactic of a better-named author outlining a series or novel which a lesser-known author writes, my general rule (except niven/pournelle) is that the author on top is to sell the book, and the one on bottom to write it. It is notable that in the life of this series Ringo has gone from relative unknown to (by last year) arguably more popular than weber.
If anything I think this was more interesting than the previous book. The 'reinventing the industrial age' of the previous novels is pretty much gone as the army sees the goal in reach. There is one major land battle of note, though what one expects to be a well-commanded enemy is replaced with a lesser one before this battle. As usual, it is quantity vs. quality.
There are a few plot surprises in the book, some of which set up the fourth novel.
very enjoyable book, and though it may not be clear from my review, this series has been impossible to put down.
More fun with the Prince.......2006-08-02
Another great effort. I am not sure why they call it space opera, its good ol sci-fi to me. If you've started the series you will want to read this too.
Weber and Ringo - Great Team.......2006-04-18
This is an excellent series. The 1st 3 books "March to the..." have a consistent look and feel They definitly deliver a very good read. I loaned a friend the 1st of the series and he wanted the next 2 books immediately!!!
I am looking forward the the next book because it will be in a completely different environment, and will require a different approach to the action.
I am also reading John Ringo's Polseen series, which is good, but not as good as this collaboration with David Weber.
This series is close but not quite up to the Honor Harrington series, my all time favorite SF series.
not quite Xenophon.......2005-10-12
series started as a loose adaptation of Anabasis and may even continue in that vein. If you liked this story, an English translation of the Anabasis is available from the Gutenberg Project online. There is also a good historical novel called the 'The Ten Thousand' that adds some fiction and historical research to the original.
While the writing style and characters are typical of the military sci-fi genre. These books are better page turners than most. 3 stars is best I give for highly entertaining and yet wholly consumable fiction.
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- The Defence of Fort McHenry
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The Flag, the Poet and the Song: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner
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Americans have long stood to salute the flag and sing the national anthem, but in the wake of September 11, it has become more than a ritual at the beginning of a baseball game. Our flag has been on proud display in nearly every home, car, and shop window across the country and our national anthem has never been more popular.
Despite this resurgence in patriotism, few know the real story behind "The Star Spangled Banner"-neither the song nor the flag that inspired it. In this remarkable book, New York Times reporter Irvin Molotsky tells the story of what really inspired Francis Scott Key, a Washington lawyer, to pen this historic ode. Brimming with fascinating Americana, The Flag, the Poet and the Song, brings historical events and figures, both legendary and unknown-from the flag's seamstress to the military heroes of the War of 1812-to vivid life. In witty, accessible language and brimming with little known facts, Molotsky gives readers a book to be read and reread.
"This intelligent book provides fresh meaning to the poetic and patriotic language of the song." (New York Daily News)
Brilliant trivia . . . that keeps the pages turning and the mind engaged." (The Baltimore Sun)
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The Defence of Fort McHenry.......2006-05-26
This book began as a newspaper article on the conservation of the flag that inspired Francis Scott Key during September 13-14, 1814. Chapter 1 tells how it is song before every baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and soccer game in the United States. The television networks use that time for commercials. The wide range of the anthem is difficult for the average person. Robert Merrill advocates playing it more briskly, as a march (p.11). The huge flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814 was made by Mary Young Pickersgill. Major Armistead wanted a flag so large the enemy could see it from a distance. The flag over Fort McHenry had 15 stars and 15 stripes, the standard from 1794 to 1818 (p.77). It was 30 feet high and 42 feet long, and weighed 80 pounds.
Chapter 3 explains "The Second War of Independence". One item was the impressment of British subjects. These seamen worked for higher wages aboard American ships. Many were called deserters but they had been abducted by impressment gangs. The Embargo was tried and failed. The British practice of seizing crewmen from ships provoked a declaration of war in June 1812. There were other causes (pp.39-42). The canceling of the British Orders in Council came after the war was declared. America became an ally of Napoleon. The British rejected the American right of citizenship to British subjects (Chapter 4). General William Hull, the governor of Michigan Territory, surrendered Detroit (pp.47-48). The attack on Canada ended in a retreat. The attack on York (Toronto) and its burning led to the burning of Washington in retaliation (p.50). After the defeat of Napoleon the British now concentrated on the United States, raiding Maryland and Virginia, Washington DC was lightly guarded as it was not much of a military target (p.54). The enemy of the British was the August heat (dehydration).
Baltimore in 1814 was the third largest city, a center of shipping, commerce, industry, and shipbuilding. The British approached by sea. Dr. William Beanes was arrested by the British (p.71). Richard West, a patient, got lawyer Francis Scott Key to free Beanes; he was accompanied by Colonel John S. Skinner, an exchanged prisoner of war. This flag did not fly over Fort McHenry during the British bombardment because of the rain; a smaller storm flag was used (p.90). At dawn the much larger flag was run up the flagpole. Key's poem was printed by his brother-in-law Judge Joseph H. Nicholson, the second-in-command at Fort McHenry; it quickly caught popular favor (p.93). Ferdinand Durang, a musician, adapted the words to the old tune "Anacreon in Heaven". It quickly gained a national reputation throughout the country. The next week Key changed its name to "The Star-Spangled Banner". Francis Scott Key was an important person in his day, but his only moment of fame was his poem (p.97).
The remaining chapters cover other topics. Chapter 7 tells about the Treaty of Ghent which ended the war. It was a victory for America because it united the nation (p.131). Britain never again interfered with American shipping. The pause of commerce with Europe made industry flourish in America. The flag did not enjoy its status until the Civil War (p.134). Chapter 8 has the history of the flag and the song. During the Civil War Fort McHenry was a prison; one prisoner was the grandson of Francis Scott Key (p.147). Chapter 9 gives the history of the National Anthem. It was adopted by the Army and Navy in the 1890s. The song was used in Puccini's 'Madame Butterfly' in 1904. It became official in March 3, 1931 (p.151). It supplanted the older song "Yankee Doodle" (more easily sung by the people).
Little substance.......2005-11-30
The information presented in Mr. Molotsky's book would boil down to a good Smithsonian or National Geographic article, but feels padded out at 240 pages. In fact, the book had its origins as a NY Times article on the restoration of the flag that flew at Ft McHenry.
The author repeatedly goes over the same ground, labors certain points while skimming over other seemingly crucial information, quotes lengthy excerpts, and goes off on tangents that seem to have nothing to do with the central premise.
Still, I learned a thing or two about a glossed-over chapter in American history. It may whet your appetite for more in depth coverage of the subject.
Play Ball.......2002-03-14
What starts out as a witty account of the origins of "The Star Spangled Banner" and the text to it, continues into repetitions and ends with endless reprints of Supreme Court decisions and congressional hearings. Points go to the author for reminding us of the half-forgotten war of 1812 and for giving us a good overview. Pity he could not stop in time.
Patriotic read.......2002-02-25
Just to preface the review: I was sitting in a restaurant reading this book when the waitress asked me what I was reading. I explained the book, and she said who was on the cover. I said it was a picture of Francis Scott Key. She said, "Oh, the man they named the Florida Keys after."
For those Americans who don't know their history, particularly the often untold truths of the War of 1812 and the contentiousness over our national anthem, this book is a perfect place to start. It's short, informational and at times very humorous. Molotsky brings the reader history and current debate on topics such as flag burning and how to preserve that wonderful flag that flew over Fort McHenry.
I learned some new things in this book, and if the response from the waitress is any indication, this country is in need of a few more history lessons. This a short read but the value cannot be underscored.
Under the Red, White, & Blue.......2001-09-10
As an author of a novel in its initial release that addresses, among other themes, the essence of what makes an American an American, I genuinely enjoyed Irvin Molotsky's THE FLAG, THE POET, & THE SONG. Mr. Molotsky, a semi-retired newspaperman, spins a wonderful tale about the history of our national anthem. This book is light. It is a popular history. It is amusing, yet it is most enlightening. Mr. Molotsky presents a history of the War of 1812, which led directly to Francis Scott Key's composing of the poem that became the song. He discusses the American invasion of Canada (yes, we did invade Canada) and the burning of Toronto (then York) that led to the British infamous torching of Washington (I bet that was in your history books). He also paints a portrait of Francis Scott Key (a distant relative of F. Scott Fitzgerald whose masterpiece THE GREAT GATSBY was briefly called UNDER THE RED, WHITE, & BLUE--which I used for the title of this review) who reluctantly joined the militia during the war. Mr. Molotsky additionally explains the compostion of the poem, its linkage to a British drinking song, and its evolution into the national anthem with the final two words "Play Ball!" THE FLAG, THE POET, & THE SONG is a informative book. It is well-written. I recommend it highly.
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Must Read.......2007-09-15
This book is life changing... It transformed the way I read the Bible and the way God speaks to me.
Great introduction to Spiritual Reading.......2007-03-22
I've had this book for years and read it for the first time several years ago. It helped me begin to read the Bible formationally, and this practice felt like "coming home". I read it again recently, and it was just as fresh, and as with good writing, I noticed things I had completely missed the first time.
This is an excellent read for understanding formational reading, and a much needed correction for our information only culture. And contrary to what some might think, he is not advocating that you check your brain at the door and never read for information. Rather he is teaching something that we moderns have lost - the understanding that we are to soak in the Scripture, taste it, eat it (like John in the book of Revelation). The idea is that in order to be formed in the image of Christ, we need to read with a different goal than most of us have been taught.
Buy it and read it! Enjoy the way it transforms your connection with Scripture.
A Helpful Way to Think about Spiritual Formation.......2006-11-10
Mulholland's text is a very readable and approachable primer about using scripture for spiritual formation. One of the things I especially appreciated was his definition of spiritual formation that formed the foundation for his text. He refutes those who want to use scripture or any 'technique' to become more spiritual for their own sakes. Mulholland points the reader to a focus outside of themselves. He maintains that spiritual transformation must be for the sake of others and not ourselves.
Offers needed medicine to our souls.......2004-08-17
Quite rich - I just finished reading this book twice in the last week. A few chapters are a little dry in the middle, but otherwise a very fabulous work that completely overshadows the two tedious chapters; where he is laying some ground work.
A very well-explained description of spiritual formation and description of spiritual disciplines. The chapter on doing/being as it relates to disciplines is worth the price of the book alone.
In addition, it is very applicational for the reader (although he describes a couple of instances in his journey, I would have liked to see more of his own personal learning added).
In my opinion this book (originally written in 1985) is "way ahead of its time" in bridging mainline, mystical, and evangelical thought - although it never makes those distinctives.
I would say that perhaps he slightly over-emphasizes the formational (vs informational) but I would also add this very important point: that it is this exact over-emphasis that is a needed corrective to the balance of our day for most people.
For me this what a provoking book to my spiritual journey. I am very thankful - there are about a dozen different passages that struck me.
In an ever-increasingly information-saturated world; this book offers needed medicine to our souls.
Read it again.......2004-04-11
I came to this book with the advantage of having sat under Dr. Mulholland in 4-5 courses including 2 on Biblical exegesis. The title of this book "Shaped by the Word", is 100% representative of his view of scripture. Mulholland very effectively teaches us that we should approach the scriptures with our hearts and our minds full expecting to be shaped by the work of God through His Word. Mulholland effectively communicates to us that when we always lead our study of scripture with reason our hearts will not be formed as God intends.
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