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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Not chick lit.
a chick lit book with more "lit " and less "chick"
Self-indulgent
so so reading
I couldn't put this book down

Interesting Women: Stories
Andrea Lee
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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ASIN: 0812966848
Release Date: 2003-04-08

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It would be difficult to overstate the elegance of this story collection from Andrea Lee, who produces fiction and journalism for The New Yorker, among other venues. Lee's interesting women are usually Americans trying their luck in Europe; most of them are African American wives of the Italian elite. Because her subject matter is so rarified (the first story mentions cashmere two times in as many pages) and because her writing is so beautifully transparent, it seems at first that Lee is coasting on the glamour of her subject matter. Not so--these stories are every bit as well put together as the women who inhabit them. "Brothers and Sisters Around the World" is an unforgettable tale of a well-to-do black woman who vacations in Third World countries with her European husband: "on vacation we travel the world to get hotter and wilder." When the narrator impulsively slaps a teenage girl who's been flirting with her husband in a village near Madagascar, the balance of the whole island is upset, with surprising results. Lee limns race, class, and a peculiarly female ambitiousness while always keeping her language as deceptively simple and sharp as an Armani suit. --Claire Dederer

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American brio confronts European sophistication in these critically acclaimed stories of seduction and self-discovery by New Yorker writer Andrea Lee. In vivid prose shot through with mordant irony, Lee offers the reader a rare combination: sensual evocation of the moment and profound insight into the underlying struggles of gender, race, and class that shape relationships worldwide.

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Not chick lit........2005-08-16

The cover of my (European) edition of Lee's short stories is misleading. Between the gritty Vogue-ish photo of an elegantly dressed woman's back, the gold script font of the title, and the dominant blurb by Elle Magazine on the back, you'd think you were in for some classy chick lit. What you get instead are a series of expertly crafted, sophisticated literary gems. With precision, control, and deadpan wit, Lee sketches a series of female characters who find themselves at cultural crossroads: ex-patriots living in a new language, cosmopolitan professionals dating across racial lines, first-world citizens figuring out the terms of their status in the greater world, individuals making sense of their various, conflicting cultural legacies. There's not a single weak story in this collection. I particularly enjoyed "Brothers and Sisters Around the World" and "Anthropology."

a chick lit book with more "lit " and less "chick".......2003-11-29

i read a review of this book over a year ago and i'm sorry i didn't read it sooner. this woman is a fantastic writer! her writing is so clear, concise, poetic. her characters, so finely drawn. i know these women...i am these women.

andrea, where have you been?

i have been to italy and i could see, smell and taste the places and experiences ms. lee was describing. i am also in an interracial relationship, and too, had to endure the looks, the whispering and "set a few island women straight" on trips to the carribbean. i understand that feeling of being everywhere and no where.

i have read countless books in the last few years devoted to the female genre, or the "chick lit "market and have been gravely dissappointed to the point where i wanted the author themselves to give me my money back.
ms. lee, my 22.95( canadian) is all yours!

Self-indulgent.......2003-10-10

The author needs to get over herself. In a world full of poverty and suffering, I found the author's insights boring and self-indulgent. I am amazed this book got published and sells. There must a lot of rich, middle class women with a lot time on their hands to buy and read this book.

so so reading.......2003-05-14

I agree with other posters and found this book to be pretty dull. For some reason I felt I had to finish it, but it wasn't an easy read. I kept adding up how many pages until the end.

I couldn't put this book down.......2002-10-21

I read a wonderful review of this book in the New York Times, bought it and had it on my shelf when a good friend told me I HAD to read it. Once I started, I couldn't put it down! The stories are about everything I find relevant and interesting: relationships between men and women, and between women and women, the dynamics of race, and travel and life in other countries. Isn't this what life is about? Well it is for educated, mixed-race women who enjoy and appreciate travel and living overseas, and who are or were married.
I am looking forward to Andrea Lee's next book with eager anticipation!

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Interesting Women
Andrea Lee
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Life is interesting and rewarding as a struggling homesteader.(new homesteader)(Cover Story): An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal

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Life is interesting and rewarding as a struggling homesteader.(new homesteader)(Cover Story): An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Deeana Sparks
Manufacturer: Countryside Publications Ltd.
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Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on January 1, 1997. The length of the article is 705 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: A divorced woman who lived alone in the city found satisfaction in renovating an old farmhouse in Shawnee, Kansas. She expresses appreciation to her friends, and grown children, for their encouragement and support.

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Author: Deeana Sparks
Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
Volume: v81 Issue: n1 Page: p30(2)

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The interesting life story of a pioneer mother: Autobiography of Mrs. Mary A. Nunley of Thorp Springs, Texas

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The interesting life story of a pioneer mother: Autobiography of Mrs. Mary A. Nunley of Thorp Springs, Texas
Mary A Nunley
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In the early 1970s, Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian exploded on to the comics scene. Writer Roy Thomas teamed with a young artist named Barry Smith, and together the two mapped out some of the most stirring and memorable Conan adventures to come along since those written by Howard himself. Over the course of their 24-issue run together, Thomas and Smith defined Conan for a generation of comics readers, and now those stories are collected here in a series of trade paperbacks. Featuring completely remastered color and text corrections, and containing material not available for nearly thirty years, these books are the perfect companions to the upcoming all-new Conan series from Dark Horse.

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Super Reader.......2007-08-02

This is the first eight issues of the Marvel comics from the seventies, and includes the title story, and 7 others, including Thomas' adaptations of a couple of other Howard short pieces.

The interesting thing is that he says he was trying to get Lin Carter's Thongor first, but his agent stalled, and he wrote to Glen Lord because he saw his name in the Conan paperbacks, and Lord said ok for Conan, for only slightly more money.

Buscema and Kane were too expensive after that, to use as artists, so he chose Barry Windsor Smith.

great material, horrible presentation.......2007-04-09

Have you ever had to stop reading a decent comic because the art was so terrible? This is one of those, only it's not the drawings that ruins it but the colors. Usually I can bite my lip and bear recent re-colorings, but this one is so bad it makes the book unreadable. These early Conan stories, while not the best, are among the most famous of all time and the foundation for the whole Conan comic empire; Thomas' writing is as always above par and we get intriguing drawings by a gestating Barry Windsor-Smith. However, this book has re-colored it so poorly it's literally unbearable; they have reduced what is considered very good art to something you don't even want to look at. The original drawings were specifically designed to be reproduced with flat, simple colors and to be printed on standard paper. Changing those things by printing it on glossy paper and, especially, coloring it in a very modern faux-3D way truly just ruins it. This is just another cheap, thoughtless cash-in on a popular classic- they had to spiff it up and make it look shiny and new for kids to buy it. In the early '90s Marvel reprinted the first 11 issues of Conan with much better results in a series called "Conan Classic"; they are very cheap and easy to come by. Another way to get these stories is the first six issues of the magazine-sized "Conan Saga", each one presenting two or three stories plus extras in enlarged black and white. Not surprisingly, the art looks way better in black and white- maybe even better than the old-fashioned colors. Plus it's bigger too (like the original art, which is normally scaled down quite a bit for publication). Either way, skip this book. It stinks.

Bad remastering spoils otherwise nice editions.......2006-02-21

Barry Smith's Conan series is one of my favorites, but the Dark Horse color editions don't really measure up. The colorists for these volumes laid it on a bit thick, the result being a lot of muddied and/or obscured linework. There were many, many pages where the original artwork was blurred to the point of being unrecognizable. Smith's artwork deserves better treatment. BTW, for whatever reason, none of the covers are reproduced here. It seems an odd omission. If you're a Barry Smith fan, you'd be better served by picking up the Essential Conan. Fifteen dollars gets you 25 issues and covers, with all of Barry Smith's lovely artwork left intact.

Excellent reprints.......2005-10-31

The reprints here have put 2005 production values onto 1970 comics--resulting in clear lines and vibrant (perhaps too much) color. If you never read these back in the 1970s, you're in for a treat--you'll see the development of Barry Smith as an artist--comparable only to Jim Steranko on S.H.I.E.L.D. or Frank Miller on Daredevil. My only real criticism is that they didn't reprint the great Smith covers. If they don't want to promote Marvel, they could've covered the logo. The covers alone were worth the 15 cents we originally paid.

Retro Conan.......2005-10-22

Its great having comic book issues assembled in one volume. I used to have all of these comics once upon a time. Like an idiot I sold them when I went to college back in the early eighties.
I have to say the art of Barry Smith is indeed very good. However, I remember it being much better when I originally read them.
Over all a good re-living of the past for me.

THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 1 - TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT AND OTHER STORIES

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THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 1 - TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT AND OTHER STORIES
Robert E.; Thomas, Roy; Barry Windsor-Smith Howard
Manufacturer: Dark Horse Comics
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ASIN: B000P0W4X6

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The second novel of the Liaden Universe-the story of a young girl who has won a starship, but now must learn to fly if she is to escape her dastardly brother.

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Above-average romantic space opera.......2007-09-21

This is a separate novel set in the Liaden universe (not part of the Agent of Change arc), but it still involves Clan Korval, most powerful family unit on the planet. The focus this time is a generation earlier, the story of Daav yos'Phelium, delm of Korval, and Aelliana Caylon, mathematician and victim of a cruel and overbearing brother. (Daav and Aelliana will later become the parents of Val Con yos'Phelium.) Aelliana quite unexpectedly wins a spaceship in a card game and becomes liberated, step by step, as she passes the hurdles required of prospective pilots. She's added in this by Daav, who likes to unwind by doing common repair work at a facility run by his old Scout comrades, and whose clan affiliation she doesn't discover until the very end. We get to see the less glamorous side of the highly stratified and stylized Liaden society through the eyes of a lesser family that largely depends for survival on its ability to place its daughters in contract marriages for the purpose of producing children -- something demanded of every male Liaden. It's primarily a love story, and there's a flavor of Jan Austen here, or perhaps Cinderella. Not as galaxy-spanning as some of the other Laden novels, but not bad at all.

Jane Austen meets Space Opera Romance..........2005-12-08

This the second of the Liaden books is mostly about Liad and Liaden culture. Liadens are ruled by the code and the code sets forth the behavior to be expected by all from Council of Clans, delms, nadelms, members of clans, and clanless. So it's a bit more like a Regency love story than a modern day one. Yet it is of another culture and another time. I could often hear the cadence of Jane Austen in the speeches.

Here Daav yos'Phelium knows that he must produce and heir and he's contracting a marriage with a women he doesn't particularly like but one that meets all the clans requirements. His intended contract wife, Samiv tel'Izak is to finish out her work contract before beginning her contract with Korval. Daav finds himself at loose ends and applies to Jon dea Cort for work at Binjali's repair.

Aelliana Caylon teaches a survival mathematics course to scouts. She's a brilliant mathematician but in the clan house treated as a simpleton with no grace, manners, intelligence at all by her brother the nadelm of clan Mizel. She's been beaten by him before and his now realized that if anything happened to the delm things could indeed get worse. She wins through an unlikely series of events a Class A jump ship. With a pilots license she could run away and be free of clan. The ship is kept at Binjali's.

Daav ends up her co-pilot. The men and women of Binjali's teach her much and she eventually gets her license and can leave. But then there is Daav.

The lovers meet and misunderstand, separate, realize their love, find clan law and custom separating them. But, it's a romance so you can probably figure out what will happen to them. It's the how it happens that is what makes the book worth reading.

Steve Miller and Sharon Lee have developed fully-realized characters and a richly textured world and society. It's will worth your time if you like romance and SF.

Escape Science Fiction.......2004-09-01

This book is mainly background for the Laiden universe; however, it is a great way to escape from the stress of an everyday world. It will also givee you insight into the agent of change series that is core to the Laiden univrese. It is an excellent read for a rainy day or to kill time in a plane terminal between flights. Give it a try!

Absolutely Wonderful - I Loved It!.......2004-01-23

Aelliana Caylon learned the hard way that she was powerless in her Clan. At first, she tried to defy her brother, Van Eld, when he attempted to exercise his authority over her as the next Delm, but after her first and only contract marriage to Van Eld's abusive friend, Aelliana no longer rebelled. She learned to feign meekness and remain quiet except when she was teaching her advanced math class to the irrepressible pilots in training at the academy. She had value at the university and was readily acknowledged as one of the most brilliant mathematicians of her day. When one of her pilot students convinced her to play a game of chance at a new gaming palace, Aelliana used her math skills to beat the cardshark and found herself the proud owner of a ship - and her chance to leave Liaden forever...

But before Aelliana could leave Liaden, she had to get her pilot's license. Luckily, she was docked at Binjali's, where the pilots were irreverent and surprising, but genuinely friendly. Before she knew it, Aelliana found herself adopted in to a kind of family where her skills were valued and her opinion was asked. She quickly found herself looking forward to her lessons with Master Pilot Daav, who challenged her to become more and to take risks. What she did not know was that her quirky co-pilot was in fact Daav yos'Phelium, the Delm of Korval and arguably the most powerful man on the planet. She also did not know that Daav was in negotiations for a contract marriage or she never would have let herself fall in love with him....

Scout's Progress is the second book in the Liaden series after Local Custom, where we are first introduced to Daav. It was written after books 3-5, however, so most call it a prequel. I found this book to be just as well written and intriguing as Local Custom. I think that the Liaden universe is fascinating and every time I get my hands on one of the books, I am riveted and cannot stop reading until I am finished. All of the characters are interesting with quirks and strengths and weaknesses. I particularly enjoyed Daav's weird sense of humor and how he likes to play the game of life on Liaden. There are some who say that this is simply a romance with science fiction trappings and I would agree that the romance is very important to the plot, but I would also say that it is the characters and the world building that keep me reading, not the romance, although I enjoyed that as well. If you enjoy science fiction or space opera and have not yet read this wonderful series than you are in for a real treat! I cannot recommend this series highly enough!

Pretty Good.......2003-12-02

I read Scout's Progress from the Omnibus "Pilot's Choice". I did enjoy the book and was unable to put it down for the last 100 pages. I love SF and that is my main draw to the Liaden universe. In reality, I regard this as 3.5 stars however, though 3 stars is a tad harsh, a 4 star rating IMO is too generous.

The good: Some great characters, great description of the Liaden universe, great descriptions of the pilot heirarchy and process to become qualified.

The bad: The characterization was wanting. The tree was the only character in the book w/ any depth. Daav was entirely too good, Ran Eld entirely too bad, Aelliana too naive. Essentially most of the characters were one-dimensional cliches of the Romance genre. A portrait of extremes, no nuance whatsoever.

Summary: I liked the book but it is fluff. I wouldn't call it excellent SF by any means. In all honesty I am a little disappointed in this one after reading Local Customs. Daav was a character I really enjoyed in Local Customs. In this book he is a cardboard knight in shining armor. No chinks in the armor at all. It was a huge let down because he was a great character. Aelliana was portrayed as the damsel in distress w/ a brain. In this book, she's a genius but she is also a woman who must ultimately be taken care of. I guess that leads to what my overall complaint about this book in particular and the Liaden universe in general (admittedly I have only read 2 books). The portrayal of women in this universe is borderline misogynistic. Women in power (delms and port authority) are materialistic and status mongering. They seem to care little for their daughters well-being while their sons deficiencies can be overlooked. Aelliana's older sister was jealous and mean. Aelliana was naive and subserviant. Sammiv tel Izak (pilot/fiance) is having nightmares about the tree. All the women are either unfeeling shrews or scared of their shadows. The male characters in contrast were almost all good-natured, intelligent, good looking and well meaning. A very noticable contrast in characterizations based upon gender.

All in all, it was a good, fun read. A rip-roaring, fast-paced novel which really doesn't slow down. It is however, a cliche festival. There is no real depth in this novel so don't come looking for it and you'll be fine. I will return to the Liaden universe.

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COURT COMING TO ORDER.(Government)(Cub Scouts on a field trip get the latest news on the project's progress): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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Severus was patriarch of Antioch on the Orontes in Syria from 512-518. Though he is venerated as an important saint in the Old Oriental Christian traction, he has mostly been regarded as a heretic elsewhere; and as his works were condemned by imperial edict in 536, very little has survived in the original Greek.
This volume translates a key selection of his writings which survived in other languages. It sheds light on his key opposition to the Council of Chalcedon and rehabilitating his reputation as a key figure of late antiquity by explaining his life and times, thinking, homiletic abilities and his pastoral concerns.

The Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus Patriarch of Antioch. In the Syriac Version of Anthanasius of Nisbus. Volume I Part I

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The Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus Patriarch of Antioch. In the Syriac Version of Anthanasius of Nisbus. Volume I Part I
E W [ed. and tr.] Brooks
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The Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus Patriarch of Antioch. In the Syriac Version of Anthanasius of Nisbus. Volume I Part II

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E W [ed. and tr.] Brooks
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The Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus Patriarch of Antioch. In the Syriac Version of Anthanasius of Nisbus. Volume II Part I

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E W [ed. and tr.] Brooks
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The Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus Patriarch of Antioch. In the Syriac Version of Anthanasius of Nisbus. Volume II Part II

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The Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus Patriarch of Antioch. In the Syriac Version of Anthanasius of Nisbus. Volume II Part II
E W [ed. and tr.] Brooks
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George, Bishop of the Arabs. A Homily on Blessed Mar Severus, Patriarch of Antioch

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George, Bishop of the Arabs. A Homily on Blessed Mar Severus, Patriarch of Antioch
McVey K.E.
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Christology after Chalcedon: Severus of Antioch and Sergius the Monophysite

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The Intellectual Christology of Severus the Miaphysite

Christology after Chalcedon: Severus of Antioch and Sergius the Monophysite
Iain R Torrance
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The Intellectual Christology of Severus the Miaphysite.......2005-09-02

"Torrance's study is of an intricate debate among those theologians of the East who could not stomach the fourth ecumenical council at Chalcedon. He shows how deeply orthodox were the intentions of these divines." Henry Chadwick

Aftermath of Chalcedon:
For over a century following Chalcedon, the Non-Chalcedonians led by their articulate theologians fought hard to restore the whole Church to Cyrillic Orthodoxy, and seemed on the verge of achieving their goal, on different occasions. Yet, many factors complicated the theological debate that took place after Chalcedon, extending to 620 when Syria and Egypt fell under the sword of Islamic Invasion. There was a growing sense of national identity in the great Sees, of Alexandria and Antioch, while Rome fell to the barbarians. Theological divisions were no help and a uniform Christology was always one of the Emperors underlying ambitions. At times this meant that political policies impinged on theological and ecclesiastical affairs.

Christolgy after Chalcedon:
Dr. I. Torrance takes the reader into the stage of Christological debate, that dominated Post Chalcedonian theology, through his translation and exposition of letters of Severus, the greatest Cyrilian advocate of Alexandrian Orthodoxy. It is true that the difference was literally between letters K and N, from and in (Ek and En) two natures of Jesus the Christ. But, as Severus own friend, John Philoponus, the eminent sixth century theologian and scientist (dean of the great academy of Alexandria), proved in his defense of the teaching of Athanasius and Cyril, and his philosophical attack of Leo's confused perception of the basic terms in the Neoplatonic and Aristotalian concepts.

Rediscovering Miaphysitism:
In his introduction Iain Torrance states, "Beyond question, the greatest work that has been produced on the 'Monophysites' is that by Lebon: "Le Monophysisme Severien." Lebon brought his 1909 study up to date in 1951, in an extensive article, in 160 pages, to which the author refers. Lebon gave an overall view of three fine Syrian Henophysites; Timothy Aelurus, Philoxinus of Hierapolis, and Severus of Antioch.

Cyril to Severus:
Starting from Alexandrine Incarnation Christology of Cyril, he follows with Lebon the outline features of Cyril's Miaphysitism, picking out particular key concepts of its soteriology. God the Word was made flesh, but remained who He was. He shows the 'Monophyisite' going to great pain denying that the union involved any mixture or confusion, using the union of body and soul as a model. He further compares the views of professors VC Samuel, a Syrian Orthodx, with Zambolotsky, a Russian Orthodox, who claims that, "Severus human nature is not hypostatic but like the human nature of Leontius of Byzantium and John of Damascus 'hypostatised,' received to the unity of the hypostatis of the Logos."

Expert Evaluation:
Prof. Thomas Torrance, dean of Scottish theologians wrote, "I came to realize that the mischief lay in the rather Aristotelian slant after the Council of Chalcedon that has been given by the so-called 'orthodox' understanding by Greek orthodox and Roman catholic theologians alike, ... my understanding was later to be greatly reinforced by the Oxford dissertation: Christology after Chalcedon,..."

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