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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A Personal Odyssey: Library Edition
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Thomas Sowell is known for speaking--and writing--his mind, even when his opinions won't win him any popularity contests. In thoughtful, straightforward books like The Quest for Cosmic Justice and Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality? he questioned affirmative action and expressed frustration with government bureaucracy, elaborating on his ideas of personal freedom and responsibility in the process. In A Personal Odyssey, we're shown glimpses of the man behind the ideas, and while the narration is sometimes frustratingly distant, it's an enjoyable history of a fascinating man. Beginning with his early life in North Carolina, where his encounters with white people were so limited that he didn't really believe that "yellow" was a possible color for hair, Sowell details his childhood with humor and appreciation for the adults who raised him with love, attention, and high expectations. Throughout the experiences that follow, from the U.S. Marines to Howard and Harvard Universities to his fellowship at Stanford's Hoover Institute, Sowell's strong opinions make him stand out from the herd. His brother sums up this trait in describing Sowell's son: "Tommy, when I see a dozen kids, all doing the same thing, and in the midst of them is one kid doing something entirely different, I don't have to guess which one is our mother's grandson." You don't have to be familiar with Sowell's scholarly works to appreciate his life--this is a read for any freethinking iconoclast. --Jill Lightner

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This is the gritty story of one man's lifelong education in the school of hard knocks, as his journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry. It is also the story of the dramatically changing times in which this personal odyssey took place.

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This is the powerful story of Thomas Sowell's life-long education in the school of hard knocks, as the journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry. It is also the story of the dramatically changing times in which this personal odyssey took place.

The vignettes of the people and places that made an impression on Thomas Sowell at various stages of his life range from the poor and the powerless to the mighty and the wealthy, from a home for homeless boys to the White House, as well as ranging across the United States and around the world. It also includes Sowell's startling discovery of his own origins during his teenage years.

More than a story of the life of Sowell himself, this is also a story of the people who gave him their help, their support, and their loyalty, as well as those who demonized him and knifed him in the back. It is a story not just of one life, but of life in general, with all its exhilaration and pain of constant striving, and a shining example of high standards and deserved success.

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Not profound but enticing.......2007-01-11

Perhaps nothing profound is in this book, but it
can lead the reader to suspect that Thomas Sowell
has written other, deeper things. It is full of
stories about various sorts of irrational bureaucrats
in academia, in government, and in the military,
maybe not _quite_ as extreme as the pointy-haired
boss in _Dilbert_, but definitely the sort who could
have inspired that character. Thomas Sowell could be
considered a sort of minor patron saint (or "patron
hero" if such a thing exists) of the virtues of
sticking to one's guns, calling the shots as one
sees them despite heavy pressure from those who
don't understand, refusing to follow any party
doctrine as if it were infallible dogma, and caring
about one's students.

Powerful.......2006-08-23

Thomas Sowell's autobiography is powerfully written, insightful, and a great American story. Dr. Sowell doesn't box himself into any category, but shows himself to be a free thinker and independent spirit. I couldn't put this book down (reading it at 3 a.m.).

From living in Southern sharecropper country, to a move to NYC, to finding and losing families, to emancipation at 17, to the Marine Corps, to working his way through college and grad schools, including Harvard, to his adult careers, I found myself rooting for him every step of the way. I found particularly interesting his descriptions of working for government agencies and what a joke they can be.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

The Making of a Hero.......2006-05-11

Like anyone who would bother to read an autobiography on someone like Thomas Sowell I am obviously a huge fan of the man. Throughout the years I have found his books and articles not only informative on a variety of topics but also personally instructive into a style of thinking and analysis that I've tried to adopt in my day-to-day life. Dr. Sowell has helped make me much smarter than I actually am.

In `Personal Odyssey' Sowell discusses the major events that shaped his life, influenced his intellectual development and gave him an appreciation of the practical wisdom that often does not come from academics and intellectuals. However, as illuminating it was to learn of Dr. Sowell's experiences, challenges and how he got his tough as nails personality, my sense was that he was being too modest and could have revealed more about certain aspects of his life. For a man who is one-fourth the age of the U.S., he ironically has written books longer than his own autobiography.

Nevertheless, the book is a wonderful read and it is rich with lessons about life. Dr. Sowell's life has certainly been an odyssey and the world is better off because of it.

THREE CHEERS.......2006-03-22

My current favorite Sowell-saying is, `Reality constrains them' (in `Basic Economics', early on). Although long a well-known US economist, Thomas Sowell has little profile in the UK, but having read the aforementioned excellent and eye-opening `Basic Economics' (through a recommendation on my favorite radio show), and having picked up a few morsels on the Stanford University Hoover Institution site, I just had to read this autobiography - it is more a series of life snapshots really - and also to order a few more of his works, of which I have the highest hopes. He is a man with a steely grasp of certain realities. Born in North Carolina, he grew up poor but not unhappy, and moved a few hundred miles north to New York. By the age of twelve he was beginning to show his ability in school. He was the first black boy to be sent to a certain summer camp, and they got him there by telling him there would be other black kids. His comment: `It was...my first encounter with the notion that people who think they are doing something noble don't have to tell the truth.' (p.25). That's Socialism for you.

At sixteen he delivered telegrams to the poor white folks, some of whom who could not even read them. `It was my first realisation that life is tough all over.' (p.47). In his late teens he discovered the works of Karl Marx and spent a decade as a believer, but reality kept constraining him, and eventually he turned from the Dark Side. He did Parris Island US Marine training and passed, specialist in photography, Stateside posting. This turned out to be quite character-forming. For instance, he found that the officer who was popular with everyone was a self-centred nothing when it came to supporting him in a spot of trouble, and the hard-nut disciplinarian got him out of a jam by having the guts to simply state the truth, even if some superiors wanted him to suffer. He also learned when to go by the book, and when to bend the rules (like the time two bullets went missing), and how to skip procedure when someone is sneaking up on you on night sentry duty. One comical anecdote relates trying to hide to get out of delivering pistol-firing training for the ladies; and a combination of brains and nerve got him out of a great deal of unnecessary rifle-cleaning.

He went to Howard Univ., and then his test scores got him into Harvard. He saved ten dollars for underwear, but spent it on the third volume of `Das Kapital'. A proper scholar. At Chicago Univ. he learned the difference between `an equation and an identity' (p.127), (which I only figured out myself a few years ago from teaching math using forensics equations instead of just GCSE linear equations! Some graphs are real, some are just lines). Then there is the art of framing non-tautologous definitions of terms, enabling and hopefully leading to, non-circular reasoning. He got a job at the US dept. of Labor and almost solved an economic problem on sugar production in Puerto Rico, but just in time they buried the idea because they did not want to really solve the problem, because the problem kept Johnny Beaureaucrat in a job. By 1960 his faith in Marxism began to wane, but slowly, so it was soft landing, unlike other Marxists who fall away sharply and get the hard landing: still, such is the nature of reality, which constrains them.

He went to teach in a small college and got shocked by the shallowness of the women students who want to get grades not education (mercy, mercy!). He challenged the rise of political correctness in academe and paternalistic affirmative action that damages those it presumes to help. He teaches at Cornell; Israel defeat the Arab coalition in the Six Day war (1967), but his trendy friends will not discuss it; his son John shows some exceptional intellectual talent but is a late-talker. He got his Ph.D from Chicago in 1968. Brandeis Univ. gave him a good break as an academic (rather like Ancient Near East expert Cyrus H. Gordon, who also wrote an autobiography entitled `A Personal Odyssey', also published in 2000! Strange but true.). He discovers the paradoxical truth that when in 1962 he got his first teaching position as a young, barely published unknown he got more automatic respect than in the 1970s as a Ph.D and a professor with many publications to his name. Why? Because of `affirmative action' hiring of minority faculty which had devalued the acheivement of all black scholars (chap.10, p.247). By 1973 he has published several books, become well-known and he discovers `that most conservatives seem to have been left-wingers in their youth, as I had been.' (p.241). The quality of reality constraineth them! At UCLA one of the students asks him for help with a passage in a textbook, and having gotten it, asks `Are you sure?'. Sowell replies, `Yes...I wrote the textbook'. You could not make it up.

He meets some US presidents and gets offered some government jobs, he does not take the jobs and never votes, yet he is now an establishment conservative. He completes his book `Knowledge and Decisions' in 1979, which has a great effect on his career. He meets more champagne socialists, meets President Reagan, gets big profile publishing `Ethnic America'. He deals with bullet-headed media types (hint - if an answering machine records them, they get more polite). His book, `Late-Talking Children' is published 1997, the culmination of his research following experiences with his own son. He rates his best professional work as `Knowledge and Decisions', `A Conflict of Visions', and `The Quest for Cosmic Justice', written at Stanford's Hoover Institution where he is still is, as I write. So, let us be upstanding: I propose three cheers for Tom Sowell, for he's a jolly good fellow.

Well written reflections of this nation's most accomplished intellectual.......2006-01-31

Thomas Sowell is an economist at the Hoover Institute, he's a syndicated columnist and he has written books on economics, race, education and on slow talking children. His story isn't that simple though. He was born in poverty, dropped out of school, was drafted in the Marine Corps and had to deal idiot bureaucrats his entire life. He gives an overview of his life in this book. He discusses his intellectual development from a Marxist to the leading classical economist of the day. It's really a wonderful book, easy to read and entirely fascinating.

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The owner's manual for the independent sales consultant

Aspiring sales consultants will learn the latest in presentation and training skills, designing and planning campaigns and special promotions, writing sales literature, arranging publicity, and much more.

Herman Holtz (Wheaton, MD) is the author of the bestseller How to Succeed as an Independent Consultant and has been a consultant to such companies as IBM, GE, Dun & Bradstreet, and Chrysler.

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Everything in one Book!.......2006-04-23

Getting Started in Sales Consulting goes into detail about every aspect of your consulting business. The author begins with the basics and builds an outline that you can follow! He gives examples of letters, agreements, etc... that work in most any type of consulting business you are involved. This book is a keeper!

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