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History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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History as Science Fiction
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pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD

History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
Anatoly Fomenko
Manufacturer: Mithec
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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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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.

Provocative, appealing and controversial.......2006-08-02

Fomenko has succeeded to convincingly demonstrate the misconception about what "history" factually is... It is fiction and -like we can read and judge for ourselves- no science. It indeed is "make belief" only. I "discovered" Fomenko while studying the "old" history of Al Andaluz, Spain. Having found too many contradictions in available data, having seen too many forgeries as to pretend the importance of christianity for its decline, I ventured out to find Fomenko, who convinced me that we know little if anything for sure of the epoch before the XI-century. However, the integration of the Arabic-Islamic cultural history into the heavily distorted Western fails... There are some attempts to fit "the budding new religion" (Islam) into Fomenko's scheme, but they are too weak to be taken seriously and too often focussing on Turkey as the region where things started to influence the West, which is untrue at all.
Islam certainly was no "new religion" in the X-century. That the highly cultivated Al Andaluz ruler Mohammed-I could have been "mirrored" down in time into some myth about the "illiterate" founder of Islam itself is highly speculative. Nevertheless, Fomenko convinces me about the processes that were involved in forging a christian history. Intriguing and controversial as his books are, I recommend them as to rethink our current position in time and space and simply verify what was claimed. It is a "good" book, but not for bedtime reading... Mundus vult decipi, the world wants to be cheated. Fomenko's readers will understand why.

pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD.......2006-02-16

Traces of white wine were found in Tutankhamen's tomb however there were no record of white wine in Egypt until the 3rd century AD, 1600 years after the young pharaoh died according to the traditional chronology. http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18925395.400
It can be interpreted as a contribution towards New Chronology theory that pharaohs lived in the 3rd century AD.

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By the Rivers of Babylon
Nelson DeMille
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Lod Airport, Israel: Two Concorde jets take off for a U.N. conference that will finally bring peace to the Middle East. Covered by F-14 fighters, accompanied by security men, the planes carry warriors, pacifists, lovers, enemies, dignitaries--and a bomb planted by a terrorist mastermind. Suddenly they're forced to crash-land at an ancient desert site. Here, with only a handful of weapons, the men and women of the peace mission must make a desperate stand against an army of crack Palestinian commandos--while the Israeli authorities desperately attempt a rescue mission. In a land of blood and tears, in a windswept place called Babylon, it will be a battle of bullets and courage, and a war to the last death.

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Steamy Sandstorm Showdown.......2007-05-26

As a puritanical American, I like to learn something when I read a novel, not just enjoy the story. This taste is well satisfied in the Babylon novel: I learned a decent amount concerning modern weaponry and military strategy.

I didn't learn much about human nature. The characters in the book are types, and there are so many of them that there's no time to develop one figure in depth. The female figures are all out of the 1970s feminist mold: superwomen with courage and combat skill. And we've got a demonic villain and a troubled hero. I never figured out exactly what troubles the hero or drives the villain, but the characters are there to move the plot, not to move me. The only thing I remember about the hero is that he's always in a bad mood.

The love scenes between the troubled hero and the mightiest of the superwomen are awkward. When reading these, I wished the lovers would clean their rifles so I could learn something about that process. If you don't know the mechanics of sex, of course, these scenes will blow your mind.

What I do like in the novel is the sense of the past still controlling the present in the Middle East. DeMille wisely sets most of the action on the site of ancient Babylon; this gives him ample opportunities to take a long view. He also conveys the intense connection between Jews and the Holy Land.

I wasn't able to read this book in a short time. The scenes in the desert are repetitive. The good side of this: you can come back to the story after a week away from it and easily pick it up again.

Of course, I have to admit that I did indeed keep picking up the book until I finished it. DeMille rings enough changes in the plot to keep you wondering where he's going next. You don't particularly care who lives or dies--and that's good, because almost everybody dies--but you are curious about how those airline passengers are going to outdo terrorist troops. Hint: there's a lot of digging.

Another Great Book.......2006-12-31

I like Demille's books because they are a departure from the standard - guy gets killed, ace detective comes on the scene and figures it all out magically - type of book. This is my third novel by Mr. Demille and I can't quit.

This one is a little bit slower moving that the others of his that I've read.

Not as good as his other stuff.......2006-03-27

Usually Nelson's books are fast paced and riviting, but this one not so much. I found myself skimming a lot of it, as the descriptions of dead cities was just overdone. It was an ok read but I would recommend some of his other stuff first.

His First is His Worst.......2006-01-24

I consider Nelson Demille one of my favorite authors, so I have somewhat a bias toward giving him a bad review. I'm not even sure I would give this 3 stars though if his name wasn't on the cover. His John Corey books were GREAT, my favorite character in any book hands down, and Word of Honor is one of the best books I've read yet. So even after reading the mixed reviews I dove into it expecting a great read but was soon dissapointed to find that the book reads like a cheesy movie script. The plot advances so quickly, unrealistically, and seemly without neccesary background information at points it sometimes makes you feel as if you missed something(i.e. Hausners divine intervention suddenly knowing the planes whereabouts). The love stories in the book contain such terrible dialogue it's annoying to read. In all his other books you grow to love or hate the characters, they usually have great depth and realism. In this book I hated most of the characters because I found the dialogue cheesy and unreal. I would constantly ask myself "who would ever say this crap, or act this way?". The book was a dissapointment coming from such a great author and if it were his most recent work I would have thought this guy completely lost his touch. Albeit the book did have a few catching moments, due to a decent plot, they were few and poorly written, nothing like I have come to expect in his following works. The positive side of this book was discovering how much Nelson Demille has matured and what a great and entertaining writer he has become. His first is without a doubt his worst and the ONLY one of his works I would not reccomend. Sorry Nelson.

The ever-flowing rivers...........2005-12-30

Not bad for a first effort. I've read subsequent novels by DeMille and he's improved. His dialogue, for example, is now much wittier.

I was enthralled by the first half of the book, the set-up. It's a very intriguing situation. But the last half was too filled with clichéd Hollywood cliffhanger (literally, at one point) melodramatic sequences. And the action became repetitious. During the last attack, the Israelis keep firing at the thirty Arabs who are attacking, even tho they are low on ammo. No mention is made of any hits. Why waste precious ammo if you're not hitting anyone? And if you are, the 30 Arabs would disappear pretty quickly. I think this is just sloppy action writing.

In one way, DeMille acts at though he writing a H'wood script, in that the plot builds up to non-stop action with attempted hair-raising scenes. But in another way, he is much too verbose to be a script writer, since the descriptions in a script must be lean and mean. Here, DeMille seems to think you should never say in a sentence what can be said in a paragraph. And in a script, there can be no throw-away dialogue.

But again, not bad. And the later novels are much better.

From the Rivers of Babylon to the Whangpoo: A Century of Sephardi Jewish Life in Shanghai

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From the Rivers of Babylon to the Whangpoo: A Century of Sephardi Jewish Life in Shanghai
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Hold on tight, because bestselling author Nelson DeMille has combined three of his supersonically charged thrillers into one megasized edition. Each of the novels, Word of Honor, Cathedral, and By the Rivers of Babylon, is very different in plot, but clearly patented by DeMille's distinctive fingerprints: a fascination for 20th-century politics, a high level of human interest, and ongoing clashes of good versus evil.

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Nelson DeMille is one of the very best.......2000-10-28

I read all three of these novels, for the first time, quite a while ago. The plots were so well planned and his ability to convey actions, thoughts, etc., etc. is outstanding. He is one of those authors that REALLY can make you 'live' the story. He has 'depth' in his writing. I believe these 'older' novels are three of his very best. I have read these novels twice and plan to read them again after an interval of a couple of years. I can't imagine anyone regretting buying this book! If you only like the Quick Reads, these are not for you. These novels, you 'soak in' and wish for them to go on and on and on.

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The Nelson DeMille Collection: Volume 1: The Gold Coast, Spencerville, and By the Rivers of Babylon

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BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON, Singing the Blues: Why I Sing the Blues

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