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.

Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945

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Between Silk and Cyanide
Absolutely Fantasic
A Funny Cryptographer
Between Silk and Cyanide
Excellent pleasure reading

Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
Leo Marks
Manufacturer: Free Press
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At the age of 8, Leo Marks discovered the great game of code-making and -breaking in his father's London bookshop, thanks to a first edition of Poe's The Gold-Bug. At 23, as World War II was being played out in earnest, he hoped to use his strengths for the Allies. But Marks's urgent, witty memoir, Between Silk and Cyanide, begins with his failure to get into British Intelligence's cryptographic department. As everyone else on his course heads off to Bletchley Park ("the promised land"), he is sent to what his sergeant terms "some potty outfit in Baker Street, an open house for misfits." In fact, the Special Operations Executive's mandate was, in Churchill's stirring phrase, to "Set Europe Ablaze," and Marks's was to monitor code security so that agents could could report back as safely as possible. When he arrived, the common wisdom was that it was easiest for men and women in the field to memorize and use well-known poems.

Unfortunately, since the Germans had equal access to the classics--"Reference books," Marks quips, "are jackboots when used by cryptographers"--Marks thought agents should write their own poems (or use his) instead, several of which are cheerily obscene. After all, no son or daughter of the Fatherland could ever know the rest of a verse that began "Is de Gaulle's prick / Twelve inches thick," and continued on in a similar, shall we say, vein. But Marks soon felt that original doggerel was just as dangerous, since even slight misspellings could render messages indecipherable and risk agents' lives. His first solution? WOKs (worked-out keys) printed on silk. An operative would use one key, send the message, and immediately tear off the strip. Marks had a hard time proving that swaths of silk would save his people from swallowing their "optional extra," a cyanide pill. His efforts were dead serious, but often landed him in comic terrain.

In one of the book's great set pieces, Marks visits Colonel Wills--surely the model for Ian Fleming's Q--in order to sort out the best ways to print his code keys. Before solving this minor problem (invisible ink!), Wills showed Marks several new projects--one of which involves an exotic array of dung, courtesy of the London Zoo. This gifted gadgetmeister planned to model life-sized reproductions of these droppings and pack them with explosives, personalized for all parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. "Once trodden on or driven over (hopefully by the enemy) the whole lot would go off with a series of explosions even more violent than the ones which had produced it," Marks explains.

Despite such larky sentences and sections, the author never loses sight of the importance of his vocation, and Between Silk and Cyanide is as elegiac as it is engaging. Marks knows when to cut the laugh track, particularly as his book becomes a despairing record of agents blown--lost to torture, prison, the camps, and execution. Readers will never forget the valor of Violette Szabo, Noor Inayat Kahn, and the White Rabbit himself, Flight Lieutenant Yeo-Thomas. Poem-cracking, as Marks again and again makes clear, was far more than a parlor game. --Kerry Fried

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In 1942, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 Charing Cross Road, and went off to fight the war. He was twenty-two. Soon recognized as a cryptographer of genius, he became head of communications at the Special Operations Executive (SOE), where he revolutionized the codemaking techniques of the Allies and trained some of the most famous agents dropped into occupied Europe, including "the White Rabbit" and Violette Szabo. As a top codemaker, Marks had a unique perspective on one of the most fascinating and, until now, little-known aspects of the Second World War.

Writing with the narrative flair and vivid characterization of his famous screenplays, Marks gives free rein to his keen sense of the absurd and his wry wit, resulting in a thrilling and poignant memoir that celebrates individual courage and endeavor, without losing sight of the human cost and horror of war.

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Special Operations Executive (SOE) was created in July 1940 with a mandate from Winston Churchill to "set Europe ablaze." Its main function was to infiltrate agents into enemy-occupied territory to perform acts of sabotage and form the resistance movements into secret armies. There have been many books and films about the breaking of codes -- but this is the first one about making them from a man who actually did.

Leo Marks joined SOE in 1942 at the age of twenty-two. A cryptographer of genius, he had revolutionized code-making by the time he was twenty-three. In replacing the outdated and dangerous poem codes with an ingenious system of one-time codes printed on silk that could easily be destroyed, Marks was instrumental in both stymieing German counter-intelligence and saving hundreds of agent's lives. He discloses how and why he broke General de Gaulle's secret code; details the adventures of saboteurs who parachuted into Norway to destroy a heavy water plant; did surveillance on Hitler's long-range missile base at Pennemunde; and organized the secret armies of occupied Europe building up to D-Day.

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Between Silk and Cyanide.......2007-07-19

Between Silk and Cyanide is a humorous and engaging account of code making in England during World War II. Leo Marks was not good enough to be sent to Bletchley Park for code breaking, instead he was sent to work on code making and teaching people who were to be sent to Europe how to encode their messages. He was immediately appalled at how insecure the British codes were. The book is about his fight to make better, more secure codes and make sure that no messages that were received where indecipherable.

Absolutely Fantasic.......2007-04-10

I have read and enjoyed this book several times, and given away quite a few copies.

WWII from the point of view of an 20-something boffin. Great story telling, both from the technical side of cryptography and the politics and office shenanigans of the British government.

It has some tear-jerking stories of death and suffering, a few points of the cold-blooded ruthlessnes of the spy business, and Marks' sense of humor can either come off as self-deprecation or arrogance, depending on your take.

A Funny Cryptographer.......2006-11-06

Of all WW II memoirs, Leo Marks has probably written the most distinctive and unusual. In the prime of his youth, a young Leo failed in his attempt to enter Bletchley Park's hallowed ground, and was instead sent to the SOE, Special Operations Executive, charged with Churchill's mandate to "Set Europe Ablaze." When Marks arrived at the SOE, the coded transmissions of secret agents were based around famous poems, but unfortunately the Germans had access to the same libraries of classics and were easily breaking the codes. Up against the establishment and tradition, Marks fought to introduce indecipherable one-time pads of his own invention, fighting British conservatism and bureaucracy to push through his innovations. What makes Mr. Marks' book so different is not only the story he tells, but his natural gift for writing. His distinctive literary ability would have stood him well as a man of fiction, letters, or script, and his turn of phrase is both unexpected, witty, graceful, and as much a lesson as "The Elements of Style" is to writers today. Leo Marks is a funny man, and there is nothing better than an eighty-year-old with total recall and self-depreciating humor who actually achieved something; Leo briefed Violette Szabo before she went to meet her fate and admits to falling in love with her in those few hours. The poem he wrote about her is the highlight of the book, an unusual statement from a reviewer who loathes poetry! There are only a few interesting works on cryptology, the other that comes to mind is actually fictional, Neal Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon."

Between Silk and Cyanide.......2006-11-04

A thoroughly intriguing story. Factual yet reads like a suspense novel...couldn't put it down

Excellent pleasure reading.......2006-09-21

This well written narative takes me back to my first visit to the below ground war rooms that Churchill occupied during WWII. The reader shares the excitement, terror, frustration, humor and pure determination of the Brits. Great read.

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Broken Hearts Healing
Still Talking About It

Surrender In Silk
Susan Mallery
Manufacturer: Harlequin
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0373470681

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Dangerous Games

Jamie Sanders was finally turning her back on her secret life as a government agent to search for who she really was -- as a person, and as a woman. But first she had to take on one final mission. She was determined to help the man who had made her into a lethal killing machine -- the man who had also awakened the woman within her . . .

But as she rescued Zach Jones from his foreign captors and tried everything in her power to heal the wounds that scarred him, inside and out, she had to accept what she'd been hiding from for years -- that he was what she'd been searching for all along.

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Broken Hearts Healing.......2005-08-03

This book is really good. Its about two operatives, who basically fall in love. The only problems being that he is higher than she is, he was also the man that trained her, and he refuses to let her into his life. When he is injured and taken prisoner she goes to find him, to payback her debt to him (during her training he saved her life). She leaves and tries to reenter regular society. When he gets released from the hospital, she nurses him back to health, he pushes her out, then comes looking for her, asking her to forgive him and let them have a fresh start. Together they work on reentering society. The writing style keeps you reading. Everytime I read this I can't put it down until I am done with it. If you enjoy reading heartfelt romances, this ones for you.

Still Talking About It.......2000-04-12

I enjoyed reading a book about a woman who realizes she needs to become herself before she can become a couple. She leaves her 'hero' after rescuing him and changes her life completely. Of course he eventually comes around and joins her in this life and they balance each other and their life out. It is a well worthy read, and Mallery succeeds in ensnaring the reader.

I originally read the book when is first came out and unbeknownst to me, my sister was also reading it. I then returned the book to the library without talking to her and she was never able to finish it. Recently I was able to buy the book for her. She still remembered what page she was on, and was able to read the ending for herself. She loves it as well. And we both conitue to enjoy many Mallery novels.

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Really 4 1/2 stars -- Romance and Adventure on the Silk Road
A beautiful romance story
A wonderful journey with a heart
A Wonderful Journey on the Silk Road
Great historical detail

Silk and Secrets
Mary Jo Putney
Manufacturer: Signet
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ASIN: 0451204905
Release Date: 2001-11-07

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The "remarkable" (Romantic Times) novel in the dramatic Silk trilogy.

"Wonderful." (Nora Roberts)

"Terrific." (Jayne Ann Krentz)

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Really 4 1/2 stars -- Romance and Adventure on the Silk Road.......2005-02-09

"Silk and Secrets" is the second book in Mary Jo Putney's Silk Trilogy, and I really would recommend reading the books in order. I say that because I did *not* (I read the third entry, "Veils of Silk", first.) Much of the plotline of "Silk and Secrets" is discussed in the final book, so the plot twists were really no surprise to me and this detracted slightly from my enjoyment of the story.

Lord Ross Carlisle (now the Marquess of Kilburn), the hero of "Silk and Secrets", was introduced in the first book of the trilogy ("Silk and Shadows") as Mikahl's best friend and Lady Sara's cousin. The younger son of a duke who has traveled extensively and written about his adventures, Ross is the epitome of upper-crust British manners and sangfroid. He is also fabulously handsome, intelligent, loyal, brave and amazingly even-tempered (in a word, pretty darn *perfect*.) At age 21, Ross had married the wild, unconventional 17 year old Scottish beauty, Juliet Cameron, against almost everyone's advice and six months later she abandoned him for reasons that Ross still does not understand.

After not seeing his wife for 12 years, Ross is reunited with her (ahem, by *chance*) in Persia when he is sent by her mother to discover the fate of Juliet's brother, Ian, a British army officer who has disappeared in Bokhara and is rumored to have been executed as a spy. Juliet is a great heroine--brave, adventurous, passionate and flawed. She is living in Persia in true Lady Hester Stanhope style--as the leader of a small fortress community. Juliet convinces Ross to take her along to find Ian and the two travel the Silk Road in disguise with a caravan to Bokhara. The dangerous trip is complicated by Ross and Juliet's simmering attraction to each other, Ross's feelings of anger and hurt over Juliet's past faithlessness and Juliet's crushing guilt over her past behavior.

Mary Jo Putney does an excellent job of developing the characters of Ross and Juliet--strong, adventurous, passionate people who are still beset by insecurities and whose imperfections make them more realistic. I have to say that I loved the fact that Ross had never gotten over Juliet in *12 years*--that's true love! The story is jam-packed with adventure, although I could have done without having every event described through first Ross then Juliet's point-of-view. I enjoyed the unusual setting and, as usual, MJP fills the story with rich historical detail in a way that is mostly unobtrusive.

In summary, this is a very well-written historical romance with an exotic setting, a wonderful hero who is truly a *great guy* and a strong, unique heroine.

Highly recommended!

A beautiful romance story.......2004-10-21

I never thought to say this, but having a romance novel sprinkled with healthy doses of historical and educational facts on muslim culture proved enjoyable to me.

The very real human anguish that Juliet experienced before deserting Ross was quite heart-wrenching. and Ross' steadfast love for her is so beautiful to witness.

The action and suspense is expertly manipulated by ms. putney. I also enjoyed the banter, as well as the simmering passion between the protagonists. This is not the usual damsel in distress story--there are many points of interest and facets of human emotion incorporated. All-in-all, it is a real treasure and a keeper on your shelf!

A wonderful journey with a heart.......2002-12-03

This novel is a rare treat, because it truly transports the reader into an unusual setting that romance novels don't normally venture. Our hero, Ross,has a passion for exotic travel and culture, but he's been a lonely man. His wife, Juliet, left him soon after they were married and they have lived apart for 12 years. Juliet's mother propositions Ross to find Juliet's brother, who is missing in Arabia and presumed dead. Since Ross is proficient in Arabic and local customs, he agrees to help. On his journey, by chance Ross finds Juliet living in Arabia and the sparks start to fly. Juliet is fiesty and is determined to help Ross rescue her brother. The historical details are well-researched and very colorful.

As to be expected, the sparks that are rekindled between Ross and Juliet are a source of confusion for both. Ross has never known why Juliet left him, and Juliet is too ashamed to tell him. Nonetheless,their love is reborn and eventually they come to terms about their relationship. It is a beautiful story. I highly recommend this novel for historical romance readers who enjoy looking into another culture, and for those who enjoy reading about a second chance for love. Mary Jo Putney has written a winner! Don't miss the last novel of this trilogy, Veils of Silk.

A Wonderful Journey on the Silk Road.......2002-09-25

This is the second book in Mary Jo Putney's Silk trilogy set in the early Victorian period. I really felt I was there travelling the Silk Road in the mid 19th century. The background to this book is very exotic and really brought to life by Mary Jo Putney. This book is a sequel to Silk and Shadows in which we first met Ross, the hero. I don't want to give away the plot as it is quite thrilling. The action essentially begins in northern Persia, where the heroine has been leading a life in emulation of Lady Hester Stanhope. From there, the hero and heroine embark on a fascinating journey to Bokhara in Central Asia. This novel can stand apart from the first book in the trilogy though it's helpful to read Silk and Shadows first (which was set entirely in England), but it's absolutely, I feel anyway, essential to read this book before Veils of Silk, the sequel and final book in the trilogy, as it sets the background for the plot in Veils of Silk (which is set in India). If you dream of travelling in the footsteps of Victorian explorers and spies to exotic lands, along with a great romance, this is the book for you.

Great historical detail.......2002-04-07

For anyone who wants a well-paced romance with accurate historical detail, this is the book for you.
Juliet and Ross are married and have been living separately for 12 years, when they're thrown back together trying to rescue Juliet's brother sparks begin to fly.
One of the best things about this novel, is that both main characters have faults, flaws, and their relationship suffers from the problems that real relationships have. It's not all sunshine and smiles for these two, and I liked them all the better for that reason.
Another great thing is the amazing descriptions of Central Asia and the Middle East. Although sometimes the details were a little tedious, they really helped the pace of the book, it was a little like watching and Indiana Jones movie.
All in all, I found this book to be more serious than most romances. I can't wait to read the other books about the Cameron family.

The Last Secrets of the Silk Road: In the Footsteps of Marco Polo by Horse and Camel

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Excellent romance on an Ancient trek in a faraway land
People Not Places
Does the Silk Route have secrets?
The Last secrets of the Silk Road
Wonderful read

The Last Secrets of the Silk Road: In the Footsteps of Marco Polo by Horse and Camel
Countess Alexandra Tolstoy
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ASIN: 1592282016

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After graduating from the University of Edinburgh in the summer of 1996, Alexandra Tolstoy began working for an investment banking firm in New York and London, only to quit within a year. Like many twentysomethings, she longed to travel, to find adventure - and soon those longings found their outlet, when she learned that an acquaintance dreamed of riding the ancient Silk Road on horses and camels. Before long, a plan took shape: to journey nearly five thousand miles through the desert, steppes, mountains, and forests of Central Asia and China.
In The Last Secrets of the Silk Road, Alexandra Tolstoy recounts the incredible sojourn she made with three companions in 1999 through some of the least-explored countries and areas of the world: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgzstan, the Taklamakan Desert, and China. In lands associated with Genghis Khan, Marco Polo, Alexander the Great, Peter Fleming, and "The Great Game," Alexandra and Sophia ("Mouse") Cunningham, Victoria ("Wic") Westmacott, and Lucy Kelaart encountered extremes of climate and landscape, braved dangers, and found camaraderie and friendship, on an eight-month-long journey of a lifetime.

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Excellent romance on an Ancient trek in a faraway land.......2007-05-23

This is a 1999 travelogue across Central Asia written from a very different perspective, has a rightful place in travel literature, especially for young girls looking for a role model in an 8 month expedition that only men went before. Great literature it is not; great travel guide it is not either. But for young readers looking, as the four recent northern UK college grads were, for their place in the world, preparing for 2 years gathering resources and sponsorships, and how they matured under great physical, mental, and social adversity, this is a great read. This book is about relationships: love and hate with their guides and crew; compassion for their emaciated animals; love for the quiet, wide open spaces with its beautiful, diverse flora and fauna; greeting, hospitality and goodbyes with the natives they touched; and the awe in transforming the words of historical eras, cultures and its peoples into their reality today.

While written in the first person, there are excerpts from the three companion's diaries, it would be still difficult to make a first book great literature. However there are great elements in it that make it a compelling read. The author subsequently founded a company headquartered in Moscow as a Siberia and Mongolia travel guide with her Prince Charming and now husband Shamil Miloslavsky, a Uzbekistani (UZ) national competition horseman (p94) / novice guide (p37) that she meets (parting (p104) and falls in love with during her trek (Postscript p211). The Team of Four have been giving talks on this experience in the UK which lead to future endeavors in the UK, KZ, and India. Only the author could speak Russian, so she was the sole translator for the team in Central Asia's former Soviet states; none could speak or read Turkic, a Turkey-based language native in central Asia nor Chinese, although there was at least the guide leader who spoke some English.

Only Alex catches amoebic dysentery (p25) early into the trip, even though they used filters with the water. Since her tent-mate (p61) was "Mouse" the acknowledged founder of the expedition (p64, 67) often elaborating on the flora with her strong botanical background. In the final assault over the Tain Shan Mtn range in early June to NW China, their guide makes a sheep sacrifice and feast for safe passage (p68). They cross paths with some Westerners and visitors going through their own trek (Czech cyclist p70, UK school buddies p82-104 for couple weeks, Swiss boy cyclists p102, Kazak ambassador p132, an American p181, and German boy cyclists p198). Once crossing the border into China, Lucy, Mouse and Wic came down with dysentery too (p120-2), probably from food in Kashgar or Yengisar and convalesced in a rural hospital in Yarkand. Mouse had heatstroke and salmonella (p130) again in Khotan.

Alcoholism and drugs are still alive and well especially in the former Soviet block countries, among male crewmembers and people they meet along the route. They did not try to explain why it was so prevalent there (p34, 41, 57, 62, 76, dope 81, 90, 99, 100, 103, 147, 185) to describe some of the episodes. In many of episodes, many authorities, guys and families were hitting on them, on which of the women would make good wives (Wic p10, 14, 86; Lucy p82, 86, 206; Alexandra p25, 160; Mouse p160, Charty p92) There are vignettes of only-here humor and seemingly mortal conflict, it is a fun read.

The trek included four additional regional personnel; a overall tour guide, cook, backup truck driver, and a horse or camel guide, usually their owner. In Turkmenistan, their tour guide was Zheniya (Evgeniy) p8, in Merv, Victor, who had a background in archaeology (p8) explained the ancient city, and Dzhuma p7 thru Bukhara, UZ, Vadim p24, 48 thru to China border. In Uzbekistan, their horse guide was Abbas p16 to Bukahara and Shamil p24 (Dyadya Tolik, god Father p44) thru Kyrgyzstan and the Tien Shan Mountains to the China border p104. Fabrication of excuse to prevent Shamil p48-53, adding Bazar-kul, continuing thru Kyrgyzstan to Chinese border. Max (p82) on KG side of Tain Shan mtn and Torogart Pass, Sadiq (p108) on the China side to past Kashgar, tenderfoot Mamat-Jan (p121) in Yarkand , near mutiny in Charchan (p162-5), Jason and Hor (Fire) in Dunhuang (p186). Many, many times there were heated arguments between the bitchy girls and their six sets of tour guides; this will serve as instances which can happen on your independent trek in foreign destinations; taking consideration private enterprise with initiative vs Communist centrally ruled state (p162) tour management in China.

The best travel experiences seem to be in the ancient cities of Bukara and Samarkand, UZ and the small Alpine-like country of Kyrgyzstan (KG) whose peoples were former Siberian herders who migrated from the headwaters of the Yenesey River at Siberian / Mongolian border which flows north emptying into the Arctic Ocean. The whole group felt that Kyrgyzstan was the "beautiful and harmonious secret" of the Silk Road trip. They visited with an extended KG family (p88).

The scrawniest, disease-ridden, pathetic horses and camels (p7, 13, 83, 107, 119, 126, 131, 173-4, 176, 193, 200, 204) were provided and were walked to near death. Treking across the Taklamakan Desert, the girls learned to read while astride the camels, an escapism from the boring, stifling, tiring endless desert. But a water rationing episode (p142) and a later flash flood caused by a cloudburst and fast-melt of glaciers (p146), and an asbestos mine gulag (p176) in the middle of nowhere punctuated the boredom.

About half of the book covers Central Asia (4 months, Apl-July) and the other half Northwest China (4.5 months, July-mid Nov). In the middle of the book are 8 pages of pixs with about 2 pixs per page. Written in UK English, there is no Index.

People Not Places.......2007-04-11

In ordering this book I had anticipated more of a travelogue; descriptions and stories about the places visited. I intend visiting Central Asia shortly and wanted to find out more about the places I am going to.
This was more of an autobiographical story focused on the indivduals experiences with each other and their guides, rather than the places visted. There was also a certain lack of generosity from the author in relation to the other travellers. The last few chapters were hurried and lacked the substance of the early chapters - almost as though the author just wanted to get the book finished.
This is story about people rather than places. There is nothing wrong with that if that is the type of story a reader is looking for. I had read other reviews which indicated this was the case so it was my problem that my expectations were not fulfilled.
For those looking for a description of the relationships between people on a long arduous journey this would be a reasonable purchase. For those looking for information and descriptions of Samarkand and Tashkent and other Central Asian places of interest, this is not the book for you.

Does the Silk Route have secrets?.......2006-06-24

Traveling the route of Marpo Polo to China from the Central Asian Republics was the purpose of the book, but I feel that the author sometimes gets carried away with too much personal detail. I think that it is a good travel book, but it does not really describe the route

The Last secrets of the Silk Road.......2005-07-05

This book covered an area of the world that I find very interesting. The author could have developed the coverage of their travels more expansively than she did.

Wonderful read.......2005-04-18

Normally I find travel books to be boring, but this one kept me very interested. I found it hard to put down. It was a very entertaining and educational read about an area of the world that is rarely ever talked about.

The New Silk Road: Secrets of Business Success in China Today

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Managing expectations for senior managers on their way to China
Valuable Case Histories to Build a Better Business in China
Sage Wisdom from Old Hands
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The New Silk Road: Secrets of Business Success in China Today
John B. Stuttard
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The New Silk Road
The first insider's guide to business success in China

How is China different from other business environments?. . .
What are the pitfalls and the keys to success there?. . .
How different is the market place?. . .
How do you make a joint venture work?. . .
How do you overcome the bureaucratic hurdles to doing business in China?. . .
How do you change a traditional Chinese business enterprise?. . .
How do you develop good relationships with Chinese partners and government officials?. . .
What experience should business managers have before going to work in China?. . .
How do I find, train, and motivate local managers?. . .
How do I manage the expectations of the head office?. . .

. . .You'll find answers to these and other crucial questions about doing business in China in The New Silk Road.

Based on interviews with the heads of operations of eleven top global corporations, The New Silk Road provides a fascinating account of how such companies as AIG, ASIMCO, Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Lucent Technologies, Novartis, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Shell, John Swire & Sons, Unilever, and United Technologies International broke into the China market. In a series of frank narrative accounts, these experts share what they have learned about everything from the nuts-and-bolts of developing a market for their products in China to the subtleties of the Chinese style of negotiating.

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Managing expectations for senior managers on their way to China.......2006-10-11

Some readers will already be familiar with Tim Clissold's cautionary tale, "Mr. China," about the difficulty of doing business in China. But, "The New Silk Road," offers a very different perspective and different kind of cautionary tale about the "early" days of doing business in China in the mid-to-late Nineties.
Whereas Fishman focuses on his more "entrepreneurial" efforts to revamp factories and set up new industries in the Chinese countryside, Stuttard, as a consultant for PriceWaterhouse, offers a more "professional" perspective. Thus, each chapter is much less autobiographical than Clissold's book, being organized around individual case studies, focusing on the major companies (AIG, Unilever, Bayer, etc.) trying to create a foothold in a hot economy.
Stuttard's overriding theme and question is: Why do senior managers with 20 years of success in the States fail so badly in China?
The answers range from lack of support at the head office, political barriers, confusion about the nature of legal contracts in China, to overblown expectations on the part of the Type A manager.
For a complete perspective on doing business in China, I believe that "The New Silk Road" should be read in tandem with "Mr. China."
With this book, Stuttard has done hopeful managers in China an incredible service.

Valuable Case Histories to Build a Better Business in China.......2000-11-10

Almost everyone who knows little about China is enthralled by the opportunity to sell products to all those people who live there. Those with a little more knowledge also get excited about having products made for export from Mainland China. Those with still more knowledge look forward to outsourcing services to China. Beyond that, some speculate that Mandarin Chinese will even become the dominant language of the Internet, and see amazing opportunities to buuild new economy businesses from a Chinese base.

But those speculations all beg the question: What should your company be doing today?

The New Silk Road is the first book I have read that reflects the views of my friends who have 20 plus years of experience doing business there. As such, it counters much of the overoptimism that makes American companies too anxious to expand there, and leads to mistakes that hurt short and long term results.

Any company that is considering its first stake in China, or re-evaluating the stakes it has today, should be sure that those involved read this book.

The key lessons are that company goals must be more carefully considered, partners chosen more thoughtfully, expectations of near-term profits lowered, a focus shifted to developing Chinese management and workers, and a longer-term perspective taken on developing and maintaining relationships. Perhaps the most fundamental point of the book is that things are very uncertain in China. With lots of effort you can reduce the uncertainty, but it will still be higher than in almost any other country. So there will be a premium placed on making decisions that will be good ones regardless of what happens in the Chinese business environment.

When you do your homework, you will find that China has more competition than almost any other country and lots of excess capacity. A small percentage of the people can afford to buy what you want to sell. Regulation and bureaucracy will keep you out of the best markets for what you want to do. The rules will change tomorrow. Everything will take a long time. Political tensions among your home nation and China will be used against you in business. Sounds challenging, doesn't it?

While China is underdeveloped economically and in entrepreneurial and business skills, the people are well educated and know a lot of things you do not. For one thing, they know the many different markets in China and how to do business there. They have local connections that you need. They also have skills in negotiation and strategy that you may not have. So seek out how to make the best of both worlds, rather than just plan to do business like you do in your home country. In fact, your product will probably have to be customized for the Chinese market.

Mr. Stuttard does an excellent job in his essay, "Reflections on China at the End of the Second Millennium," of summarizing the lessons from the case histories. Be sure to reread this essay after you finish the book. It will help put the case histories in perspective for you.

He has done well in choosing a variety of case histories, that reflect varying levels of success. The book is especially lucky to have the perspectives of comapnies with a great deal of Chinese experience like American International Group, John Swire, United Technologies, and Shell. In each case, either the company's CEO or the operating head in China is the person interviewed.

The people who run the business in China for you will be very vulnerable. When unpredictable shifts cause results to fall, their heads will be on the chopping block in some companies. That's not a good idea, because the set-backs will often not be due to any fault of their own.

You will also get helpful hints on the best ways to recruit talent, conduct training, and integrate expatriates.

After you have finished reading and enjoying this valuable book, I suggest that also consider where else the lessons of this book apply. I suspect that your success in many other parts of the world would be enhanced if you employed these lessons there, as well. Also, how else can you overcome communications stalls among your various operations and with your various stakeholders?

Focus on what needs to be done now to develop your short and long term potential!

Sage Wisdom from Old Hands.......2000-10-31

This short book consists of the reflections of John B. Stuttard, former Chairman and CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers China (1994-1999), and summaries of his interviews with 11 top executives working in Western companies in China. Each interview runs 8-10 pages and includes a short bio of the exec along with a quick snapshot of the company's current Sino-standing. The first chapter is Stuttard's and is a fine read that perfectly sets the context and perspective of the 21st century business environment in the country destined to one day overtake America as the world's single largest consumer economy.

Everyone featured in the book, including the author, is an "Old China Hand". Several of the companies are legacy firms, those with pre-WWII and pre-Mao histories who returned after the country turned face forward once again. Others are case study JV's with relatively short, 10-20 year pasts. Each chapter is compelling.

There is some flag waving for the Chinese. These are people who have listened to countless stories at countless banquets about the Chinese fear of chaos and the cultural scar tissue of 150 years (roughly 1790-1940) of shameless behavior by colonial minded Westerners in China. These stories are, after all, Inculcation 101 for any Westerner attempting even superficial commerce or business in the Middle Kingdom. Let's not forget the Chinese did a pretty good job of creating 25+ years of chaos themselves during the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution. The Japanese were several degrees beyond shameless during World War II. These events are much fresher in the Chinese consciousness than King George III, yet he and Emperor Qianlong still seem to dominate every conversation that explains and/or justifies Chinese desire to top down control all macro and micro aspects of their economy, firms and even routine business transactions.

Still, there is sage wisdom on every page. The book is best when the execs tell what they did in China to be successful. Some of the common themes are the need for good local managers and training programs, a corporate culture of equality with your Chinese partners regardless of equity division, the success of long term strategies versus short term. The deliberate love each exec feels for what they are doing and, in some ways, for China, is clear. The awesome change taking place in this country is also reflected in these interviews. A difference in attitude and tone can be seen between execs in consumer product industries versus sensitive and still restricted ones like oil.

Very little happens fast in China, except the neckbreaking pace at which Western funds are being spent to form infrastructure and modern physical assets. These are the people who have footed a noteworthy part of the bill. They have alot of value to say and this is a rare peak at thinking at their rung of the international corporate business ladder.

Insiderýs View of Doing Business in China.......2000-07-31

China has made such enormous strides towards liberalising its economy over the past decade that it is now the world's second largest recipient of foreign investment after the United States. Yet, in some very important ways, Chinese customs, practices, and values remain alien to Western business thinking and practice as they ever were. As many a hapless expatriate manager has discovered to their cost, gaining a foothold in the vast Chinese market can be an uphill battle on a slippery slope of tradition, conflicting objectives, bureaucratic wrangling, ever-shifting laws and regulations, and regional differences. Despite this, as the stories chronicled in this insider's guide to doing business in China demonstrate, it is a battle that can be and is being won.

The New Silk Road is based on extensive interviews conducted by the author with business leaders who have many years of experience with the country. It features a series of lively narratives in which these experts share their insights into and observations of all the important aspects of doing business in China. These are important lessons they've learned about everything from making sense of, and marketing to, the patchwork of striking different regions that make up China, to building trust and negotiating with the Chinese.

This long-awaited insider's view of doing business in China informs you of the pitfalls and tells you what you need to know to succeed in the twenty-first century's great new business frontier.

John B. Stuttard is a Senior Partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers. From 1994 to 1999, he was Chairman and CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers China, operating in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Dalian. In his 32-year career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, he has also worked with the UK Government's Cabinet Office think tank advising on privatisation, and for services to Finnish industry was made a Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

See also my review of: CHINA'S FUTURES Scenarios for the World's Fasting Growing Economy, Ecology, and Society James Ogilvy & Peter Schwartz with Joe Flower Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000 ISBN 0-7879-5200-1

A Slender but Solid Primer.......2000-05-17

It is important to understand what this book is not. Specifically, it is not a history of China nor of that country's business history; nor is it a definitive guide to business protocol when doing business with the People's Republic of China (PRC); nor does it suggest specific strategies and tactics which ensure "business success" in that vast country. True, Stuttard discusses several "secrets" and they are well worth knowing. However, you should view this book as a primer. As such, it can be of substantial value.

Until recently serving as chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers China, Stuttard was uniquely situated to accumulate the information and insights which he shares in this slender but solid book. He and his associates advised more than half of the global companies then operating in the PRC. With precision and concision, he explains the importance of issues such as these:

* Comprehensive research and due diligence prior to involvement in the PRC

* Criteria for the selection of a joint venture partner

* Flexibility of approach and willingness to adapt

* Criteria for selection of expatriate managers

* "Localization"

* Compatibility of cultural values

* The role of trust

* Cost management and accountability

* The importance (and significance) of a long-term commitment

For me, one of the book's greatest strengths (among many) is the inclusion of information Stuttard and his associates obtained from chairmen of 11 different multinational corporations now doing business in China. Their collective experiences reveal the most common misconceptions about the market, the competition (both internal and external), the regulatory environment, the role of government, and the concept of "partnership."

If you need a single-volume source of practical advice about doing business in the PRC today, look no further.

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In the tradition of Gurdjieff, but not as compelling.

An Extraordinary Journey

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Secrets of the Silk Road: Finding the Lost Sacred Books of the Gobi
Larry Andrews
Manufacturer: St. Lynn's Press
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Along this captivating, true journey, Larry Andrews encounters a strange amulet, Hindu holy men, Buddhist monks, ancient sacred books and a hidden monastary at the edge of the Gobi Desert. A series of bizarre clues ultimately leads the author to the desert where he undergoes and intense period of spiritual reconditioning, returning home a changed man - a happy man - and a man with the sacred books and diaries of his increibile adventure in Central Asia.

"A fascinating read! The inspiring story of Larry Andrews' spiritual quest is highly entertaining and deeply moving." - don Miguel Ruiz, auhor of The Four Agreements

"Heartfelt and wise. The inspiring journey Larry Andrews experiences comes through so vividly in his beautiful and descriptive narration. I felt like I was right there in the Land Rover with him. Reading this book helped me, and I suspect many others too, get back in touch with my own soul."

"The ancient teachings in Secrets of the Silk Road are priceless. Filled with practical instruction and spiritual guidance, the reader will find them as useful today in our modern life as the mystics who wrote them hundreds of years ago." - David Dibble, author of The New Agreements in the Workplace

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In the tradition of Gurdjieff, but not as compelling........2007-08-09

Going back to Gurdjieff, there has developed a literary genre in which a Westerner journeys to remote outposts in the Middle East and Asia in search of a long-lost fountain of spiritual wisdom. This journey typically brings the neophyte into contact with a gruff sage who educates him in the ways of wisdom through a mixture of tough love, humor, sarcasm, and hard work. "Secrets of the Silk Road" sticks very close to this formula, a formula perfected by such writers as Gurdjieff himself, Reshad Feild, O. M. Burke, J. G. Bennett, Murat Yagan, and Louis Palmer. I would rate this book a couple of notches below the efforts of those writers.

Author Larry Andrews is an American civil engineer who travels to Central Asia in search of the legendary "Monastery of the Sacred Tree," purportedly the locus of an ancient and little-known spiritual lineage. Through a series of extraordinary coincidences that suggest some kind of Divine Plan, Andrews is passed from one intermediary to another until he finally meets his destined mentor, Thod, a brusque, handsome man from the former Soviet republic of Kyrgeztan. Thod in turn introduces Andrews to an elderly sage named Gil-Hamesh, and a sidekick identified as "the Cook." Together these four travel across the desert to their eventual destination, the fabled "Monastery of the Sacred Tree."

Andrews' mentors - including "the Cook" - take turns instructing him in the wisdom of "The Song of Eternity," an ancient set of four books describing the path to spiritual enlightenment. We are given only brief excerpts from these books, along with fragments of the teaching and cursory descriptions of various spiritual exercises. As presented here, the material is too sparse and disorganized to provide a basis for a spiritual practice; we are told that a more detailed and sytematic presentation of the teachings will be provided in forthcoming books.

The teachings themselves are said to pre-date the rise of the world religions, but to have influenced them all. The teachings have a definite Sufi feel to them, but - unlike most of the teachings in this genre - the presentation is totally divorced from the religion of Islam or the ambiance of organized Sufism; the teachings are in fact described as shamanistic in origin, yet the "Monastery of the Sacred Tree" contains primarily Buddhist art work. I find this eclecticism and non-denominationalism refreshing in a world in which religions are still pitted against one another at the point of a gun.

This is a good book, not a great book; if you start it, you will probably finish it. I gave it three stars, but it might have been four. The book has enough loose ends that you will probably want MORE, to see if all your questions will be answered. It is essentially a spiritual travelogue, a general introduction to a previously hidden spiritual path, and a teaser for the teachings to follow. Andrews returns home presumably a changed man, and his life takes a new direction. Stay tuned.

An Extraordinary Journey.......2006-01-30

This captivating tale seduced my spirit with powerful ancient wisdom. Larry Andrew's journey through central Asia held my attention with page after page of spiritual gems. A unique perspective of truth that is very much applicable to our modern lives.

Hooked at the Intro...........2005-12-19

I picked this book up at a friends and was hooked right at the intro. It starts off as a simple story about growing up with subtle awareness and takes you on the journey of Life. With true jewels for growth and awareness hidden in plain sight as simple realizations I read this book like it was a travelogue for the Soul, or a memory enhancer for the heart, and when I'd finished wanted to start again... But I gave it to an 85 year old friend who reads voraciously and she told me... " I was hooked at the Intro and was twenty pages deep before I looked around to see where I was"...

The Secret Sayings of Ye Su: A Silk Road Gospel

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Jay G. Williams
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The Secret Sayings of Ye Su: A Silk Road Gospel provides a translation of, introduction to, and commentary upon an extraordinary, previously unknown manuscript. This Christian gospel, though written in koine Greek, was obviously influenced by both Buddhist and Daoist ideas and probably derives from Tang dynasty China (8th or 9th century).

The account of how the manuscript emerged in 1994 and how it came to be translated by Dr. Jay G. Williams is, in itself, quite fascinating. The author also describes the nature of the text and why he thinks it should be placed in the Tang dynasty period. He provides a concise introduction not only to the history of Buddhism and the indigenous religions of China during this period but also to the "Religion of Light," a form of Christianity that entered China in 638 A. D. The work ends with a line-by-line commentary on each of the seventy-two verses of this gospel.

Although undoubtedly ancient, the work seems amazingly contemporary in its ideas, offering a unique and quite radical vision of Ye Su (Jesus) and his teachings. Neither orthodox nor gnostic, The Secret Sayings comments about such topics as the place of women and gays within the community, the nature of the kingdom, and the source of Christian hope in the "Source." Although faith is emphasized, doctrines and dogmas are not. A place is found for both the Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother but alone neither is regarded as "ultimate." The fellowship of believers is emphasized, but value of the Church as an institution is seriously questioned.

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Peggy Lancaster
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Jassen Bowman and James Orr
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