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

Book Description

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.

Customer Reviews:

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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Great for a long drive
Funny and then soothing
Disappointing news
More News from Lake Wobegon
More News from Lake Wobegon

More News from Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor
Manufacturer: Highbridge Audio
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ASIN: 0942110374

Book Description

Successor to the best-selling News from Lake Wobegon, this collection of Garrison Keillor monologues inlcudes 16 stories, grouped by theme: Love, Faith, Hope, and Humor. All are from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.

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Great for a long drive.......2007-09-17

This CD is great for a long drive, or long flight, it is entertaining and better than a book on tape. It can be a little boring at times.

Funny and then soothing.......2007-08-16

I love to give these collections of monologues to folks who are experiencing a long recovery from surgery or undergoing medical treatment. The monologues are funny to listen to, and after they have listened to them a time or two, just hearing Garrison Keillor's soothing voice has a calming effect. The stories from Lake Wobegon are the best sleeping potions available--and there are no side effects other than falling asleep with a smile on your face.

Disappointing news.......2007-05-23

Garrison Keillor has a wonderful way with words, but this CD was disappointing. The stories dragged on too long and sometimes with no purpose in the end or sentiment to remember. Keillor can do much better. He is usually a great story teller. He seemed to run out of steam on this 4hour tape. This will still not deter me from buying and listening to other news from Lake Wobegon.

More News from Lake Wobegon.......2007-03-08

My purchases were made for Garrison Keillor fans. I'm sure They Loved Them All.

More News from Lake Wobegon.......2007-01-09

Date 9 of January 2007.
Have still not recieved the books. I know we live in the outskirts of civilisation but this calls for an investigation with our Postal Service. Will be back when ordered items have been delivered.
Ben Eriksson, Sweden

Winter: Stories from the Collection News from Lake Wobegon

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CD sent - I wanted a book
Wide Appeal
Classic Keillor
Keillor captures winter as no one else can

Winter: Stories from the Collection News from Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor
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ASIN: 1565112156

Book Description

One of the original best-selling collection of 20 Lake Wobegon monologues. Includes: "Guys on Ice," "The Christmas Story Re-told," and "Storm Home."

Customer Reviews:

CD sent - I wanted a book.......2007-09-20

After seeking out a book by Garrison Keillor a CD was sent out. All of this comes down to confusion on your Keillor page - is it a book or a CD?

Wide Appeal.......2004-07-25

Garrison Keillor writes poignant and often funny stories about small-town, Midwestern life. His works have often been compared to those of Mark Twain, and I can give no greater praise than that, except to say that you need not be a Christian to enjoy his stories about Christmas (I'm not), you need not be a Minnesotan to enjoy his revelations about life in Minnesota (I've never even been there), and you need not be from a small town to relate to the eccentric characters of Lake Wobegone (I'm as urban as they come). So come and visit Lake Wobegon, it's an enchanting, old-fashioned, liberal-making, and distinctly American faeryland where the women are strong, the men are good looking, and the children are always above average.

Classic Keillor.......2002-04-27

I have the cassette collection of all four seasons of News from Lake Wobegon, and have worn them out. Time to buy the CDs! Winter is my favorite. It warms your heart and makes you laugh.

Keillor captures winter as no one else can.......2001-01-27

The five stories in this CD set are all majestic, and they include every aspect of winter one can think of. "Guys on ice" is a rather self-explanatory title, chronicling the thoughts of guys on ice; always interesting. "James Lundeen's Christmas" is the story of a boy who finds Christmas as it is truly meant to be. "Christmas story re-told isn't as magical as it is in the Bible, but Keillor comes as close as one can in his re-telling. "New Year's from New York" details Keillor's appreciation for the event from a child's perspective. "Storm Home" brings to life the things that can make school and home life tolerable. This is a terrific compilation of Keillor's winter work.

Fall: Stories from the Collection News from Lake Wobegon

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No clue
Hooray for Garrison Keillor
The Best of the Best of Garrison Keillor

Fall: Stories from the Collection News from Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor
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ASIN: 1565112148

Book Description

One of the original best-selling collection of 20 Lake Wobegon monologues. Includes: "Giant Decoys," "Daryl Tollerud's Long Day," and "Thanksgiving."

Customer Reviews:

No clue.......2007-01-10

I did not understand it. Will pas it to someone who has more knoweldge in the matter. Sorry it is very local, no apt for foreigners.

Hooray for Garrison Keillor.......2005-08-26

Such a joy to listen to this man tell his stories. No matter who you are or where you grew up and now live, his tales are sure to remind you of someone whom youknow.

The Best of the Best of Garrison Keillor.......1999-05-25

"Fall" contains the single funniest Lake Wobegon monolgue yet written: "Bruno the Fishing Dog." It also contains a typically Minnesotan Thanksgiving recap ("Hors duerves at the Tollefson's, can you believe it?"), and a devastating 24-minute epic, "The Royal Family," that has nothing to do with the Windsors.

Owning this collection (and "Gospel Birds") is a must for fans, and a great starting place for newbies.

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Gardens of New Orleans: Exquisite Excess

Gorgeous photos and more

For lovers of gardening- it captures the heart & imagination

excellent resource

Can't wait to start on my own "New Orleans" garden
Gardens of New Orleans: Exquisite Excess
Lake Douglas , and Jeannette Hardy
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0811824217

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Fragrant. Lush. Seductive. Can these words describe any city other than New Orleans? With new plant life bursting from every cranny and ancient cypress trees, the gardens here present many unusual combinations of freshness and decay. Gardens of New Orleans has captured this magnificence in full glory, with page after page of beautifully green photographs.

Authors Lake Douglas and Jeannette Hardy include historical sketches, maps, and photographs that provide an informative introduction to the city. The outdoor French Market photographs show piles of fruit you can almost taste, even if the picture is in sepia tones. The section on public spaces follows, bringing glossy color photos of charming statuary and enormous live oaks that are memorable both for their size and grace. The final chapter is filled with close-up shots of many private gardens in the city, and show off the best New Orleans has to offer: peaceful balconies, bright flowers, antique ornaments, and artfully trimmed hedges. The lovely Ursiline convent is included in this section, with its glowing white statues and peaceful paths for meditation.

In every case, photographer Richard Sexton has captured the remarkable light as it filters through the trees. His close-ups clearly show the vines and sprouts popping up between bricks and under older plants, while his landscapes showcase both the heavy greenery and the well-known cast-iron decorations on houses, fences, and furniture. Whether you're a New Orleans native or simply love impossibly green gardens, this lovely book will bring the rich flavor of this charming city to your living room. --Jill Lightner

Book Description

New Orleans is a gardener's paradise. Fragrant ginger and night-blooming jessamine scent the air. Nary a crack in the cement or divot in the wall is free from rogue ferns, mosses, or draping greenery. For generations, residents from wildly varied cultures and sensibilities have been at work creating magnificent gardens throughout the city. New Orleans Gardens explores this rich history and tours public gardens, as well as opens the doors to lovingly tended private balcony, patio, and mansion grounds. Interviews discuss the environmental and cultural forces that shaped the gardens. In photography as sumptuous as his acclaimed New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence, Richard Sexton vividly illustrates the many traditions interwoven in this bewitching city's landscape heritage.

Customer Reviews:

Gardens of New Orleans: Exquisite Excess.......2007-04-28

New Orleans is a sultry, seductive city whose gardens reflect a rich history. Decadent nineteenth-Century buildings and courtyards provide an exquisite backdrop for exotic profligate vegetation. These serve as inspiration for all garden enthusiasts.

Beginning with A Brief History, that may not be brief enough; - the book stolidly drags the reader on through endless bayous of pages that recount the minutiae of the French settlers, Native Americans, African Slaves, German and Swiss farmers.

Subsequently, it combines the cities latest horticultural overlay of recent Southeast Asian immigrants depicted at vegetable markets with mounds of cut mint. Then, it offers impassive photos of the Warehouse Arts District, and dilapidated fence structures of no particular aesthetic merit, interest, or relevance.

The few published photos available to the buyer are quite nice. Nonetheless, the book itself, offers little more in the way of exotic balcony gardens, or lush French Quarter design to inspire ardent gardeners. This pre-Katrina effort adroitly circumvents all that is attractive, interesting, vibrant or comely within the city. It plods along with sluggish text, mostly unremarkable photography, and seemingly indifferent editing.

Gorgeous photos and more.......2005-10-03

Not only is the photography lush and gorgeous, but I also love the way this book has chapters on a variety of New Orleans gardens. There are examples of hidden courtyards and terraces as well as public parks and Garden District homes. There's even a comprehensive section on the history of the city. I treasure this book all the more given the recent tragic events with the hurricanes.

For lovers of gardening- it captures the heart & imagination.......2004-03-16

I was fortunate enough to find this book in a wonderful little garden shop tucked away inside the French Quarter of New Orleans. If you've never visited and seen their charming style and beauty first hand, this book is filled with superb photographs that come to life, with a wealth of great information about the homes and gardens you really will feel like you're there. For any lover of gardening, New Orleans simply transcends conventional time and space, capturing all of the senses and inspiring the heart and the imagination like no place else in the world. . .from the petite cottages to the elaborate plantations, there is garden for every home and every occassion! Tres-magnifique!!!

excellent resource.......2003-11-07

I am fortunate enough to have Lake Douglas as an instructor. He has forgotten more about landscape architecture than most people will ever know. I love going to his class because he has a genuine passion for the subject and almost limitless knowledge. Buy this book. You won't be disappointed.

Can't wait to start on my own "New Orleans" garden.......2001-07-28

I bought this book hoping to get some ideas on how to make my backyard into a New Orleans garden oasis and this book delivered. Not only is it a helpful resource for gardeners (it has a chart of commonly used plants in New Orleans gardens), but it also is nice to just leaf through and look at the pictures. My only gripe is that there weren't enough gardens featured.

Summer: Stories from the Collection News from Lake Wobegon

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Summer classics from Lake Wobegon

Summer: Stories from the Collection News from Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor
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ASIN: 1565112091

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One of the original best-selling collection of 20 Lake Wobegon monologues. Includes: "The Living Flag," "The Tollefson Boy Goes to College," and "Tomato Butt."

Customer Reviews:

Summer classics from Lake Wobegon.......1998-10-19

Amongst the wonderful "News from Lake Wobegon" collections, this stands high as a personal favourite. Apart from the classic "Lving Flag" and "Tomato Butt", "The Tollefson Boy goes to College" and "Mrs Berge and the Schubert Carillon Piano" [with brilliant impersonations of the carillon piano] are strong, mixing acute observation of the humour, tedium and sadness of everyday life with just enough exaggeration to provide comic relief.

Buckland Romani Tarot: In the Authentic Gypsy Tradition

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Excellent deck for those who want something a little different
Movie and RenFaire "Gypsies"
A Personal Favorite
Be a Gypsy - or at least use appropriate cards...
Simple, Effiecient and Full of Energy!

Buckland Romani Tarot: In the Authentic Gypsy Tradition
Raymond Buckland
Manufacturer: Llewellyn Publications
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ASIN: 156718099X

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Excellent deck for those who want something a little different.......2006-01-07

Being a great fan of borderless cards, the Romani deck was already destined to be a favorite in my tarot deck collection. The colors in the images run the gamut from bold primaries to soft and muted pastels and earth tones. Those who appreciate the symbolism of color in tarot will enjoy this deck for that characteristic. The same is true for the use of crystals and gemstones, although without the accompanying book, it would be difficult to determine which stones were which in the jewelry worn by female and male characters on the cards.

The addition of a brief description of the history of Romani gypsies and their way of life was a bonus for me - learning that Romani society was a matriarchal one also explained the use of a female figure for the Magician. There is further detail about Romani culture where appropriate in the discussion of individual cards. Buckland does not stick with the traditional names for the trumps - instead, they are labeled "one" to "twenty-one" with the Romani translation for each. (The back of the guidebook gives a brief Romani/English dictionary, with definitions of the words used in the text of the guidebook.) Court cards are Page, Knight, Queen and King.

Buckland has named the four suits in the Romani (gypsy) language. Koros are cups, koshes are wands, bolers are pentacles and chivs are swords. The elemental correspondences remain the same as in most Rider Waite Smith (RWS) clones, with koshes (wands) representing fire and chivs (swords) representing air. This deck was a refreshing departure for me from other RWS-like decks. In many of the cards, it is easy to apply traditional interpretations. However, there are few cards - most notably the Nine of Chivs - which have an interpretation all their own, and it is for the reader to determine. The text of Buckland's guidebook does not compel the tarot reader to accept a specific interpretation of any specific cards. He has the reader examine all the details of a card and interpret the one that really "pops" for the reader at the time of laying the spread. In fact, Buckland urges the reader to study this deck (and any other) intensively, reading as much about tarot card interpretations as possible, "[b]ut then, put the books away and go by your own feelings." This is a liberating admonition, particularly for intuitive readers, as it gives the reader permission to fully explore and interpret the meaning of a card once laid in a spread, relative to the Seeker and the card's position in the spread.

Notwithstanding some reviewers' comments about the quality of Lisanne Lake's art (if I were looking for a work of art, I would invest in art, not tarot cards), an excellent deck for those who are looking for a fresh perspective.

Movie and RenFaire "Gypsies".......2005-06-07

I bought this Tarot out of curiosity, because I've found some (not all) of Mr. Buckland's books useful or entertaining. The set does have its intriguing points; however, it doesn't quite achieve what its creators seem to be attempting.

Part of the problem is that Lissanne Lake simply isn't a very good artist. She has trouble with perspective: things that should be seen foreshortened aren't (this is particularly obvious in the suit of Swords, or "Chivs" as Buckland calls it). Figures in many Minor Arcana cards seem crudely or hastily drawn: this isn't the conscious, self-accepting, *deliberately* childlike imagery of Noble and Vogel's "Motherpeace" Tarot; it's simply bad drawing. (The Nine of Cups -- "Koros" -- is, anatomically speaking, appalling.) It's difficult to focus on the significance of the card or the image when distracted by pictures more poorly drawn than they need to be.

Hand in hand with this is Buckland's insistence on the significance of very small details. He'll describe a particular figure -- the woman pictured on the Queen of Wands ("Koshes"), say -- as wearing "necklaces of amber, lapis lazuli, garnets, and alternating jade and carnelian" beads ... and then go on to explain, in specific and excruciating detail, the significance of each of these stones. This is somewhat pointless if the user has to look such details up in the guidebook every single time the card turns up, but that's the only way it can be done, since the "necklaces" are depicted only as brownish beads (amber? copper? wood?), blue beads (lapis? sapphire? turquoise? faience? Each would have a different meaning), red-brown beads, and alternating red and green beads. Similarly, what's the point of having the characters in the Three of Cups surrounded by crocuses ("represent[ing] youthful gladness") if the picture shows only purple dots, or specifying that the flowers in the Four of Cups are "narcissus, a symbol of reflection, disappointment, and disdain," if they look like only yellow blobs? If the details are important, make them visible.

(One instance isn't just bad art, it's bad research: the pink wildflowers in the Eight of Cups card are specified as being "primroses ... [signifying] seeing through deception"; but wild primroses are yellow, not pink.)

The "borderless" layout of the cards is another drawback, since the captions have been laid directly on top of the images -- sometimes with unintended results. Of Card 21, in other decks called "The World", for instance, Buckland points out that the four animals shown -- bird, fox, rabbit, and snake -- can easily represent the four traditional elements of air, fire, earth, and water. But on the card itself, it's hard not to overlook the rabbit, since it's almost completely hidden behind the caption frame.

And then there is the cultural bias. Understand, I mean no disrespect to the gentleman who gave the world the immortal "Magick of Chant-O-Matics". But I wish someone would inform Mr. Buckland, who claims "Gypsy" heritage himself, that "Gypsy" and "English Gypsy of the early 20th century" are not synonymous. The illustrations and the descriptions in the book seem to reflect a specific and heavily George-Borrow-influenced vision of "Gypsy" life and culture -- what Ian Hancock called "the figure with which the Gypsy is today most often associated: a composite Gypsy, wearing Spanish flamenco dancer's dress, traveling in an English Gypsy caravan, playing Hungarian Gypsy music".

I don't regret buying this set, but it's not going to become one of my regular decks.

A Personal Favorite.......2005-02-04

I have only been reading tarot cards for about 10 years, but this deck is priceless to me. It was given to me by someone very close to me, and ironically, they share the same last name as the creator Raymond Buckland. I was amazed how accurate these cards were the first time I used them. I have read from a few tarot decks before, and this is the first deck that made me feel like the answers just flowed from the cards. The Romani Deck allows flexability and interpritation, where most seem to be set in a specific pattern of what the cards meant.

This deck is also so beautiful, that you almost feel like you're inside the pictures. My personal favorite is the 3 of Chivs. The amount of detail that Lissanne Lake has put into her artwork is truely breath-taking. Anyone can become a gypsy with this deck. It makes it so easy to understand why gypsies are believed to have magic in their soul. This is deffinately a deck that I will recomend to my friends, and someday pass down to my children.

Be a Gypsy - or at least use appropriate cards..........2003-04-14

I don't own very many Tarot decks - I've never been interested in collecting them. I'm a lot more interested in using a deck that speaks to me - a deck that allows me to be a better reader for others.

I find the vibrant colors and highly evocative imagery of this deck to be one of the more interesting I've ever used. The basic images aren't that different from other decks that you won't know what the cards mean anymore, but they're different enough to allow you to gain a whole new insight on the Tarot by using this deck.

The four cards that are shown in the picture section give you a good idea of what some of the cards from this deck look like. I'm particularly fond of the secondary interpretations that one can divine from these cards. Are those Gypsy children getting a drink from the cups on the stairs of the Six of Cups or are they spiking a cup with a Gypsy love potion? It's up to the reader to decide - based on the cards around you in a reading.

The art is fantastic and reminds me a lot of the supposed Gypsy heritage of Tarot cards, although some people might be put off by that type of imagery. The colors and symbolism give me a great insight when using this deck to give readings to others.

The book is very informative and it's use of the images from the cards enhances it's value to potential users of this deck.

But it's not too overpowering for new Tarot readers either, and that's a big plus. This deck might work well at a carnival or renaissance fair if you want to give it an ideal flavor. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in Tarot reading, especially if you are interested in Tarot readings for other people, and not just self discovery.

Simple, Effiecient and Full of Energy!.......2002-08-14

After taking a very interesting tarot reading in downtown sau paulo, I was hooked this original method of divination. I started looking around for something that displays the tradition in itself and is also well designed to learn from and for quicker reading. Many books were on the subject, some kits which contain the decks too. However, most were designed in a way that only experienced tarot readers would be interested. I lost my desire after a while. Then, I came across the Buckland Romani Tarot kit. I was impressed by the cover art done by Lissane Lake so I bought it as a last chance pursuit. Three weeks later, I was literally being paid a visit by friends and relatives who were amazed by the degree of accuricy and speed of my previous readings. It took me two days to get the actual hand and with the amazing, thorough guide book that comes with this deck, I quickly became a Gypsy myself! This is an amazing kit, just looking at the deck itself i sense the power within. If you're interested in tarot and you want to be a part of this amazing art, buy this and only this!

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Some of the Best Lake Wobegon monologues - all right here!
Stories generally good, but rarely funny

News from Lake Wobegon
Garrison Keillor
Manufacturer: Highbridge Audio
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One of the best-selling spoken audio of all time, this is the original collection of Garrison Keillor monologues. Funny and touching, these 20 stories from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion follow the seasons in Lake Wobegon.

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Some of the Best Lake Wobegon monologues - all right here!.......2001-03-29

The 4 cassettes are titled "Summer", "Fall", "Winter" and "Spring". All have very funny stories on them and are worth the listen many times over. But the absolute best of the 4 tapes, and the biggest reason anyone should buy this collection, is the "Fall" stories. "Fall" (which I also found listed separately, and have left a review there as well) contains the single funniest Lake Wobegon monologue, "Bruno the Fishing Dog." It also contains a funny take on Minnesota Thanksigivings, and a devastating 24-minute epic called The Royal Family, which I found to be well worth the trip.

To me, Keillor-on-paper vs. Keillor-live is apples and oranges - they should be judged separately. If you do want to hear him, buy this collection--and the collection called "Gospel Birds", also a classic--and you'll be set for some time.

Stories generally good, but rarely funny.......2001-01-25

I love Keillor's "Lake Wobegon Days" book, but found listening to these original NPR monologues strangely unappetizing. His book treatments of many of these stories succeed better as humor because on paper he strives more for gentle laughs than to force something "tender" into the mix. This may also reflect the problems of writing and delivering a monologue on live radio every week. Consider the hilarious "Giant Decoys" story. On paper, and for most of the audio monologue, it's about the Sons of Knute lodge and their love of duck hunting, which includes the creation of enormous decoys big enough for ducks to clearly spot them from cruising altitude. In the original monologue, however, Keillor exits with a pointless talk about how writers and hunters both do crazy things and how the hunters need to keep their guns on safety when they're out in the woods whooping it up. It's telling that Keillor omitted this from the book version, and could probably have been safely edited out of the CD. Ditto to his "Christmas Story Re-Told," which seems unfocused, especially for a man whose books usually brilliantly send-up the Catholic and Lutheran faiths; his "Royal Family" bit is clever but overly long and too sentimental. That said, several of Keillor's more "serious" stories are remarkable; he seems at his most effective when he doesn't consciously pull at too many heart strings. His "Hog Slaughter" evokes a lot of ghosts from my summers spent on my relatives' rural farm, where an inner-barn room still bore red-painted walls from that (thankfully long-since-gone) ritual. The same track includes his haunting tale of the unfortunate Elizabeth June, a disabled woman so lonely she invented friends. Keillor uses a light touch with these, and it's hard not to laugh at the moment in church when poor Elizabeth loudly announces to her invisible friend that, yes, she will buy that car. Of his "straight" humor, Keillor seems at his best in shorter bursts like his "brought to you by the Lake Wobegon Chamber of Commerce" bit, in which he introduces us to Fr. Emil's summer replacement at Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility -- a priest whose rambling sermons feature lessons learned while playing golf, and which include experiences gleaned during parish work in the Las Vegas diocese. His "Living Flag" monologue here is cute, but was better handled in book form. That tells me that while Keillor is America's sole live-radio entertainment stalwart, his humor is most focused and polished on paper.

Calculus Problems for a New Century: Resources for Calculus Collection : A Project of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and the Great Lakes Col (M a a Notes)

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Now completely revised and updated, this edition describes more than eighty spectacular paddling trips in Maine.

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More than 100 ponds, lakes, and rivers in Maine that are particularly suitable for canoeing and kayaking.......2006-01-07

Now in a completely revised second edition, Quiet Water Maine: Canoe & Kayak Guide identifies more than 100 ponds, lakes, and rivers in Maine that are particularly suitable for canoeing and kayaking. Each suggested trip includes directions, parking, and launch information; tour descriptions with estimates of time, distance and difficulty; notes of flora and fauna to be seen in the area; and more. Written for paddlers of all skill levels from beginner to experienced, as well as for birdwatchers, anglers, and families with children, Quiet Water Maine is enthusiastically recommended both for its attention to detail and its enthusiasm for nature.

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