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

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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Amazing...
steve niles does it again
Best of the 30 Days of Night Stories
30 Days of Night 2: Lame Days
Good...but unnecessary

30 Day Of Night: Dark Days
Steve Niles , and Ben Templesmith
Manufacturer: IDW Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 193238216X

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This story follows Stella Olemaun's efforts to warn the world about the threat the vampires pose - the vampires who overran Barrow, Alaska, killing her husband and most of the town. With an exclusive introduction by screenwriter Eric Red (The Hitcher, Near Dark), the flat-out terror of Dark Days will reaffirm the dominance of Niles and Templesmith over the realm of illustrated horror fiction.

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Amazing..........2007-09-01

I picked up 30 Days of Night and Return to Barrow almost a year ago and loved them, but had a hell of a time finding Dark Days. It wasn't in any stores in Colorado, and the only place that I found it to be in stock was in a four-story Borders store in Washington, DC, and when I looked for it I could not find it. After and extensive search I found a copy here on Amazon and ordered it. After reading it, I am pleased to say that this is a great- and necessary- continuation of the 30 Days of Night saga.
I don't understand how people can say that there is a lack of character development in this book. Stella goes from tough girl to sensitive woman, and Dane goes from being hell bent on revenge to falling in love with Stella. And the final scenes with the climax of the story (which I will not spoil) is so emotional, at least to me. Plus, Judith Ali's character was another emotional point, helping to add to the sadness of the story by sharing a loss with Stella, the loss of her son, the helicopter pilot in the first story. Excellent decision to add her in.
The art by Ben Templesmith is, as always, wonderful. It's beautiful and grotesque, vague and clear, all at the same time. I will never understand where he gets his ideas of how to draw things and shade/color them. His style is so different that he's really one of the only comic book artists in the business that I actually actively seek work from. His style is so original and it's not cartoonish, like the artists for the 28 Days Later comic book were- it's dark and horrifying, exactly what a horror comic should be (the lack of him on the 30 Days of Night: Spreading the Disease comic was the main reason I was so hesitant to pick that up, and also that Steve Niles didn't write it. But that's beside the point.)
Pick this up if you're a fan, and if you're not a fan, well, start being one I guess. If you've never heard of 30DON, definately pick up the original, this one, and Return to Barrow. 5 stars.

steve niles does it again.......2007-06-06

good read. although my cover fell off the 2nd day i had it:( i love steve niles and ill buy any thing he writes..... you should check out a comic that he wrote in 2007 called "Pieces For Mom". READ IT!!!! sooooo gross... zombie book!!!! yay

Best of the 30 Days of Night Stories.......2006-12-12

Of the four 30 Days of Night Trade Paperback and Graphic Novels, this is my favorite one. The first 30 Days of Night story felt a little bit light on the characterization, and Dark Days definitely did a better job of exploring the universe and ideas created from the first book. I generally find Steve Niles' writing to be serviceable at best, but this book was actually pretty good. As usual, Ben Templesmith's stylistic art is visually appealing, although at times it can be confusing. Nevertheless, Dark Days probably had the clearest narrative of all the 30 Days of Night books. Definitely recommended.

30 Days of Night 2: Lame Days.......2006-06-19

Unlike most people I talk to who've read '30 Days of Night', I found it neither fantastic nor horrible. It was a decent, and more importantly, a simple stroy. The setting was different, the premise original, and the characters realistic (vampires included) and compelling. Then, of course, there was the artwork: gritty, dark, expressive, and uber-modern! It's like no one had ever seen a realistic nose super-imposed over a sketchy, 2-D cartoon face before. That said, it was a fun read.
'Dark Days', however, was sheer and utter garbage; it literally took me 20 minutes to read it. I might have spent longer, had I not given up straining my eyes to discern the murky, overly-textured backgrounds, which more often than not distracted from the awful storytelling and utter lack of character development. To say this comic was 2-dimensional is, I think, crediting this book with one-too-many dimensions. I believe this might have been a movie treatment realized in comic book form (since this in no way deserves even the euphemism of 'graphic novel') The story is absurdly predictable. A group of covert vampire hunters plans to expose the vampire menace, and end their reign of terror. They are led by the beautiful but deadly Stella Olemaun, survivor of a vampire massacre where her husband lost his life defeating a powerful vampire lord. Their efforts are thwarted by the vampire lord's wife, I guess, and the entire team is slaughtered, save for the brave Stella, who is helped by a rogue vampire with a conscience. I won't spoil the ending for those masochists planning to read the book, but it's as laughable as Stella's inexplicable decision to sleep with the 'good' vampire she encounters.
That Niles/Templesmith so sloppily subvert their earlier work, by making the vicious, rabid vampires he introduced in '30 Days' suddenly seem tame and incompetent, leads me to conclude they either spent a decade or so writing, fine-tuning and re-editting 30 Days, or else that they're hacks who lucked out with a cool idea. Also, with Templesmith's mastery of Photoshop now undisputed, perhaps he might decide to use it more economically and devote a bit more time to drawing the occasional background. I do appreciate the effect of claustrophobia, the focus on the characters and such, but it has grown tedious.
As for the ending, I may be mistaken about this book's intentions, but it seems a rather blatant setup for another sequel. Somehow, I believe Niles/Templesmith won't be content with the story ending like some hackneyed Outer Limits episode.

Good...but unnecessary .......2005-07-25

Dark Days is a direct continuation of the original 30 Days of Night Storyline. I loved the original for its unique art style, originality and heart. I guess that's why I was a little disappointed in Dark Days. The story picks up with Stella on a book tour trying to warn the world about vampires. Through her journeys she must confront the evil that killed her husband, confront her notions about vampires, become interested in the vampire with a heart of gold, blah, blah, blah. The writing is still tight and I enjoy the way the conversations play out. My biggest problem is that this feels like a sequel. It's almost like someone picked up a "How to write a sequel" manual and followed it chapter by chapter. It just feels very uninspired. The fun, tense isolation of the original setting is replaced with kind of a mundane modern world complete with government intrigue etc. It's just too formulaic; it even resorts to a "twist" ending. Still, the solid execution is more than enough to temper my dissapointment. Overall, I liked it but it just didn't need to be made.

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Happy Days: And Dark Nights
Jerry McClain , Susanne McClain , and Marsha Gallardo
Manufacturer: Western Front Ltd
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Tornado: A Look Back at Louisville's Dark Day, April 3, 1974

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TORNADO!

Tornado: A Look Back at Louisville's Dark Day, April 3, 1974

Manufacturer: Butler Books
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 1884532586
Release Date: 2004-04-03

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Louisville, Kentucky's recent history has no more vivid moment than the tornado which tore a path of destruction across the city and Jefferson County on April 3, 1974. This book is a 30th anniversary look back at the events of that day as seen through the images of journalists, freelance photographers and ordinary people who grabbed their cameras and recorded the destruction that occurred.

Complementing the photographs are the compelling personal accounts and recollections of people whose fate brought them into contact with the storm, and who lived to tell the tale.

Customer Reviews:

TORNADO!.......2005-04-03

The third of April, 1974, became known as "The Day Of 100 Tornados." A very chilling day for thousands, never to be forgotten. I was in the Louisville tornado, as it tore through
the city that afternoon. This just is not something one easily forgets. One tornado is terrible enough, yet there were many,
many more that night, not only in Kentucky, but throughout the
whole region. They just kept coming. I believe Mr. Butler has done a remarkable job with this book---bringing to life again that terrible day, and night, of sheer destruction. The Louisville tornado tore through our beloved Cherokee Park, destroying in one moment, thousands of beautiful trees that had been there for years. Certainly everything is recovering through the years since, yet will never ever be the same. This is a book of remembrance for those who lived through the horrors of that day and night...and a book
which clearly shows the sheer power of what a tornado can do.

Born on a Rotten Day: Illuminating and Coping with the Dark Side of the Zodiac

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An entertaining book!
Incredibly amusing!
Accurate, but boring
astrology guaranteed to make you laugh
Loved it, and it is funny!

Born on a Rotten Day: Illuminating and Coping with the Dark Side of the Zodiac
Hazel Dixon-Cooper
Manufacturer: Fireside
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0743225627

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In this wickedly funny guide, professional astrologer Hazel Dixon-Cooper casts off sugar-coated astrology in favor of exploring the maladjusted side of the universe. If you want the inside scoop, the real deal, the lowdown on each sun sign, then look no further.

It's time to forget those traditional astrology books where Sagittarians are gregarious, Capricorns are ambitious, and Pisceans are dreamers. Instead, enter a world where Archers are loud-mouthed bores, Goats are pompous social climbers, and Fish are chronically helpless. Dixon-Cooper debunks the myths, reveals the flaws, and examines the dubious virtues of each sun sign. Discover how to use your own inner brat to outwit bullies, outmaneuver manipulators, and win those endless games that lovers play. Learn how to deal with those dysfunctional people you encounter every day, including how to:

contain a Ram's oversized ego
calm a raging Bull
keep a fickle Twin faithful

Irreverent, biting, and laugh-out-loud funny, Born on a Rotten Day exaggerates the bad, exorcises the good, and puts a new spin on the age-old question -- what's your sign?

Customer Reviews:

An entertaining book!.......2007-08-01

Shows you the funny side and the bad side of your specific sign and how you relate to others around you and their specific signs.

Incredibly amusing!.......2007-08-01

I knew I was going to enjoy this book from the moment I got it. "Born on a Rotten Day" is everything the title-and the wonderful cover art-suggests. It's a humorous look at the less-than-lovely traits of the various Sun signs in astrology at their very worst. And it contains all the things those other books may be afraid to tell you about yourself.

Each chapter is divided into sections on men and women lovers, family members, bosses, and yourself, all under the sign in that chapter. The common patterns are translated into what it means in dealing with each of these people, and solutions to the best way to defuse bad situations are offered. The book is incredibly well-written, and takes the worst aspects of each sign for an entertaining trip.

Keep your sense of humor intact, though. This isn't meant to be taken 100% literally. What Dixon-Cooper provides is an exaggeration of the negative traits as a way of pointing them out. As a Scorpio, for instance, I may not be so bitchy that my "moods range from irritable to pissed off...on one of your good days". However, it's a good reminder for me to watch my temper and intensity, both when dealing with others and with myself. I got a good laugh out of that entire chapter, but I also learned a few things, too, that put me more into perspective for myself.

Of course, astrology (particularly when limited to the Sun sign) only goes so far. However, this is a great book to add to any astrological library. It's an amusing reminder of our quirks and flaws, and the fact that they're usually not as horrible as they could be (nor are they without counterbalances). I absolutely loved reading this, and I highly recommend it.

Accurate, but boring.......2007-06-13

This book is accurate, but boring. If you are not a serious astrology student, skip it. You can find better books if you just want a comprehensive book on sun signs.

I advise people who want astrology books to go to an actual book store & spend time browsing through what they have. Unless you know someone who has a lot of those books you can borrow, this is the best way to get a feel for astrology books.

Also, there are a lot of astrology books that are accurate but poorly written. I only recommend those books for hardcore astrology students to study and add to their collection.

astrology guaranteed to make you laugh.......2007-05-09

Bought as a gift, and was told, you'd feel better after reading all the pokes and jabs about your horrorscope..makes you laugh!

Loved it, and it is funny!.......2007-04-30

This is one of my 2 favorite zodiac books, and I have several.
Loved reading it, and laughed a lot.

Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Surrealism

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Fascinating. We're not in Kansas anymore.
An amazing artist
WOW! Shockingly beautiful art book

Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Surrealism
Michael Duncan , Charles C. Eldredge , and Patricia Junker
Manufacturer: Heyday Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1597140414

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Fascinating. We're not in Kansas anymore........2007-08-17

I bought this after spending some hours (but not enough to get my fill) at the Crocker, one of the venues that is hosting the Norman exhibition this summer (2007). The book is a very distant second to seeing this work in person, since even a magnifying glass on the book cannot give you an appreciation for the astounding detail in the works themselves, some of which are of stupendous proportions. One piece actually had to be exhibited on a slant, being too tall for the room!
Anyway, aside from seeing the exhibition or personal visits to many galleries and private collectors, the book is probably as close as we are going to get (for now) to Norman's work. Mrs. Norman graciously responded to my inquiry to say that prints are only a hope at this time.

The book itself, produced by Crocker and the Irving Norman Trust and printed by Heyday Books, is divided into 3 mains sections. A foreword by Michael Duncan (art writer), some acknowledgments and an intro by Scott Shields (Crocker Chief Curator), two nicely illustrated essays by Patricia Junker (Curator at De Young in '96) and Charles Eldredge (director at Smithsonian American Art Museum) make up the first part.
There follow about 140 pages of reproductions of this amazing fellow's stuff, divided into 5 sections whose names give you an idea of what you are in for:
Capitalist Enigma
Social Illusion
Cycle of War
Urban Transformation
Human Predicament
The third section is about 15 pages of appendices with a catalogue of works, a list of exhibitions and Collections, a list of the reporductions, and some comments about the contributors.

You will come to your own conclusions about who he is, but there were 2 blurbs at the Crocker that stuck in my mind. One, to the effect that Norman had sold all his posessions before joining the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, in the belief that he would not return alive from the Spanish Civil War; the other that he returned to school when he realized that he did not yet have the skill to lay down his visions.
There are a few photos of the artist, and some quotes as well. The alarming and pathetic story of the FBI tracking him for almost 50 years is well told by Junker, so if you are concerned that your web searches and Amazon purchases are now the guvvmint's business, you might want to find a suitable surrogate to make the buy.

I'd give it full stars but for a an irritating flaw (perhaps only in my copy) that has a few pages with grey printing on a grey background.
Still, it's an beautiful book, put together by some brave and talented people, about a much larger than life fellow from quiet Half Moon Bay who pulled no punches.

An amazing artist.......2007-02-12

Dark Metropolis is an interesting collection of works of art by Irving Norman. The book contains several articles by different authors describing Normans and their impressions of his work as well as the symbolism behind the work. There s also a short biography of his life

More then one hundred of Normans paintings and drawings are displayed in the book along with an explanation of the work and what it represents as well as points of interest within the painting.

Most of the work is politically, socially, human condition or economically motivated in terms of the haves versus the have-nots scenario and the selections of artwork in the book really depict that. What you can tell in the book is the amazing detail of his work. Having seen it in person the scale of some of his work is several feet tall and wide and so filled with detail that you could spend hours looking at his paintings and still not see it all. The paintings and drawings are in chronological order by year. There is a catalog that lists all of his public work. Norman's work is social surrealism in it truest form.

If you can see his work in person then the book is the next best thing and does a good job in representing his work and his ideas.

The book is very well designed in visual and literary concept and the layout of the book is nice.

WOW! Shockingly beautiful art book.......2006-11-09

If you've never heard of Irving Norman you may be in for a surprise. People didn't really paint like this at all in the middle of the 20th Century or much before that. Some Renaissance Masters had similar elaborations of the depth of perspective or of horrors of this world and the next. Some comic book illustrators in the 1960s had a similar deeply morbid whimsy. Who but Irving Norman could get up day after day, year after year for decades to detail such trenchant observations of city life under the thumb of the military industrial complex? I was lucky to see some of these paintings at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco in 1996. They drew me back to spend hours looking at all their details-not a world you'd ever want WALDO to get lost in!- and I made all my friends come,too. One, a prominent psychologist widened his eyes, shook his head and said,"They have PILLS for this now!" I didn't ask for his diagnosis of the artist's perceived disorders. I don't care why these paintings exist- whether psychological imbalance , OCD, paranoia or divine inspiration. IRVING NORMAN reaches well past what anything even most figurative artists would dream to attempt, flies worlds past the most wicked political satirist (eat your heart out, Steadman!)to make technically proficient canvases on a GRAND scale that glow like medieval stained glass and sparkle with wit and fury.
[...]
The reproductions are from new photographs. The book is big enough to see some detail. The production is excellent, a real tribute to an unknown American Master!
ps This book is published as a centenary show of Irving Norman goes up in Sacramento at Crocker Art Center. The show runs through Jan 7, 2007 then moves to Pasadena Art Museum through April 15, 2007. See it if you can.

The Perfect Valentine (Bella After Dark)

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Most excellent anthology
Delicious

The Perfect Valentine (Bella After Dark)

Manufacturer: Bella Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1594930619

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Most excellent anthology .......2006-07-19

I knew I had a sure thing in my hands when the first two stories were by -

Karin Kallmaker and Radclyffe!!!

Add to the list -

Therese Szymanski
Barbara Johnson
MJ Williamz
Lynne Jamneck
Joy Parks
Rachel Kramer Bussel

and a stand out story,'Rose Colored Glasses' by M.C. Ammerman

23 stories in all - one for everyday of the work week for the whole month.

From the publisher's website - You know you want it. And so does she...

So why not give in? Indulge yourself in the hottest lesbian fantasies ever, and make believe its February 14th - every day of the year! Compiled especially for you by bestselling authors Barbara Johnson and Therese Szymanski, this steamy sampler of Sapphic confections is guaranteed to melt in your mouth - and in your hands.

Whether you're craving sweet kisses or forbidden pleasures - A Perfect Valentine is packed with tasty turn-ons to match your every mood...

... From the hearts-and-flowers romance of Valentine's Day to the leather-and-lingerie passions of Valentine's night;

...From secret crushes to second chances; blind dates to long-lost loves;

...From her rocker chicks and tantalizing tattoo artists to the "straight" girl next door and the delicious dish behind the deli counter.

Whether you're looking for a one-night stand or a life-long passion, you'll find your heart's desire in A Perfect Valentine.

Delicious.......2006-07-04

Forget the overpriced chocolates and flowers this book is a must for Valentine's Day! But then who says Valentine's Day has to just be once a year? This book runs the gambit of stories from sensual to sweet. There are so many hot sexy stories in here that you are bound to share them with the one you love. Light some candles, snuggle up in bed and read this book.

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Dangerous -- Declassified: Dark Kisses
Sylvia Day
Manufacturer: Ellora's Cave Publishing
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ASIN: 1419955284

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good but not great read
Excellent and highly entertaining hard science fiction novel
A Fine End -- or Entrance -- to This Series
Buy this book! It's the best of the hard SF
i love you uncle

Dark as Day (Cold As Ice)
Charles Sheffield
Manufacturer: Tor Science Fiction
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ASIN: 0812580311

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The Great War is over and humans have spread across the solar system, but mathematician Alex Ligon's complex computer model has just predicted that humanity is inexplicably doomed within a century. At the same time, scientist Milly Wu has identified what appears to be an extraterrestrial signal, and the idiosyncratic genius Bat searches for weapons from the Great War to add to his collection, finding much more than he bargained for. Their stories and others are intertwined in this tightly plotted and thoroughly engaging follow-up to Sheffield's Cold as Ice.

Nebula Award winner Sheffield distinguishes himself as a writer of intelligence, humor, and a pleasing balance of hard science and interesting, engaging characters. Fans will be particularly delighted to renew their acquaintance with Bat, but readers new to Sheffield's work should take the plunge enthusiastically--this novel easily and gracefully stands alone as a story of people, science, and the puzzles that both can produce. --Roz Genessee

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The Solar System is finally recovering from the Great War - a war that devastated the planets and nearly wiped out the human race - and the population of the outer moons, orbiting Jupiter and Saturn, is growing. On one of those moons, Alex Ligon, scion of a great interplanetary trading family has developed a wonderfully accurate new population model, and cannot wait until the newly reconstituted "Seine," the interlinked network of computers that spans the planets and moons and asteroids, comes back on line. But when it does, and he extends his perfect model a century into the future, it predicts the complete destruction of the human race.On another moon, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence goes on, undaunted by generations of failure. And to her amazement, Millie Wu, a young genius newly recruited to the project, has found a signal . . . a signal that is coming from outside the solar system.And in his new retreat on a minor moon of Saturn, the cranky genius Rustam Battacharyia is still collecting weapons from the Great War. He thinks he may have stumbled on an unexpected new one....but he'll need to disarm it before it destroys the Sun.

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good but not great read.......2006-01-01

Fairly decent adventure about the SETI effort continuing into the late 21st century. Gets better as it goes along.

Excellent and highly entertaining hard science fiction novel .......2005-09-06

_Dark As Day_ by Charles Sheffield is the third and final volume of his (I believe) unnamed trilogy that began with _Cold As Ice_ and continued with _The Ganymede Club_. An excellent end to a very enjoyable series, the trilogy is only rather loosely connected, united mainly in the setting, which in a manner similar to a series of novels by Ben Bova - in the setting that includes the novels _Mars_, _Saturn_, _Venus_, and _Jupiter_ among others- is set in a future in which humanity is spread throughout the solar system but has not yet traveled beyond it, though humanity is more entrenched and numerous among the various bodies in our solar system than in Bova's series, with millions of humans living on Mars, Ganymede, and Callisto as well as scattered throughout the asteroid belt (a.k.a. the Belt) and in various satellites of Saturn.

Aside from the fact that each later novel takes places further along the history of that universe than the novel that proceeded it, there is one common character, a major one, in these books, an individual by the name of Rustum Battachariya (also known simply as Bat), one of the most colorful, interesting, and distinct characters I have ever read in any science fiction novel. He is a reclusive individual, one mainly interested in profoundly difficult mathematical problems he solved for fun as part of a organization called the Puzzle Network and in collecting relics of the Great War, a massive conflict about thirty years ago that was system wide, fought on Earth, Mars, and the Belt and one that killed billions.

As in the previous two novels, despite his dislike for publicity (except within the confines of the Puzzle Network) and for spending any quality, face-to-face time with any human being in the flesh, Bat was an integral character in solving the main problem in the book. In this case the problem is a multipart one, one that ended up somehow involving such diverse threads as the opening up of a very powerful system-wide internet of sorts called the Seine, the bizarre results from a highly sophisticated predictive model designed by one Alex Ligon, one that showed humanity going extinct within a century, the Bat's efforts to track down a major weapons designer that went missing during the Great War, the weird mental abilities of a boy from Earth, Sebastian Birch, who had bizarre and apparently non-reactive microscopic objects in his body and had the almost idiot savant talent of predicting weather patterns on distant planets with little data, intrigue within Alex's family, the Ligon family, in trying to gain a lease on a small moon named Pandora (one leased by the very reclusive Bat), and the apparent discovery of extraterrestrial signals by Milly Wu, working at one of two competing SETI facilities near Jupiter. There is a lot going on but the plots do tie together very well in the end and make for a very compelling book. Sheffield did a fantastic job with this novel, the characters are extremely well drawn and very distinct, the science in this science fiction seemed top notch, and it is just a great story. I think that definitely it is the best of the three novels and one that could very easily be read as a stand-alone book.

A Fine End -- or Entrance -- to This Series.......2003-10-02

Those returning to the universe of Sheffield's _Cold As Ice_ and _The Ganymede Club_ will be pleased to find their old friend Bat here. The reclusive, snoopy genius has exiled himself to a moon of Saturn. Unfortunately, his home on Pandora figures in the plans of the ruthless and pushy Ligon family who want to reverse their recent slide from third to tenth in the rankings of richest companies in the solar system.

Reluctantly involved in their plot is Alex Ligon, sort of the black sheep of the family. When not being bullied by his family into running errands -- or auditioning for arranged marriages -- he works for the government rather than Ligon Industries. He's proud of a vast, sophisticated computer model of the entirety of human civilization in the solar system -- until it shows mankind going extinct in less than a century. Bad modelling or a ominous and valid warning?

Meanwhile, young Millie Wu has signed on to work for one half of the Beston brothers -- aka the Bastard and the Ogre, SETI researchers whose obsession about finding alien signals is matched only by their obsession with besting each other. Wu can't quite believe her luck when she seems to have detected a genuine signal.

On Earth, Janeed Jannex and her childhood friend Sebastian Birch decide to emigrate to space, but their recruiters prove to surprisingly be interested in Birch's almost idiot savant fascination with, of all things, clouds.

Those familiar with Sheffield's previous work will expect these plotlines to converge, and, as with _Cold As Ice_, the surprises are less in the sometimes predictable plot twists than the why of events or their scientific explanation. Those who found the ideas of that novel interesting will also appreciate this one. Sheffield gives us a system wide internet, the Seine, that communicates instantaneously via quantum entanglement. There is the mining of methane deposits on the floors of Earth's oceans, and a fairly detailed explanation of how an alien radio signal would be analysed and decoded. Even if Sheffield engages in a bit of handwaving with his explanations of Alex Ligon's computer model, it is still interesting.

Readers new to this series should have no trouble jumping right in with this book, and those who have read the other two novels will find little amplifications of previous plots points -- including Bat's growing collection of weapons from the Great War.

Buy this book! It's the best of the hard SF.......2003-09-06

But don't read it until you've also gotten Cold as Ice, and read it. The two are among the very best hard SF books anyone has written. As a bonus, they both also have a mystery for the main characters to solve.

I already miss Charles Sheffield, just because the prospects of more novels featuring the unique "Bat" are remote. Sheffield wrote the very hardest SF (as appropriate for a Ph.D. in physics), but he usually managed to tell a good story as well - something that most of the other physicists who have written SF haven't managed to do. I wish he could have lived and written for another 20 years.

I wish to defend the instantaneous communication system a previous reviewer has maligned. Sheffield quite explicitly states that it works because of quantum entanglement, a perfectly respectable theory which was discussed in Scientific American's special edition last year on cosmology and cosmogony.

If you want to find some good reading, and are willing to accept his (very) rare failures, pick up some of his older novels, many of which were published in Analog before coming into the bookstores.

i love you uncle.......2003-07-01

I think his book Dark as day is amazing. Chareles was my uncle. If you did or did not know this he passed away November 2,2002 of a brain tumer. He was a talented writer and his books are very interesting but im just 13 so go ahead and read.

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Dark Days
John Darwell
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