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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The Case for Mars
It's okay
Skeptic turned advocate. Coverage thorough, authentic & compelling
The lightbulb blinks to life...
An exciting idea

The Case for Mars
Robert Zubrin
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"For our generation and many that will follow, Mars is the New World," writes Zubrin. This book went to press serendipitously, just as NASA was making its startling if heavily-qualified announcement that simple life may have once existed on the fourth rock from the sun. Zubrin doesn't spend an enormous amount of time arguing why Mars exploration is desirable -- we all want astronauts to go there, don't we? -- but rather devotes the bulk of this book explaining how it can happen on a sensible, bare-bones budget of $20-30 billion and a "travel light and live off the land" philosophy.

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Since the beginning of human history Mars has been an alluring dream—the stuff of legends, gods, and mystery. The planet most like ours, it has still been thought impossible to reach, let alone explore and inhabit.

Now with the advent of a revolutionary new plan, all this has changed. Leading space exploration authority Robert Zubrin has crafted a daring new blueprint, Mars Direct, presented here with illustrations, photographs, and engaging anecdotes.

The Case for Mars is not a vision for the far future or one that will cost us impossible billions. It explains step-by-step how we can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars within ten years; actually produce fuel and oxygen on the planet's surface with Martian natural resources; how we can build bases and settlements; and how we can one day "terraform" Mars—a process that can alter the atmosphere of planets and pave the way for sustainable life.

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The Case for Mars.......2007-01-16

If ever I read a book on what visionaries with a practical side have to say, this is it.

The book was written in the early 1990's looking out 10 years to what would be possible. It was well researched and based on technical expertise.If asked, they could make this happen.

Well worth reading for anyone interested in space exploration.

It's okay.......2006-04-18

As many of reviewers have said, Robert Zubrin describes his plan for getting to Mars as effeciently as possible.

Good points of the book are that his plan is very well thought out. He puts a lot of science in to the book, and explains it all in straightforward terms. He narrates the book in a friendly, conversational tone.

A slightly negative point is that his book is mostly visionary and doesn't get into what progress has made towards the human exploration of Mars.

My biggest problem with the book is that it's boring. I'm sorry to say that, but it is, at least for me. And I'm a 20-year old majoring in aerospace engineering who is actively interested in researching Mars. The thing is, the book is good at presenting the info, but not so good at providing motivation and interest needed to absorb all that info. It's written like an extended essay (thesis, reasons, supports). You know what I'm talking about. I will probably use this book more for reference than for fun reading.

Maybe I'll change my opinion over time. For now, it gets 3 stars.

Skeptic turned advocate. Coverage thorough, authentic & compelling.......2005-09-21

Speaking as an aerospace engineer, my evaluation of this book is that it gives a comprehensive and accurate assessment of not just reaching Mars on a realistically limited budget and time frame, but actually colonizing the planet. Most material I have read about space travel is either very detailed technical coverage of some small aspect, or some dreamer's uninformed broad brush speculations. This book gives comprehensive coverage of a workable plan that includes enough detail to verify that the author and his associates have done their homework.

The chief thing this book accomplishes is debunking the 'Battlestar Galactica' approach to going to Mars. It also presents a strong rationale for why it would be worthwhile to travel to Mars and to develop its resources for establishing a sustained presence. The atmospheric shielding for ultra-violet rays and the approximate 24 hour Martian day are key for planetary agriculture. Local resources can be processed for fuel and propellant. This practical handbook for colonists even includes a Martian calendar for reckoning its 669 day year.

The author establishes the significance of exploration and settlement throughout history. It seems likely that his own contribution of compiling reference material into a persuasive public advocacy will come to be seen as historical.

The lightbulb blinks to life..........2005-04-25

This book was a real eye-opener. The plan developed by Zubrin (and others) is a great piece of engineering. Elegant, robust, cost-effective. It doesn't turn on technologies yet to be realized, and doesn't lobby for a pure research plan (and attendant budget) to be sent their way.

Zubrin first lays out the basic plan, how shuttle-derived and/or Apollo launch vehicles can be used. Nuclear-thermal propulsion would be nice, but they're not necessary. With these vehicles, a steady stream of crew transport and earth-return vehicles can be sent to Mars with every 2-year launch window. This all can be done for a very reasonable percentage of NASA's budget, spread over time.

Zubrin takes time to argue against potential objections, including radiation exposure and crew psychological effects. He makes the non-intuitive, but persuasive argument that a longer mission actually reduces overall exposure. And he argues forcefully and eloquently for using the resources of Mars, or In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) -- for return rocket propulsion, oxygen, water, among other necessities. ISRU is one of the best ideas of the plan, and really the main driver which makes many aspects practical.

One problem I found with the book was in the chapters discussing far-term plans, such as terraforming. Given the elegance and detail of the chapters dealing with the main plan, I found the far-term stuff to be too vague and pie-in-the-sky. Perhaps better suited to a Scientific American article separate from the book. I also would have like more detailed plans of what the crews can accomplish on the surface of Mars. Zubrin's plan gives the crew a large amount of surface time to explore and develop, which is a great quality. I would have liked to hear more about what they'd be doing. This may be described more in Zubrin's follow-on book, "Mars on Earth."

Overall though, this book was very exciting, and had many great ideas. Given the fact that Michael Griffin was an early convert to Zubrin's way of thinking, and Griffin has just become NASA administrator, then who knows what the future may bring?

An exciting idea.......2005-03-29

Can we send people to Mars? Is it a good idea? Can we "terraform" Mars?

The author, writing in 1996, says that for about 20 billion to 30 billion dollars, we could do it. For a project starting now, launch of the return vehicle would be in about ten years, launch of the astronauts a couple of years later, and astronaut return less than three years after that.

What do I think of this? It's going to be expensive and risky. The statistics on unmanned Mars missions has not been completely encouraging. Manned missions are even trickier.

Is it a good idea? Well, let's see what Zubrin has to say. "We are not sending a crew to Mars to set a new altitude record for the Aviation Almanac. We are going to Mars to explore a planet; to determine if it ever harbored life in the past and to survey its potential as a future home for a new branch of human civilization."

I think going to Mars is a very reasonable idea, and we'll need that attitude to get there. If enough people agree and if we're willing to commit to it, we ought to try it. I think exploration of the solar system is indeed our birthright, and we ought to do it whether or not we think there is (or was) life on Mars. I think "ad astra" ("to the stars") is a good motto. The meek will inherit the Earth. The rest of us will aim a little higher.

Zubrin now explains his idea for an initial manned mission. He's proposed sending the return module there first. After Zubrin said this, I think most folks started to realize that it's a good idea. Now, what about the trajectory? A fast mission is better than a slow one. And the author explains that a "conjunction" mission is much better than an "opposition" mission. The former spends much more time on the Martian surface, is less expensive, and appears less risky.

Zubrin discusses crew size, and concludes that a 4-person crew is probably best. And there is a nice chapter on "killing the dragons, avoiding the sirens." The "dragons" include risks from radiation, zero-gravity, Martian weather, contamination of Mars, and back-contamination of the Earth. Yes, there are risks, but they can be handled. A "siren" is the belief that we need lunar bases before going to Mars. Zubrin explains that such bases are not necessary.

The author discusses advanced propulsion technologies that might make it easier for us to go to Mars, although his plans can be implemented with present technologies. I think that we need to keep developing advanced technologies and that they'll help us. But I agree that even without them, we can still get to Mars.

We can go to Mars if we make a serious commitment to do so. But what about the package deal? Can we terraform Mars, even if we are committed to do so? Would it take too long? Do we have the resources as a species to do such a thing? Zubrin delves into these questions. He asks, "Can we transform Mars to make it fully habitable?" On the, um, surface, "the idea appears to be utterly fantastical, simply science fiction." But he points out that it hasn't been long since traveling to the Moon was science fiction.

Zubrin shows that there is a possibility that Mars could be terraformed. The Martian regolith (the soil and rock near the surface) could indeed contain enough carbon dioxide to create an atmospheric surface pressure of 300 millibar were it all released. And we could trigger the process that would produce a "greenhouse effect." Release of "greenhouse" gases would raise the temperature of the surface, increasing the release of more greenhouse gases. We might be able to achieve a pressure of 100 millibar in only a couple of centuries. That is something a committed civilization can actually do.

Of course, to accomplish all this, we probably will need some of those advanced propulsion technologies that Zubrin discusses.

Going to Mars is serious business. Here is a quote from the author:

"I would say that failure to terraform Mars constitutes failure to live up to our human nature and a betrayal of our responsibility as members of the community of life itself."

I think that's a pretty clear statement. I agree with it.

Crisis in Candyland: Melting the Chocolate Shell of the Mars Family Empire

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Out of this world

Crisis in Candyland: Melting the Chocolate Shell of the Mars Family Empire
Jan Pottker
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Out of this world.......2003-07-12

I must confess that I read this book because I love
Milky Ways. I've tried chocolate in Germany, Austria,
Italy, and Denmark, but I have found nothing that equals
the Milky Way.

I still love Milky Ways, but, after reading
this book, I am not so enchanted with the family that created this wonderful product. Indeed, the creatures from Mars are very strange according to Jan Pottker, who specializes in writing about famous people.

Pottker traces the history of the family that brought us
Milky Way and a handful of the other most popular chocolate
candies (Snickers, M&Ms) of all time. Along the way, we learn about the sour business that is chocolate making.

Pottker's story begins with Frank Mars, who, as a child stricken with polio, loved to watch his mother make candy. After a slew of hard times and many failures, he invented the Milky Way in 1923, and he began to make his fortune.

But it was his son, Forrest Mars, who built the company into a major player in the world of chocolate candy. Pottker depicts Forrest as an exacting, brutal, miserly, and strangely religious man who probably ruined his children's psyche. His own character was forged out of much conflict with, and neglect from, Frank Mars. Forrest retired from the company in 1973, and then headed to Henderson, Nevada to make Ethel M candies, named so in honor of his mother.

Forrest's two sons, Forrest Jr. and John managed to overtake
Hershey as the biggest candy maker in America by the 1970s.
Their sister, Jackie, moved from a life of leisure to helping them run the company.

The children of these three siblings are given dim prospects for equaling or surpassing the success of past generations.

The book has everything needed in a good novel. Sex, money, and power. And for good measure, Pottker throws in more power. Yes, the whole company seems to be one big power kick.

It is difficult, of course, to verify a lot of Pottker's information. Authors that purport to bring us information from nebulous sources are always selling their own credibility to readers. One repeated slip is the reference (pp. 8, 117, 228) to the disgraced president of American University as Richard Berezden instead of Richard BERENDZEN. Figures about sales and assets are rarely documented precisely. This is surprising, given
that the author has a Ph.D. from Columbia University, according
to her book cover.

Those interested in a relatively better documented book on the Mars family may also want to read Joël Glen Brenner's The Emperors of Chocolate (2000), which focuses on the battle between Hershey and Mars for the world's sweet tooth. Brenner is not as good at telling a coherent and sequential story as Pottker, and Brenner repeats some of the more amusing anecdotes about the Mars family found in Pottker's book (though Brenner never refers to Pottker). But Brenner, at least, does attempt to provide a semblance of more precise documentation.

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This study is a detailed exploration of how families cope both individually and as structures with the stresses of moving to a new culture. Through rich interviews conducted over a period of two years, Mary Haour-Knipe shows the processes of change and adjustment at work. As the world of work becomes increasingly a global one, employees of governments, companies and non-commercial organisations increasingly find themselves obliged to live abroad for years at a time, uprooting their families from jobs, schools and support networks in the process. The author's findings will be of interest to students of wider issues of migration and to those who study the family under pressure.

Organic Reaction Mechanisms: 40 Solved Cases

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Organic Reaction Mechanisms: 40 Solved Cases
Mar Gómez Gallego , and Miguel A. Sierra
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Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Fourth Edition

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Organic Reaction Mechanisms shows readers how to interpret the experimental data obtained from an organic reaction, and specifically how an organic reaction mechanism can be considered or rejected based on the analysis of the experimental evidence. Examining a series of selected examples of mechanisms, Organic Reaction Mechanisms focuses on real cases and discusses them in detail, following the same methodology: introduction, experimental data and discussion. The examples are arranged to elucidate key aspects of organic reaction mechanisms. The authors employ all the types of information that the authors of the original work considered useful and necessary, including kinetic and thermodynamic data, isotopic labelling and organic reactivity. The book makes an excellent primer for advanced undergraduates in chemistry who are preparing for exams and is also useful for graduate students and instructors.

The Case for the Face: Scientists Examine the Evidence for Alien Artifacts on Mars

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Just Read the Book
Give Me a Break
Sober and provocative cosmic wake-up call
DRY, IMAGINATIVE and very FACTUAL
This is a must read for every astronomer .

The Case for the Face: Scientists Examine the Evidence for Alien Artifacts on Mars

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In 1976, NASA's Viking orbiters photographed the surface of Mars and sent pictures back to Earth. What some people see in these pictures, a distinctly humanoid face, has been hotly debated ever since, prompting the question, "Are there artificial structures on Mars?" If you haven't heard of the face on Mars, then you haven't been paying attention to the news about the photos taken by the recent Mars Global Surveyor mission or Art Bell's late night radio talk show about paranormal phenomena or even the covers of the supermarket tabloids. The face is nearly everywhere.

The Case for the Face examines the original NASA images using a battery of different techniques, from stereo imaging to fractal analysis, in an effort to determine if the face is simply a trick of the light or a structure fabricated by an extraterrestrial intelligence. Rather than handing out unchallenged assumptions, The Case for the Face explains how the evidence is gathered, what tests are used for analysis, and gives the reader a crash course in geometry, Martian geology, and computer-image enhancement. The authors present a strong case for the belief that the face, and many other structures in the area, were artificially constructed. In doing so, they also make a compelling argument for opening a new era of manned space exploration and further investigation of this enigmatic portrait in stone. --Brian Patterson

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Just Read the Book.......2002-10-30

Don't let your preconceived notions about what is possible and what is not possible prevent you from reading this book. It is objective and reasonable and quite possibly the best book on the subject I have read. Keep an open mind and understand the scientists who wrote this book just want a chance for a scientific study of the evidence, but the current climate at NASA is denying them the opportunity. How many other marvelous discoveries have been lost to us because of other people's closed minds? Why is it so impossible for people to believe there may have been an ancient civilization on Mars? We have them on Earth! They came from somewhere! Let them have their objective investigation, but don't close the door on the means to find out the truth, one way or the other. If the truth is stifled then we all loose out on what may be the most profound discovery of human history. We need to know one way or the other!

Give Me a Break.......2000-08-27

I can drive to Utah and Arizona tomorrow and see over 1000 rock formations, in a 1-week trip, which all resemble something, from Snoopy on his doghouse(near Sedona), to giant mittens(Monument Valley), to huge arches and phallic symbols(Arches Nat'l Park). Oh, and there are also a million rocks that look like...uhhhhhh....nothing but ROCKS. Big surprise!

The truth is, human beings throughout history have some bizarre need to look at things in the natural world(rock formations, clouds, etc) and somehow correlate them to man-made formations or animated objects. When a rock or a volcano or a canyon or whatnot, especially in conjunctions with shadows, the right combination of light, and viewed from a specific angle or distance, looks like some kind of symmetrical man-made form, there is a word for this kind of phenomenon; COINCIDENCE. With the billions of rocks on this world and other planets, I find it quite comical that people are doofus enough to not realize that, given enough wind and rain and erosion, a LOT or rocks are going to look like something besides a rock.

Sober and provocative cosmic wake-up call.......2000-06-25

"The Case for the Face" is a thoroughly sensible and compelling account of a small handful of resarchers with the intellectual clout to tackle an enigma mainstream science has labled "off-limits": the possible existence of alien artifacts in our solar system. The contributors raise fascinating possibilities that we would be wise to examine in depth. Validating the existence of probable artificial structures on Mars is an opportunity we can't afford to miss through fear of offending the status quo.

DRY, IMAGINATIVE and very FACTUAL.......2000-03-21

This book is a valuable tool and aid to anyone interested in obtaining certain information about the anomalies located on Mars. Some chapters are very interesting and provide compelling evidence for alien artifacts while others are very dry leaving the reader slightly bored. The book can definitely be used as a research aid from the library, but I do not recommend it for casual reading purposes. Although quite imaginative and informative I believe there are probably better books to read on the Martian anomalies than this one. I would consider other sources before choosing to purchase this book.

This is a must read for every astronomer ........1999-03-09

The remarkable and revealing story of a group of dedicated scientists and engineers. Their testimony, details one of the most exciting and dramatic ongoing investigations of the 20th century. The compelling evidence for ancient alien ruins on Mars.

The Martian Principles for Successful Enterprise Systems: 20 Lessons Learned from NASAs Mars Exploration Rover Mission

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Simple List of Lessons Learned

The Martian Principles for Successful Enterprise Systems: 20 Lessons Learned from NASAs Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Ronald Mak
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For the first time ever, the senior architect and lead developer for a key enterprise system on NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover mission shares the secrets to one of the most difficult technology tasks of all-successful software development
Written in a conversational, brief, and to-the-point style, this book presents principles learned from the Mars Rover project that will help ensure the success of software developed for any enterprise system
Author Ronald Mak imparts anecdotes from his work on the Mars Rover and offers valuable lessons on software architecture, software engineering, design patterns, code development, and project management for any software, regardless of language or platform

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Intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this book with envious eyes........2007-08-01

The template of "principles" in this book are covertly ideal discussion topics & solutions to be telegraphed sublimely during an interview session for the software development project manager when the interviewer(s) are not technically astute and semi-techtarded. In no way am I trivializing this book's relative importance, nor its integrity, just its targeted appeal. Nearly all big picture "solutions" presented in this text are genuinely useful but often overlooked. Rapid prototyping to get ideas and requirements into the recursive feedback loop of constructive critique and buy-in as fast as possible, what's better than that in the real world of software development? To keep things in perspective, keep a mental copy of this simplistic book within you for those high-level meetings and interviews to help paint the bigger picture of that which is really important in getting quality, productive software successfully developed instead of going astray in detailed minutiae.

Simple List of Lessons Learned.......2006-11-13

A simple collection of Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the Mars Rover Software Project. Full of higher level design and architecture decisions, but, no code listings and minimal implementation details. The lessons cover everything from component interfaces, logging, loosely coupled services to team dynamics and project management. Large clear fonts and plenty of whitespace allow for easy and quick reading. Recommended for those seeking a high level view, don't look for a lot of detail such as code snippets, etc.

After the Martian Apocalypse: Extraterrestrial Artifacts and the Case for Mars Exploration

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Review the evidence. Explore the possibilities.
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Making contact with the Martian new vision
Tonnies goes where NASA fears to tread!

After the Martian Apocalypse: Extraterrestrial Artifacts and the Case for Mars Exploration
Mac Tonnies
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ASIN: 074348293X

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Part exo-archaeological treatise and part cultural commentary, After The Martian Apocalypse is an uncompromising and groundbreaking perspective on a cosmic controversy that has perplexed scientists and astronomers for years. Here, Mac Tonnies details the latest Mars discoveries and their paradigm-toppling implications, offering strong new evidence that points to an extinct civilization on the Red Planet -- and explaining how our own survival may depend on confronting the strange and ancient truths to be found there. Facing the prospect of a previous intelligent extraterrestrial civilization, Tonnies portrays Mars as a scientific and cultural conundrum. He challenges orthodox notions of mankind's role in space -- and illuminates the imperative concept that to truly understand our own world, we must first understand our unsettling and enigmatic planetary neighbor.

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Review the evidence. Explore the possibilities........2004-09-01

To NASA's credit robotic space probes have returned thousands of fascinating images of the surface of Mars. In some of these images, certain unusual features, to some, appear to be artificial in origin, potential ancient artifacts of intelligent intervention. The growing body of evidence in support of theories of "artificiality" has been accompanied by a growing body of literature on the subject. Along with peer-reviewed journal articles and other technical papers, an excellent series of books has been published. These include Hoagland's Monuments of Mars, Carlotto's The Martian Enigmas and The Cydonia Controversy, the SPSR's The Case for the Face, and Jinks' The Monkey and the Tetrahedron to name a few. Mac Tonnies' After the Martian Apocalypse contributes significantly to this literature in that not only does he review the history of the research from his own unique perspective as others have, but also explores the possibilities and implications such a profound discovery would raise. Drawing on his expertise in science fiction, he uses thought experiments that provide the reader ideas and potential scenarios. Tonnies also investigates how the internet now serves an important role in the way ideas are born, evolve, die, then maybe reborn in what he calls "memespace". Well written, this book does very well to introduce the subject to the uninitiated while at the same time provide a thought-provoking journey into possibilities and implications for the well versed. I highly recommend the book.

Review from an ACTUAL reader.......2004-08-24

I thought this book was just O.K. It is the third book I have read dealing with the Cydonia controversy. I've been a long time reader on Mac Tonnies website and I anxiously awaited the release of this book. After reading it i was somewhat disappointed. I am by no means an expert on this subject but I do research it quite often. Mac Tonnies seemed to write this book in a hurry, every time it started to get good the chapter would end. As i read the book i enjoyed it but had the feeling that Mac wanted to write more but lacked the knowledge of his subject manner. He also lacked any real personal theories which is what I was looking for in his book. His slamming of Hoagland was also very dissatisfying. I think he should stick to his website job or write more science fiction. My #1 recommended book on this topic is called "Cydonia, the secret chronicles of Mars", by David Flynn. His website is http://www.mt.net/~watcher/new you should check it out too. All in all this was a good read and if your at all intrested in the Cydonian Enigma than you should buy After the Martian Appocalypse. Its a cheap price and definately worth reading.

Making contact with the Martian new vision.......2004-08-09

More than twenty years ago, the Viking I and II spacecrafts initiated an era of sensational and mysterious discoveries about the red planet. These new mass of alien information has not been fully understood nor explained satisfactorily by the mainstream scientists. How to perceive and understand alien life or even alien intelligence? Mac Tonnies showed with this book that he is one of the exponents of the so called internet micro culture of hobbyists (his words), authors and independent researchers who are successfully giving a consistent alternate vision of the Martian and many other extraterrestrial mysteries. This book is inspired, dense with a multitude of new accessible ideas and showed that it is set to become the basic introductory handbook of the next step of the human evolution. If we fail to democratically understand what is going to come, to expand our intelligence, and at the same time to preserve our good moral and feelings, we will not deserve the future, we will probably die as a technological civilization. Planet Mars is gently showing us the right way to the stars. If you want to take the red pill, read this book. Don't be afraid, the future belongs to the mind opened courageous guys.

Tonnies goes where NASA fears to tread!.......2004-08-04

Do you want to learn what NASA is afraid to tell us? Do you want to see what is really on Mars? You are not afraid of challenging your beliefs are you? Good! Now go purchase Mac Tonnies' exceptional book which reveals the secrets of Mars that are contained in NASA's own photographs. Not only is Mac a brilliant writer but he presents his case for the probablity of artificial artifacts on the red planet with the skill of a trial attorney. His arguments are objective and relevent - his conclusions are intelligent and logical. With Tonnies' book you will take a revealing trip to Mars - and you will go first class!

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A peek into "another world"
The Greatest Fraud of the 20th Century
From India to the Planet Mars

From India to the Planet Mars
Theodore Flournoy , Mireille Cifali , and Sonu Shamdasani
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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ASIN: 0691001014

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A classic in the field of psychology, From India to the Planet Mars (1900) depicts the remarkable multiple existence of the medium Hlne Smith, who claimed to be the reincarnation of Marie Antoinette, of a Hindu princess from fifteenth-century India, and of a regular visitor to Mars, whose landscapes she painted and whose language she appeared to speak fluently. Through a psychological interpretation of these fantasies, which consisted in the subliminal elaboration of forgotten memories, Thodore Flournoy vastly extended the scope and understanding of the unconscious, and in particular, of its creative and mythopoetic capacities. In a new introduction to this work, Sonu Shamdasani evokes the rich cultural and intellectual setting in which Flournoy published his findings, and discusses their impact on Freud, Jung, Saussure, and other pioneers of psychology and linguistics.

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A peek into "another world".......2005-11-01

If you are a voyeur at heart, you will love this book. Theodore Flournoy, Professor of Psychophysiology at the University of Geneva, got extremely close to his subject, Catherine Elise Muller, who he gave the pseudonym Helene Smith, and studied her for five years. On many occasions he provided his home as the locale for her excursions, each of which lasted several hours. And the subject rewarded Flournoy with an amazing display of behaviors.

Helene Smith was a Swiss medium. She created an alter ego for herself, Leopold, a reincarnation of Cagliostro, who regularly explained Helene's acts to Flournoy and provided suggestions for appropriate responses to her. Helene would often go into a deep sleep, and Leopold would carry on in her absence. What she and her friends perceived as visitations from spirits, Flournoy interpreted as manifestations of multiple personalities.

The book details Helene's seances, during some of which she would be possessed by the spirit of Marie Antoinette. On other occasions she would be possessed by Princess Simandini, a 15th century Arab princess married to a Hindoo potentate, and would re-enact her immolation on her husband's funeral pyre. She even proclaimed Flournoy the reincarnation of her deceased husband Sivrouka and re-enacted various scenes of their lives with him. In the course of her re-enactments, she spoke Sanskrit.

Her most extravagant exercise, however, was her migration to Mars and her description of Martian life, complete with specimens of the Martian language. Flournoy gives us a good look at Helene's impressions of life on Mars and transcriptions and translations of her Martian texts, These he dissects, reducing them to a variation on the French language.

Flournoy searched for genuine historical references to the events Helene re-enacted, and on occasion he made some very interesting discoveries. In the last pages of the book, he takes great pains to give us his assessment of Helene's displays and of spiritism in general. He dismisses both as genuine communications with the dead and recommends the ordinary religion of the day to those in need of sustenance. She never forgave him for it, and he never found another subject who rewarded his efforts with such prodigious feats.

The book is a joy to read. Flournoy's descriptions are thorough (and ultimately devastating), and his treatment of Helene is both gentle and entertaining, often tongue-in-cheek. Daniel B. Vermilye's 1901 translation, edited, restored, and introduced by Sonu Shamdasani, is fresh and entertaining. The explanatory and critical materials added for the benefit of readers removed by a century from the actual occurrences are genuinely helpful. I found the book fascinating.

The Greatest Fraud of the 20th Century.......2004-05-04

This book is an excellent piece of work. The author was successfully played by the infamous Mme. Helene Smith (an alias) who had created, based on her native language of French, a Martian language in one of her "mediumistic" states. Overall, it is an important work in the field of psychology and takes psychological analysis to a whole new level. I would sincerely recommend this work to a serious student of psychology to uncover the gullibility of a skeptic.

I use the artificial language on a walking stick that I carry at Renassaiance faires and I get lots of questions about the markings.

From India to the Planet Mars.......2000-07-24

Sonu Shamdasani's insightful preface to Fluornoy's classic study makes this book well worth rereading. The case of Hélène Smith was a hallmark in the early development of modern psychology. This is one of the first scientific studies of mediumship, making it a classic both for students of psychology and for those interested in parapsychology as well. Fluornoy's careful and measured scientific insight combined with his writing style give this work the fascination of a novel and the import of a scientific work.

Benefit of Law: The Murder Case of Ernest Triplett

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Thorough and sincere account of wrongly imprisoned Iowan.

Benefit of Law: The Murder Case of Ernest Triplett
Robert Bartels
Manufacturer: Iowa State Pr
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ASIN: 0813819768

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Thorough and sincere account of wrongly imprisoned Iowan........1998-10-10

The sexual assault and murder of a young boy from Sioux City, Iowa, apparently took place in Plymouth County in the 1950s. A man who had picked him up was not given a fair chance at a defense. His original trial in Le Mars, Iowa, ignored that he had been given methamphetamines while questioned relentlessly in a mental hospital. A University of Iowa law professor helped win a new trial years later by thorough investigative work.

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