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Once upon a time three young princesses, Sorcha, Clarice and Amy, were sent away to different homes where they would be safe from war, but were lost. Their only hope is that Prince Rainger, Sorcha's betrothed, who has traveled to England in search of them will succeed.
In the third installment of the Lost Princesses series, Prince Rainger must track down the last sister, Sorcha, and marry her so that he can save his kingdom. Sorcha, living in a convent off the coast of Scotland is as innocent, kind, and naÏve as Rainger is cynical, scarred, and ruthless. Preying on Sorcha's innocence, he convinces her to marry him to protect herself from assassins, promising that they marriage will not be legal because they are different religions. Once she realizes she has been duped, Sorcha must decide if her growing love is enough to overcome the betrayal.
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I LOVED this book!!!!.......2007-03-07
I don't want to ruin the surprises, so I won't go into detail. This novel works because the characters have such an endearing quality even in their worst moments. The author never emotionally manipulates the reader, though she keeps it real; both characters suffer heartbreak, yet the book is also very entertaining. Christina Dodd writes characters that are very real to life. I love how she ties the trilogy together at the end. I definitely recommend the other two books in the series "Barefoot Princess" and "Some Enchanted Evening." If you love this book, read Christina Dodd's "Runaway Princess" which has a like theme but way different plot. Both books deserve five stars!!!
4 1/2 Stars..........2007-02-24
Princess Sorcha and Prince Rainger were betrothed from the time they were babies. Then war and rebellion tore both countries apart, scattering Sorcha and her three sisters to the wind, while Rainger suffered torture and imprisonment in the dungeon of his greatest enemy.
Now Rainger has finally discovered that Sorcha has been hiding in a convent. After disguising himself as a fisherman, he manages to escort Sorcha back toward their homeland, and the wedding he must have if he is to win his country back from his enemies.
Along the way Sorcha falls in love with him, and he persuades her to marry him, even though she still thinks he is a simple fisherman. Only to suffer her fury when she awakes the next morning to find out who he really is. . .
In the conclusion to the Princess series, Dodd picks up with the tortured Rainger, whose naivete resulted in his enemies taking his kingdom from him, and torturing him to the point of madness and death. For him, Sorcha is only a tool to win back what he has lost, and make amends for the damage he has caused-at first. Only when he seems to have lost her does he begin to fully appreciate what she has come to mean to him.
This conclusory novel is at least as enjoyable as the others in the series, although I could have wished for a bit more depth in the development of the villains of the piece. This is compensated for by the author's portrayal of the ambivalence of Rainger's own people, who have been brutalized by his enemy, and react to Rainger's new intervention with an all-too-human hesitance.
In fact, this story is actually more Rainger's than it is Sorcha's, and does not suffer for it. I particularly enjoyed the kind of Count of Monte Cristo flavor Dodd wove in her telling of Rainger's foolishness, his sufferings and his eventual rise to become a man worthy of the throne he regains.
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Entertaining.........2007-02-24
You have to hand it to Christina.
She can write a novel that is at once witty,heartwarming AND sexy!! Not an easy feat!
AND she makes secondary characters more than cardboard cutouts.
One of her greatest strengths is that her books always finish as interesting as they start..
A wonderful last book in a sweet trilogy.
Final book of the Lost Princesses series.......2007-02-01
'The Prince Kidnaps a Bride' by Christina Dodd is the final book of the series - Princess Sorcha and Prince Rainger's story. The novel is based around three princesses who leave their country due to war. They left their home as children and now young women trying to survive. Prince Rainger comes to the convent pretending to simple fisherman but his lies, war and his love for Sorcha everthing turns into chaos. Check out the whole Lost Princess Series ,SOME ENCHANTED EVENING (1), THE BAREFOOT PRINCESS (2) and THE PRINCE KIDNAPS A BRIDE(3).
Worst book I've read in a while!.......2007-01-25
Let me start by saying that when I bought this book, I was not expecting much. I justed wanted an easy, pass-the-time book...still this book really managed to disappoint me. The heroine is just plain silly, you never feel the connection between the characters through out the book and this does not look like a book written by someone with experience! My advise, save your money and just move on!
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At the end of CITY OF BONES Harry Bosch quit the LAPD, but he's back in a new role, one that will give him more freedom to pursue the cases that compel him.When he left the LAPD Bosch took a file with him: the case of a film production assistant murdered four years earlier during a $2 million robbery on a movie set. The LAPD, now operating under post 9/11 rules, think the stolen money was used to finance a terrorist training camp. Thoughts of the original murder victim were lost in the federal zeal, and when Bosch decides to re-investigate, he quickly falls fouls of both his old colleagues and the FBI. But it's not just the case which is keeping Bosch awake at night. When the investigation enables him to meet up with an old friend, shadows from his past come back to haunt him...
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Special eBook feature: Includes an author article and excerpts from A Darkness More Than Night, City of Bones, and Chasing the Dime. Fed up with the hypocrisy and bureaucracy of the LAPD, Harry Bosch has resigned and is forced to find a new source of income-and a new way of life. But the life of a retiree doesn't suit him. He has devoted himself to law enforcement, and on his own, he is still drawn towards the abyss. When he rediscovers a startling, unsolved murder among the old case files he's been poring over, he knows he can't rest until he finds the killer, with or without a badge. Moving ever further inside the remarkable character of Harry Bosch, Michael Connelly takes another step closer to the classic novels of Raymond Chandler in this breakneck, relentless, and potent new novel.
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Lost Light is a another great Harry Bosch novel.......2007-09-10
Lost Light, written in 2003, is another great Harry Bosch novel by Michael Connelly. I've read several, but not in order, and so I don't know why Bosch is retired. But he is, and one case continues to bite at his conscience. Angella Benton, a production assistant at a movie company, was brutally murdered and possibly sexually assualted four years ago. Bosch, usually able to keep his distance from his cases, is struck by the position of Benton's hands in death, as if she is calling out to him. Shortly after Benton's murder, there was a theft of 2 million dollars from an armoured car delivering money to the movie set where Benton worked.
Bosch was on location at the movie site at the time of the robbery and always felt the two cases were related. He begins investigating the case and suddenly all sorts of things begin to happen. His friend and ex-partner warns him off the case. The FBI starts monitoring him. Lawton Cross, the former detective on the movie set robbery starts feeding him information.
The plot of Lost Light is gripping. Bosch is in perfect form as the man hungry for justice yet painfully aware of how his actions will affect others and have affected his past. I enjoyed Lawton Cross, the detective left paralyzed after a robbery gone bad. Also, the pain is quite apparent as Bosch tries to reconnect with his ex-wife. The final chapter of the novel is especially powerful regarding their relationship.
I'm a big fan of John Sandford and his Lucas Davenport series. Connelly's Bosch series is also one of my favorites but it took awhile for it to grow on me. Now, all of Connelly's books are at the top of my reading list. If you are looking for a police procedural with incredible characters and complex plots in which every detail matters, then you won't find anyone better than Michael Connelly.
Lost light.......2007-09-08
I really like listening to books on tape or cd. I get much more out of the story and I can visualize the story much better. Another good book with Harry Bosch in it.
It's hard to choose between Harry Bosch and John Corey.......2007-09-02
I realize I am way late to the games of both Harry Bosch and John Corey (Nelson Demille's wise-cracking anti-terror NYC Cop), but since I've discovered both recently I don't recall being this smitten with story telling... ummmm, ever.
Lost Light, much like The Closers, is simply an instant classic. Connelly manages to piece together a complex jigsaw puzzle with the seemingly effortless abandon of a savant. I've mentioned this in previous reviews, this kind of story (i.e. a cold case from years before is revived when a new found piece of evidence either clears or convicts one of the suspects in the old case) is right up my alley, and to date, NO ONE does it better than Connolly.
Lost Light pits together 3 seemingly unrelated tales from the past and strings them together brilliantly, all centered around a very brilliant and devious crime. Excellent character development, a plot with excellent logic and 'flow', and a dramatic conclusion.
Murder mysteries just don't get any better than this.
Way to go!
Harry Bosch a flawed and fascinating character........2007-07-22
Harry Bosch doesn't have a perfect life so this makes him a more real character. He is flawed and that's what I find fascinating. Michael Connelly does know how to write interesting, hard-to-put-down stories and this is one of my favorite from the Bosch series.
Bosch at his best!!.......2007-06-28
The newly retired Harry Bosch hauls out an old, unsolved case and has a go at it. A murder victim, a 2 million dollar heist, the FBI, terrorists - this is the Harry Bosch I love! Mr. Connolly continues to flesh out Bosch's complex character and deliver a first rate police procedural in the process. This is one of the best in the series.
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Abandoned by his fellow Darkyn, Gabriel Seran is in continual torment as a prisoner of the religious zealots known as the Brethren. His only hope for rescue lies in Nicola Jefferson, a thief seeking a holy relic-and connected to Gabriel in more ways than she can possibly imagine...
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Two loosely connected shorts. Darkyn fans only. Newbies will not appreciate this story........2007-09-14
Night Lost is probably the most lightweight of the Darkyn novels, it is on the short side and has about 4 different threads going in the beginning. The two new love interests Nicola and Gabriel are likable, but they pretty much just go on a road trip and though they do end up in the same place with everyone else at the end, they could have been left out. Even better yet this would have made two really good short stories for a paranormal romance anthology.
While the author does make an attempt to give you a little of the background of what has gone before, I cannot see this book being all that interesting to a reader that is new to the series and I find it hard to recommend that someone start at the beginning or the series with If Angel's Burn. I really did not like that book. It had several scenes of sadistic torture that I thought were really unnecessary. In fact throughout all the books, there is the whole "Inquistion" thing going on with religious zealots out to expunge the Darkyn from the world - because when the good guys are natural preditors then the bad guys have to be really really bad.
For those committed to the series, a few interesting things happen, so you'll need to read this one to find out what happens to Alex who was kidnapped at the end of the last book. For Newbies check out the "So you want to " lists and find a real good series to put your time and money into.
It wasn't bad enough to give 1 star.......2007-07-21
This book has been advertised that it is about Gabriel, a vampire who is being tortured by the brethren and Nicola (Nick) who saves Gabriel and is a thief of religious artifacts but the three hundred page book spends more time on secondary characters. For the first two hundred pages I found this extremely annoying. You would be getting into Gabriel and Nick's story when it cut to other characters.
There was no flow to the story.
I think the writer just did not have it him/her to give Gabriel and Nick a full length story.
After reading it I remembered why I had not bought the last book.
I like a book that when you start reading it you get lost in the story. It comes alive and it feels like you are watching a movie. This book chopped and changed so much that I felt as if someone kept pressing pause.
A Satisfying Read.......2007-07-06
I actually enjoyed this book quite a bit but might not recommend it as a stand alone novel. As a continuation of the other Darkyn books it is satisfying. The male leads in her last two books were more fleshed out and more interesting than the ones in the first two books. That leads me to believe that Veihl is improving with each endeavor, a welcome change. Initially, I was looking for a replacement for Larrel K. Hamilton's vampire series, which has fallen so low as to be virtually unreadable. I've inhaled Viehl's entire Darkyn series over the last week and will read more when they come out. That being said, the characters could still use more depth and, while I like the erotic elements, they seemed incomplete somehow as if they were thrown in as nothing more than fanservice. Even though this series may not be capable of filling the gaping crater left by Anne Rice I still had a good time reading them.
This book is uncentered..........2007-07-04
If you want to read a general romance book, buy this one. The main characters become secondary to the secondary characters. The only reason I rated it 2 stars was because the secondary plot, the kidnapping of the doctor from the american princep, was good. If the book was entirely about that, maybe it would have been better. The reader cannot even get a good feel for the primary characters before the writer shifts the story back to the secondary characters. It was a waste of money--I will gladly sell it back.
Best of the Darkyn Series.......2007-06-15
After reading the last novel in this series I had decided not to read anymore. They just did not appeal to me and I found them redundant. However, this one is different and I very much enjoyed the story which did not get bogged down but held your attention as the two adventures merged. It also gave me a better understanding of the Darkyn and was a very good tale.
These books are all set in a short period of time about 6 mo to a yr. So some of Gabriel's torture takes place while Alex and Michael are finding each other.
Nicola Jefferson is a thief, she is searching for the Golden Madonna, she finds the treasures of the Church and steals them she also releases any of the Darkyn she comes upon who are being tortured by the Brethren. On her motorcycle she travels all over Europe and England. She is small, but determined to find the statue which was taken from her parents.
Gabriel Seran is a Darkyn who has been held for over six months he has been tortured unbearably and blinded. The thing that has kept him sane is visiting the nightlands, a place in his mind, and enjoying the company of the young woman he meets there. In this place he is safe with her, and to her he is her Greenman.
Michael Cyprian and Dr. Alexandra Keller are brought togather in the first Darkyn book, IF ANGELS BURN, now Alex has been abducted by the king of the Darkyn. He is dying and going mad, his body is being deformed and he is desperate to find help, so he has kidnapped Alex and is trying to force her to help him. Meanwhile, Michael prepares to go to Scotland and rescue her from his adopted father
Gabriel tries to protect the secrets of the Darkyn and Nick has secrets of her own, only at the wonderful, astounding end do we learn these secrets. I loved the way the book ended and this will definitely wind up on my keeper list.
The action was non stop and I liked the way the two stories blended at the end. I don't know if I will buy the next novel in this series, but this one was definitely worth the time and money. I really, really enjoyed it.
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From New York Times bestseller Christina Dodd comes a second passionate, hilarious historical romance in her Lost Princesses series.
Well behaved women seldom make history – and tempestuous green–eyed Princess Amy of Beaumontagne is determined to make history.
While living on one of the breathtaking English Channel Islands, Amy doesn't live the typical princess's life. Instead, she takes up the cudgels for the hapless villagers whose livelihood was stolen by handsome and powerful Jermyn Edmondson, marquess of Northcliff. Determined to bring reparation to the villagers and make Jermyn realize his misdeeds, Amy kidnaps him, chains him to the wall in her basement and demands a sizeable ransom from Jermyn's Uncle Harrison.
It's a simple plan, destined to succeed. Except:
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Once upon a time...in a kingdom high in the Pyrenees, three young princesses were forced to flee the chaos in their land -- vanishing without a trace and lost to their people...until the day a courageous prince can bring each princess home.
Life in exile has taught the passionate Princess Amy to hate injustice, and on the enchanting English isle of Summerwind, she finds injustice personified in the powerful and wickedly handsome Jermyn Edmondson, marquess of Northcliff. Since he has stolen the islanders' livelihood, Amy decides to steal him. She kidnaps the arrogant nobleman, chains him with his own manacles, and holds him for ransom.
It's a simple plan, destined to succeed. Surely Jermyn's uncle will pay his ransom. Alas, his uncle would be delighted if someone killed his nephew and left him to inherit the title and fortune. And holding the furious, guileful, sensual Jermyn chained in her basement provides a challenge to Amy's restraint...and her virtue.
How could such a little revenge and blackmail go so passionately wrong?
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enjoyable book.......2007-02-17
When the leading lady kidnaps and puts chains on the leading man, you know its a good book.
Excellent.......2007-01-10
I would suggest this book to anyone who enjoys a good romance novel.... Christina Dodd really keeps you intereasted... As with all of her books, this one was hard to put down...
Hilarious/very steamy.......2006-11-08
Okay so who doesn't want to chain a guy up in your basement, especially one who has neglected the kind hearted villagers? Christina Dodd's sense of humor is fantastic, I must admit I was laughing so much my husband got annoyed when we were reading side by side in bed. Amy has a lot of wit, spirit, and yes a little disdain. Jermyn is a kind hearted lust magnet that is finding his way into his Earldom. The best part about the book is that the characters change and those unexpected twist turns make it a very entertaining read.
Christina Dodd does it again!!!!.......2006-07-26
What a fun read! I couldn't put the book down (my house is a mess lol)! Dodd really knows how to put together a good plot. It kept me wanting more. I also found The North Kingdom by Jordan N. Danniels to be another fun summer read. Lots of romance and adventure with 2 gorgeous hunks fighting for her! Buy both and have a fun filled summer read with 2 of the best novels!
The Barefoot Princess.......2006-07-14
This was my second Christina Dodd novel. I was extremely disappointed. Don't waste your money.
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A provocative argument for a mystical, rather than historical, understanding of Jesus, leading to a radical rebirth of Christianity in our time.
For forty years, scholar and religious commentator Tom Harpur has challenged church orthodoxy and guided thousands of readers on subjects as controversial as the true nature of Christ and life after death. Now, in his most radical and groundbreaking work, Harpur digs deep into the origins of Christianity.
Long before the advent of Jesus Christ, the Egyptians and other peoples believed in the coming of a messiah, a virgin birth, a madonna and her child, and the incarnation of the spirit in flesh. While the early Christian church accepted these ancient truths as the very basis of Christianity, it disavowed their origins. What had begun as a universal belief system built on myth and allegory was transformed, by the third and fourth centuries A.D., into a ritualistic institution based on a literal interpretation of myths and symbols. But, as Tom Harpur argues in The Pagan Christ, "to take the Gospels literally as history or biography is to utterly miss their inner spiritual meaning."
At a time of religious extremism, Tom Harpur reveals the virtue of a cosmic faith based on ancient truths that the modern church has renounced. His message is clear: Our blind faith in literalism is killing Christianity. Only with a return to an inclusive religion where Christ lives within each of us will we gain a true understanding of who we are and who we are intended to become. The Pagan Christ is a book of rare insight and power that will reilluminate the Bible and change the way we think about religion.
Customer Reviews:
comparative mythology.......2007-06-10
I agree with C. Morrison's review in giving Harpur credit for courage and self-honesty. Few books on this subject convey the personal experience as he does. I'm always happy to read a book by someone who is capable of being critical without becoming negative. His book is inspiring. I would've only given his book 4 stars if it weren't for this aspect.
That said, as a source of information on the Pagan origins of Christianity, there are better books. But he seems to have intended this as an introduction and its very good for someone who is new to the ideas. I'd still recommend this book even to those more well-informed. How he clarifies the distinction between myth and literalism is worth the read alone. Also, his views about how Paganism and Christianity aren't in conflict is much needed in the world right now.
If you're intrigued by or uncertain of the ideas in this book, then there are many other books that go into greater detail. Freke and Gandy are great writers that also are very accessible. If you'd like more quotes from original sources, then Acharya S has two very large and thorough books. And Robert M. Price seems good, but I've only read a little of him.
Good Introduction.......2007-06-06
This book is a good introduction to the subject at hand. Not too long or too difficult to read, and does a good job of covering the basics. Great for someone just starting to delve into this subject. If one wants to move on to some more in depth study, I suggest 'Lost Light: An Interpretation of Ancient Scriptures' by Alvin Boyd Kuhn. Difficult in comparison, but worth it. But if you are new to the subject, start with Harpur!!
"Everyone is welcome at my fathers table" .......2007-04-25
First off, please forgive my spelling mistakes in this review. Thank you.
I wanted to post my opinion here to help my fellow brothers and sisters who feel threatend by this book, which naturaly can envoke debate and spiritual argument if one has yet to see the light. I invite us all to remember that no matter what our faith is, we are all climbing The Mountain of Life (which is God) togeter, which brings us to the One and only God, and it happens all in Gods time, so we must be patient and steadfast. We are all taking slightly different or even very different paths up this mountain and it is best if we focus on our own steps up the path if we want to make progress, rather than wasting the Divine time which is gifted to us, by focusing on other peoples steps, which in the end, will prove to be a waste of time anyways.
With respect to everyones opinions on this Book and its topic, I feel inspired to offer an alternitive perspective to the philisophical/ religious argument concerning the Books ideas, which is this - Does it really matter if Jesus was a living person or a myth? I mean after all, can anything be proved to be real in this world? Ask any good scientist? To prove one, you need the other! So with out one, there is no other, therefor is anything real by it self? The answer is no, if there is no other to validate one's reality. Thus the illusion of time comes into existence, and will not stop, untill in one's own perseption, all becomes one, in it's self! But all this means nothing if you are not experiencing it, otherwise, it is all ego and a big silly mind game, that eventually gets old and boring! What really matters is action! Isn't Jesus's teachings and our willingness to follow through with them matter more than anything else? Talk is cheap, a lesson i continue to learn!
I have had few white light experiences given to me from God in my life thus far (32 years old this time around the block, I suppose), and they have taught me a few things, two of which are - 1.) That when I am close to God and in his blissful and peaceful presence, the physical world is not real, and 2.) when I am not close to God, the world is very real. When I am close to God and in his presence, I do not think with my mind, because I have no fear and no doubt and thus far no need to question the reality or existence of anything. I am, in the, I am state! In these experiences I fail to recognize my body and mind as being me, beacuse I have no attachment or desires, which means no fear, thus the physical world in which my body and mind live in thus fail to be of any real importance at all, primarily becasue I am identifying my self as being a immortal Spirit, which is miraculously and paradoxically, present to be in this world and out of this world at the same time - thus time fails to exist and looses all value and meaning. ie - When "Thy kindom come, thy will be done,On earth as it is in heaven" - which means, when we are with God, Gods will is being done and our will has aligned with his will, thus our minds become silent and the world no longer seems real because our minds are no longer interpreting the world, because they are focused on God only, with sincere faith and focus. Needless to say, after having such experiences as these, discussing an argument such as whether Jesus physically lived or not seems to me, with all respect, to be an utter waste of time, from where I am standing anyways. But if you have not had these kind of spiritual experiences and have not realized yet personally that time can be real and can be not real, according to your level of conciousness in any given moment, then I fully understand why so many people are so heated about this argument, because there whole belief system is being disturbed. Is'nt the goal to have no beliefs and to let go and let god? "the father doeth the works" - I probobly should not be speaking about this right now as I have been told by the wise not to disturb people when they are asleep, but I am taking a risk in hopes someone may find this all helpful (but probobly I am writing all of this out of ego subconciously!) Please know too that since I have had some begginer experiences that have openned me but for the grace of God, and they have come as gifts from God, I feel I am only starting to climb the path now, and have barely begun. The real work of trusting in God is ahead of me now, and it is becoming very challenging to say the least!
I hope I can help as aposed to hinder people's spiritual lives. I ask you, what did it mean when Jesus said "even the least amung you can do all that I have, and even greater things" I believe that it means we all can and will some day, reach the mountain top, in which all our lives only purpose is to climb it, and then to reach it, and then to do as God instructs us to do from there on out!
I pray that people could respect each others spiritual views more and to realize that Jesus, along with all the known Masters of the world, all teach the same thing - to love everything as thy self, and to choose to have sincere faith as much as humanly possible in ones own life, as aposed to choosing to believe in our intellectual reason, which by natures law, will only divide as aposed to unite, and will only lead to fear, doubt, debate and pain.
So in closing, I question all the people who remarked on this book, and the person who wrote it as well, and I ask you all one last time, why does all this talk of history matter - wouldnt it be better to focus on openning to the light, by focusing on God and also trying to help a less fortunate person who is in need as well? The world needs to stop debating (which is caused by Fear, doubt in ones beliefs, our pride which keeps us ridged and closed, and our false identification as being a mind and body) and to start loving God sincerely, and wholeheartedly. Its that simple - why do we all fail to see this and fail to come together and to support each opther? I would love to go to church or be apart of a community, if I could only find a church that is not ignorant - I find myself praying to forgive them father, they know no what they do, more than anything when I go to a church. We are all hypicrits and scared to death - thats a part of being human, so why dont we help each other to accept this and to then support each other to focus on God and doing his will, instead of bickering over whether Jesus is a myth or not? God only knows! All I know is I am working towards adopting the code of love and tollerence and eventually I plan to make the world my family one day, at which time I would not have found it neceasary to write all this like I did - but thatsokay - because I am right where I am supposed to be, and so are'nt you! There are no mistakes in god's world, ie "and everything he created is good"
God Bless and may the light change you! Keep Climbing, I hope I will, as long as God continues to grace me with the ability!
To Those Too Blinded to See.......2006-12-07
Tom Harpur's "The Pagan Christ" is well researched---something to be expected from a Rhodes Scholar and one who has spent his life in a deeper search for truth.
It is curious that here we are in the year 2006 and people still attempt to crush what they consider heresy with unsubstantiated lies. I was raised in the Methodist Church and even in that decidedly non-dogmatic protestant sect; there was pressure not to think of Christ outside of what we were told. Tom Harpur has been breaking through the cloud for much of his career. In this book he encourages us all to look at the deeper and more profound spiritual truths of the Christ mythology----that we all have the ability to tap into that deep spiritual richness of the Christian Faith.
With all the madness in the world now over religion, we should all take a fresh look at these various fundamentalist groups in the world and the damage they are now bringing us all, be they Islam, Judaism or Christianity.
Thank you Tom Harpur.
Too Lacking.......2006-11-07
While I enjoyed the idea put forth of a Mystical Christ(o), this book left too many unanswered questions. It does not address the idea of sin and salvation. Also it is not an easy read with all the references to source materials throughout the text. There has to be better books on this subject out there.
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Within is a masterful assembly of the most personal details and gorgeous minutiae of Frank Sinatra's way of living--matters of the heart and heartbreak, friendship and leadership, drinking and cavorting, brawling and wooing, tuxedos and snap-brims--all crafted from rare interviews with Sinatra himself as well as many other intimates, including Tony Bennett, Don Rickles, Angie Dickinson, Tony Curtis, and Robert Wagner, in addition to daughters Nancy and Tina Sinatra. Illustrated with scores of photos, The Way You Wear Your Hat captures the timeless romance and classic style of the fifties and the loose sixties and is a stunning exploration of the Sinatra mystique.
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Great guide for living life like it should be lived.......2007-10-09
This book takes a turn away from Sinatra the Musician, and focuses on Sinatra the Man. Sure, he had a temper. Which one of us doesn't? Sure, he made some mistakes in his life. Which one of us hasn't? The flaws that FS had were overshadowed by the good qualities, with one that stands out in particular - LOYALTY. He stood by his friends just as fiercely as he stood up to his enemies.
This book doesn't take the angle of a biography like so many others do. It only gets into biographical details as they relate to how Frank lived his life. It's full of great stories told by his friends and family on how Frank lived his life. It was a different time, and while all the specifics may not apply to today, the ideals are still very relevant. Everybody should take a least a page from Frank's life through this book, and apply it to their own life.
A flower's not a flower if it's wilted.
A hat's not a hat 'till it's tilted.
Frank rules..................2007-01-10
I bought this book for my boyfriend. He loves Frank Sinatra. I gave it to him at Christmas along with a fedora (like Frank wears on the cover of the book). He read the whole book on Christmas. He said it was great!
"Cock your hat- angles are attitudes"~Frank Sinatra
The Way You Wear Your Hat:Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Livin'.......2006-11-10
The pictures are black and white, I would have preferred colored photos.
The Man!.......2006-09-15
If I could trade places with anyone in history in would be Frank Sinatra.
This book shows you the man and his unmatched charm,wit,and his overwelliming appeal,not just to beautiful woman but to everyone he met.
I opened it and read it it one sitting.
If you are a Sinatra fan,you gotta read this,and then read it again.
However,it does help if you have some background of Sinatra to appreciate it fully.
Loved it!!!
If You Don't Want to Hear Any More About Sinatra..........2005-08-18
...don't read the dang book!
Sinatra's place in our cultural history is so much admired, to the point of worship, that one group tolerates no criticism of him at all. And there are those just as happy to see anything which demolishes his legend, taking him down to the petty, nasty, egomaniacal person he was.
This book fits much more into the first category, for sure. Lots of pictures. A whole chapter titled "Broads."
So, what's not to like? Sinatra was not as nasty a father as, say, Bing Crosby, but he is quoted in the book as saying this:
"You've got to hug your kids. Kids ought to be hugged and kissed and all that good stuff. You have to stay close to them closer than ever. You must give them affection and love, or they break away."
Some swinger, eh?
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Twenty-four centuries after Plato left us his intriguing remarks about Atlantis, Edgar Cayce began to talk, in an altered psychic state, about a lost civilization on Lemuria, Atlantis' Pacific precurser. Frank Joseph now takes a look, via archeology and other fields, at how modern discoveries are bolstering the idea that Atlantis and Lemuria really existed, the disturbing parallels between those civilizations and our own, and what those parallels may be telling us.
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Fascinating!.......2006-04-14
I have been fascinated with ancient cultures (and possible ancient cultures) since I was a teenager - and I continue to be awed by the archeological findings & ideas presented about civilizations that may have been much more technologically advanced than we've given them credit for...
If you have similar interests, "Edgar Cayce's Atlantis & Lemuria" will be of great interest to you. It recounts Edgar Cayce's readings about the sunken lands of Atlantis & Lemuria, and shows how stories that closely match these readings have been handed down over millenia in various cultures - as well as how recent archeological finds have also closely matched the information given during Cayce's readings.
Plato wrote of Atlantis thousands of years ago, and even though we recognize him for being a person who consistently pursued the truth, his writings on Altantis is one of the few things our society discounts as fancy - doesn't that seem odd?
Although there is no proof yet - proving once and for all that Atlantis is a tale or truth - there does seem to be quite a lot of compelling evidence for the latter. I guess only time, and open-minded archeologists & scientists, will tell...
Overall, I found this book to be an interesting, thought-provoking read. If you are at all interested in the possible existence of Atlantis, I would highly recommend it.
Edgar Cayce's Atlantis and Lemuria.......2006-03-22
An excellent study on Edgar Cayce. The information regarding Atlantis and Lumuria is top rated. I highly recommend this book for anyone on a quest for knowledge.
Fills In The Missing Pieces Of The History Books.......2003-05-19
I feel this is a great book, especially for followers of Edgar Cayce. I don't understand why some other reviewers said that this book somehow corrects what Edgar Cayce said. To me it is in complete agreement with what Cayce said, even to the point of devoting an entire chapter to people who were identified in the Cayce readings as having lived in Atlantis. They had names like 'Aa-rr-ll-uu' and 'Sululon'.
Scientific evidence does not exist to prove things like the Atlanteans' crystal technology, their ability to travel through time and space, etc.. Since the author is a researcher he doesn't claim that scientific evidence exists where none does exist. But I don't see where he tries to disprove these fantastic but possibly true theories either.
This book discusses the Atlantis that Plato spoke of but by then Atlantis was much like the other races that existed around 1200 BC. This was a much different Atlantis than the one Cayce spoke of with its crystal technology, death rays, genetically engineered 'things', etc.. The islands of Atlantis sank over a period of thousands of years, not all at once if I understand the legends correctly.
I believe that proof of Atlantean technology does exist. It's been sitting on the Giza plateau for thousands of years. It's called 'the great pyramid'. In his book The Giza Power Plant Christopher Dunn proves that the great pyramid was a form of nuclear reactor. Dunn's book proves that the great pyramid was built by people who had god like powers and knowledge of time and space. It was Edgar Cayce in another incarnation as the high priest Ra Ta who built the great pyramid. The sacred geometry for building the great pyramid was given to Ra Ta by another god like being named Horus.
This idea is consistent with 'Edgar Cayce's Atlantis And Lemuria'. This book indicates that these god like beings from Atlantis and Lemuria became the mythical gods of later races such as the Incas and Myans. Those later races talk of 'gods' who came from the sea and taught them about new technologies, astronomy, etc.. Eventually most of this knowledge was lost as these civilizations de-volved to the point of like the Incas began the practice of human sacrifice.
There's a big part of the Atlantis story that's still enshrouded in mystery. All we have is a few statements from Cayce's psychic readings and a few archeological sites under water. You get glimpses of these mysterious topics when in the Cayce readings it refers to things like 'visitations of those from the outer spheres'. This would seem to imply that Atlantis was being visited by beings from other planets, other dimensions, etc..
This book offers a comparison between what happened to Atlantis and our modern world. Atlantis was destroyed by the greed of individuals. For them this was catastrophic because their greed could be transformed into energy by the terrible crystals.
The final paragraph of this book is:
"Everyone senses a crossroads just ahead. When we reach it, which example will we follow - Lemuria or Atlantis."
I would answer with a quote from a book called 'UFO Contact From Planet Iarga' which was supposedly communicated to someone by people from another planet called Iarga. The Iargans stated:
"The human race lives for the present since it really has no future."
The Iargans may mean that our human race doesn't have a long term future. Even if we last for another thousand years that's a relatively short time in relation to the universe.
I think most people would agree that many industries have a relatively short term view of using the earth's resources. Maybe somehow everyone knows that what the Iargans said is true.
The Iargans also said that sometimes when people see flying saucers those are our ancestors from Atlantis travelling through time to see us.
An original perspective on Edgar Cayce?.......2002-09-09
Frank Joseph's book is a fascinating well researched 'take' on Edgar Cayce's vision of Atlantis and Lemuria but it is also a personal and therefore ideosyncratic one.l have read a smattering of books about Edgar Cayce, though far from all there is dealing with him. l've seen him mentioned in many other books and articles.My particular obscession is Atlantis, mainly from the Platonic perspective, yet Lemuria and ancient cycles of catastrophe are all interelated to the subject.ln my research l've read several of Mr. Joseph's books and articles as well as the magazine he edits [ANCIENT AMERICAN]. So l'm familiar with both the author and his subject and Atlantis in general.From his past work l know that Joseph respects Cayces vision and personal integrity and that he is sympathetic to subjects of a mystical nature.But he is not a devotee of psychics and occultists where Atlantis is concerned, squarely choosing archaeology and geology over 'NEW AGE' mysticism. This approach may well not be acceptible to those already committed to Cayce because Joseph's chronology and scale differ markedly from those of the 'sleeping prophet'.Whereas Cayce put the final destruction of Atlantis slightly but indefinitely after 10,000 B.C., similar to Plato, Joseph sets it ca. 1200 B.C., 8800 years later.While Joseph sees the origins of Atlantis between 5000 and 3000 B.C. [ the Neolithc] Cayce places it beyond 50,000 years ago, maybe as long as 10,500,000 years ago! Cayce's vision involves the descent of spirit into matter, an 'event' largely beyond the methodology of science to prove or disprove.And yet if Atlantis existed it aught to be susceptible to physical investigation by geology,archaeology and other disciplines.Joseph believes it is. But the results of that quest do not often mesh with what Cayce said about the lost civilizations, as Joseph reads the evidence. This is bound to enfuriate those who take Cayce literaly.Right or wrong many of the late psychic's supporters treat his words like biblical creationists do with a face value interpretatation of the Bible.Science can be drawn on for support but only when it is in agreement or can be made to sound like it.Admittedly the subject of Atlantis is so taboo amongst conventional scholars that no historical interpretation of the story Plato told is acceptible Joseph's included. For them it is pure allegory.'Cayceites' would like to overturn much of orthodox science in favor of his worldview, at least a few being actively anti-intellectual.Thankfully, Cayce himself, while believing what he said never asked for this 'cultish' attitude. Niether have his direct eirs. They seem to have honestly tried to interpret and verify what he said without demanding a single 'party line'. Understandably they prefer to see him vindicated by science but have never pretended that this has been achieved or may ever be, entirely. l presume that it was with this open attitude that the A.R.E. commissioned Mr. Joseph to write this book as he has made no secret of his theories. They must've realized many of his ideas clashed with those of Cayces' vision of the lost continents yet were sympathetic to the latter.No conventional Academic or 'science journalist' would've touched the subject.They might have been intrigued by Josephs 20 years of research on the subject, often including on site investigations [ at Bimini for example].Perhaps they hoped for a fresh angle rather than a slavish paen to Cayces' infalliblity.What do l think myself? After 33 years of research into Atlantis l believe it existed and l agree with the author that it met it's final end 3200-3100 years ago. l'm less sure of where that last bastion of Atlantean civilization was.l also think, however, that one or more presently unknown acmes of civilization existed before the ' dawn of history', 5000-6000 years ago.Yet how old they ultimately were l've still to decide. As the Caribbean is one strong candidate for the location of such a 'culture-x' maybe Cayce was in part right, though l don't see it as Plato's Atlantis any more than Joseph seems to.I admit my own bias agaisnst accepting everything Cayce said literally. Some evidence appears to support him yet much does not.Far too many blindly believe because the Akashic records reported by Cayce 'could not be wrong'.But any close look at psychic depictions of Atlantis reveals as many devergences as agreements. Allegorical interpretations are only marginally less varied and historcal ones that eschew occult methods may be worse. But they have one great advantage. they admit to being theories, subject to change as new evidence becomes available. They do not claim to be the equivalent of divine revelation. Most psychic sources do. As noted before Cayce himself made no claims to be infallible. So why do so many of his followers ? lf you are interested in Cayce or lost continents but not already committed in your oppinions, buy this book. Those already cmplete beleivers in Cayces' vision doubtless will not appreciate what the author tried to accomplish unless they can agree to dissagree.Even for them it may be worthwhile to give Joseph a fair hearing before deciding for or against his ideas.
False premises.......2002-03-13
The main problem with this book is that it rests on the author's quirky insistence that Atlantis sank in 1200 BC. This does not agree with Edgar Cayce or Plato, or any of the scholars that have devoted years of study to uncovering historical information about Atlantis.
Joseph follows Plato's guidance and places Atlantis in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ridge, but there is no evidence that a large portion of the Atlantic Ridge was above the surface after 10,000 B.C. and a great deal of proof that some of it was above the surface before that time.
He ignores the Cayce Readings that distinctly name dates and changes some of the Readings to reflect his ideas. One must ignore most of what Joseph has written, based as it is on false premise.
For a careful compilation of information from Edgar Cayce, scholars and scientists about the land and people of Atlantis, I suggest "Atlantis: Insights From a Lost Civilization."
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With her twenty-five glorious novels, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Christina Dodd has won the hearts of readers with her sexy, classic romances. Join her now as she weaves a magical story filled with smart humor, high action, and true love.
Once upon a time, high in the Pyrenees Mountains, there were two happy and prosperous kingdoms. In one kingdom, a son was born and declared the crown prince. In the other kingdom, three daughters were raised in royal splendor.
This is the story of one lost princess, Princess Clarice, who flees with her younger sister to Scotland, where they survive by their wits and daring. But just when Clarice begins to believe she's safe at last, she attracts the attention of one of Scotland's most powerful and dangerous men.
Robert MacKenzie, the earl of Hepburn, is enchanted by Clarice's dazzling beauty -- and wary of her talent for disguise. For years justice had been his only desire. A war hero, he knows the cruelness of the world and he cares too much for the people of his village to let them be victimized and exploited. But the moment Robert sees Clarice riding into town -- her lush, smiling lips, her copper-colored curls, her warm amber eyes -- he is overcome with emotions that have been deeply buried for far too long. Feeling he must have her at any cost, he invites her to stay with him at his manor house and won't take no for an answer.
Now, he has the chance to uncover the nature of her mysterious business in town, and possibly the chance to satisfy his burning desire for her as well.
Soon Roberts knows all of Clarice's most guarded secrets, and he uses this knowledge to blackmail her into giving her unwilling aid to his own perilous plan. Caught between her need to protect her sister and the dangerous man who mixes dark emotions with passionate kisses, Clarice plunges into Robert's glamorous world. Her days are filled with colorful gowns, elaborate parties, and swirling waltzes. And her nights are marked by secret assignations and one all-consuming passion.
As Clarice's golden beauty draws Robert from the shadows and her bright wit teaches him to live again, the treachery around them deepens. He swears to keep her safe, never suspecting that he will face an even greater hazard: losing his heart to the mysterious princess who just might make him believe in happily-ever-after ...
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With her twenty-five glorious novels, New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd has won the hearts of readers with her sexy, classic romances. Join her now as she weaves a magical story filled with smart humor, high action, and true love.
Once upon a time, high in the Pyrenees Mountains, there were two happy and prosperous kingdoms. In one kingdom, a son was born and declared the crown prince. In the other kingdom, three daughters were raised in royal splendor.
This is the story of one lost princess, Princess Clarice, who flees with her younger sister to Scotland, where they survive by their wits and daring. But just when Clarice begins to believe she's safe at last, she attracts the attention of one of Scotland's most powerful and dangerous men.
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Happy brooders.......2006-09-20
Dark heroes are hard to write. Really. They usually come across as brooding and temper-tantrum-y. That said, I really liked Christina Dodd's brooding hero in this book, mostly because he wasn't a brooder by the end. Fun story with cute characters. I enjoyed it.
Good Read.......2006-03-21
It's not "AMAZING" romance by any means. But it was definetly a good read. I'd recommend it if your favorite writers -- much like mine -- are busy writing something new and you need something to tide you over :)
Pure Joy !.......2006-02-10
This is the first novel of the Lost Princess series. This book has a great mystery, danger and amazing love story. The novel is based around three princess who leave their country due to war. They left their home as children and now young women trying to survive. This story is Clarice story (the middle daughter) who find love with Earl MacKenize. I can not wait until the next novel coming in Feb. 2006.
The title should have been The Lost Princess - Enchanting Evening Was Off..........2006-01-13
This is the second novel by Christina Dodd that I have read in the past year. I also read, "My Fair Enchantress". I gave that book four plus stars - it was an excellent read and I really enjoyed the story line and characters. In this next book, "Some Enchanted Evening", I found the characters interesting as well as the story line but, I would not rate it as great of a read as the first book I had chosen.
Although I liked the story line of this book quite a bit - three princesses (Sorcha, Clarice & Amy) are taken from their respective countries and are sent off in hiding as killers are after them and their ruling families...a fellow prince (Rainger) of a neighboring country is also taken away and once released from his captivity makes an agreement with the princesses grandmother to get them back. If the prince finds the three girls, he can chose one to marry. So...it's off to the races. This story focused on the middle princess - Clarice. She also had an older sister Sorcha and a little sister Amy. Sorcha was gone elsewhere whereas Clarice and Amy were able to stay together.
Clarice and Amy managed to outwit the bad guys by traveling town to town, peddling their family cosmetic secrets to local gals for their money and lodging. They would move on to new places to keep up the game and stay out of reach of the bad guys. They managed to do this for many years. Their grandmother was due to put notices in local papers when they could return to their own country safely - that had not happened yet.
So...they find their way to a local town where a high ranking earl - Hepburn - Robert Mackenzie is running the show and the locals pay honor to him as an old war hero. They peddle their goods in his town and charm both men and women alike with their winsome ways. They state clearly they are princesses on the run and have stopped to give women happiness via their face and body creams. Everyone buys into the show. The girls stay on in town and thus...an attraction and relationship develop between Robert and Clarice as she stays at his castle to help with a large ball that is being thrown in honor of another great war hero- Ogley.
Robert finds out Clarice stole her horse and is on the run from that too. He uses this information to bribe her to help him outwit the nasty war hero Ogley. She is to use her cosmetics and winsome ways to pretend to be an ex-mistress of Ogley so, that Robert and his friend Waldemar can corner the ex-war hero and get him to provide proper discharge and honorary release in the military to Waldemar that was taken away by by Ogley. Thus...a charade begins to help Robert fulfill this need help his friend. In turn, Clarice is trying to stay outside the bad guys trying to find her and Amy and the local magistrate who knows she stole his horse.
I won't give the ending away suffice to say, the story course works itself out in the end (a wee bit too perfectly if you ask me) and everyone is happy, happy, happy. The story also alludes at the end that a new book will follow regarding Princess Amy and where her future travels will take her as she does not want to be a princess any longer. Not surprising there.
I did find some inconsistencies in the story that prevented me from liking the story better. For instance...you would think lots of time elapsed between Clarice first coming to town, meeting the villagers, staying with Robert and his sister Millicent at the castle, the ball occurring and help being done for Waldemar and she outwitting the magistrate who arrests her. But...in reality, only a handful of days go by for all this to occur. During this time, Clarice and Robert manage to be highly attracted to one another, have many sexual outings and manage to fall head over heals in love and want to marry. This time frame didn't work for me at all - not realistic. A lifetime of events occur in about a two week time span (if not less) and I couldn't get into the emotions of these characters and find it real with so little time devoted to developing their relationship.
Also...Clarice is supposedly on the run from not only bad guys trying to kill her and Amy for the crown but, also after her for horse theft. So...what would a girl do to stay hidden in obscurity...well for starters, ride into town after town, manage to make everyone notice her due to her beauty and outspokenness and proclaim loudly each time that she is a princess adrift from her country but, she is there to help everyone nonetheless. I would say that's keeping a low profile, don't you? I kept thinking if any of the bad guys or magistrate had half a brain and network of spies, she could have been found and nabbed very easily. Plus...she is supposedly a top beauty on a rare and priceless horse yet...no word of this goes from town to town after she leaves? And is it safe to be out riding alone like that - wouldn't someone try to rob or steal from her or worse? No...not our heroine. Apparently, she has a special protective safety bubble the rest of us don't have. These things didn't work for me.
Also...Robert was in this emotionless bubble since coming back from war yet, in a matter of days he is suddenly a new man because of Clarice and their sexual and emotional encounters? Or that Clarice wants to return to her kindom and have a top marriage to continue the line yet..she will have sex with Robert at a moment's notice and not worry anymore about her thrown? Or that Millicent was this dull, dry and aged spinster with no back bone to show for herself and in a matter of days suddenly transforms into this lovely beauty with wit, spunk and courage? Once again...too many inconsistencies for me.
Even though Clarice was a princess and Robert's sister Millicent running an Earl's estate...I didn't care for the way they treated their servants. For some reason, it was not appealing that the two main female leads would snap their fingers for something to happen, talk down to their staff and act as if they were less than average people. Yet...both Clarice and Millicent would be kind and warm to nearly everyone else. I felt they were demeaning to those in their work staff and that was not appealing to me. This was a small thing but, I noticed it anyway. You can be firm and have directive without being snotty and snooty.
Last...I am not sure why this book is titled, "Some Enchanted Evening" (just because she's a princess in exile doesn't support "enchanting"). I do not remember any special night outing that would support such a title. I think they could have come up with a better title to support the story line. I say this because I like to have title's support the book as well as the cover designs and photos. For me, it helps for some reason.
Rainger, the forgotten prince, actually seemed like an interesting character but, we only got to see snippets of him as a child at court and then once or twice as an adult as he searched for and found Clarice at the end. I think a story with him might be interesting and expect it will follow one day if it has not yet. My guess is that Amy will end up with her own knight in shining amour such as Clarice found and that oldest Princess Sorcha will end up with Prince Rainger as her own? Just my guess but, I would like to see that happen. We'll see.
There were times during the reading of this book that I started to feel myself drift off and get bored - that's never a good sign in a love story. I gave three stars more for the author herself than the book. I like how she writes and feel she is very talented. This story just didn't seem well developed for me. Even though I would not consider this one of the best or better books I have read, it still had enough going on to be over-all pleasing. I would consider more of her books and hope you do too. Enjoy!
Why do I let her do this to me?.......2005-09-02
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING is the first book in another series by Dodd, three princess/sisters who go into exile in England and lose each other and their contact with their kingdom. Clarice has to support her younger sister Amy so she sells cosmetics at parties (Mary Kay, anyone?) and gets tangled up with Robert, an earl who wants to use her and her skills at make-up in a scheme of revenge. It was a great story set in Scotland with a lot of excitement, adventure and of course great sex, but how long do I have to wait for the next story? I want to know what happens to the sisters, their grandmother the queen, and the prince. I really enjoy reading Dodd's books, but I wish she'd hold them until the whole seris can come out at once.
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With keys drawn from ancient Egypt's wisdom it (The Lost Light) pierces through the outer veil of Bible literalism and alleged history and reconstructs the long-lost structure of sublime arcane meaning. He establishes the epochal fact that the Christian religion can no longer be considered a product of Judea in the first century A.D., but is of remote Egyptian origin." "The evidence amassed demonstrates beyond cavil that the Bible is a reprint of old Egyptian texts." Partial Contents: Wisdom Hidden in a Mystery; Loosing the Seven Seals; The Descent to Avernus; Colonists from Heaven; The Mummy in Amenta; Dismemberment and Disfigurement; Earth, Water, Air, Fire; Baptism at the Crossing; The Ark and the Deluge; The Lake of Equipoise; Suns of Intellect; At the East of Heaven.
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One of the most impressive books I have ever read on the subject.......2007-06-05
Not a light read by any means, but so very worth it. I can't add much to what the other reviewers have said, but I have read countless books on religion/Biblical interpretation and so forth, and Mr. Kuhn's works are by far the most comprehensive, and most valuable, that I have found so far. I have read Massey, and Harpur as well as others, and there is simply no comparison. Kuhn shines like a beacon in the night. It is sad that this book is not well known, or given the rich recognition that it undoubtedly deserves. It will likely change your life.
Excellent!.......2005-08-30
Kuhn was a gifted, scholarly and prolific writer. This is a very well written and well researched book. Kuhn is an unbiased writer and has no ax to grind with Christianity. He simply separates the historical from the mythical.
The Restoration of Consciousness.......2005-05-02
The Christ within has guided A. B. Kuhn to writing the Lost Light. Many marvels of scholarship shine through this work to bring the opportunity of grace and divinity to each soul. The Renaissance has barely begun. Kuhn declares "Voltaire, Paine, Ingersol, the Encyclopedists, the Deists, the atheists and the Freethinkers and religious skeptics generally have torn away and trampled underfoot the outer garments of Biblical myths, all unaware these clothed the body of truth." Then we have some highest examples of ancient illuminati thinking - such as - the meaning of the original word "ark" (p428) - "to keep off, ward off, defend, protect in an enclosure" such as a palisade or corral - a defense from the ravaging waters. Then the statement "Hannah equates to Anna" (p479). Hannah name means Grace - Israel was saved by grace as she brought forth Samuel -a prophet of the Lord. The personification was found in New Testament times - Anna entered the temple in the same instant as Joseph and Mary brought Jesus - " a light to lighten". Anna is Greek for the Hebrew Hannah. Obviously Kuhn sees in these stories essential virtues and far more than the commonly accepted version - and duplication indicates mythological content. Kuhn sees the real beasts of Revelation as the emergence of one fundamentalism verses another falsity - the ten horns despise the [woman] that sits there upon. The ten horns represent the ten law giving tribes of Israel being subjected to false spirituality - represented by the feminine - represented by the (...). Kuhn accepts that historical elements were included within the mythological form from the time of Hezekiah (p96 K.O.G) - and I think he sees that the seven heads of the beasts are representing the seven kings from Manasseh to Zedekiah. The scholarship of Kuhn paves the way for our generation to go much further and show why the coming beast is scarlet and what incarnation is. In a sentence Kuhn says "the grandeur of truth" will be restored when the scriptures are read as sublime spiritual allegories "instead of histories". A masterly work in scholarship that will change your life.
A book for all time.......2001-07-16
The hand of destiny must have led me to this book.It is about the journey of the immortal soul: how it comes into matter, its trials and tribulations, and its goal of regaining its lost divinity.The divine soul is "the persistent traveller on the highways of heaven." Its story is at the core of religion.Kuhn studies many ancient scriptures, particularly those of ancient Egypt, to make his case.He convincingly shows that Christian scriptures also tell of the soul's journey.His starting point is that all scriptures are written in symbolic language, and are not to be taken literally, otherwise confusion will reign. He shows that Christianity is a re-telling of the age old wisdom which is common to all humankind.The Bible is a much misunderstood book, but Kuhn provides the keys to unlock its secrets.As a carrier of a divine soul, every human has a stupendous role to play in the cosmic drama, as explained by Kuhn.Those few who are ready for this book will will get a truly mind blowing experience from it.
A book that will change your life........1998-05-13
For anyone with an interest in Religion this book is a 'must'. It is one of the very few works that I have felt privileged to be able to read and although it is not anti-religion or anti-Christian in any way, it will seriously challenge a person's faith.
Kuhn, who wrote in the earlier part of this century was a scholar of the highest order, with various qualifications including a PhD in philosophy. Equipped with a working knowledge and deep understanding of Greek, Hebrew, Latin and Egyptian Demotic, he is able to delve into the very foundations of Religion and thus is able to expose the very foundations of it.
Originally, Religion was the domain of the Goddess and most un-biased societies can, if they are honest in their approach, track back to those origins. But somewhere along the way, Man got into the act and usurped the status quo and thus the Light of the title was Lost. It has yet to be regained.
From Kuhn's masterly introduction, where he tells the real story of the raising of Lazarus, he grips the reader's attention. The fact that he offers to recount the tale in Hebrew, Greek, Latin or even Egyptian Demotic gives an indication of the man's intellect. However, it is in the re-telling of that one story that my attention was captivated, for how could a story incised in stone by the ancient Egyptians, be claimed as original in the New Testament of the Christian Church? In recounting the tale, Kuhn is able, through his scholarly approach, to show consisely where the names of the characters and places came from. He then amasses such a wealth of evidence that the truth of the matter is undeniable - and that is only his introduction.
All in all, "The Lost Light" is a masterpiece of scholarship. No serious student of Religion should consider themselves to be so without reading it. It took me five years to track down a copy and I am delighted that it is now available through Amazon. It is one of those few books that can genuinely change one's life.
Ian Campbell
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Book Description
Fed up with the hypocrisy and bureaucracy of the LAPD, Harry Bosch has retired, but the life of a retiree doesnt suit him. He has devoted his life to law enforcement because of a deep drive to see equal justice for all. On his own, he is still drawn toward the law. And when he rediscovers a startling, unsolved murder among the old case files hes been poring over, he knows he cant rest until he finds the killerwith or without a badge. Moving ever further inside the remarkable character of Harry Bosch, whom the New York Post calls the quintessential mystery book hero, Michael Connelly takes another step closer to the classic novels of Raymond Chandler in this breakneck, relentless, and powerful new novel.
Customer Reviews:
Bosch seeks private justice in the post 9/11 world.......2007-01-16
A film production assistant's murder seems linked to the unsolved heist of $2 million from the production set a few days later. Or is it a sex-linked murder?
A suspected terrorist headed for Mexico gets caught with money traced to the theft. Was the theft designed to finance terrorism?
An FBI agent who traces the money link disappears. And when two cops working the case get shot, the investigation fades - until now-retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch, who more or less tossed his badge in the dust at the end of "City of Bones", finds himself haunted by the case and decides to start working it. On his own.
He does this in the post-9/11 world, where the focus on terrorism supersedes the need to solve lesser crimes. And Bosch, who no longer has a badge to open doors, runs up against FBI agents abusing the broader powers they've gained.
Bosch, as usual, must sift back through the sensational to find a less shiny or obvious truth. The LAPD sends his old partner Kiz Rider, now an administration wonk, to warn him off the case. The FBI wants him to stay away too. But he gets help from one of the shot cops, now a quadriplegic; and from another FBI agent who, despite his own orders, has his own private reasons for helping Bosch.
Meanwhile Bosch finds reasons to go to Las Vegas twice - primarily because he can't help himself from contacting ex-wife Eleanor, now a professional poker player. Doing so, he receives a major shock.
On the down side, Connelly's FBI is a caricature. This may reflect the biases of the city police the author covered as a cop reporter. These goons, though, bear little resemblance to reality's elite FBI agents. They serve mainly to reinforce liberal nightmares of civil liberties supposedly lost since 9/11.
This aside, Connelly writes Bosch as ever with grace and verisimilitude. Bosch has his demons but is not crippled by them. He is alone but not a loner. He is heroic without seeking to be. And he pursues his own vision of the truth, trying look past money and terrorism to solve the neglected case of a young woman's murder.
Bosch acts as a private detective now, but as one fellow cop observes, Bosch has always been one. Even when he carried a badge.
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