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.

Customer Reviews:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Little House Collection Box Set (Full Color) (Little House)

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The Little House Collection Boxed Set (Full Color)

The Little House Collection Box Set (Full Color) (Little House)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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ASIN: 0060754281
Release Date: 2004-10-12

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Set during the pioneer days of the late 1800s and early 1900s, Laura Ingalls Wilder's books chronicle her life growing up on the Western frontier. For the first time in the history of the Little House books, these new editions feature Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant, full color. Come along for the adventure with this collector's set of the first five Little House books.

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Not the full collection of her writtings, but great!.......2007-10-10

My mother-in-Law loved the books when she was growing up and I thought the television show was okay. So when my daughter seven, that's what grandma wanted and I didn't object. We started with the scholastic b+w set and it didn't draw my daughter in as much as this does. The pictures really pop out more in color and even though my daughter's a fairly good reader, the pictures make the difference for her. It might help that the stories are all of her as a child rather than also an adult-type person as in the complete set. The content is just fine, although a little scary at times, and I hope she's learning to notice how good things are now. (I can't imagine living in a sod house!)

Librabary staple.......2007-02-13

What can I say? Everyone knows how wonderful these books are and if you don't, you will just have to read them for yourself. I am reading them to my 2 and 5 year old daughters. Surprisingly, they both listen well and beg me to read more (although my 5 year old will sit and listen while the younger loses interest after awhile, but hey, she's only 2) I am having as much fun reading them for myself a I am sharing them with my girls. Every morning after breakfast, we curl up on the couch or by the fireplace and read. And now my girls love to dress up and play Mary and Laura Ingalls and I think thats just wonderful. I don't have any boys but I imagine little boys would enjoy them as well (especially Farm Boy) And if you don't have kids, but just like to read, get them for yourself.

Awesome Family Read-A-Loud set.......2007-01-19

Our family has been working through some children/family classics for a few years now. We were looking for something a little older for our girls to grow up into. We absolutely love this set. The soft colored pictures keep help keep the younger ones captivated in the story and keeps them from squirming too much. It is hard to keep our 2 year old's attention at story time (if she sits too long, she'll fall asleep and she can't let that happen).

Favorite books when I was a kid.......2007-01-16

I loved this series when I was a kid. I bought the set for my niece and my friend's daughter, 8 and 9 years old. Their mothers tell me it was the perfect gift, they've been reading them for school and because they like them.

The Little House Collection Boxed Set (Full Color).......2007-01-06

The Little House books are wonderful, and the color illustrations add to the appeal for children. I wish the entire series was included in this collection.

Full House (Janet Evanovich's Full Series)

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Full house
Wasn't really feelin' it...
Full of Fun
Yuck, Yuck, and double Yuck
Cheesy romance - check

Full House (Janet Evanovich's Full Series)
Janet Evanovich , Steffie Hall , and Charlotte Hughes
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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ASIN: 0312983271
Release Date: 2002-09-03

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Filled with Evanovich's trademark style and wit, Full House is romantic suspense with a twist....Her life was pleasant, proper, and predictable-- until he showed up and trouble moved in....Polo instructor Nicholas Kaharchek senses danger the minute he sees Billie Pearce. She represents everything he's so artfully avoided. Happy in her home life, a divorced mother of two, Billie is the epitome of stability. They have nothing in common.To his horror, Nick is fascinated-- and irresistibly attracted. When Billie generously offers to share her home with Nick's crazy cousin Deedee for a while, Nick finds himself visiting-- often. And while each is slowly seduced by the other's charms, and both are wildly encouraged by devious Deedee, Billie and Nick find out that what they have in common is most important of all. But neither one knows that danger is lurking where they least expect it and a killer is closing in on them.Sneak peek of Visions of Sugar Plums inside!

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Full house.......2007-02-21

I was very disappointed with this book after reading One for the Money. I found this to be VERY ordinary and uneventful. I really wish I would have read the second installment of the Stephanie Plum series instead of this.

Wasn't really feelin' it..........2006-08-30

Single mother of two and six-grade teacher Billie Pearce has decided to take polo lessons, with hopes to impress her kids once they return from Disney World with her ex-husband. The problem is that she has no experience whatsoever, but her clumsiness with horses charms intructor and rich businessman Nick Kaharchek. Before she knows it, the horse has smashed her foot, and Nick is responsible for taking her to the ER and take her home safely.

With hopes of avoiding a lawsuit, Nick offers Billie free polo lessons. But while Billie is on very strong pain medication, Nick convinces her to rent out an empty room to his outrageous cousin Deedee. Deedee tends to go through marriages quickly, but now she intends on marrying a wrestler named Frankie soon. Deedee tries to convince Billie that she deserves to remarry, but Billie ends up lusting after Nick. Fortunately, he's crazy about her too.

In the neighborhood, there has been a string of robberies and break-ins. Nick is convinced that his younger cousin, 16-year-old Max, is involved, especially after he seemed to have managed to blow up Nick's Mercedes. Max has been missing for a while, but Billie manages to find him, and return him home, convinced he had nothing to do with any of the such.

Now Billie is engaged to Nick, and they are both scheduled to get married at Deedee and Frankie's wedding --- yes, you guessed it! A double wedding. But the wedding goes terribly wrong.

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I must've read this book four years ago when it was re-released. I'd never read the Stephanie Plum series, so I didn't know what to expect. The first time, I liked it. This time, not so much. Now that I've read the entire Stephanie Plum series, I guess my expectations were too high for the Full Series. Who knows, maybe it will grow on me, because I do plan the give the rest of the books in the Full Series a try.

I guess I was hoping this book to have more comedy in it as the Stephanie Plum series, as well as a little more adventure. This book has little comedy that I noticed, but it was replaced with heavy romance and... SEX. And the adventure part of it didn't really pick up until the last 30 pages or so. I didn't enjoy it as much, but I know there will be lots of people who will love it. I'm just not one of them.

One thing that had me a little confused were the names. Throughout the book, it seemed like they changed names like Nick to Neil, and Joel to Joey. It did crack me up a little :)

Full of Fun.......2006-08-28

After devouring all of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books, I was left wanting more from this fun author. I found a new series that Evanovich wrote with her friend and co-author Charlotte Hughes. FULL HOUSE is the first book in that series and although not as great as Stephanie Plum's books, it is a very fun book.

FULL HOUSE is the story of Billie Pearce, a single mother of two. She's trying to figure out what to do with herself since her children are with their father on a vacation to Disney World for a month. She's lost and wanting an adventure. She decides to take polo lessons even though she has no prior experience with horses and she happens to be accident prone. Yep, definitely not something most people with those attributes would consider, but Billie is one of a kind.

Her instructor is Nick Kaharcheck, a wealthy businessman who focuses on running the local newspaper and playing with his horses. Giving polo lessons is a fun thing for Nick until Billie shows up. She tries his patience and he soon learns that Billie on a polo pony may be more than his insurance can handle. Nick decides to offer her riding lessons to see if he can stop a disaster.

The first riding lesson goes well until the horse steps on Billie's foot and ends up with Nick taking her to ER. He takes her home and while she's on pain pills and not thinking clearly, Nick talks her into letting his cousin, DeeDee, stay with her until DeeDee's upcoming wedding. See DeeDee is driving Nick crazy and if he can offload her onto Billie, then he will be thrilled. In Billie's hazed state, she agrees. This is where the book becomes fun.

Seems DeeDee is a character. She's been married numerous times and is definitely a high maintenance woman. She sleeps until noon, and won't eat much or she'll lose her figure. Her entire outlook on life is the direct opposite of Billie or most people for that matter. Billie soon realizes that Nick was not completely truthful with her about DeeDee and wants to renege on the deal. But Nick has more than he can handle trying to find DeeDee's sixteen year old brother, Max, who is staying with Nick and has a penchant for blowing things up to make a point. His intelligence is off the charts and his common sense is lacking.

Next thrown into the mix is DeeDee's fiancé - a pro wrestler who has an entourage of characters. Those guys are a scream, especially with DeeDee constantly trying to fix Billie up with one of them.

The plot line gets a bit convoluted and the main idea is overshadowed by the antics of the cast. With the strong characters and the wit, I'm not sure that was a bad thing. It added levity to the plot and made the book difficult to put down. In fact, I remember some of the subplots easier than the main plot because they were so much fun.

The main plot was a series of break-ins in Billie's neighborhood and her possibly being in danger. Yep, the fun of a wrestling match or trying to catch Max before he blows up something was definitely a lot more interesting.

Character development was at Evanovich's best. DeeDee was a riot as were the wrestlers. Thinking of Billie hooking up with The Snakeman was absolutely hilarious. Max was interesting and we learned about him through his antics and were not introduced to him until near the end of the book. Billie and Nick were the stars and it was obvious that their romantic involvement was the strong point of the book. A few other sub-characters were also well done and kept things lively.

I'm not sure why this is touted as a mystery instead of a romantic comedy. The mystery was lacking and almost non-existent. However the humor definitely made up for it and the added romance was enjoyable.

Overall, this was a pleasant way to spend a few hours and definitely made me want to continue with the series. If you're looking for a lighthearted book that will give you a few laughs, then FULL HOUSE is one to get.

Yuck, Yuck, and double Yuck.......2006-07-13

This is like teen-love-fiction, and by that I mean it's like a teenager wrote it, one who uses bad detail, cliche phrases, overused idioms, bad dialogue and poorly crafted plot.

Meet mr. millionaire who teaches polo to a woman -- and they of course fall in love, slowly, boringly, painfully. Then the kids come in and the remainder of the book is like a couple dealing with kids, with no plot development. Yuck.

She says on the back she's responding to a call for something like energy and thrills and sexy writing. Uh, not in this one. The only sexy scene is on page 138, and that's not very good either.

The best part of the book is that it proves she really does need to go back and learn the craft of writing because either she never learned it or she forgot what she learned.

Cheesy romance - check.......2006-05-24

I couldn't get the next Stephanie Plum book so I tried this one. I threw it out after 10 pages. Maybe I didn't give it much of a try but anything that starts off as that bad of a romance novel (the equivalent of "it was a dark and stormy night" would have been 100 times better) had no potential for me. Romance fans, have fun. Plum fans, give it a second thought.

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Very wonderful, easy to read.
Honest and True
READ SOME RAW TRUTH!
Full House of Growing Pains
Good book for parents and explains the gospel

A Full House of Growing Pains
Barbara Cameron , and Lissa Halls Johnson
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Barbara Cameron is a typical Christian mom who wants only the best for her children. As they were growing up, she did all the typical "mom" stuff, but her children were anything but typical. They were both television stars on hit sitcoms. Guiding them through the dark and seductive culture of Hollywood, Barbara was successful in keeping them grounded and making sure that God was first in their lives. They grew up to be spectacular adults, free from all the influences that assailed them except one-God's. She gives hope to every parent, along with sage advice on how to protect your children from "the world." The book is largely anecdotal and generously illustrated with never-before-seen family photos. A bold behind-the-scenes look into the private lives of her famous children and their faith.

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Very wonderful, easy to read........2007-05-14

This book is so well written. It has such an even flow. I love reading the story of their lives. It is so interesting and I am so proud of the way Barbara has managed her life in Hollywood and as a Christian. I haven't finished the book yet, i really dreading to finish it. I want the story to go on and on, it's very enjoyable! Please purchase this book it is so interesting and easy to read. You won't want to put it down! God Bless~

Honest and True.......2007-03-29

This wonderful book by Barbara Cameron explains the comings and goings, trials, tribulations, success's and heartbreaks of a Hollywood family. It's refreshingly honest with no spin at all. Mrs. Cameron had her shares of ups and downs in her personal life, all the while being a supportive mother who kept her "star" children in line and the "non-star" children were really the stars at home.
My heart went out to poor Bridgett who is the real star of the family!! But their amazing transformation into Born Again, on fire for Jesus Chrsit and their passion that none should miss out on Heaven is so honest, and pure, and indeed rare in a Hollywood where it's hip to be anti-Christian, anti-morals, and whatever goes is OK. Praise God for this family and I know that He is indeed Blessing us with this most excellent book. Thank you Ray Comfort for inspiring Mrs. Cameron. Thank You Mrs. Cameron for sharing your life with us, and thank you Jesus for loving and dying for all of us so that we may be saved!

READ SOME RAW TRUTH! .......2006-11-10

I must say that you going to be very surprised by this book! It isn't only what you probably think it is about, but oh so much more. Barbara is more real and honest with her readers than most people are even with themselves. She shines a flashlight in the dark corners of her life for all to see without apology because as the saying goes..."the truth shall set you free". Let's just say that she has faced her demons and won! Not only do I hope that all the people who read this book let it touch them, but I pray that all people start revealing their secrets in order to be set free, as well. I have and though it was hard, it was worth it because when you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear! Way to Go Barbara---Your truth has made a difference!

Full House of Growing Pains.......2006-09-26

This book is a very candid and honest description of the ups and downs of a mother living the hollywood dream. Ms. Cameron is very detailed in describing her life and how the effects of her childrens' sucesses altered their lives. Bravo and a Job Well done! Everyone should read this book.

Good book for parents and explains the gospel.......2006-08-22

Imagine a young woman graduating high school, almost immediately marrying a man seven years her senior, raising four children while her marriage is falling apart, then fighting to restore her family while guiding two of her children to successful, famous careers and eventually starting her own business. Sound like something from Hollywood? Well, it is. And it's Barbara Cameron's life story. Two of Barbara's children became stars on long-running television shows - Candace played DJ Tanner on Full House and Kirk was Michael Seaver on Growing Pains. In Full House of Growing Pains, Barbara recounts the behind-the-scenes pressures of getting her children to auditions and rehearsals, dealing with the stage mothers and casting personnel, and a variety of other challenges. Meanwhile, her husband, Robert, was dealing with the other two children at home. Throw into the mix Barbara's feelings of faded love for Robert that eventually leads to her leaving him and getting her own apartment.

Barbara's father was strict, and he made sure his children went to church to learn about God. Throughout the book, Barbara's path of spiritual awakening comes through in the way she handles each situation she faces. After Kirk commits his life to Christ, Barbara becomes even more focused on strengthening her own relationship with God.

Full House of Growing Pains shows how a mother was able to raise her children to be strong Christians in spite of Hollywood's environment and her own personal struggles. The stories are interesting and the book, sprinkled with family photos, flows at a comfortable pace with a solid presentation of the Gospel at the end as Barbara wraps up her story. Barbara also shares her current passion of working with Children's Hunger Fund, bringing hope to needy children in Africa.

Besides being a good book for parents and those interested in biographies, it could also be an effective evangelism tool, especially for the large amount of people who are familiar with the careers of Kirk and Candace. - Jeff Friend, Christian Book Previews.com

Full Dark House (Bryant & May Mysteries)

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Slow, pedantic and pseudo-everything
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Full Dark House

Full Dark House (Bryant & May Mysteries)
Christopher Fowler
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Edgy, suspenseful, and darkly comic, here is the first novel in a riveting new mystery series starring two cranky but brilliant old detectives whose lifelong friendship was forged solving crimes for the London Police Department's Peculiar Crimes Unit. In Full Dark House, Christopher Fowler tells the story of both their first and last case—and how along the way the unlikely pair of crime fighters changed the face of detection.

A present-day bombing rips through London and claims the life of eighty-year-old detective Arthur Bryant. For his partner John May, it means the end of a partnership that lasted over half-a-century and an eerie echo back to the Blitz of World War II when they first met. Desperately searching for clues to the killer's identity, May finds his old friend's notes of their very first case and becomes convinced that the past has returned...with a killing vengeance.

It begins when a dancer in a risque new production of Orpheus in Hell is found without her feet. Suddenly, the young detectives are plunged in a bizarre gothic mystery that will push them to their limits—and beyond. For in a city shaken by war, a faceless killer is stalking London's theaters, creating his own kind of sinister drama. And it will take Arthur Bryant's unorthodox techniques and John May's dogged police work to catch a criminal whose ability to escape detection seems almost supernatural--a murderer who even decades later seems to have claimed the life of one of them...and is ready to claim the other.

Filled with startling twists, unforgettable characters, and a mystery that will keep you guessing, Full Dark House is a witty, heartbreaking, and all-too-human thriller about the hunt for an inhuman killer.

From the Hardcover edition.

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A present-day bombing rips through London and claims the life of eighty-year-old detective Arthur Bryant. For his partner John May, it means the end of a partnership that lasted over half-a-century and an eerie echo back to the Blitz of World War II when they first met. Desperately searching for clues to the killer's identity, May finds his old friend's notes of their very first case and becomes convinced that the past has returned...with a killing vengeance.

It begins when a dancer in a risque new production of Orpheus in Hell is found without her feet. Suddenly, the young detectives are plunged in a bizarre gothic mystery that will push them to their limits—and beyond. For in a city shaken by war, a faceless killer is stalking London's theaters, creating his own kind of sinister drama. And it will take Arthur Bryant's unorthodox techniques and John May's dogged police work to catch a criminal whose ability to escape detection seems almost supernatural—a murderer who even decades later seems to have claimed the life of one of them...and is ready to claim the other.

Filled with startling twists, unforgettable characters, and a mystery that will keep you guessing, Full Dark House is a witty, heartbreaking, and all-too-human thriller about the hunt for an inhuman killer.

"Atmospheric, hugely beguiling and as filled with tricks and sleights of hand as a magician's sleeve...it is English gothic at its eccentric best; a combination of Ealing comedy and grand opera: witty, charismatic, occasionally touching and with a genuine power to thrill."
    JOANNE HARRIS, AUTHOR OF CHOCOLAT

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Clever on the surface, yes, but deep as a well...........2007-02-17

This is a detective story of sorts, but don't read this book expecting the usual type of mystery story. Of course there are crimes to be solved, and an investigation to be carried out, with lots of plot twists and all the usual trappings of detective fiction. There is an ensemble of odd characters, eccentric heroes and twisted villains. There is also a very atmospheric evocation of life during the air raids on London during World War II. I thought that all of this was very well-done and interesting. But what really hooked me into this book was the obvious love the author (and his characters) have for the deep history and diverse people of London. Every bit of the book is alive with strange and fascinating London lore, and fortunately for the readers of this series, that is an inexaustable well of material that even the finest fiction can't match.

This book is not for everyone, but if you like quirky fiction that operates according to its own laws, and takes you to places you might never find on your own,you may enjoy this book (and series) as much as I did.

Slow, pedantic and pseudo-everything.......2007-02-13

If you don't mind "new age" pseudo-religious, pseudo-scientific and pseudo-historical fad "intellectualism" and you don't mind skipping pages and pages of slow moving empty dialogue, knock yourself out. If you prefer fast-paced "London" based mysteries try Will Thomas' new books instead.

Good characters.......2006-10-11

The plot is a trifle filled with chapters that end in 'come on there isn't a moment to lose' sort of artificial suspense, but the enjoyable partnership of the somewhat otherworldly Bryant and the down to Earth May, a much more plausible Holmes and Watson, with more wit as well more than makes up for it.

3 and 1/2 stars for the engaging (sort of) time shifting.......2006-09-19

Setting his mystery in blitz-ravaged London and evoking its atmosphere of night bombing raids and their aftermath in the city streets, along with a risque operatic production trying to make its opening night, Fowler concocted a tanatlizing background for a mystery. He stirs into this already promising mix a stretch of 60 years, a span that presents a boyish pair of detectives during wartime London, and later at the end of their careers (octogenarian detectives?!?! there's a novel twist) in the multicultural London of the 21st century. Back and forth we go between then and now, and not always with the greatest clarity.

The plot involves a "peculiar crimes unit" headed up by the disheveled and eccentric Bryant. He's a well-drawn character and the dialogue between him and May, as well as the out-of-sorts authoritarian Biddle, is enjoyable. But in the end, the various plot elements that are meant to sustain the "peculiar crimes unit" don't really add up. Fowler didn't seem to have the nerve to have the seances and clairvoyants (beloved of Bryant) actually lead us into the realm of the uncanny - throwing the reader (not to mention May and Biddle) into uneasy terrain. He pulls back. May's encounter with a clairvoyant's summoning up of a "deceased personage" could've been a presence or a poltergeist, but - naw - it's just a kitchen accident caused by a nearby train. Even the accident's meaning lacks motivation from the summoned spirit.

A lot of late 20th century British humor, especially in film, seems to hope that if your mise-en-scene accumulates enough eccentric caricatures in the narrative, and go through a routine in a ripe, slightly surreal atmosphere (Fowler's decaying London theatre), you've done your job. Well not quite, old chap.

The Bryant & May series has continued, I see, and I hope that Fowler will take a clue from a British detective fiction writer like P.D. James. She is the same age as the characters Bryant and May, and is a master at convincingly weaving (not just stirring in along the way) character, dialogue, motivation, locale on the way to a compelling denouement/conclusion. Blend that approach with the spot on humor found in the American Anglophile mysteries of Martha Grimes and Fowler's promising ideas and authorial voice will find its mark.

Full Dark House.......2006-08-26

Wow! This was fun! The combination of the theater, Greek myth and the Blitz all at once makes for a cracking, good read. The several main characters are appealing - you root for their success against the forces of darkness...

Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin

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No bias in evolution towards greater complexity - explained
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Marching forward? backward? . . . or just "diversifying"?

Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
Stephen Jay Gould
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The human mind has a trusty device for simplifying a complex world: reduce to averages and identify trends. Although valuable, the risk is that we ignore variations and end up with a skewed view of reality. In evolutionary terms, the result is a view in which humans are the inevitable pinnacle of evolutionary progress, instead of, as Stephen Jay Gould patiently argues, "a cosmic accident that would never arise again if the tree of life could be replanted." The implications of Gould's argument may threaten certain of our philosophical and religious foundations but will in the end provide us with a clearer view of, and a greater appreciation for, the complexities of our world.

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Few would question the truism that humankind is the crowning achievement of evolution; that the defining thrust of life's history yields progress over time from the primitive and simple to the more advanced and complex; that the disappearance of .400 hitting in baseball is a fact to be bemoaned; or that identifying an existing trend can be helpful in making important life decisions. Few, that is, except Stephen Jay Gould who, in his new book Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin, proves that all of these intuitive truths are, in fact, wrong.

"All of these mistaken beliefs arise out of the same analytical flaw in our reasoning, our Platonic tendency to reduce a broad spectrum to a single, pinpointed essence," says Gould. "This way of thinking allows us to confirm our most ingrained biases that humans are the supreme being on this planet; that all things are inherently driven to become more complex; and that almost any subject can be expressed and understood in terms of an average."

In Full House, Gould shows why a more accurate way of understanding our world (and the history of life) is to look at a given subject within its own context, to see it as a part of a spectrum of variation rather than as an isolated "thing" and then to reconceptualize trends as expansion or contraction of this "full house" of variation, and not as the progress or degeneration of an average value, or single thing. When approached in such a way, the disappearance of .400 hitting becomes a cause for celebration, signaling not a decline in greatness but instead an improvement in the overall level of play in baseball; trends become subject to suspicion, and too often, only a tool of those seeking to advance a particular agenda; and the "Age of Man" (a claim rooted in hubris, not in fact) more accurately becomes the "Age of Bacteria."

"The traditional mode of thinking has led us to draw many conclusions that don't make satisfying sense," says Gould. "It tells us that .400 hitting has disappeared because batters have gotten worse, but how can that be true when record performances have improved in almost any athletic activity?" In a personal eureka!, Gould realized that we were looking at the picture backward, and that a simple conceptual inversion would resolve a number of the paradoxes of the conventional view.

While Full House deftly reveals the shortcomings of the popular reasoning we apply to everyday life situations, Gould also explores his beloved realm of natural history as well. Whether debunking the myth of the successful evolution of the horse (he grants that the story still deserves distinction, but as the icon of evolutionary failure); presenting evidence that the vaunted "progress of life" is really random motion away from simple beginnings, not directed impetus toward complexity; or relegating the kingdoms of Animalai and Plantae to their proper positions on the genealogical chart for all of life (as mere twigs on one of the three bushes), Full House asks nothing less than that we reconceptualize our view of life in a fundamental way.

From the Hardcover edition.

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No bias in evolution towards greater complexity - explained.......2007-04-11

Does evolution have a tendency to make more and more complex organisms? Most of us would give a confident yes answer to this question; however this book convinces its readers that no such tendency exists. Gould sets out to prove that since evolution works by local adaptation, organisms can evolve to be less or more complex, according to the environment's needs. This is also recognized by Darwin; however Darwin contemplates a drive towards greater complexity which would arise as a result of biotic competition: When one organism evolves to be more complex, the other should be even more complex in order to displace the former. This is famously illustrated in the wedge metaphor in the Origin of Species. The argument of Darwin makes rational sense. What I liked about this book is that Gould does not argue against this notion, but instead makes a number of predictions that would allow him to differentiate between driven (towards more complexity) and passive evolution. Using empirical data, and a number of definitions of complexity (such as size, nervous system, or fractal dimensions of ammonites) he shows that scientific data supports passive evolution.
However, this book is way too long to tell this story. Gould intentionally builds his case very slowly, which by the way makes a very amusing read, maybe except the parts which are almost a eulogy for the bacterial kingdoms. I believe one could easily understand the whole idea of the book by just reading chapter 12 and looking at figure 29. This idea, albeit simple to grasp in hindsight, is not straightforward to imagine (like all real good ideas), and since it gives a way to think of evolution in broader terms.
Idea is as follows:
There is a left wall of complexity for being alive.
Organisms evolve to higher or lower complexity with no inherent bias toward neither. Since there is a left wall, they can't be simpler than a certain level, however the right wall is open, so the highest complexity attained by organisms increases.
The overall shape and mode of complexity distribution doesn't change.

Another Superb Offering .......2006-12-25

I have been rereading several books in my library on natural selection and came across this one sandwiched between "wonderful Life" and "Eight Little Piggies". The late Stephen Gould was near the top of my "best science writer" list. This was not due to only his literary quality (very high) but to both the always intriguing subject matter and his gentle exposition of natural selection. Unlike some scientists (who shall remain nameless to protect the innocent) he feels no need to bash, ridicule, insult or fight those who disagree with his view.

His own theories on species creation have been debated extensively but this book is all about contrast. On the one hand he stresses over and over that evolution is without guidance, meaningless to the change that is occurring. The story of the "evolution" of the horse is a good example with the point being that it is a FAILED end-product of evolution. In the huge bush of horse ancestors only one remains. Again, he points out that evolutionary changes were not done for the purpose of a future species. We, as human beings, naturally see current organisms as the final state of a long, continuously evolving pathway. This is absolutely wrong - we are simply at our current state and that's it

A good portion of the book was give over to the question, "Why are there no .400 hitters in baseball?" Paradoxically, he demonstrates that the extinction of this breed is a sign of overall general increase in excellence. This is the paradox - although natural selection is not directed by purpose our own actions are. Of the 50 million species only ours is aware that we are only one of 50 million. ALong the way we get acquainted with a variety of mathematical models, particularly the infamous bell curve that says so much depending on which way it is slanted. Overall - A

Yes and No.......2006-10-27

Having finished Stephen Gould's book Full House let me opine. An excellent book by all accounts, however, to quibble, he does not convince that there is no innate driving mechanism to greater orders of complexity in the universe. For instance, his argument that if you were to replay the tape of human evolution you would get a different result every time begs the question of yes, but how comes it turned out the way that it did....

In other words, he takes an assumption as fact, that everything happens by accident is evidence for him that everything happens by accident. I guess I don't really understand this....it seems to me hard to explain how sub-atomic particles became you and me. Yes, you can say it was all by accident, but it is just a little more than curious that at every stage of evolution, things took a quantum jump to a higher level of complexity and freedom (which goes with it). I've long since stopped disputing the facts of evolution which at this point are overwhelming, billions of bits of data from every field of science all converge on the same conclusion. However, whether it all just happened to be so for no paricular reason, with no outcome in view can't be proven.....

I occurs to me that we should stop thinking in terms of creation vs. evolution and think in terms of "emergence." You and I are what God is doing right now, what God was doing with dinosaurs is about what God was doing then....Now Gould is taking pains to get humans to stop thinking of themselves as some special example at the top of an apex, or that horses today are necessarily an advance over horses yesterday. As he points out, bacteria is much more successful biologically than humans, they're more numerous, they've been around much longer, they can survive miles underground and in water at temperatures of several hundreds....on and on. "Progress" simply defined, as leading to us because we're so special, doesn't exist.

However, however, however, he overdoes it. Because one can truly have it both ways. We can easily envision another quantum jump from homo sapien sapiens to another level. Yes, we might not be the apex, but that doesn't mean that the general trend of to higher orders of complexity is invalidated. He thinks trends, largely speaking, are greatly exaggerated. We see trends where they don't exist.

He says that the path from bacteria to you and me doesn't represent a "trend" but simply a movement away from a left wall of development. It's a very complex argument, but to use his example, imagine a drunk is walking along a path between a wall and a ditch, which way can he go? Into the ditch everytime. In other words, bacteria represent a left wall, a so simple you can't get lots simpler....the ditch toward complexity is where all the change is going to occur. And he uses many examples from baseball and such to prove his point.

There is, also, he says a right wall....in other words, you can only so far in the rightward direction before you max out. No baseball player CAN throw a ball at 140 miles an hour, world records in sports are becoming less frequent, the faster and faster greats are less and less common, not because they no longer exist, but because they're at the tether ends of the right wall....

But....here is exactly where I find him to be unconvincing. In a universe which went from subatomic particles to you and me, where does he get the confidence to put limits on what baseball players may yet achieve?? Even if it's all by accident, you can't rule out further accidents which may yet produce the baseball player who throws at 140 mph.

Second, he begs the question of why the left wall exists in the first place. You can say the left wall just so happens to be there in the nature of things, it just so happens to be the case that.....you can take things for granted. But that doesn't prove a daggone thing. To be intellectually humble, all you can say is, this is the way it is, if there's a "why" to it we haven't discovered that......

Since I'm going on and on, let me go on even further, many theistic evolutionists have made a human-centered error of defining what God is doing in the universe in terms of "progress." Everything mounts up to a higher and higher level of complexity which becomes defined as progress. That's a political imposition on the idea of evolution, as Gould makes clear, Darwin mostly only said of natural selection that it was a local adaption to environmental pressures. The notion of progress was a Victorian political doctrine based on manifest destiny of white colonialists. In the course of time, these two notions became fused....human-centrically. Social-darwinism being a case pre-eminent...

Progress does not necessarily imply evolution upwards and onwards to greater complexity leading to me and thee, evolution is not necessarily progressive. Granted.

But is it the case that simply because something isn't quantifiable it doesn't exist. Let's use one of Gould's own examples from sports. He says "hot hands" don't exist in sports because all of the statistical research shows that just because a basketball player (he used the example of a baseball player, but I'm switching over) makes a shot, doesn't mean he'll make another shot.

Statistically this doesn't appear. But in reality, anyone who has ever watched basketball knows, players get on a roll....we even have terms to describe it "when you're hot your hot" or "he's in the zone" or "he's unstoppable tonight." Mathematically there's no such thing as "when you're hot your hot" but does that then mean it doesn't exist? Harvard biologist extraordinaire Stephen Gould says yes, humble me, lawn tech extraordinaire says no.

Here's a perfect example of ruling something out simply because it isn't quantifiable. He's a great biologist but a poor psychologist. What is happening when a basketball player has "hot hands?" Statistically, apparently, nothing. Psychologically, the player has lost self-consciousness. A player (and often the audience) who is in the zone, that space where everything starts to click, is lost in the moment. The crowd and the player merge, one seething body making slam dunk after slam dunk.....Sit ringside and get caught up in the moment, it's a thing of beauty....mathematically beauty doesn't appear, but subjectively who can't get lost in wonder when it all starts to come together and the team is on a roll.....looking back you can say that was all just sports talk, but I demure....

There is a bridge between science and God and that is through the psyche, what's happening inside of people that can't be quantified....there is a pattern in the universe which maybe cannot be defined so simply as progress defined as higher orders of complexity leading to me and thee.....but however defined, it seems to me to be beyond the powers of linear thinking to simply rule it out because it can't be quantified....if it doesn't exist in math it doesn't exist at all seems to me to be a poor science indeed.....

As Shakespeare said, "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." -JL

We're Surrounded.......2006-05-23

Having been buried by statistics courses in college, it has always amazed me how people build entire empires out of the slimmest of statistical information. Making judgments based purely on an 'mean' response is an invitation to the error of thinking that a change in average means a trend is developing, or that you are even likely to get an average response in any particular case. To be able to make an even educated guess one has to look at the mode, the median, and various statistical distributions. Even then, it's possible to be wrong, but at least you will have an excuse.

This book by the late Stephen Gould is one of the best discussions of statistical fallacy I've ever seen. Gould starts out with the story of is confrontation with a form of cancer that is almost invariably fatal within a very short time period. Or rather, the modal life span after diagnosis is very short. Gould was a survivor, and his discussion of how the mode has very little to do with individual cases, and how that the studies are skewed by being left limited (there are no negative life expectancies) is enlightening.

Having made his initial point, Gould elaborates it by turning to the disappearance of the .400 batting average. Because there is a lot more information about baseball than there is about a rare form of cancer, Gould is able to look at another form of statistical skew, where there may very well be an upper physical limit, and the field involves multiple variables (pitching, hitting, etc.). By the time he is done the reader will be confident that batting is doing fine, and ready for the real reason Gould wrote Full House - just who really is the boss of earth.

From Victorian times onward one of the 'myths' we humans tell each other is that we are somehow the apex of evolution. That not only is progress (as expressed by intelligence and complexity) inevitable, but that it actually is progress. Using the same statistics that analyzed the .400 average, Gould explodes many of the misunderstandings about what evolution actually is. We are reminded that humans, in fact, all of the 'animal kingdom' are the tiniest part of life on the earth. The creatures with the most species, best ability to survive, and sheer numbers and weight, are the lowly bacteria. For some 3.4 billion years they have ruled the earth, and everything else has been their food.

On top of finding out that we may very well be the last representatives of a dying genera, we must suffer with the fact that we have been beaten out by the most elementary of life forms. Gould reminds us that 'It is a gift to be simple,' writing in a style that is both entertaining and easily accessible. You may start out statistically disadvantaged, but by the end of 'Full House' you will have a much clearer picture of statistics and evolution. While Gould does not break any new territory in this book, he does take us on a wonderful tour of the real world.

Marching forward? backward? . . . or just "diversifying"?.......2004-08-05

After seeing that there were already some 40 or so reviews of this wonderful book, and having read it some years ago I was reluctant to add another. But, being a fan of Gould's magnificent "Wonderful Life" (1989) and seeing some negative, and misleading reviews of this particular book, I had to chime in. To begin with, Gould's books are highly readable and enjoyable as he has a great capacity to relate objective science to the subjective world. "Full House" will be challenging to you if you do not already understand or buy into Darwinism. If not, you'll definitely take issue with his seemingly harsh conclusions (i.e. "Humans are here by the luck of the draw, not the inevitability of life's direction or evolution's mechanism" p.175). The book is about diversity and "the spread of excellence" on earth. Consequently, it puts man in his place (just another organism amongst many, and quite minor compared to bacteria) amongst greater geologic history; and this can be a bit difficult to swallow at first. But read on!

Utilizing baseball and the disappearance of .400 ave. hitting as one major example to illustrate the nature of evolution, Gould shows through statistics how one aspect of the game (hitting) has declined over time, while the rest (pitching & fielding) have increased in skill level. It all makes perfect sense. That's not to say one can't argue with him (although he's now dead), but Gould's contributions to evolutionary theory can be controversial to the unconverted - especially the religious (namely, Catholics & those with firmly held, comfortable beliefs in Manifest Desitiny). Gould (and most science) is directly opposed to this type of anthropocentric thinking; but not, however, traditional Deist beliefs in which God does not interfere with human evolution. In many regards, "Wonderful Life" and "Full House" comfortably fit into an older, more original Christianity - that of Gnosticism, in which the earth is a sort of abandoned proving ground. Gould conjectures: "...perhaps we are, whatever our glories and accomplishments, a momentary cosmic accident that would never rise again if the tree of life could be replanted from seed and regrown under similar conditions" p.18.

The premiss of "Full House" is that "progress is, nonetheless, a delusion based on social prejudice and psychological hope engendered by our unwillingness to accept the plain (and true) meaning of the fourth Freudian revolution" p.20. Later on, Gould reiterates: "The vaunted progress of life is really random motion away from simple beginnings, not directed impetus toward inherently advantageous complexity" p.173. He could be wrong. He could be right. He does however back up his ideas with plenty of observable proofs, experience (he was a paleontologist), and statistics - all in Gould's entertaining and thought-provoking signature style. The fact is, neither Gould nor Darwin nor Freud is saying a person ought to stop striving for excellence - in fact, they're encouraging it! Reading a book like "Full House", or "Wonderful Life" is challenging to many commonly held assumptions about human life, and thus, potentially upsetting, but ultimately uplifting in my view. One optimistic conclusion that may be drawn from this seemingly dismal and dry evolutionary theory is that our life is a unique, wonderful opportunity unparalleled, and definitely not the norm of things.

If the above quotes from the book sound intriguing to you, and you're craving more information, then I highly recommend you try both "Full House" and it's paradigm shifting predecessor, "Wonderful Life". I guarantee that you'll come away with a mind more open, and thoughtful about evolution and life than ever before. Happy reading!

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs Reusable Sticker Book (Harry and the Dinosaurs)

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Harry
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My son loved all the shows

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs Reusable Sticker Book (Harry and the Dinosaurs)
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Release Date: 2006-08-22

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Harry and the dinosaurs are leading the way in this interactive introduction to the Hit Cartoon Network series. With over 55 reuseable stickers and 6 big scenes of Harry's world, young fans will return to Dino-World again and again.

Customer Reviews:

Harry.......2007-01-03

4 year old granddaughters really like this sticker book. We do it together over and over

not really reusable.......2006-12-10

My 3-year-old son loves the Harry and the Dinosaurs books and tv show, so I bought him this sticker book for his birthday. He loved it, and had a lot of fun over the next couple of days putting the stickers on each scene and telling me about what was happening in the picture. However, I'm very disapointed with the quality of the product. There were some problems getting the stickers off the sheet the first time because several of them are a bit small, and a few of them ripped while I was lifting them because they had very narrow areas. That I could live with, since he was having so much fun. The real problem came after he had left the book alone for 1-2 weeks and came back to it wanting to play with it again - not one of the "reusable" stickers would come up off the pages. I admit there is a "sticker storage page" in the book which we did not use, but I believe it's more of a convenience than a requirement as it doesn't seem to have a different surface from the rest of the book. Once my son had applied all of the stickers and couldn't reuse them, he lost interest in the book and hasn't looked at in several months. In contrast, I had also purchased him the Harry hardcover picture books and the paperback picture book tie-in to the tv show, and he still likes having those read to him. Since this sticker book is so cheap, it may be worth the money for the entertainment value, but I would not count on it to give as much satisfaction and repeat enjoyment that one of the story books would bring.

My son loved all the shows.......2006-11-10

This is a great cartoon for young children. My son loves watching them. All the stories are welll designed and teach a positive message.

Victorian House Designs in Authentic Full Color: 75 Plates from the "Scientific American--Architects and Builders Edition," 1885-1894

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Victorian House Designs in Authentic Full Color: 75 Plates from the "Scientific American--Architects and Builders Edition," 1885-1894

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Exquisitely detailed, exceptionally handsome designs for an enormous variety of attractive city dwellings, spacious suburban and country homes, charming "cottages" and other structures — all accompanied by perspective views and floor plans with measurements. Invaluable to architects, home restorers and preservationists; of immense interest to lovers of Victorian architecture.

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Delightful little book.......2007-05-02

A delightful little book givint the reader great insight into Victorian architecture. Providing beutiful vision usingoriginal terminology that gives one the authentic flavor. Using Parlor instead of living room. Showing a sewing room and other such features. Peticularly interesting in the provision and in some others lack of provision of plumbing. Some have bathrooms and some don't.

An excellant book for the lover of architecture or of the Victorian period.

However, there is one awful drawback. And it is most dreadful. Some houses are not accompanied with floor plans. Examples being the beutiful house on page four. The Farragut clubhouse on page thirteen. The moderate cottage on page thirty one and the houses following to page thirty eight. While others have only one or two floors plans provided.

This could use a sequal to correct this defect and provide additional buildings for reader's enjoyment.

A colorful celebration of Victorian homes.......2001-05-23

"Victorian House Designs in Authentic Full Color," edited by Blanche Cirker, is a visually delightful tribute to a memorable era in home architecture. This volume reprints plates from "Scientific American--Architects and Builders Edition," originally appearing from 1885 to 1894.

The book contains floor plans and elevations of both stand-alone houses and connected homes. If you love the fanciful vocabulary of Victorian architecture, you will find all of your favorite features on display here: eyebrow dormers, circular towers, covered piazzas, cantilevered balconies, complex roof lines, clustered fireplaces, Palladian windows, and much, much more.

The only drawback to the book is that some house elevations are not accompanied by floor plans; a few others are only accompanied by the plan of a single floor. But overall, this is a richly detailed celebration of some truly beautiful homes. If you are a student of Victorian home architecture, this book is a must-have.

A BREATH-TAKING WALK INTO A TIME LONG GONE.......2000-08-30

Here is an amazing collection of victorial architectural buildings from the 1800s taken mostly from the New York Tri-State area. The full color three dimensional views given by these plates allow one to experience a sense of the real thing as it had been. The floor plans with scale dimensions can even help to wonders to the memory in understanding these magnificent works. It is also quite detailed and useful for someone who may even wish to reproduce any of these buildings! Even if you don't have any intention of reproducing an entire victorian building, there are certain styles that you can copy for your own home or farmhouse etc. This book gets my full recommendation.

Absolutely Fantastic.......1998-04-05

If you are looking for explicit instructions on how to build a Victorian House this may not be the book for you, BUT, if you LOVE Victorian houses as much as I do, this is definitely the book for you!

This wonderful book features page after page, in FULL COLOR excellent, detailed drawings of these marvelous, period residences! And includes the floor plan of the houses.

Frankly I found the book a pure delight! Many of the houses are featured in a natural setting with a lawn and trees,

I would have preferred people not to be featured in the pictures, but that is just a personal preference..

The small figures are well done and are dressed in period clothing.

I greatly enjoyed this book. It is the kind of picture book that I will be looking at over and over.

Interesting, yet Informative.......1997-08-14

We ordered this book to give us ideas for building our own house in the grand old Victorian style. There are not instructions in this book, but it offers good illustrations, as well as floor plans for most of the houses pictured. Because the drawings are clear, they give a good idea of how some of the building was done, so it's possible to replicate them. We found it very helpful. The book is not technical, so it's entertaining for the average person to look at. The pictures are charming and enjoyable to browse through. The houses pictured are real, working houses that were built years ago. Through the floor plans, you also get an idea of the Victorian lifestyle. It really is a wonderful book to add to your library. It is a soft cover book

Selling Homes 1-2-3: Insider Advice on Becoming a Surprisingly Better Part-Time or Full-Time Real Estate Agent

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Humorous but Informative
Great book for a new loan agent/realtor
I've found it useful
Well, I won't say I learned nothing
Easy to read as 123

Selling Homes 1-2-3: Insider Advice on Becoming a Surprisingly Better Part-Time or Full-Time Real Estate Agent
Bob Boog
Manufacturer: THS International
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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21 Things I Wish My Broker Had Told Me: Practical Advice for New Real Estate Professionals.
Your First Year in Real Estate: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional
How To Become a Power Agent in Real Estate : A Top Industry Trainer Explains How to Double Your Income in 12 Months
Complete Idiot's Guide to Success as a Real Estate Agent (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
The Millionaire Real Estate Agent: It's Not About the Money...It's About Being the Best You Can Be!

ASIN: 0966613015

Book Description

Bob Boog has boiled down twenty years of selling real estate into a fun, easy-to-read manuel about how to sell homes quickly and easily. Filled with true-life experiences, humor and valuable insights for new and experienced real estate agents as well as those people interested in real estate.

Customer Reviews:

Humorous but Informative.......2004-12-31

I'm looking for a Sale book about Real estate and from the helpful review of other i found this one informative and easy to read. The Advise are applicable to everyday transction. The Last Reviewer is Right about this, it's also a good information for a loan officer.

Nat

Great book for a new loan agent/realtor.......2004-03-08

I do loans as well as sell houses and got this book as a gift. I didn't think I would even like this book as the subtitle refers to PART-TIME real estate agents -- a group of humans I particularly don't care for. Surprisingly I found this book to be well-written and funny. There's ALOT of useful information plus humorous personal stories, gags and one-liners to which keeps the well-traveled topic of real estate fresh. In other words, it's not the "same-ole, same ole." Even though the market has changed since this book was written, don't let that stop you from buying and reading it. It's a classic.

I've found it useful.......2003-04-19

Everybody is welcome to their own opinion, and that's cool. But I liked this book. In my area, interest rates and listings are low, so it's key to have a good qualified buyer. And what I got from this book, I think was a lot of good advice:

1) Ask the buyer if they've been prequalified with a lender on the phone.
2) If the buyer says, "yes" have them bring the lender's letter to your office.
3) If the buyer says "no" have them bring in their income documentation and run their credit.

I hate it when a buyer claims to have good credit then you find out later they don't. They run you ragged and you don't get paid.

Many times nowadays I'm in a bidding war so I'm gonna need that prequal letter anyway, or my offer won't get accepted. Might as well get it sooner than later. Plus if the buyer brings in their income documentation, my assistant can do the loan ...BR>
I know of a mortgage broker who has the 3 things buyers need printed on the back of her business cards.

Last year, I sat with the girl who is the buyer's agent for the number 4 agent in our company. He implemented some of the ideas from this book into CGI script forms that buyers fill out on his web site. So she sells homes mostly to people who've left their email addresses. This year he's ranked number 2. Gotta be doin something right.

Well, I won't say I learned nothing.......2003-04-09

I bought this book largely because of the other reviews on Amazon, so I thought I would comment after reading it because
I did not feel the same way.

My primary conclusion is that, because this book is targeted
at new agents, I think some of his advice is ill-suited to
the new agent.

1) Getting each buyer to hand off a bunch of personal info
and getting them to commit to paying a fee if they decide to
go elsewhere is good advice if you are so busy that you can't
bother with buyers who are careful with their privacy and won't
sign a contract that obliges them to pay money if they buy from
someone else just doesn't apply to new agents and probably not
to established agents in a sellers market.

2) This book is an easy read, and you end up liking Mr Boog, but
it is not nearly as funny and helpful as is implied by other reviews.

3) A lot of the sales tactics championed in this book will annoy
buyers. The initial approach when meeting new buyers will scare
some if not most of them away, or I should say would scare ME away. I have bought 3 homes and none of the agents acted like
Mr Boog advocates or I would have ran away.

There are a few pearls in the book, but you have to shuck a lot of oysters to get to them. I felt annoyed that the book employs
a lot of silly tactics to get the reader to buy in to the validity of the book. Don't you agree? That's a 'tie down question'.

Easy to read as 123.......2003-01-17

I bought this book after reading reviews listed here and I do agree this is a great book. I am just about to enter the real estate business and this book gives a lot of insight into residential home sales. I don't know how this book fits for a real estate agent that has been in the business for a long time but if you are just starting - get this book. The book is easy to read and it's a lot like talking with your mentor - it contains a lot of little tid bits you will not find in a typical real estate book. You will learn from this book. 4 and 1/2 stars.

Router Magic: Jigs, Fixtures, and Tricks to Unleash Your Router's Full Potential

Average customer rating:

A must Have Book
Good book to show router uses.
Edgar in Virginia
Jig Bible
Go with his update

Router Magic: Jigs, Fixtures, and Tricks to Unleash Your Router's Full Potential
Bill Hylton
Manufacturer: Rodale Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Woodworking with the Router: Revised & UpdatedProfessional Router Techniques and Jigs Any Woodworker Can Use
The Table Saw Book: Completely Revised and Updated
The Router Book: A Complete Guide to the Machine and its Accessories
The Bandsaw Book
The Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery

ASIN: 0875967116

Book Description

With a handful of standard bits and extraordinary jigs, fixtures, and techniques, this book shows everything from planing boards to making fluted dowels, crafting flawless cope-and-stick joints, and creating amazing spiral-beaded columns and finials.

Customer Reviews:

A must Have Book.......2007-08-23

This book is very informative on the use of a router for a new woodworker. It is a quick reference guide for the expert woodworker, everything you need to know in one book. If you only buy one book for your shop this should be the one.

Good book to show router uses........2007-07-12

This book provides excellent examples of things you can use your router for. It is easy to understand and thorough.

Edgar in Virginia.......2007-05-26

After purchasing "Woodworking with the Router: Revised & UpdatedProfessional Router Techniques and Jigs Any Woodworker Can Use" (by the same author), I was a little dissapointed. It really needs to be revised and updated. Pretty good book, never-the-less.

Jig Bible.......2007-04-11

Need a jig for a specific cut? You can't do much better than this book. Bill Hylton's Router Magic will make you the Houdini of the furniture making world. There's stuff in here that you can make, that I an amateur wood worker can make. There's jigs that will be invaluable to you as you create and dazzle your friends. Some reviewer's claim this is for the more advanced wood worker. I disagree. If you've discovered the amazing uses of the router and need some constructive ideas for jigs and want to learn more about your router, this book is invaluable and the other book sold here at Amazon by Bill Hylton is also. You've got to buy them both. Trust me, you will thank me.

Go with his update.......2006-11-10

I bought this book and Hylton's updated book and wish I had only purchased the most recent. This book was out of date and redundant with his newer, more comprehensive book. His other book was Professional router jigs and techniques that any woodworker can use (or something like that).

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