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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Uneven.
Better photos would help
Informative and enjoyable

Understanding the Sky
Dennis Pagen
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Uneven........2004-08-06

I am a P3 (intermediate-rated) paraglider pilot. My strong interest in mountain soaring means I am extremely motivated to learn what Understanding The Sky has to offer. I found it to be only a mixed success.

I had studied some meteorology in the past for other purposes, which made this book an easier read. The terminology and some of the concepts are presented so briefly that they would be challenging to grasp if you had no knowledge of them at all when you started the book.

What is great: This book contains a wealth of well-organized information, theoretical and practical, large scale and small scale. It includes such crucial subjects in soaring safety as the formation of rotors under atmospheric waves. (Who would have guessed about those, and they can kill you.) Mr. Pagen has done a lot of flying and has woven his experience and anecdotes into the text throughout. The book is an astonishing compendium.

What is not so great: He uses no footnotes, offers no bibliography, and never names a source. Wind blowing over a mountain has surely been studied by scientists with surface metering equipment, LIDAR guns and other means of collecting data. Id be more comfortable if I knew what references Mr. Pagan had studied to gain his knowledge. There are times when I get the feeling he is making it up based on what seems sensible to him, or what he experienced once or twice in his flying experience. Anecdotes are fine but they should always be presented as such, not mixed in with conclusions drawn more scientifically. My feeling about this may be wrong but without footnotes I have no way to know. I do know that what seems sensible is a poor substitute for actual data when it comes to airflow. Fluid dynamics is incredibly complicated and the subject is full of surprises that go against what seems sensible.

Sometimes he does make clear he is relating something he has personally encountered while soaring and says so. This is good, but he often doesnt say enough. Id like to know how many times he encountered the condition, because in micrometeorology it can be easy to attribute a situation to incorrect causes if you only have one experience to go on. Mr. Pagan occasionally acknowledges this uncertainty, but its not always clear. In one description of air flow over a complicated ridge, he says that the diagram shows what he experienced there, but he doesnt say if it was during a single one hour flight or in flying every day for months. Its also hard to imagine he flew into every rotor shown on the diagram.

What is also not great: Mr. Pagan badly needs a professional editor. His writing is rife with extra words and awkward constructions, and there are numerous errors in the text and figures. He continually uses terms he has not introduced, and while he provides a glossary it is not always adequate to explain them if you have not encountered them before. The pictures are so poorly reproduced that I could only rarely understand what the photo was supposed to illustrate. The challenge of understanding all the information is doubled by the manner of presentation.

At least one diagram appears to have been very precisely photocopied out of another, much older book on the subject, yet again no credit is given. That book is Meteorology for Soaring Pilots, which I recommend without reservation.

The book will be valuable to any pilot. Unfortunately, Mr. Pagens unscientific approach to a scientific subject makes it impossible to know how much of the information can be depended on.

Better photos would help.......2001-06-27

As a paragliding pilot, I bought this book hoping to learn more about the weather and to improve my flying skills. It's a great book, content-wise. It's written specifically for the pilots and is very practicable. It also covers pretty much everything a pilot may need. The book did help me learn more about the weather, although not as much as I had expected, but that's probably because of the difficulty of the subject matter rather than the quality of the book. Weather is a very complicated thing and I think it's only through long experience that one can learn its various tricks. So don't expect to become expert at finding thermals after reading this book. What this book does is it teaches you basic theory and provides lots of information of weather phenomena that pilots can take advantage of in theor flying, in a way understandable to all of us average paragliding or hanggliding pilots. The problem is that in real life weather is often more complicated than that.

My only gripe with the book is not about contents, but the quality of the printed material and binding. The photos and illustrations are not very good, which is quite bad because they are very important in the learning process. For example, it's hard to distinguish between different types of clouds just by looking at their sketchy pictures or the bleak black-and-white photos, some of which are so bleak you almost can't see anything at all. Similarly, it was sometimes hard to make sense of the author's explanations of different weather phenomena, largely because of the poor quality of supporting illustrations. The book's binding was quite weak, and mine split in two just after I read the book once. The book intended for practising pilots who may be carrying it in their backpacks everywhere or even in their harnesses during flights could have a more sturdy binding.

Having said that, I still think it's an excellent book and I would recommend it to all pilots interested in knowing more about the weather.

Informative and enjoyable.......1999-02-07

The book takes a very complicated subject and boils it down to the bare essentials necessary to have a working knowledge of weather. Quite a feat! Of course it helps to have an interest in weather from a hang glider pilot's perspective.

Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere (with Blue Skies CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

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Book applets nominated for Pixie Awards
Award-winning book

Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere (with Blue Skies CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
Steven Ackerman , and John A. Knox
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ASIN: 053437199X

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An entirely new way for students to observe, analyze, and understand meteorology -- Steven A. Ackerman and John A. Knox's METEOROLOGY: UNDERSTANDING THE ATMOSPHERE is scientific, topical, and scholarly. The authors present the subject of weather as it directly affects your students using vivid photographs and compelling real-life stories. METEOROLOGY generates interest and genuine enthusiasm for the subject by making weather phenomena come alive via conceptual models and engaging narrative that explain their existence and help students discover the fascinating processes that determine weather. METEOROLOGY emphasizes how we observe the atmosphere and then uses those observations to explain atmospheric phenomena. By learning how to interpret scientific observations of the atmosphere, students can deepen their understanding of the subject. The text's instructor-friendly and modular structure are based on the authors' combined teaching experiences at five different universities. In addition to the well-thought-out structure that makes it easy for instructors to tailor the book to their needs, the authors also include unique coverage of topics not found in other books for this course.

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Book applets nominated for Pixie Awards.......2004-03-26

The applets available in association with this book (The Why Files Interactives) have been nominated for excellence in website design that incorporates motion. See the press release below:

3rd Annual Pixie Nominations Honor Online Films and Animations

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 17, 2004 -- On the heels of an earlier than usual Oscars, the Directors Board of Broadband Motion Pixure Arts and Technologies today released nominees for its 3rd Annual Pixie Awards, which honor achievement in online and broadband motion picture production.

Formally known as the Directors Board Awards for Achievement in Broadband Motion Pixure Production, the Pixie Awards are widely considered the top award -- if not the only award -- in a burgeoning area of artistic endeavor that includes animation, film, and web site design.

"It's an enormous honor to be nominated by the Pixie Awards in one category, but to be nominated in two categories is simply over the top!" said Looney Bin Animation Studios creative director Stan Holden upon hearing the good news about his animated feature Rebel Without a Claus.

"It's the equivalent of being nominated for an Oscar!" Holden added from his offices in Orange County, Calif.

The Pixie Awards include categories for Best Web Design that Incorporates Motion and Best Original Score for an i-Feature -- a film that resides entirely on the Internet.

...

The nominees for the 3rd Annual Pixie Awards are:
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Best Web Design that Incorporates Motion

SantaFeHealingArt --
Anand Nunnally, Jill Schwarz, Jason Goodyear, Clarence Cline, Lucinda Dykes, and Michael Tincher, Designers

Jibjab -- Evan Spiridellis, Mike Jaffe and Gregg Spiridellis, Designers

***The Why Files Interactives -- Sue Medaris, Tom Whittaker and Steve Ackerman, Designers

Award-winning book.......2003-05-16

This book has won a Talby Award from the Society of Academic Authors. Please see release below.

Meteorologists' book wins visuals award
WINONA, Minn., March 24, 2003 -- A college meteorology textbook by Steve Ackerman and John Knox won a William Henry Fox Talbot Prize for excellence in visuals from the Sociey of Academic Authors. The book, Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere, published by Brooks/Cole under the editorshop of Keith Dodson, was praised by one member of the SA2 panel of judges as an "exceptional job pulling together relevant data to be presented in original graphic formats." Said other judges: "The text is visually sophisticated, truly interesting, and up-to-date, with always apt and sometimes ravishing images, figurative models, and tables used to support its thoughtful pedagogy." "This book has some of the most pretty and apt graphics that I have ever seen in a textbook.""Quite simply, the production quality is superb." "Visuals are integral and are used generously." Learning of the award, Knox said: "I'm excited to see that the judges appreciated our efforts so thoroughly -- especially since Steve and I are both first-time authors. Knox is a research scientist and lecturer at the University of Georgia. Ackerman is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The announcement in the fourth in a series on the 2003 Talbies.

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No science

Great!

The Sky Is Falling: Understanding and Coping With Phobias, Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Misinformation about OCD

One of the best

The Sky Is Falling: Understanding and Coping With Phobias, Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Raeann Dumont
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Book Description

What do Lady Macbeth, Sigmund Freud, Howard Hughes, J. Edgar Hoover, Shirley Jackson, and Carly Simon have in common? They all--along with 14-20 million people in the United States--have suffered at one time from an anxiety disorder. This book gives an extraordinary account of the lives, thoughts, and struggles of people like them who suffer from phobias, panic attacks, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Gracie hasn't left her house in thirty years out of fear she'll be contaminated. Jerry spent hours each day picking up debris on the subway platform. Norm's bridge phobia led him into alcoholism. David bright, young, ambitious feared he'd lose his job because he so dreaded giving sales presentations. These are some of the case studies exemplary of the approximately fourteen to twenty million people who suffer from anxiety disorders in this country that are found in this riveting and instructive book. Raeann Dumont lays bare the features of obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and panic. Utilizing cognitive therapy and self-help techniques, she helps readers recognize anxiety-producing thoughts and shows how, through reality testing and assessing anxiety situations, these compulsions can be managed.

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No science.......2007-08-27

There is no science in this book. It is basicly a book saying that a person with OCD can just 'get over it' when they cannot because brain scans have PROVEN that the brain is over active and not functioning correctly. OCD is a serious mental illness, not a fault of faulty thinking nor is it the person with OCD's fault.

I am sure the author is a caring person but she is not a doctor and seems to have formed her own ideas and theories and not consulted what other SCIENTISTS are learning. It is important to note that she is NOT a doctor, not a scientist, nor is she studying this disease.

She is basicly saying it is the fault of your thinking processes, not the fault of the disease. Yes, her book has some good ideas in it but she doesn't seem to realize that OCD is a real illness of the brain which, in OCD people, does not work correctly. AND it is not illness specific, meaning she talks of many mental illnesses NOT JUST OCD, and makes general statements.

I would recommend Brain Lock by Jeffrey Schwartz, who is a doctor and has some real science and brain scans to back up what he is saying. And read other books on OCD also, those authored by real doctors though.

I have OCD and Brain Lock was recommended to me by my therapist.

Great!.......2007-03-16

I enjoyed all of the stories of others suffering from OCD. Most are extreme cases, but overall I could relate to the fear, etc. It was nice to know there are others with the same problem.

The Sky Is Falling: Understanding and Coping With Phobias, Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders.......2007-02-06

Absolutely a must-read for those suffering from OCD or other Obsessions, or for those who want to understand loved-ones dealing with these disorders. Your understanding will greatly expand. Also includes steps towards recovery. Highly recommended.

Misinformation about OCD.......2007-01-07

I found this book troubling, because right from the start it presents inaccurate information about the treatment and cause of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Early on in the book, the author writes the following about the "in vivo" therapy she does with clients with OCD. This therapy exposes the client to a feared object/situation/etc. with the support of the therapist.

"The idea was that I, as the therapist, could demonstrate that there really was no objective danger in any of these things or situations, and help the fearful person to confront each of the items on the list and see that nothing terrible happend. When we had worked all the way through the list, the person would see the folly of these fears and no longer be fearful." And then she goes on to say how most of the time this works to cure the fear.

Exposure to feared objects/situations is an accepted and highly regarded part of treatment for OCD. However, the purpose is not to show the client that their fear is irrational or unecessary and knowing this does not cure OCD. In fact, in most cases people with OCD recognize that their fears are excessive and unecessary - but despite this knowledge they remain powerful, disturbing, and sometimes disabling. Therapy through exposure is intended to give the client opportunities to learn to live with the extreme anxieties of these situations and to learn healthy ways to cope with them. You CANNOT convince someone with OCD that their obsessive anxieties are in error and thereby cure them. That is not the nature of the disorder or the intent of the widely-used exposure therapy many Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists employ.

The second major red flag you will run into right away in this book is how the author keeps giving examples of OCD "caused" by faulty parenting. (Her first example is that her mother's excessive washing of her as a child caused her to have OCD and the second is about a mother who inadvertantly taught her daughter that thinking about someone dying could make it happen.) Though the exact causes of OCD are still uknown, it is NOT an accepted theory in the modern-day that faulty parenting can cause OCD.

Though I am sure there are interesting aspects to this book, I would recommend you look elsewhere for more accurate information on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

One of the best.......2005-11-09

I can't give full 5 stars, as i'm rating the whole book.
The best part of the book comes towards the end, page 229 onwards. The preceeding chapters are typical items one can find in all OCD books.
If I were to rate only those towards the end, dealing with how to get better,
I'll simply rate this book 6 out of 5 stars.

Secrets of the Universe: Your Guide to the Cosmos and Beyond: Planet Earth; The Solar System; Understanding the Cosmos; Mission Log; Into the Unknown; The Night Sky; Space Technology; Space Pioneers (Six Volumes)

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The Low Sky In Pictures

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The spectacular photographs and insider information in this introduction to the often cryptic nature of life in Holland provide newcomers with cultural insight into how Dutch society works. The taboos and dilemmas of modern Holland are explored with contextual information about how these idiosyncrasies developed. Advice about engaging in the main themes of public debate and suggestions for navigating social situations effectively are among the tips provided for business travelers or vacationers. Revealing images of Holland heighten appreciation of the unique beauty of the Dutch landscape and people.

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The Low Sky In Pictures.......2007-05-18

Very well written. I think you will really enjoy this.

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Very revealing
Best book on this subject I have read
Invaluable as a practical guide for undertanding the Dutch
Moeurs et coutûmes du peuple néerlandais

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Han van der Horst
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Dutch society's behavioral eccentricities are unveiled in this insider's guide to Holland and its people. For business people and sightseers making a long or brief visit to Holland, Dutch society might be difficult to navigate without this examination of egalitarianism and utilitarianism, organization and trade, and honor and privacy. This eye-opening guide offers insight into why drugs may be sold without repercussion at the corner store while unsanctioned fences in one's garden beget condemnation, revealing the true old Dutch adage "Act normally, that's crazy enough!"

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Very revealing.......2003-01-30

This book is a very interesting and very revealing analysis of Dutch culture and Dutch character. Although Horst is an insider, he seems to be well aware of the kinds of questions that outsiders have about Dutch culture. As an insider, he has a thorough understanding of what makes the Dutch tick.

The book is organized into the 6 broad tropics that anthropologists at the Tropen Museum in Amsterdam have identified as characterizing the Dutch: egalitarian, utilitarian, organized, trade-oriented, privacy-minded, and having a debt of honor. At times, however, this division seems to be overlaid onto the book, rather than providing an essential framework. Inside each chapter, Horst meanders through a wide range of information, interweaving such details as a synopsis of Dutch history, an analysis of modern politics and politicians, lyrics from popular music, and sample lonely heart classifieds. At all times, the focus is on the Dutch mindset, Dutch attitudes, and where they come from. I found the book to be very informative, and I would recommend it to anyone planning a long or short visit in the Netherlands.

Best book on this subject I have read.......2001-03-29

Simply, this is the best book I have read on understanding Dutch society. If this type of thing interests you, then try to locate this book. I don't think you will be disappointed.

Invaluable as a practical guide for undertanding the Dutch.......1999-09-04

This book was recommended to me by the Director of Cultural Affairs at a foreign embassy in the Hague as the best book available for understanding contemporary Dutch society. It's informal yet thorough, clearly written, and eminently practical. Neither academic nor touristic, the book is ideal for people from a foreign country who are moving to the Netherlands or will be spending a good quantity of time there. I bought my copy in the Netherlands at Veenstra Bookhandel in Amsterdam.

Moeurs et coutûmes du peuple néerlandais.......1999-02-19

Un essai fort intéressant rédigé par l'historien Han van der Horst qui traite, en 6 chapitres, du peuple néerlandais sous diverses facettes. Parmi les sujets traités, comment la lutte perpétuelle contre les eaux forge une nation, le rapport des Néerlandais à l'argent et aux affaires, la fameuse politique de consensus, le caractère type du peuple Batave, etc... "The Low Sky" a le mérite d'exposer ses sujets en profondeur et par là-même, de se distinguer des ouvrages plus légers que l'on trouve généralement dans la section tourisme des librairies! Ce travail est loin de rivaliser avec les essais de Simon Schama ou d'Israel, mais il est relativement court, instructif et agréable à lire. P.S. Ce titre est disponible, en anglais comme en néerlandais, dans n'importe qu'elle librairie des Pays-Bas!

The Universe & How to See It: A Practical Guide to Viewing & Understanding the Night Sky

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Eureka!

The Universe & How to See It: A Practical Guide to Viewing & Understanding the Night Sky
Giles Sparrow
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View the illuminating night sky-with the naked eye, binoculars, or a small telescope. Here's a new approach to learning the science behind celestial phenomena using stunning photographs, clear explanations, and practical guidelines.

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Eureka!.......2007-08-28

This book is very well written and definitely helps the reader understand complex ideas in a simple way. Easy to follow, and well illustrated...especially if you prefer pictures to words. The book doesn't drag along-it's format is brief and to the point. By the end, I felt like I could actually explain the intricacies of the night sky. Well done!

Lights in the Sky: Identifying and Understanding Astronomical and Meteorological Phenomena (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)

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Lights in the Sky: Identifying and Understanding Astronomical and Meteorological Phenomena (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)
Michael Maunder
Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1846285623

Book Description

Many lights and other objects in the sky go unrecognised, or at least are little understood by those observing them. Such things range from the commonplace like rainbows and meteors, to the distinctly unusual like the green flash and ball lightning. And there is still a residuum of objects that remain unidentified by the watcher â€“ classed generally as â€~UFOsâ€™, a description which today has connotations of the mysterious, even of extraterrestrial visitors.

The first part of this book is an identification guide, very much like the "plant identifier" sections found in a good gardening or botany book. It allows quick (and structured) identification of known aerial phenomena, whether at night or during the day. The objects thus found are referenced to the second part of the book.

The second part gives a full description, physical explanation, and where relevant notes on observing and photographing the various phenomena. Some will need optical aids such as binoculars or telescopes, but the main thrust of the book is identification and explanation rather than imaging.

The final chapter approaches UFOs from a scientific standpoint, particularly the way in which human perception and often preconception affects the outcome. It does however finish with a short section on "extraterrestrial UFOs", emphasising the burden of proof aspect and touching on the scientific theories of life on other worlds and the improbability of visitors.

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