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Another one for the nutjobs.......2007-10-01
The credibility of this book should have been destroyed by the DNA testing which disclosed Anna Anderson's true identity, but of course there are stil circles of people out there who will bend over backwards to invent any and every theory that works with their fantasy. If the science doesn't agree with them, then of course the science must be wrong. What else is new? That in the year 2007 people continue to tout this imposter as Anastasia is an insult to Anastasia's memory.
Looking back on Anna Anderson.......2007-08-21
"Anastasia: The Riddle of Anna Anderson" was written before the "official" discovery of the Romanov bones, therefore, Anna Anderson could not have undergone DNA testing, when this book was published in 1983. Without getting into the DNA testing, there is one question throughout the story of Anna Anderson that was either never asked by Kurth or never asked by Anna Anderson's opponents. According to Anderson's story, she ["Anastasia"] escaped Ekaterinburg with an Ipatiev House guard, Alexander Tschaikovsky. "Anastasia" and Tschaikovsky made their way to Bucharest, Romania--where "Anastasia" gave birth to a son, and the two were married in a Catholic church. Here's the problem. Anastasia Romanov was Orthodox. Why would she marry in a Catholic church? In Russia, this could be understandable; but in Romania, which is also predominately Orthodox? That is one question Kurth, or Anderson's opponents, never asked.
Compelling proof.......2006-10-03
Numerous other reviewers have already gone into massive detail about all of the evidence Mr. Kurth produces to establish that "Anna Anderson" was indeed Grand Duchess Anastasiya, so I'm not going to write yet another length missive repeating what so many other people have already reiterated. I had only been a Russophile for three years when I read this book, and absolutely loved it; the next year I was able to write a research paper on this very topic (though Mr. Kurth's book wasn't one of the resources I used for my research), proving that these two women were one and the same, with so much compelling proof that one must question what really happened when the DNA test was administered. My research turned up a story about a shady figure named Willy Korte who was hanging around the lab and who quite possibly saw sensitive information on the papers in a folder. Not only that, but when the researchers first went to get the DNA, it was lost, and they spent several hours searching for it. Seems pretty suspicious to me.
However, this book was written before the DNA test was done, so that issue is really neither here nor there and should be the topic of another book, or maybe even additional material in an updated reissue. If Mr. Kurth were really so "obsessed" with proving "Mrs. Anderson" were really Anastasiya, he would have been grasping at straws and painting circumstantial evidence as unquestionable proof. He does absolutely none of that here. There's enough proof here to convince even a hardened skeptic. If this woman really were such a fraud and had been nothing but some peasant bumpkin woman, why did the missing peasant woman's own relatives say they didn't recognise her and had never seen her before in their lives? Why did both Anastasiya and "Anna Anderson" have the foot disorder hallux valgus? Why did this mysterious woman have scars on her body corresponding exactly to the wounds inflicted by the regicidal murderers? Why did she recognise so many people from her family and close circle of friends (like Duchess Olga and Dr. Botkin's children) and know so many intimate details about their lives? Why did she have eyes that were the exact same deep shade of blue as the tsar's? Why did they have the same fingerprints? How was she able to know about a secret visit the tsarina's cousin Kaiser Wilhelm made to St. Petersburg during WWI, something which no one outside of the Royal Family would have even known about? How did she know so many details about a hospital for wounded soldiers she, her mother, and her sisters often helped out at? She even corrected some of the veterans who tried to mislead her and prove her identity false, such as one who falsely claimed that her little brother had been there as well when they visited. Why did both women have the same handwriting? And in a German court of law, the comparison pictures of her ears and Anastasiya's ears matched on far more than just the bare requisite amount of similarities to prove identity, as well as the similarity between their faces. As one of the experts said, "Such similarity between two human faces is not possible unless they are the same person or identical twins."
There was so much compelling undeniable proof that it seems utterly ridiculous to say, "Oh, I guess I was wrong" just because of the results of a highly suspect DNA test. It seems as though most people who dismiss "Anna Anderson" as a fraud have never even done any in-depth reading on this subject, don't know about all of this massive proof, have no idea about the monkey business that went on concerning the alleged DNA. Far from a delusional fraud or a peasant woman with amnesia, this woman was truly the real deal.
YOU decide who she was.......2006-09-16
This book, is wonderful let me start bvy saying that. It is endlessly compelling and fascinating and is exhaustively researched, as a reader can probably tell by the constant source refrences.
It tells the story of Anna Anderson, the young woman who jumped of a bridge and then, whilst in a German asylum, claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II. Kurth's book exhaustively details the known sections of her life, recording the testimony of not only thoughs who supported Anna but also those who opposed her.
The only detractor from this book, is that Kurth refers to Anna Anderson as Anastasia throughout, which can get confusing (especially in the earlier sections.)
I have read one review here that says that Anna Anderson could only speak German. To me this is proof they have not read a word of the book. Anna Anderson spoke English and Russian 'like a lady of high soceity' both in her sleep and in secret to the nurses whilst she was in the asylum, and by 1928, after only a few lessons in English based on childish nursey rhymes, would speak nothing BUT English, the language she used for the rest of her life. And to those who say the REAL Anastasia couldn't speak German, workbooks in her own hand, that feature writing in German with LESS errors than in her writing in Russian totally disprove the widely spread myth that Anastasia couldn't speak German.
Overall this is an excellent book, and I recommend it to anyone who wants a well balanced account of one woman's claim that gripped the world.
She wasn't Anastasia.......2006-08-14
This book is a comprehensive account of Anna anderson's life. It appears to be well researched and contains footnotes (a conspicuous absence in other Anna Anderson books). It is the ultimate reference work for Anna Anderson supporters. However,the author finds every reason to say that Anna Anderson was Anastasia without considering the evidence that she wasn't and much of the anti-Anna Anderson evidence is glossed over. I also object to Kurth refering to the claimant as Anastasia.
The case that Anna Anderson was Anastasia was extremely weak even before DNA. In the Dalldorf Asylum Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden said that she was neither Tatiana nor Anastasia. Anderson met her Aunt Princess Irene of Prussia under an assumed name. Neither recognized the other. Also Grand Duchess Olga did not recognize Anderson. Pierre Gilliard also said that she could not be Anastasia. Sydney Gibbes and Alexei Volkov also said that the claimant wasn't Anastasia.
Anderson disappeared on 12 August 1922 and reappeared on 15 August 1922. These were the same days on which Franziska Schanzkowska reappeared.
Anastasia knew four languages: Russian, English, French and German. At first Anna Anderson only knew one: German. She never could speak Russian. There is no way anyone would forget one's native tongue. Anna Anderson's English was terrible and she certaintly never spoke it like a lady of high society.
There is no record of an Alexander Tchaikovsky being shot and killed in Bucharest in a street fight between 1918 and 1920.
Members of the imperial family who denied the claimant (especially Ernie and Olga) are painted as greedy and selfish. Olga's opinions were ruthlessly twisted by Anna's supporters. She made a carefully condidered, well reasoned decision to reject the claimant. At no stage did Olga think that Anna Anderson was her niece.
Anna Anderson's behaviour never resembled that of a Grand Duchess. She never had the demeanour of a royal family member. Wearing expensive clothes, living at other people's expense, living in a Duke's castle, and
being rude and imperious does not make you a lady. The claimant in 1920 does not even look like Anastasia. Just look at Anna Anderson's first mug shot in 1920 and compare it with pictures of Grand Duchess Anastasia and tell me whether they are the same person.
"I thought she was Anastasia therefore the DNA tests must be wrong" is not an argument. "Nobody who thought she was Anastasia could believe the DNA results" is a circular and self-serving argument. "How could she know all those things if she was a Polish peasant?" is also not an argument.
The DNA says that Anna Anderson was Franziska Schanzkowska. There was nothing wrong with the DNA test. End of story.
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The sea was our common home, and I felt our connection went back a very long way -- to a time that predated man's emergence from the water.
In 1996, Francisco "Pipín" Ferreras, a native Cuban and a world champion in the dangerous and controversial sport of free diving, met Audrey Mestre, a beautiful French marine biology student who had sought him out in Cabo San Lucas for her research. A passionate romance immediately bloomed between the two, and their love was bonded by a shared fascination with and devotion to the ocean. When the couple moved back to Miami, Audrey took up the sport herself and quickly proceeded to break the female world record (115 meters). They soon became free diving's power couple, testing the limits of their wills and bodies by descending to unthinkable depths, training and touring together, encouraging and motivating each other.
Then, on October 12, 2002, in a dive off the coast of the Dominican Republic, tragedy struck: Audrey's attempt to break the world record with a dive of 170 meters ended in her death. Suddenly, Pipín -- haunted by questions, reeling from the loss of his soul mate -- could no longer find solace in the sea that had always been his true home.
Now, for the first time, Pipín tells his story. He shares the heart-pounding adventure and fierce competition that fuel the sport of free diving and his own addiction to it. He addresses the controversy that has followed him throughout his career and that spun out of control after Audrey's death. And he relates the haunting story of his relationship with Audrey -- a unique and complicated tale of love and obsession taken to extreme depths.
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Static Apnea..........2006-06-10
This book was amazing and inspiring.
First, it talks about Pippin's background. Then it goes into the history of free-diving, for those not normally interested it. Finally, you get to meet Audrey, the love of his life.
I don't want to give away the ending, but it's very sad. Don't read the rest of my review if you haven't read it yet :-) I hate how everyone blames Pippin for what happened. It's honestly not his fault. His wife died doing something she loved, and I don't think she could have been more happier.
I wish Pippin would get back into diving...the sport needs him.
The book is a fast-paced, inspiring read...I recommend it to you.
Good Book, So Sad.......2006-05-28
I just finished this book. I read the whole thing in 24 hours. It is definitely a hard book to put down, I just kept wanting to know what happened next (even though I knew of Audrey's fate before I started the book). It makes you think of your own life and relationships. I truly feel for Pipin and can't imagine losing a love like the one he and Audrey had together. I don't think he would have ever put her in harm's way intentionally. At the end, you wish it was a book of fiction. I recommend this book to anyone, it is a fascinating sport. I want to read more from Pipin and see the James Cameron film, if it is still coming out?
She knew the risks.......2006-01-26
My first thought on finishing this book was addressed to Pipin--"You killed her!". I do feel that his obsession with the sport and attaining new records abused the trust of his less experienced wife and pushed her into a dive she may not have been prepared for. However, VeganGurl makes a good point that Audrey was herself quite aware of the safety precautions (or lack thereof) being taken on the dive and was free to pull out or insist on changes at any time. She was by all accounts an intelligent young woman and not a helpless puppet to her husband's ambitions. If there is any blame to be assigned for this tragic event, she must take her share. I can't imagine undertaking something so dangerous without checking and doublechecking my equipment *myself*, but then I've never been very "team"-oriented. Having said that, I found this a compelling read. Pipin is clearly a man of deep emotion and seems to have benefited from self-examination and soul-searching over the last few years. No, it's not literary, but it tells Pipin and Audrey's story simply, in Pipin's own words. Whatever one thinks of the circumstances around the fatal accident, or of the sport itself, one can't help but feel deep sorrow for everyone involved.
People you want to do business with!.......2005-07-20
Prompt delivery, goods in excellent condition and well packaged.
Avoid it if you're just interested in SCUBA.......2005-06-28
I bought it thinking that it was a 100% SCUBA story. It resulted to be another thing.
Love, and someone trying to justify how a woman died, just one of the subjects...
The story is not bad anyway, but I would not recommend it.
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The official inside story on the making of the award-winning movie trilogy
The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy is a lavishly illustrated, behind-the-scenes, definitive account of the creation of an epic film experience. Hailed by critics worldwide, part one of the movie trilogy was a box-office smash, one of the most successful films of the decade. Peter Jackson's "fierce, imaginative movie takes high-flying risks and inspires with its power and scale," wrote Newsweek. "In every way this is moviemaking on a grand scale," wrote the San Francisco Chronicle, while Time proclaimed the "grandeur, moral heft and emotional depth" of the film, which received thirteen Academy Award(R) nominations.
Including more than 300 photographs from all three films, most unique to this book, and exclusive interviews with all the cast and crew, Brian Sibley's fascinating book takes every fan inside the process of adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork for the screen. For the first time in history, three major movies were made at the same time, a triumphant and monumental undertaking that took the world by storm. Here can be found details about the hundreds of dedicated artists, craftspeople and cast and crew members who labored for years -- adding authenticity at every stage -- to bring one of the greatest stories ever told to an eager film audience. Sibley takes us inside the process of filmmaking to show us how the magic is made -- from the director, writers and actors to wardrobe, makeup, miniatures, music and digital special effects, it's all here.
"It was tiring, physically and mentally, but never dull. Three movies, one big story, and so much variety: one day shooting scenes of intimate heart-wrenching drama, the next, vast battle scenes involving hundreds of extras. Every day brought an opportunity to create something new on this enormous canvas that is The Lord of the Rings." -- Peter Jackson
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Few nice pictures and that's all.......2007-01-10
I bought this book and I was interested but it really disappointed me! It doesn't give you any information neither details about the making of the movie rather than the author's babbling (honestly)! The only good thing is some nice pictures and they are not many.
lots of behind the scenes info and photos.......2006-12-10
This contains much of the behind-the-scenes information that the "special feature" of the DVD versions contain. There is significant new material, however. I enjoyed the book very much as it describes the amazing job of the team that produced the movies that we love.
trepel 0 7 spy kid 3spys.......2006-07-05
there was 3 yung spys andthey spy,ed on Alie andthe way they spy,ed on her was they sneak acros the house & in side and they went in the vent and put the camra on and spy,ed ontel tomor,o &then they left be for she got up THE END
Great Book!.......2006-03-10
If your a fan of behind the scenes stuff and movie making, this is the book for you. These movies are unlike any other, so seeing what when on during their 18 month filming, premires, etc. is great! Highly recommended!
Ten Thousand More?.......2006-03-06
I loved the movie, but what I am curious about the most is why Lord Aragon allowed the "Ghost Army" to leave when they were facing another Ten Thousand plus army as they did the first? That didn't make any sense!!!!!
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How did medieval musicians learn to perform? How did they compose? What was their sense of the history and purpose of music? The Summa musice, a treatise on practical music from c. 1200, sheds light on all these questions. It is a manual for young singers who are learning Gregorian chant for the first time, and provides a compact but comprehensive introduction to notation, performance, and composition, written in a mixture of Latin prose and verse. More than that, however, it is also an introduction to medieval culture: what educated people believed to be worth knowing about music, how they reasoned when they discussed musical questions, the nature of musical thought and how it was expressed. There has been no edition of the Summa musice since 1784, when Gerbert published a very faulty text. Christopher Page's book provides a completely new edition of the Latin text taken from the only surviving original copy, together with an English translation. Both texts are copiously annotated and introduced by an authoritative and illuminating editorial commentary.
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With more than 350 pages of instruction, games, diagrams, and strategy, this is the biggest and best book about dominoes ever! It will open up a whole world of entertainment, starting with the most basic skills and principles and ending with ideas for tournament play. So get out your tiles and begin learning what makes up a suit, how to score, and how to add your domino to the developing structure. Analyze entire games, all laid out for you to see easily. Have fun trying the incredible variety of variations: blocking games like Latin American Match; scoring ones, such as Merry-Go-Round and Sniff; Trumps and Tricks, including Nel-O and Plunge; and several solitaire versions. Or use special sets that have a different number and style of dominoes. There's so much fun packed in this tiny volume that you'll want to take it--and your dominoes--with you everywhere.
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A comprehensive look at the enormous growth and evolution of distressed debt, corporate bankruptcy, and credit risk default
This Third Edition of the most authoritative finance book on the topic updates and expands its discussion of corporate distress and bankruptcy, as well as the related markets dealing with high-yield and distressed debt, and offers state-of-the-art analysis and research on the costs of bankruptcy, credit default prediction, the post-emergence period performance of bankrupt firms, and more.
Edward I. Altman (New York, NY) is the Max L. Heine Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business, New York University. He received his MBA and PhD in finance from the University of California, Los Angeles. Edith Hotchkiss (Chester Hill, MA) is Associate Professor of Finance at Boston College. She received her PhD from the Stern School of Business and her BA from Dartmouth College.
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A comprehensive look at the enormous growth and evolution of distressed debt, corporate bankruptcy, and credit risk default This Third Edition of the most authoritative finance book on the topic updates and expands its discussion of corporate distress and bankruptcy, as well as the related markets dealing with high-yield and distressed debt, and offers state-of-the-art analysis and research on the costs of bankruptcy, credit default prediction, the post-emergence period performance of bankrupt firms, and more. Edward I. Altman (New York, NY) is the Max L. Heine Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business, New York University. He received his MBA and PhD in finance from the University of California, Los Angeles. Edith Hotchkiss (Chester Hill, MA) is Associate Professor of Finance at Boston College. She received her PhD from the Stern School of Business and her BA from Dartmouth College.
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Excellent research & source book.......2006-12-31
High quality data and right up to date (Autumn 2006). The book is helpfully divided into two parts ~ the first half explains many of the useful topics needed to understand restructured debt and corporate distress and the second half gives detailed advice on building or understanding typical models on default probablities and the risk return assessment of distressed debt together with practical examples of valuing distressed companies and their debt. It also includes summaries of the legal implications, but there are much better books on that subject. I thought this was good value for the money.
More relevant than you think........2006-11-16
Most people in the investing world don't read this book. But they should. It's a textbook so not something to breeze through at the beach. However, the techniques described in the book are very applicable to any company, not just those in disress or bankruptcy. In fact I did some work on EMC many years ago when they *appeared* to be growing rapidly but in reality they were getting into trouble. This was way back in the early 1990's when the stock collapsed from $78. Having shared my analysis with Wall Street types at the time I soon found myself there!
The main point is you can use this type of analysis effectively and because most people in general equity investing don't, it just might give you a bit more edge.
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