History: Fiction or Science? Dating methods as offered by mathematical statistics. Eclipses and zodiacs. Chronology Vol.I

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History: Fiction or Science? is the most explosive tractate on history ever written - however, every theory it contains, no matter how unorthodox, is backed by solid scientific data. The book is well-illustrated, contains over 446 graphs and illustrations, copies of ancient manuscripts, and countless facts attesting to the falsity of the chronology used nowadays, which never cease to amaze the reader. Eminent mathematician proves that: Jesus Christ was born in 1153 and crucified in 1186 The Old Testament refers to mediaeval events. Apocalypse was written after 1486. Does this sound uncanny? This version of events is substantiated by hard facts and logic - validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources - to a greater extent than everything you may have read and heard about history before. The dominating historical discourse in its current state was essentially crafted in the XVI century from a rather contradictory jumble of sources such as innumerable copies of ancient Latin and Greek manuscripts whose originals had vanished in the Dark Ages and the allegedly irrefutable proof offered by late mediaeval astronomers, resting upon the power of ecclesial authorities. Nearly all of its components are blatantly untrue! For some of us, it shall possibly be quite disturbing to see the magnificent edifice of classical history to turn into an ominous simulacrum brooding over the snake pit of mediaeval politics. Twice so, in fact: the first seeing the legendary millenarian dust on the ancient marble turn into a mere layer of dirt - one that meticulous unprejudiced research can eventually remove. The second, and greater, attack of unease comes with the awareness of just how many areas of human knowledge still trust the three elephants of the consensual chronology to support them. Nothing can remedy that except for an individual chronological revolution happening in the minds of a large enough number of people.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Social Impact of the Asia Crisis

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Over the past two years, the world has been preoccupied with the Asia crisis, its contagion, and its economic impact. The social dimension of the turmoil has only recently become the point of focus for debates and investigations by national and international organizations. This book is the first serious academic contribution to this important dimension by national and international experts on such issues as poverty, education, training, health, nutrition, and employment for a number of major economies in Asia and Oceania affected by the crisis.

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This volume presents a scholarly insider's perspective on the Asian economic crisis, examining the social, economic and political consequences of the crisis in six influential Asian economies: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. Each chapter contains an analysis of the events leading up to and during the crisis, the social impacts and an assessment of possible futures for these countries. The contributors' expertise and use of up to date data ensures an integrated approach by which the process of economic change can be understood.

The book reveals that professional workers in the urban financial sector, as well as manual laborers in the export sector, felt the most dramatic effects. Impacts on the latter group resulted in a significant rise in the population living below the poverty line. The book emphasizes the previous absence of strong social security `nets' and the need to strengthen macroeconomic policies and institutional, legal, regulatory and supervisory structures. Other topics covered include intractable government corruption and fiscal management.

The Social Impact of the Asian Financial Crisis has a unique perspective that will ensure greater understanding of the causes and consequences of the crisis in six major economies and as such will appeal to academics, researchers and policymakers involved in Asian politics and development economics.

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Impact of Asia's financial crisis on Cambodia and the Lao PDR.(includes related article on social impact of East Asian financial crisis)(Lao People's Democratic ... An article from: Finance & Development
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , Victoria Kwakwa , Andrea Beckwith , and Zafar Ahmed
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From the supplier: The profound effect and ramifications of the East Asian financial crisis have received inordinate media attention yet its impact on the smaller market economies in the region, such as the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and Cambodia, has largely been ignored. Cambodia and Lao PDR are East Asia's poorest nations. Social indicators in these market economies are poor and poverty rates are high. Their vulnerability to the serious external shocks brought on by the Asian financial turbulence had been mounting in the period leading up to the crisis. The experience of these two countries underscore the importance of sound macroeconomic management. While both are taking steps to address underlying structural problems in their economies, they will have to initiate more efforts if they wish to return to the more rapid expansion of the period prior to the Asian crisis.

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Title: Impact of Asia's financial crisis on Cambodia and the Lao PDR.(includes related article on social impact of East Asian financial crisis)(Lao People's Democratic Republic, formerly called Laos)
Author: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Date: September 1, 1999
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Volume: 36 Issue: 3 Page: 48(4)

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The Social Impact of the Asia Crisis
Van Hoa (Edt)/ Hoa, Tran Van (Edt) Tran
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Blame society. Blame a bad upbringing. Blame the circumstances. Blame the victim--she may even blame herself. But what about the perpetrator? When the blame is all assigned, will anyone be left to take responsibility?

This powerful book takes up the disturbing topic of victimization and blame as a pathology of our time and its consequences for personal responsibility. By probing the psychological dynamics of victims and perpetrators of rape, sexual abuse, and domestic violence, Sharon Lamb seeks to answer some crucial questions: How do victims become victims and sometimes perpetrators? How can we break the psychological circle of perpetrators blaming others and victims blaming themselves? How do victims and perpetrators view their actions and reactions? And how does our social response to them facilitate patterns of excuse?

With clarity and compassion, Lamb examines the theories, excuses, and psychotherapies that strip both victims of their power and perpetrators of their agency--and thus deprive them of the means to human dignity, healing, and reparation. She shows how the current practice of painting victims as pure innocents may actually help perpetrators of abuse to shirk responsibility for their actions; they too can claim to be victims in their own right, passive and will-less in their wrongdoing.

The Trouble with Blame clarifies the social cost (quickly becoming so apparent) of letting perpetrators off too easily, and points out the dangers of over-emphasizing victimization, two problems which eclipse our dire need for accountability and recovery.

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A much needed wake-up call to a culture in trouble........1998-07-19

It's about time someone held the guilt and shame avoidance of our culture up to the light; an avoidance that leads to excusing irresponsible behavior on the one hand and taking on responsibilities that are not rightfully one's own on the other. The subject has been written about at length elsewhere concerning: the irresponsible alcoholic and their overly responsible spouse, the criminals who get off with the flimsiest of excuses based in third-rate science (recall the Twinkie defense), the abusive spouse and the battered wife who will not leave him, the poorly behaved child and his ineffective parents, etc., etc. But no one has gotten a handle on these issues to the degree Sharon Lamb has.

Lamb is dealing with the same issue that Deborah Tannen has taken on in her latest book The Argument Culture : Moving from Debate to Dialogue. Tannen points out that we polarize everything believing that the truth can come out only if we represent opposing views. Making dialog! ue into a win/lose debating contest. Thus a well thought out, balanced view might be opposed by a partisan view which will acknowledge no value in the balanced view and seek only to defeat it. The unwillingness of the partisan to recognize or understand the view of the other and to deliberately distort the meaning and motivations of the other just in order to win is similar to what perpetrators do to rob victims of their point of view and credibility. Perhaps the most important insight (one among many) offered here is that we must stop requiring total innocence on the part of victims before we can hold perpetrators accountable.

James Hillman, in Pan and the Nightmare, characterized rape as the overwhelming of the higher by the lower. In this sense rape is epidemic in our day. One cannot help but feel that our culture is out order, perhaps becoming a sick culture, out of touch with what it is to be human. Lamb's book is a powerful statement that human is more than we r! ecognize in our court rooms or psychiatric clinics. This b! ook should be read by anyone concerned with the state of our society.

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The Trouble with Blame: Victims, Perpetrators, and Responsibility. (book reviews): An article from: Social Work
Cynthia Loveland-Cook
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Publication: Social Work (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 1998
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Frontiers in Viral Hepatitis provides a compilation of the research from over 40 key opinion leaders in the field of Hepatitis. The book focuses on the latest advances in the search for new, more effective therapeutic options and related topics in viral hepatitis. These include regulatory issues, epidemiology, and emerging viruses; immunology and vaccines; viral hepatitis B and C infections in children; genetics pathology and viral diagnosis; cell systems and animal models; novel therapeutics for hepatitis B and C; resistance and therapeutic strategies in humans; and prevention and treatment options for hepatocellular carcinoma.

The breadth of information published in this volume provides insight into current prevention and treatment options. Recent advances in our understanding of the molecular biology, immunology and pathogenesis of hepatitis viruses have accelerated at a remarkable rate, offering a more comprehensive perspective on hepatitis.

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FRONTIERS IN VIRAL HEPATITIS
Schinazi; Sommadossi; Rice
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This book is about the recognition of new principles in Organic Chemistry. It is also about the discovery and invention of Chemical Reactions. In addition, it deals with the determination of structure by chemical degradation during the epoch when physical methods were not well developed. Also presented are new reagents and new types of functional groups never seen in chemistry before. The overall aim of the collected papers is to show how thought can direct original research and to demonstrate how thought about old or new chemical facts can lead to originality. This is further illuminated by commentaries which Prof Barton has written to accompany these papers.

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Master applied physics and ace your exams with this easy-to-follow guide that pumps up your problem-solving skills while reducing the time you need to spend studying! Applied Physics lets you focus on the problems that are the core of the subject. As you study along at your own pace, this guide shows you step by step how to solve the kind of problems youOre going to face on your exams. It gives you hundreds of completely worked problems with full solutions on the information that you really need to know. Hundreds of additional problems let you test your skills, then check the answers. This comprehensive study guide can be used with any textbook, but itOs so complete itOs ideal for independent study!

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Good for high school and technical college students.......2006-02-16

This book is excellent for high school students and technical college physics students that are just getting their feet wet in physics mainly via applications and labs. It has more low-level details and tutorial than you would normally expect, and spends some time in elementary math. This is ABSOLUTELY NOT a book for college students taking the two semester sequence in engineering physics usually taken at the college freshman level. Those students need to buy the Schaum's Outline of College Physics, now in its 10th edition, ISBN 0071448144. I would normally give this outline five stars, but I feel that the front cover may be somewhat misleading and cause engineering students to believe that this book will help them through freshman college physics. For that reason only do I subtract a single star from its rating.

Schaum's Outline for Applied Physics.......2003-10-24

This book did not help me out. I am in general physics 1. I am so lost in physics right now and when I bought Schaum's outline it confused me even more! It was a waste of money. It may look helpful but it's not.

A little bit of everything.......2002-08-27

About every topic you had in physics are here in this book. The topics range from a review of mathematics and vectors to nuclear physics, and from simple machines (like the lever and inclined plane) to thermodynamics (engine efficiency and refrigeration). Each is explained and demonstrated before you test your knowledge.

In this book, the author gives you the supplementary problems, then gives you the answers on the next page. I found this very helpful

I would recommend this book if you are taking a physics class and need some additional practice.

Applied physics a new dimension.......2000-09-04

An excellent source book for applied physics concepts and study tips.A book that opens up one's mind in the world of physics.A truely good book for any body having interest in the subject of physics.Clarity of concepts and their proper and common applications is what makes this book a nice addition to any collection of physics books.

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What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its bigger predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form. Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights feature selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials.

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Helped me get an A in college physics.......2007-08-04

My school made us buy what is possibly the WORST textbook I have ever read (Physics by James S. Walker). It was like reading hieroglyphics. But the Schaum's book helped me keep my 4.0. This little book of # pages for $10 replaced a 1,248 page monstrosity (no joke) that cost $137! I never had to read one chapter of the Walker book because this little book helped me understand the concepts and do all the problems without wasting my time on gibberish. The best $10 you'll spend on a textbook.

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The Bulgari Connection finds Fay Weldon on familiar ground, chronicling the pains and pleasures of the battle of the sexes, in this enjoyably funny novel. Set in glamorous contemporary London, Weldon's story begins with the proverbial love triangle. Wealthy, dissatisfied, self-made businessman Barley Salt leaves his frumpy wife, Grace, for the glamorous TV host Doris Dubois. Grace concedes that her husband "has aged better than I have," and that Doris "is 23 years younger than I am. She is slimmer than I am, and more clever." Grace tries but fails to run Doris over, and for her pains is sentenced to three years in jail. However, when she meets the struggling young artist Walter Wells, with his preference for "the blown rose not the bud," Grace literally has a new lease of life. As her life takes on new meaning, Barley and Doris start to lose control of their own self-centered lives.

The Bulgari Connection is a fast-moving, highly readable novel of greed, middle-aged deceit, and love, but feels like it was written in the 1980s, not the early 21st century. This is effortless Weldon, although many of her fans will feel that it is marking time rather than breaking new ground. --Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk

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The Bulgari Connection is the latest book by critically acclaimed author Fay Weldon, whom People magazine calls "wickedly funny." Once again she draws us into a wild, rollicking tale full of her trademark satirical wit and sharp observation. Grace McNab Salt is the recently divorced wife of millionaire Barley Salt, who has since married Doris Dubois, the young, slim host of TV's ArtsWorld Extra. Grace has just emerged from jail, where she was sent for trying to run Doris over with her Jaguar in a supermarket parking lot in an act of revenge. All three attend a London charity ball held by socialite Lady Juliet, where painter Walter Wells auctions off a portrait of Juliet wearing a necklace crafted by the world-famous Bulgari jewelers and Doris, mad with envy, quickly declares that she must have it. As Doris goes to extremes to obtain the necklace, Grace falls into a mad love affair with the painter of the necklace, Barley tries to keep from buying Doris the necklace, and everyone's lives turn upside down. Weldon's world is one of relationships: torrid affairs, lovers' spite, and revenge. Full of clever women, breathless romance, insistent desires, and even a dose of the supernatural, The Bulgari Connection is a boisterously witty and stylish novel.

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Fun, biting and timely. True Weldon!.......2006-03-02

I have been a fan of Ms. Weldon's writing for some time and was delighted to have this book read by my bookclub during the Christmas season. This was a fast reading. Funny. Critical of society as it should be expected from this writer. It also has that trace of sci-fi, or should I say, "an imaginative step into the future of scientific news" that's also very Weldon. Marvelous imagination. Wonderful fun. Not as well developed as most of her work.
It was inevitable that in our book club we discussed the sensitive issue of patronage. From a pope ordering the painting of the Sistine Chapel to portraits of lady this and that by English painters such as Gainsborough. And we also talked about patronage in books. In the end those in favor of private patronage won by one vote. We are 16. I believe artists, painters, writers and other talents should seek support from private sources. But that is controversial as we have all discovered.

Good light book. Quick reading. 4 stars.

For Weldon fans........2003-10-03

This is typical of Weldon's less important books. It is a light, but biting comedy, with an insensitive husband, a scorned wife who ends up on top, and a little bit of magic. It is "current" with an older woman-younger man romance. I believe Weldon was too heavy handed with the husband's new wife even for this type of book. At the same time, Bulgari Connection is quite readable, and possibly cathartic for some readers. It captures the emotions and motivations of the husband very well. For a better, more complete novel, I would recommend Worst Fears by Weldon. If you are very interested in the husband's character , and have the time, you might consider Tom Wolfe's "A Man in Full".

A funny, relevant and entertaining read.......2003-08-31

Forget the controversy surrounding corporate sponsorship and how Fay Weldon might have surrendered her integrity when she allowed the world-renowned jeweller to grace the title of her latest fictional work. The truth is that Weldon didn't have to make any concessions, let alone pander to the demands of advertising for she had written a winner and nothing should detract from the fact that "The Bulgari Connection" stands head and shoulders above most other titles in the same genre. It is a contemporary, thought provoking and thoroughly entertaining book and one that I would recommend without hesitation to anyone.

Weldon knows how to tell a story. She understands humour and how to find that elusive funny bone in readers that shuns mediocrity and the common attempts by many inferior novelists to try and pass off vulgarity and cheap nasty jokes as humour. It is a rare craft that Weldon has mastered and one that she wields with confidence and authority, considering how the story of Grace and Barley and Doris and Walter might in lesser hands have degenerated into farce. She manages to avoid all the pitfalls by making her characters and their feelings real and recognisable. How many readers out there wouldn't identify with the spurned and outgrown older wife or the insecure businessman finding success late in life who think that a trophy wife is all he needs to enter the portals of the rich and successful? Even Doris Dubois, the modern career woman, a guttersnipe and a bitch without scruples or redeeming qualities is a misshapen product of our society. When we laugh and cry at the antics and manoeuvres of these four characters, we're not unaware or unconscious of Weldon's social commentary on life in our modern times.

Don't let anyone persuade you that "The Bulgari Connection" is frothy and lightweight. It isn't. It is funny, relevant and entertaining and frankly you can do a lot worse than that.

One of her best books.......2002-08-10

In spite of, or perhaps because of, the corporate sponsorship of this book it's one of her best. Tongue firmly in cheek, funny characters, ridiculous and hysterical plot lines; it's really great.

To people who criticize her taking money to write the book; how else do you expect her to pay the rent?! How nice it must be for the critics to be so "pure", but authors don't make a lot of money and however they scratch out a living is fine with me.

Fay is the best.

She's no one's commodity.......2001-12-17

Despite its corporate underwriting, Fay Weldon's The Bulgari Connection is certainly not evidence of a sellout. After all, Bulgari's funding is undoubtedly a one time deal--c'mon Weldon fans, can you really see Fay writing about jewelry from now on? Her structure is unmatched and her vocabulary is robust; Fay Weldon's work, regardless of financial backing, is not factory-farmed like so much popular literature.

The plot is tight, typical, and right on. Stupid men fare badly in Weldon's world--but not as badly as annoying women! This book was a breeze to read and as enjoyable as a gorgeous little custom-designed bauble.

After all, isn't it kind of exciting to see if there's another underwriter in the wings? At least she's up front about where the money comes from.

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This book invites us into the world of a wealthy businessman, his passionate and successful wife, an artist, and two women wearing Bulgari necklaces. The resulting story is one of desire, envy, and a touch of the supernatural.

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Fay Weldon
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Desayuno en Bulgari: Bulgari ha abierto la brecha al encargar a la escritora Fay Weldon una novela en la que ésta debe hacer publicidad de la firma. ¿Tienen ... Bulgari Connection): An article from: Epoca

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Desayuno en Bulgari: Bulgari ha abierto la brecha al encargar a la escritora Fay Weldon una novela en la que ésta debe hacer publicidad de la firma. ¿Tienen ... Bulgari Connection): An article from: Epoca
Belén Lorenzana , and Alfonso Basallo
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Title: Desayuno en Bulgari: Bulgari ha abierto la brecha al encargar a la escritora Fay Weldon una novela en la que ésta debe hacer publicidad de la firma. ¿Tienen futuro las publinovelas? El debate está servido. (libros).(The Bulgari Connection)(TT: Breakfast at Bulgari's: Bulgari has commissioned a publicity-novel from author Fay Weldon. Is there any future to literary advertising? (Books).)(TA: The Bulgari Connection)
Author: Belén Lorenzana
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 14, 2001
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Page: 80(4)

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