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The Turin Shroud Is Genuine: The Irrefutable Evidence
Published in Hardcover by Books Britain (1995)
Authors: Rodney Hoare, Vladimir Solovyov, and Boris Jakim
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Fair review of evidence but very very, very poor ending
Let me first say a couple things about myself so you can better know how to interpret my review. First of all I am a physician who was previously a biochemist, and I have been an assistant professor of medicine at a major university; and secondly (actually primarily as a person) I am a devout Catholic Christian. Now for my review.

Mr. Hoare starts his book out with a solid review of the scientific research done upon the Shroud. This does help for those who want to review what has been studied. And to his credit Mr. Hoare does this rather even-handedly. Where the author really fails is what he does after reviewing the data. And what contributes to his failure is his very poor understanding of Christianity, despite the fact the book describes him as a "protestant". This quote from the book should help explain what I mean:

"Experience and studies have shown that on this earth there are certain laws that operate. Is the only answer really that God stepped right outside those laws in the case of Jesus?" (p. 130)

This short quote fairly clearly shows how the author either doesn't realize that Jesus Christ is Himself God (in the second person of the Holy Trinity) and therefore not subject to the laws of nature since He is the creator of all that is, or it shows that Mr. Hoare does not believe in Christ's divinity. Either way it leads him to draw seriously flawed conclusions about Jesus. He basically suggests that Jesus was in a coma in the tomb and removed by followers who nursed Him back to health!

This brings us back to the basic truth that how we see and interpret everything depends on our belief (or disbelief) in God. A poor analogy might be that if someone saw a jacket hanging on a door and had no knowledge of "hooks on doors" then their entire interpretation of gravity would be incorrect since they would postulate reasons why the jacket did not fall to the ground. This of course would not be reality - infact it is the layman's definition of insanity (failure to recognize and live in reality).

So in essence his book reviews the evidence fairly soundly but draws conclusions from that evidence that simply are far beyond what the evidence is able to say. Mr. Hoare arrives at the correct conclusion about the shroud being that of Christ but simply takes too much liberty beyond that.

A sweet and sour read
If other researchers along with forensic scientists say that the body on the shroud is in rigor mortis state, how can the man on the Shroud be "Comatose"? Although this book tries to give proof of the Shroud's authenticity, it turns into a "sour" experience once you find yourself with such a contradiction (not only for researchers and readers in general, but for Christians that believe in the death and resurrection of Christ).

Brave conclusion, dedicated to the truth
The explosivness of the shroud of turin is that if you assume that the man under the shroud was dead, there is no natural explanation for the formation of the image. But if you assume a living body, not only the formation of the image can be explained by a natural process, but also alle the other findings (like the padle of blood under the back) can be explained.
Rodney Hoar dared to brake a tabu: Yes - under the shroud lay Jesus, but the man of the shroud was not dead - the evidence for this is clear.


Boris Yeltsin : a political biography
Published in Unknown Binding by Weidenfeld and Nicolson ()
Author: Vladimir Solov§ev
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Informative at best
While the book was very informative, it was hard to follow. The authors seemed to jump from one topic to another. Also they would discuss topics like perestroika without explaining them at all. In another instance, a speech Yeltsin gave was discussed but the topic of the speech was never revealed. Despite these downfalls, the biography was very informative and covered all of Yelstin's life, from childhood to becoming the President.


The Crisis of Western Philosophy: (Against the Positivists) (Esalen Institute/Lindisfarne Press Library of Russian Philosophy)
Published in Paperback by Lindisfarne Books (1996)
Authors: Vladimir Solovyov and Boris Jakim
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Lectures on Divine Humanity (Library of Russian Philosophy)
Published in Paperback by Lindisfarne Books (1995)
Authors: Vladimir Solovyov, Boris Jakim, and Peter Zouboff
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Adaptive Beaming and Imaging in the Turbulent Atmosphere (SPIE PRESS Monograph Vol. PM109)
Published in Paperback by SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering (27 September, 2002)
Authors: Vladimir P. Lukin and Boris V. Fortes
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Anti-posters : Soviet icons in reverse
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Author: Boris Mukhametshin
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Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity : Electronic and Structural Aspects
Published in Paperback by Wiley-Interscience (1994)
Authors: Vladimir I. Minkin, Mikhail N. Glukhovtsev, and Boris Ya. Simkin
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Asymptotic Theory of Elliptic Boundary Value Problems in Singularly Perturbed Domains (Operator Theory, Advances and Applications, V. 111-112.)
Published in Hardcover by Birkhauser (2001)
Authors: Vladimir Mazia, Serguei Nazarov, Boris Plamenevskii, Georg Heinig, Christian Posthoff, and V. G. Maz'ia
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At the Dawn of Mist-Shrouded Youth
Published in Paperback by The Variable Press (1999)
Authors: Vladimir Solovyov, Boris Jakim, and Laury Magnus
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Boris El§tsin : politicheskie metamorfozy
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Author: Vladimir Solov§ev
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