William King Books

Whilst Clarke does an admirable job of tracing the wealth of the Tsar he missed his best opportunity - in the United States. He missed opportunities to demonstrate that some of the very people he writes about - George Romanosky and Sidney Reilly to name a few - were attempting to arrange letters of credit at the New York City Bank. Moreover the failed conclusion on the link between Sidney Reilly and the Remington Rifle Company is an oversight that can not be excused.

It would have been overly generous to grant more than one star because he could have shed so much more light on the trail if he had not gotten off the trail prematurely. His effort was brave and worthwhile but I was severly disappointed in the outcome. Perhaps he should have employed a top notch research assistant in the United States.

So much of the fascination the Russian Tsars still hold for us today is connected with their great wealth and fabulous possessions. William Clarke's book is a detailed examination of the sources of the property of the House of Romanov before World War I and of its disposition and possible whereabouts today. In the process of his search Clarke also proved and disproved several theories as to the fate of the wealth, clearing some notable persons of some unsavory accusations

This is the kind of thing your mother warned you about. Or if she didn't, maybe she should have. On the other hand, you're a grownup, right? Feel gutsy enough to try to summon a few demons?

That is one of several skills you can learn from reading "The Magickal Pentacles of King Solomon with True Grimoire," recently republished by Global Communications. This version of the book reputedly dates back to the 16th Century, though legend claims that it was written by King Solomon of Biblical fame and passed down through the ages. The translation here is by a Jesuit Domincan priest named simply "Plaingiere," who also transcribes many different symbolic images, called "characters," that are useful for invoking various demons.

Which is the real thrust of what's going on here. The spells and rituals described in the book are intended to literally call forth demons from the underworld and exercise enough power over them that they actually follow orders from a mere mortal. A mortal armed to the teeth, however, with ritually pure knives and virgin lambskins on which to write magical words. In order to make the Devil do what you want, as opposed to the other way around, you must follow all the instructions to the letter.

But that's not so easy to do. For one thing, you are required to slaughter a goat with just one stroke of a purified knife, and to sew a parchment with a thread made by a virgin, among other things. You must recite complicated magical words in Latin and Hebrew, calling on the many names of the various demons for some spells, and in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost for others. It's a complicated mix of demonology with more traditional religious beliefs, and no one can blame the reader for feeling a little confused at times by it all.

Still, if you succeed, you will be able to have power over women, see all sorts of dreams and visions, summon people to you instantly from any distance, locate lost treasures, have the power of invisibility, and manipulate rulers and politicians. At that point, it does sound a little tempting, doesn't it? Meanwhile, along with instructions for summoning demons, the book also provides rituals for sending them away again, which is obviously an important aspect of the overall process.

Given that you are most likely not going to find a goat to sacrifice, you can at least appreciate "The Magickal Pentacles of King Solomon" as a fascinating text of spiritual magic and religious history. With all its apparent overtones of witchcraft, there is in fact no mention of the more prosaic dark arts in the book, and it seems to offer its advice honestly and sincerely. It's readily apparent that the original author didn't set down the words just to make a buck.

The book is accompanied by a lovely set of reproductions of the actual magical seals to be used along with the book itself. The seals are assumed to be at least 2000 years old and are printed here on parchment, not just plain paper. The parchment is what gives the talismans their magic; otherwise, the reproductions would have no power. Also called "pentacles," the designs correspond to the planets and the sun and moon, and are to be used at appropriate times of the calendar and for different purposes. The talisman reproductions alone are worth the purchase price and make a great keepsake for your occult book collection.

So whether or not you intend to conjure up a few devils in your spare time, "The Magickal Pentacles of King Solomon" is still an engrossing little read that will probably get you dreaming of running the show yourself where your own personal demons are concerned. Now if you only knew where to find a goat.

I never create reviews but this was such a rip off I had to.
- To start out it's not even a book! It's photocopied pages stapled together.
- The "seals" are Photo Copied right out of the book "Secrets of magical seals by Anna Riva ISBN 0-9438-3204-7" (and her book was only $5.) Parchment on line from an occult supplier is about $5, all you need it access to a copy machine and your good to go and you could make your own "seals" just as well as you could buy them here.
The rest of the info in the book I've found on various on line occult sites (the way it is put together looks like they did the same thing!) So my review is:
-Do not waste your money on this!
My guess is that because the information is over 2k years old it's copyright free right? If so then you could also photocopy most things in this book, use artistic license to change things around a bit and sell your own photocopied "book" for $40.

This Book should of not been published he is a no good person dont waste your money on this book buy something else with your well spent money!!!!!!!!! But if you are a Baseball fan then your going to buy this book....

Great book! The author really captures the Pete Rose story in depth. I highly recommend this book!

Yes, it all turns out okay in the end, as frightening stories so often do, but this well-illustrated book is too scary for your little ones. Solomon, the bunny, can turn himself into a rusty nail. It's a nice enough idea, but alas the author has Solomon chased by an evil cat with a long knife, who wants to eat Solomon for dinner. Solomon turns into a nail, but is picked up and imprisoned by the vicious cat. Poor Solomon is held in captivity for weeks, as the cat and his wife long to devour him. Finally, the cat pounds the nail--Solomon--into the wall of his house. Only when the cat's home burns to the ground is Solomon free to return to his distraught family. I suppose it's a happy ending of sorts, but this isn't the kind of story I want to tell my preschooler.

This is a good rabbit story. It's easy to read, and our children love it.

this seller is a lier because a claim was made that the book looks like new but it is the oldest book i've ever bought.

Wilson and Gisvold's textbook of Organic medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry is an excellent textbook for medicinal chemistry, pharmacetical chemistry and pharmacy degree students. The book is scientifically well written and enjouyable to read. he graphic images of molecules integrate well with the written aspects of book.

The title is something of a misnomer because only six countries are presented (Germany, France, Italy, UK, Spain and The Netherlands. Europe is after all slightly bigger. The section on Germany is split in two, East and West, which is not bad, but the information on the former East Germany is by now pretty much out of date. The book is easily read and contains useful information but a little too much of the old stereotyping.

it was okay, i didn't really agree with what the brief stated and what the prof wanted to teach from the actual case.

The history is told from the viewpoint of the adminbistration, not the student. This absence of the students'viewpoint is the major weakness. The first part deals with Colonial History up to the early 20th century when W&M became a public institution. As W&M has an extraordinary history, filled with war at the doorstep, constant struggle just to survive, the story is essentially interesting. The most informative part of the second section when the college is public is the insight into funding of a public university and the stupidity of some government officials, as the state auditor who recommended in the 1940s as I recall that all donated money be credited to the state. The contrary argument, which won, was that that would simply kill all donations to the college. This is a good book for libraries and may be used by students of American history to benefit.

I confess that i knew little of the assorted rulers of Russia ~ other than Peter the Great, of whom i had read a biography, and Nicholas II who everyone knows was murdered by the Bolsheviks ~ except perhaps their names and a vague recollection of when they ruled. This book attempts to bring each of them to life for the reader. In some measure it has succeeded. Although i still will not know instantly the difference between, say, Peter II and Nicholas I, i do have a far better idea of who the Romanovs were, how they were related, how much they were not Russians (like the British royal family of the period, the seemed to become more and more German), and the troubles they faced with varying degrees of unsuccess. I had hoped for a little more detail on, for example, origins of the families, the Russians, the prior Grand Dukes and Czars; this is, though, a beginners' book, an introduction, and, as such, it fulfills its mandate quite nicely.

Houston, I think we have a problem...this item says the title is "Daddy King," but all the references are to some sort of mystery novel. Help!