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The Unknown Nostradamus: 500th Anniversary Biography

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Here is, finally, a biography of Michel de Nostredame that is based on objective research. The amount of information presented in this biography, and its accompanying appendices (which include translations of Nostradamus' lesser-known writings), clearly indicates that Lemesurier has conducted a considerable amount of research in order to produce this fascinating and very different book on Michel de Nostradame. A history of the man himself is presented along with supporting correspondences and publications from Nostradamus' lifetime, a few of which would come as quite a shock to modern American "fans" of Nostradamus.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has a either serious in, or a mere curiousity about, the man Michel de Nostredame - AKA Nostradamus.

Published in honor of the 500th anniversary of his birth, The Unknown Nostradamus by linguist, translator, educator, and Nostradamus expert Peter Lemesurier is a comprehensive and up-to-date biography of Nostradamus, the medieval prophet whose predictions are still closely studied today. Extensively researched, filled with translations of contemporary critiques of Nostradamus' work, offering full translations of surviving documents, and much, much more, The Unknown Nostradamus is a "must-read" for anyone seeking to learn more about this remarkable figure and his metaphysical and encoded prophetic visions.

Finally! Here's book that delivers an objective account of the life and times of Michel de Nostredame. Kudos to Mr. Lemesurier for his in-depth explanations and descriptions of the influences surrounding Nostredame's prophesies. If you're seeking the truth and have an open mind, this book is a MUST read!

Lemesurier writes in a fluent style and manages to include a great many hard facts about the latest issues discussed among scholars in the field without burdening his book with scientific jargon. No doubt this is a fine piece of work, putting together a great number of sources used by the prophet and original works by Nostradamus so far not published in English.

I purchased this biography for an assignment I have to do. As a high school student this book was hard for me to understand. The author of this book is a famous nostradamus critic that knows and did a lot of research and its shown in the book. I would give this book 4 stars if it was a bit more exciting.

The book is very general and slow to read. I read the book from cover to cover and would not purchase the book if I had to do it over again.

I have never read such a poorly written, dry-as-dust biography. At first I thought it was just a bad translation, but apparently not. Nostradamus was an interesting man and led an unusually fascinating life, but this book fails abysmally to bring him alive. Its most extraordinary, and incredible accomplishment is to make Nostradamus one of the most boring people in history.