Journeys into a Mythical PastJanuary 18, 2008 5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Sitchen has some interesting notations on Egypt and relations within Mesopatomia, however, I found this book to be below average in terms of Egyptian history and evolution. I enjoyed his previous books more...
The author nearly lost his life in the process of exposing a long-kept secretDecember 2, 2007 6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Zecharia Sitchin's JOURNEYS TO THE MYTHICAL PAST blends archaeology with new age insights and comes from a researcher of antiquity who reveals the existence of a secret chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid. The author nearly lost his life in the process of exposing a long-kept secret: his firsthand accounts of his exploration range from Egypt to the Vatican and provides a range of excellent insights.
nothing hereNovember 21, 2007 4 out of 17 found this review helpful
Sitchen doesn't back up any of his info. I found the book lacking of any substance. If you are an avid reader/researcher of history and religion(s) this book offers nothing which might further your search.
Nothing new hereOctober 26, 2007 3 out of 22 found this review helpful
Unless you want to become a card carrying memeber of the "Zach Sitchin saves the universe club" or you have plenty of money and just want to waste it buying hard cover books because you know the author is going to die soon save your money.
Mysteries are never solvedOctober 26, 2007 14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Like the previous book (Journeys) this one also has superb hard-to-get and never-seen-before color photographs which accompany several interesting stories about Sitchin journeys. There are fewer stories than in the previous Expeditions book and they are not as deep and full, though not bad at all. Much of the material is references to other books of the 12th Planet series, so if one has not read them before - this book is not a best place to start. One of the very good observations in the book is about the fact the ME antique authorities and also the population do their uttermost to discourage or prevent archeological discoveries to be done by Westernes, that may shatter the dogmatic nationalistic ethos about history, culture and roots on the current Middle East inhabitants. That really explained me all these tensions around the digs that regulary appear in the news. One thing that looked strange was the fact that in the both journey books, while describing the Sitchin fans voyages, it looks like each time there is a really intriguing site or place or event to visit or to attend, Sitchin dispatches the accompanying group back to the hotel or back to the USA, and proceeds by himself or with his wife or one of confidants only - this pattern leaves a suspision that this pack of sucker fans is probably used just to cover Sitchin travel expences - I hope I'm wrong - but that's the impression...
