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| Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind | 
 enlarge | Author: Graham Hancock
Publisher: The Disinformation Company
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95 (44.61 RON)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 34238
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.4
ISBN: 1932857842
Dewey Decimal Number: 291
EAN: 9781932857849
ASIN: 1932857842
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 A milestone book in understanding religion & spirituality November 23, 2008
Hancock has done it again. His research is extensive and his writing is understandable and meticulous. You could differ with some of his conclusions, but the shear amount of research makes it worth reading even if you completely disagree with him, which I don't. This does answer the question "where does religion and where does our healing come from? As a long time scientific researcher into shamanism I have to say he has convinced me.
One of Hancock's Best November 16, 2008
While he may not provide all of the answers that you might seek regarding what, exactly, the phenomenon of UFOs, alien abduction, shamanistic visions, fairies, etc. are, Hancock does do a superb job of tying them together, showing their similarities and gives thought provoking theories as to why they seem so inter-related. If you're a fan of Graham Hancock, you'll love this one. Whether you agree with his supposition or not, you must at least accept that his research has validity.
Approach this book with an open mind and without preconception. You'll find that it opens new possibilities in your world view and changes the paradigm surrounding modern science's physically-centric views. If nothing else, the book is worth reading just for that reason.
Super reading October 9, 2008
Graham Hancock is one of my favorite non-fiction writers, because he has a nose for subjects that really intrigue me. I remember his collaborations with Bauval that really angered the Egyptian authorities and spawned the science of archeo-astronomy. I also remember the work on Mars in which he described the asteroid impact that knocked off half the crust. Thought to be pretty silly at the time, this theory has recently been in the news as a working hypothesis. Maybe someday anthropologists will validate some of the ideas he's brought forth in this book. At any rate, Supernatural is a lot more fun than either Genesis or Darwin.
Supernatural September 1, 2008
The ideas and experiences noted in this book are very intriguing. If I was not familiar with the author, I would not have read beyond the first chapter, but because I have studied his other works, I studied it in it's entirety. I never thought that I could ever view conscious altering substances in quite the way that I now do. Read with an open mind or after reading his other work so that you will go into this material with respect for the author.
 A bit long winded July 15, 2008
While Graham Hancock again makes a pretty good case for his controversial theories, I found this book somewhat redundant and lacking the appeal of some of his other books that I have read. While I found the illustrations from ancient writings facinating, his drug induced explanations from his "visions" became a little tedious. I thought the book could have been a lot shorter, and had a hard time staying with it after about the first 300 pages or so.
Although Hancock's ideas on the origins of religion in the human animal may be interesting from the anthropological point of view, it seemed to me that he had said all he really had to say long before the book was over.
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