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irishdrew83's review
5.0
Anyone who is a fan of Ancient Aliens is familiar with Philip Coppens. The Belgium born author appeared on many episodes. Several were posthumous after his premature death. He died from a rare form of cancer on December 30, 2012. He wrote several books and contributed articles and essays for various publications. A year before his death he published his greatest contribution to alternative history. Or the ancient alien theory. Erich von Daniken’s Chariots of the Gods? might be the most famous book on the subject as it brought these ideas to the mainstream, but Coppens effort is every bit as important...
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sarajean37's review
So I know the ancient alien theory is dumb but this was SUPER dumb. The thing that clinched it for me was, “unlike the holy grail or the ark of the covenant, they knew that the crystal skull [in Indiana Jones] needed to have special powers.” TF did they think the grail did?
yell_like_you_mean_it's review against another edition
2.5
A load of waffle but fun for entertainment purposes
gnostalgia's review
5.0
Coppens builds a case, for the use of advanced technology in the construction of ancient buildings, that is as solid as the pyramids that he writes about. I’ve enjoyed Coppens for some time and I was happy to receive this beautiful book.
At first glance, the art is outstanding. The cover art is fabulous. The graphics and photographs in the book are incredible. I really loved the color pictures in the middle of the book. Having said that, there is a lot more to this book than just eye-candy.
Coppens examines a variety of theories on multiple topics. He gives you the pros and cons of those theories and lets you decide. I enjoyed the debunking of some of the theories. I appreciate the large Bibliography, Notes, and Index. The real meat of the book would be the 289 pages, eight chapters, and a conclusion. All of which is kicked off with a foreword by Erich Von Daniken.
Excellent book! I highly recommend it. It’s a must-have for your home library.
At first glance, the art is outstanding. The cover art is fabulous. The graphics and photographs in the book are incredible. I really loved the color pictures in the middle of the book. Having said that, there is a lot more to this book than just eye-candy.
Coppens examines a variety of theories on multiple topics. He gives you the pros and cons of those theories and lets you decide. I enjoyed the debunking of some of the theories. I appreciate the large Bibliography, Notes, and Index. The real meat of the book would be the 289 pages, eight chapters, and a conclusion. All of which is kicked off with a foreword by Erich Von Daniken.
Excellent book! I highly recommend it. It’s a must-have for your home library.
k_elements's review
2.0
Mostly read this as a joke. Coming from degrees in evolutionary biology, geology, and anthropology, the science in here isnt great. Quite frankly the descriptions here about the origins of DNA is downright awful. However, I can appreciate the authors attempt to explore new explanations for archeological evidence. Thought provoking, but in need of a hearty fact check. Definitely not peer reviewed.
strong_extraordinary_dreams's review against another edition
2.0
Some good ideas and points, some good rebuttals of common ancient alien beliefs, a few good claims . . . but all mixed up with jibberish:
- DNA is like a technology . . . becomes "tonnes of bacteria fall to earth from space every day" (I kid you not) . . . becomes "As we have proven, DNA came from an extraterrestrial source"
- the common absolute belief in any nutty ancient text, with "flying" meaning "spaceship", and then arguments built from there
- what someone has "revealed" to them while out of their heads on some concoction in an Amazon rain forest is taken over what "science" believes.
- and what's with this personalised, reified "science" saying "X". A particular paid researcher publishes one or more papers saying X. "Science" saying "X' is just lazy.
Overall, a pretty crappy book. The good bits are maybe worth it.
- DNA is like a technology . . . becomes "tonnes of bacteria fall to earth from space every day" (I kid you not) . . . becomes "As we have proven, DNA came from an extraterrestrial source"
- the common absolute belief in any nutty ancient text, with "flying" meaning "spaceship", and then arguments built from there
- what someone has "revealed" to them while out of their heads on some concoction in an Amazon rain forest is taken over what "science" believes.
- and what's with this personalised, reified "science" saying "X". A particular paid researcher publishes one or more papers saying X. "Science" saying "X' is just lazy.
Overall, a pretty crappy book. The good bits are maybe worth it.
tracisbooks's review
4.0
I enjoyed this book, but I think checking it out in audiobook format kind of ruined some of the enjoyment. It was nice and unbiased, and I enjoyed that, but I felt like someone was reading me a wikipedia article at times. There wasn't a lot of new information, but it was nice to have it consolidated into one work.
nick_borrelli's review against another edition
2.0
Do yourself a favor, if you like this sort of thing just go buy any Graham Hancock book. They are way better researched and much more entertaining. This was just a total chore to get through. Definitely not what I was expecting.
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