Believable

Hard not to believe. Especially when you see how much they have proven wrong and every day archaeologists always seem to just double down there theories.

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Really interesting

Not sure I believe this stuff....but it sure is interesting! The narrator's voice was excellent too. I read Chariots of the Gods when it first came out in the 60's - and to listen to it now took me back to my youth. Bravo!

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loved it

loved it. well narrated, good logical sequence. a real eye opener on the possible existence of aliens or our predecessors.

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love it

It's one of the best I've ever listened to. the understanding of what's out there has always fascinated me, and this book has made it much clearer

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Great.

Short and to the point.

Narrator brings an appropriate tone to a story about proposed space-time travelling beings.

A lot of this book seems to be proved correct over time and increasingly so. Bizarre.

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The Book That Started the Conjecture

This book is pretty dated - there is much more evidence uncovered by investigators inspired by von Däniken (watch 'Ancient Aliens' for examples). His initial "crazy" quasi-archeological theorizing was merely the first.. (courageously published in 1968). Subsequent criticism of his methods (AND theories) is surely warranted - von Däniken is no scientist - but the outside-the-box thinking is encouraging and triumphantly "human". The book is clearly written (easy to follow) and introduces truly intriguing ideas. There are real flaws (the chapter on the development of the Space Program doesn't fit, for example) but most of the book is well-planned.
I'm a skeptic (I think this stuff is nonsense), but it's undeniably thought-provoking and the ideas are fun to contemplate. I'm convinced that giving consideration to the craziest-sounding alternative viewpoints is part of developing Critical Appraisal skills. For that reason (and for the undeniably entertaining aspects), I can definitely recommend this genre-establishing book.

The weakest feature of the recording is the use of William Dufris as the reader. He does a professional job (reading clearly and with evident interest), but his pacing is notably off (I sped the recording to 1.20X on the app to good effect). Additionally, I am thankful there is no dialogue in the book - I suspect Dufris would not be good (in fact I *cringe* at the thought).

Make use of an open mind and enjoy this clear and relatively well-written pseudoscientific first foray into the idea that Earth was visited/instructed/seeded from outer space. The author doesn't fully address the hypothetical ancestor race (e.g. the 'Annunaki') and doesn't discuss the incredibly interesting theories on 'Panspermia', but this novel started it all - and is a great place to start if you're interested. Worth the Credit.

TO THE PRODUCERS: This product would be vastly improved with the inclusion of a PDF with the accompanying photographs that are in the paper copy of the book.

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awesome book

well written amazing read. highly recommend this book. found interesting and will put together.

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Excellent

Great research and make all the part fit with each other.
It open my eyes.

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Aryan race vibes

Author called Indians creatures. Makes it seem like he himself is not human but more alien than others. Sounds like what the Germans were trying to do with a new religion where aryans were more “son of god” or alien than the rest of the world.

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