Chariots Of The Gods?
Just finished reading "Chariots Of The Gods?" by Erich Von Daniken, released by G.P. Putman's Sons, first published back in 1969.
With all the hoopla over UAOs/UFOs stirred up by the release of videos by the United State's military showing some intriguing, yet unidentified images of what may be unknown technology, I decided to go back and re-read Von Daniken's still controversial book as part of my "Great Re-reading of Favorite Books from My Youth" project.
As with all books in this project, I obtained my reading copy from Chamblin's Book Mine here in Jacksonville, Florida, the greatest bookstore in the Eastern United States.
"Chariots Of The Gods?" created a literary sensation when it was first published as NASA was enjoying great success with the first manned lunar landing. The UFO craze was popular, so when Von Daniken proposed a new way of looking at ancient artifacts, it caught the public's imagination.
Mom was able to obtain a copy of "Chariots Of The Gods?" at Ron-Cor, which was a combination book and hobby store in the New River Shopping Center in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She called bookstores in a 50-mile area to find a copy for several days and was able to get a copy put on hold for her when Ron-Cor received several copies in a shipment.
Note - When she tried to get a copy of "The Pentagon Papers" reserved for her at Ron-Cor, a clerk there made the mistake of cussing her out for wanting to buy that book. Mom did buy the book there and had a rather intensely polite conversation with owner about the phone manners of her employee.
Von Daniken is definitively a charmer. He sincerely believes in the cult of ancient aliens that he created and still presides over. He doesn't offer proof, he offers a faith in life beyond Earth. Still he does advance thinking outside of the box, but he fails in providing concrete evidence that aliens visited and influenced humanity in the past.
Recommended for the insight it can provide on how popular movements and notions can be spread and promoted despite the evidence suggesting otherwise.
Three Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Chariots-Gods-...
With all the hoopla over UAOs/UFOs stirred up by the release of videos by the United State's military showing some intriguing, yet unidentified images of what may be unknown technology, I decided to go back and re-read Von Daniken's still controversial book as part of my "Great Re-reading of Favorite Books from My Youth" project.
As with all books in this project, I obtained my reading copy from Chamblin's Book Mine here in Jacksonville, Florida, the greatest bookstore in the Eastern United States.
"Chariots Of The Gods?" created a literary sensation when it was first published as NASA was enjoying great success with the first manned lunar landing. The UFO craze was popular, so when Von Daniken proposed a new way of looking at ancient artifacts, it caught the public's imagination.
Mom was able to obtain a copy of "Chariots Of The Gods?" at Ron-Cor, which was a combination book and hobby store in the New River Shopping Center in Jacksonville, North Carolina. She called bookstores in a 50-mile area to find a copy for several days and was able to get a copy put on hold for her when Ron-Cor received several copies in a shipment.
Note - When she tried to get a copy of "The Pentagon Papers" reserved for her at Ron-Cor, a clerk there made the mistake of cussing her out for wanting to buy that book. Mom did buy the book there and had a rather intensely polite conversation with owner about the phone manners of her employee.
Von Daniken is definitively a charmer. He sincerely believes in the cult of ancient aliens that he created and still presides over. He doesn't offer proof, he offers a faith in life beyond Earth. Still he does advance thinking outside of the box, but he fails in providing concrete evidence that aliens visited and influenced humanity in the past.
Recommended for the insight it can provide on how popular movements and notions can be spread and promoted despite the evidence suggesting otherwise.
Three Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/Chariots-Gods-...
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