When Time Began: : Book V of the Earth Chronicles

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Summary: DOCUMENTATION PLEASE
Review: Do to a misguided recommendation I wasted my money on several of Sitchin's books. At least they're cheap. His entire argument is a house of cards. The appalling thing is that he didn't even bother to provide the source material with which he constructed it. There are no footnotes, endnotes or bibliography. You have to take his word that his translation of a text is accurate or that the text even exists. He does not provide any means of verifying his assertions. There are established ways to document these things. If he wanted to have any intellectual credibility at all, he should at least document his sources.
A lot of people want really badly to believe that aliens are true and that the movie Stargate was for real, but if what you believe is true, then approach the thing with intellectual integrity and let the chips fall where they may. The truth will come out.

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Summary: Extremely interesting...
Review: Honestly speaking everything about life and it's origin is a theory. Sitchin has written a great book (I have read most of his) and the theory of time and origin of life on earth explained in this book is quiet remarkable and astonishing. If you are one of those who think 'where did we come from', 'was there a begining' or 'is there an end' then I'd recommened this book. However, a lot of maths has been used in this book which requires reading it over again at times. But in short, I love the book, it has made my understanding of origin more broader and I can think in multiple lines!

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Summary: A NOTHER "MUST READ" FROM ZECHARIA SITCHIN
Review: Like ALL of his books, this one too is amazing, compelling, persuasive, enlightening, builds rationally and logically to each of its points BUT (there's alway a "but")is a bit difficult to read. Also, as with ALL his books, Zecharia draws his concise conclusions by bringing the knowledge of many sciences together. It is a must read for anyone with an open mind and thirst for knowledge.

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Summary: A NOTHER "MUST READ" FROM ZECHARIA SITCHIN
Review: Like ALL of his books, this one too is amazing, compelling, persuasive, enlightening, builds rationally and logically to each of its points BUT (there's alway a "but")is a bit difficult to read. Also, as with ALL his books, Zecharia draws his concise conclusions by bringing the knowledge of many sciences together. It is a must read for anyone with an open mind and thirst for knowledge.

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Summary: The truth is painful.
Review: Of course no other scholars are going to bring in the possibility of life elsewhere. To do so, would be to lose grant money. But there is a 12th planet and everything else matches. So just because one cannot take the truth, don't name call the truth bringer. And..who doesn't write for money?

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Summary: Sitchin 1, famous archaeologists 0!
Review: Once again Zecharia Sitchin uses his broad-based knowledge of history, science and religion to advance our understanding of fundamental concepts. This book is not an "easy read". Sitchin is not afraid to use mathematics to make his point at times, and make it he does. If you crave a deeper understanding of calendrical and astrological principles and their origin, you need to read this book. But, be ready to spend some time getting a grasp of the fundamentals! It is helpful to be thoroughly familiar with the rest of the "Earth Chronicles", there are many subjects that overlap. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Sitchin 1, famous archaeologists 0!
Review: Once again Zecharia Sitchin uses his broad-based knowledge of history, science and religion to advance our understanding of fundamental concepts. This book is not an "easy read". Sitchin is not afraid to use mathematics to make his point at times, and make it he does. If you crave a deeper understanding of calendrical and astrological principles and their origin, you need to read this book. But, be ready to spend some time getting a grasp of the fundamentals! It is helpful to be thoroughly familiar with the rest of the "Earth Chronicles", there are many subjects that overlap. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Sitchen and his love of the blind-folded observation
Review: Sitchen's interpretation of Sumer mythology is just as bad as Lawrence Gardner's explanation of how the Egyptians built the pyramids. Sitchen's books are nothing more than fiction masquerading as actual events. Its hard for people such as Sitchen to believe that African people, both, inland, and abroad can build complex buildings and monuments. Sure, there is evidence of alien visits, but, you won't find it here. Sitchen belongs to a group of (...)individuals who syncretized different backgrounds of knowledge for the sake of exploit and profit. Nothing new here, just more recycled junk-sci-info.

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Summary: This guy is nuts
Review: Sitchin must be an alien. He is obviously writing books to make money. That is his true motivation. He is in disagreement with some of the best archeologists of this century. Wake up! The guy is out to make a profit and laugh on his way to the bank.

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Summary: Interesting speculation but never offers proof.
Review: Sitchin's expertise is in the linguistics of Sumer and the Middle East. In WHEN TIME BEGAN he focuses on Stonehenge offering interesting speculation on ancient astronomy. However, he fails to prove his case for extraterrestrial intervention. For a more enlightened examination of Stonehenge read John Michell's SECRETS OF THE STONES. For a more viable theory on the worldwide spread of ancient cultures read ATLANTIS IN AMERICA: Navigators of the Ancient World by Ivar Zapp and George Erikson.