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    Chariots of the Gods
    Chariots of the Gods
    Chariots of the Gods
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    Chariots of the Gods

    Written by Erich von Däniken

    Narrated by William Dufris

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    Erich von Däniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance—the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth was visited by aliens. This world-famous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the author's own popular sequel, The Eye of the Sphinx. But here is where it all began—von Däniken's startling theories of our earliest encounters with alien worlds, based upon his lifelong studies of ancient ruins, lost cities, potential spaceports, and a myriad of hard scientific facts that point to extraterrestrial intervention in human history. Most incredible of all, however, is von Däniken's theory that we ourselves are the descendents of these galactic pioneers—and the archaeological discoveries that prove it:



    —An alien astronaut preserved in a pyramid



    —Thousand-year-old spaceflight navigation charts



    —Computer astronomy from Incan and Egyptian ruins



    —A map of the land beneath the ice cap of Antarctica



    —A giant spaceport preserved in the Andes
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMar 31, 2011
    ISBN9781452671536
    Chariots of the Gods
    Author

    Erich von Däniken

    Erich von Daniken has spent a lifetime gathering evidence to prove that before the dawn of recorded history our ancestors were visited by an alien race. Erich Von Daniken was responsible for popularising the ancient astronaut hypothesis of human development. Orthodox historians have been sceptical but a vast public have been drawn to his ideas by instinctive interest and wonder. His 26 books have sold over 60 million copies, in over 40 languages.

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a thought-provoking and entertaining read. While some reviewers criticize the book for its outdated impact and sexist undertones, others appreciate the undeniable facts presented. The author's response to critics and the lack of concrete proof for some theories are mentioned as drawbacks. However, many readers highly recommend this book for its relevance, entertainment value, and the opportunity it provides to explore unconventional ideas. Overall, this book encourages readers to think outside the box and consider the possibilities beyond traditional beliefs.

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    • 5/5
      I liked it and many facts just cannot be denied in this book

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great book. Fancy yourself to read this masterpiece. I recommend it %100.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I read this in 1972, it's as if I'm reading it for the first time, again. I womdered why stuff I've heard lately was already known to me. This is why, start here, it's the real truth about human kind. Catch up quick, it's very important. ?

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      I thought it was creatively inventive, but not particularly believable. It is 3 stars if you view it as that.
    • 5/5
      Alot of info and cross referencing going on, a real joy to read and extremely entertaining.
      Erich is a great researcher!
    • 5/5
      Everyone on this planet should read this book and open their eyes!!!
    • 5/5
      Isn't there an ebook of this? It would be great to read it.
    • 4/5
      I feel that anyone who dismisses this book as boring, fantastical...and plain crazy are the people I consider "sheeple".
      It's time to wake up! It's time to remember our past and where and who we came from, bc science fiction is now science fact! And if those sheeple only knew the REAL truth about our past ....they would be terrified!
      It's not just as simple as "God, jesus and the universe!!! LMFAO! Wake up people.
    • 3/5
      Again the theories in this are hard to back up with any real proof. Great if you just want to pass the time.
    • 3/5
      There are many points that don't have the attention needed.
    • 5/5
      An amazing read and still very relevant even 48 years after Von Daniken's writing. I highly recommend reading.
    • 4/5
      Science has been pioneered by those willing to think outside the box. if you wish to shackle your mind so be it, but don't down rate because you see this as nothing more than fanciful "pseudoscience". This is a book of theories I read nothing that said this was truth beyond the shadow of doubt. Truth is usually stranger than fiction. just food for thought friends, Namaste.
    • 3/5
      I'll admit it. I want to believe. This book presents an interesting premise, but strains too hard to make the make it's point. I read this many years ago.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Just finished this...."classic"? But for real, its an OK piece of science-FICTION speculative philosophy. I can see how it was impactful in the late 60s as it proposes some out there stuff but also challenges religion. Today its not as impactful.

      One thing that bothers me, and this is evident in most alien literature, is that most male "researchers" who write about aliens also speculate that they have sex with humans in one way or the other... the good ol interbreeding concept being used by sexist pervs to talk about their fetishes via aliens

      If ancient aliens who shared knowledge with us procreated with early savage humans, I see that the same as a teacher molesting their students, and anyone obssessing over this idea as an infantile pervert!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Wild concept, a lot to take in and ponder. It's interesting, compelling, and will be followed by much more in the future. I look forward to what comes next.
    • 4/5
      I haven't read the book yet & will revise my review when I do. I just find it ridiculous the amount of people on here whose reviews try to discredit what the book says by giving incorrect information themselves. If you are going to try to look like an intelligent intellectual, at least fact check so that you don't do the very thing you are accusing the writer of being guilty of.
    • 1/5
      This book has a racial undertone that's laughable. The Consistent need to call our ancestor "primitive"and "savages" seemed disrespectful and inaccurate considering how brilliantly sophisticated and innovative our ancestors have proven to be throughout history. This is such a silly book seriously , however as a science fiction book it would be actually a 10/10 book
    • 1/5
      One word...YAWN.
    • 2/5
      Pure jeugdnostalgie. Gelezen als 13-jarige, en hoewel ik wel vermoedde dat er iets loos was met von D?nikens beweringen, was ik er toch helemaal weg van. Ik ben dus geneigd er het etiket "vermakelijk" op te kleven, ware het niet dat onstellend veel mensen dit soort verhalen maar blijven geloven.
    • 1/5
      The first few minutes are dedicated to adressing his critics and that honestly is a turn off.
    • 4/5
      I wanted to see what was here. In the forward to this newer edition, the author admits to errors and omissions. And his detractors are legion. Instead of answering the questions, though, they simply chalk up his assertions to mental illness and/or junk science.

      I don't know what the answers are. There are some curious things out there, though. I'd like better answers than, "We don't know what it is, but it isn't aliens." Okay, it isn't aliens. Then . . . what is it?

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Samenvatting:
      Geen ander boek heeft de manier waarop we naar de geschiedenis kijken zo veranderd als Waren de goden kosmonauten? van Erich von Däniken. Hij kon dan ook niet vermoeden dat zijn boek een ware cultklassieker zou worden. Waren de goden kosmonauten? is al 50 jaar onafgebroken in druk en wereldwijd zijn er meer dan 60 miljoen exemplaren van verkocht. Deze 40e jubileumeditie is uitgebreid met een nieuw voorwoord en een nieuw nawoord (speciaal geschreven voor de Nederlandse lezers door Erich von Däniken!) en bevat meer dan 50 (nieuwe) foto's.
    • 2/5
      The wonders of the world and humans' technical progress since then derived not from man himself, but from aliens who sparked and cultivated our development? Von Daniken's theory is intriguing, as millions of readers have reacted over the past forty years. The concept itself has multiple supporting hypotheses once you start exploring it. Space visitors would likely have rockets and robots that our ancients would have described in our oldest texts. Aliens' technology would make them seem god-like, and their interactions with mankind would prompt human myths of gods, demigods and giants. The open-minded reader gets intrigued when they see the many patterns this author points out. The book falls apart in two areas. First, it's not well written. The evidence is interspersed with rants about what should be done next. Even when stated neutrally, the solidity of the evidence isn't consistent, which degrades the overall credibility. Second, some of the most compelling evidence was later discredited, yet even with the author's own admission, he recognizes the discredited points only outside the book, even in later revisions. It's a provocative theory to think about, and the commonality between various ancient cultures and their stories was beneficial knowledge. However, the book is hard to read and not convincing.
    • 5/5
      I remember this book opening my mind to possibilities.This book,no matter what your position,on possible alien life or ancient cultures will make you think.
    • 4/5
      FOUR Stars!.. Deduct one; a, "Little" - "Stale".. But, "Fun"! As A, sort of, "Compendium" for "Isaac Asimov" - "Stuff"!.. Put it, properly on your "Second-Tier". Especially, "Factual".. Decent, Yes!.. OK!.. "Groovy"!..
    • 1/5
      I read this years ago, and even giving it one star is basically one star too many. Aside from the information being at best weirdly imaginative, the book also has a to me profoundly anti-human (but also borderline racist) feel, as though the great civilisations of the past could simply not have been intelligent enough to create art, music whatever (and that God must have been an alien). Sigh!!
    • 1/5
      Unmitigated tosh from cover-to-cover. Admittedly, I was taken in at age 11, but how any adult could accept this tissue of lies is beyond me. Interesting, maybe, for its sci-fi concepts, but as one of the initiators of modern pseudo-science, an awful, awful book.

      You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant - Harlan Ellison
    • 1/5
      Perhaps the only good thing that has come up from this book is science fiction inspired by it. Horrible distortion of history and misinterpretation of events. A total waste of time.
    • 2/5
      This was an "OK" book. Author hypothesizes that human population on earth is the result of alien astronauts who arrived thousands of. years ago. Proof postulated includes many bold assertions that can't be supported but cause you to go: "hmmmmmm."
    • 2/5
      A pseudoscience classic, Chariots of the Gods imagines an ancient world that was visited by benevolent extraterrestrials(who were erroneously called "gods"). This book is one of the inspirations for the pseudoscience series Ancient Aliens (which I will admit to watching, usually after having consumed a few shots of tequila).

      It's not particularly readable, it's horribly dated (the Vietnam War is a "current event," and man had not yet walked on the moon), and well, it's pure bunk. I mean, seriously? I would have been fascinated by this book when I was about ten (and going through my aliens phase), but as a relatively well-read adult combing through these pages, I kept muttering such things as "come on" and "seriously?!?"

      The first problem I had was that he takes all mentions of "gods" in ancient cultures seriously. There's apparently no such thing as myth, storytelling, embellishment, falsehood, creative license, etc, etc. Nope, it's ALL true according to von Daniken! And it just really snowballs from there.