Janice D: Graham Hancock is one of my favourite authors. His books are always interesting and easy to read in a conversational style and I have highly recommended "Magicians of the Gods" to everyone I know.
Canada on Aug 22, 2023
BAM: I am enjoying this book and really makes me believe there was another more intelligent race of people that somehow were eliminated. Will order his other books once finished with this..will take time to finish since it’s a very large book with lots of pages. Not too many pictures but drawings show so much too
United States on Aug 16, 2023
Amazon Customer: Do not skip this book!
United States on Jul 28, 2023
anand prasad: Good introduced to Graham Hancock on Joe Rogan’s podcast, saw the documentary and immediately ordered the two books. Received them in time for holiday reading. Will update the review once finished.
India on Dec 09, 2022
Oliver Reichelt: The book is a bright star on the dark sky of denial and lack of knowledge from before the time now recognised as „history“.
It opens the mind to the facts gathered beside the trodden path of institutional science by regarding the phenomena instead of ignoring what „should not be possible“.
We find the Younger Dryas (Ice Age return) as a period of the flood. We find the same sages bringing civilization to all the peoples. We find stubborn ignorance and bureaocracy of universitarian power play and protection of political positions that hampers science.
Hancock writes his voyage of discovery, takes time to make the reader think and grasp with him the revolutionary concepts that can fit the newly found facts.
Not taking this seriously is a lapse of science.
Germany on May 16, 2022
Gene Rhea Tucker: Graham Hancock has the annoying habit of issuing updated, revised, and expanded editions of his books. There's an updated <i>Fingerprints of the Gods</i> (that is really hard-to-find and I think only published in Britain), an updated <i>Underworld</i>, and a totally re-written and updated <i>Supernatural</i>. Thus, if you are a completist, or want the best editions, you should get the paperback (except <i>Supernatural</i>, where you really need to get both).
Anyway, in this updated, revised, and expanded edition of <i>Magicians of the Gods</i> there is an extra paragraph in the acknowledgements on Joe Rogan; a Part IX with two new chapters, and an Appendix II. (Hancock's editors really should be ashamed of themselves. In the original book, the sole appendix was called "Appendix I." Why call it "I" if there was no "II"? Here is the "Appendix II," finally. There are numerous copyediting errors in the two new chapters and appendix. Which is annoying. The superscript endnote numbers in "Appendix II" start with 54, continuing from Chapter 21 in the text, yet they start with 1 in the endnotes! Bad.)
Anyway, my...
United States on Feb 07, 2020
Amazon Customer: Listen, weather you agree with the man's view or not is not up for debate. What Graham does here, and perhaps better than with Fingerprints of the Gods, is eloquently place other people's research before the reader to support a theory that respected academia believe is unfounded and, to some extent, ridiculous. He presents it in a manner that will keep a layman entertained but respectively and diligently states all his references and almost always tries to keep the reader straight on when he is referencing 'facts', quoting a respected authority or stating a conclusion of his own making. He skillfully addresses his theory of a forgotten civilization(s) by placing others research before you rather than starting out with opinions and baseless conclusions. What Graham Hancock wants is to make people think. An intelligent debate so to speak. Don't call the man a hack or worse, simply (like gentleman.... Or gentle lady) debate the evidence he presents. Even if the respected theory is the more credible than Hancocks, I think it will, for the average Joe and Jane (like me) be because we've really and truly given thought to evidence produced (be it in Hancocks favour or not). I gave this 5...
United Kingdom on Jul 07, 2017
ed17331: I very much appreciate Graham Hancock's work and the resulting books. They are always interesting and full of information. I read Fingerprints of the Gods twenty years ago and this new book (Magicians of the Gods) certainly adds new and important information and helps to answer some of the questions leftover from Fingerprints. The scientifically supported Younger-Dryas Comet Impact theory is put forth in detail as a hypothesis for some of the global flooding and civilization destroying changes that may have occurred around 12,000 years ago. I am happy to own this book.
Having said that, I do believe this book is not as good as Fingerprints. I agree with many of the criticisms espoused by the 2-star and 3-star reviews concerning the exposition of the material and the narrative (not the material itself). But rather than rehash those critiques here, I would like to ask for your help in understanding a particular aspect of the book (which I have just finished reading). Thanks in advance to those readers who will respond with helpful comments.
I am referring to a section of Chapter 15 called "Eliminating the impossible" that begins on page 327 and continues to the end of...
United States on Jul 04, 2016
Gary Smith: Review #1: Amazon had this product in stock for what I felt was a price on the the steep side of fair, but I admit I'm not sure how the prices are set, so what do I know? They, and Canada Post, delivered it quickly, also, I received what I had ordered, and it was well packaged, so it survived the trip quite well (nothing broken, missing, crushed, scratched, etc.).
Review #2: Product was 12 cd's of. Mr. Hancock narrating the unabridged copy of his own book No Readers Digest here, you get the works.. He is a good public speaker and he makes this audio book easy to listen to. It was rather like clicking on a 15 hours long radio show on, say, YouTube, without being interrupted by a host asking questions. You got to hear his ideas developed in full, and heard some things that were not in any of the YouTube presentations (or at least not any one I ever listened to). And obviously, at 15 hours long, most people won't get through it in one go. If you intend to marathon it plan accordingly...
There were some parts of the talk where you get the impression there are meant to be photos accompanying the text. An insert with the photos, or a cd with image files on it would have...
Canada on Apr 12, 2016
| Unlock the Ancient Mysteries of Graham Hancock's MAGICIANS OF THE GODS | The Chalice and the Blade: Exploring Our Past to Shape Our Future | Sapiens: An In-Depth Look at the History of Humanity | |
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| Sale off | $4 OFF | $9 OFF | |
| Total Reviews | 32 reviews | 21 reviews | 634 reviews |
| Unexplained Mysteries (Books) | Unexplained Mysteries | ||
| Dimensions | 6.15 x 1.65 x 9.2 inches | 6.12 x 0.76 x 9.25 inches | 1.4 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.65 pounds | 12.2 ounces | 2.15 pounds |
| Language | English | English | English |
| ISBN-10 | 1250118409 | 9780062502896 | 9780062316110 |
| Publisher | A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin; Updated, Expanded edition | HarperOne; First Edition | Harper Perennial; Reprint edition; Reprint edition |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7/5 stars of 2,634 ratings | 4.7/5 stars of 535 ratings | 4.6/5 stars of 134,986 ratings |
| Ancient & Controversial Knowledge | Ancient & Controversial Knowledge | ||
| Prehistory | Prehistory | ||
| ISBN-13 | 978-1250118400 | 978-0062502896 | 978-0062316110 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #6 in Prehistory#33 in Ancient & Controversial Knowledge#37 in Unexplained Mysteries | #53 in General Anthropology#178 in General Gender Studies#222 in Women in History | #3 in Evolution #3 in Cultural Anthropology #3 in History of Civilization & Culture |
| Paperback | 608 pages | 304 pages | 578 pages |
United States on Sep 07, 2023