Chariots of the Gods: Library Edition

from joeteo1

I read this book back in the early 80's when quite young and remember being impressed with it. After thumbing through the book again recently I confirmed my suspicions that it is of course pseudo scientific drivel. A parade of carefully chosen "evidence" selected to match a kooky theory. Despite ...

from tuckerresearch

In 2018, Berkley published this 50th Anniversary Edition of Erich Von Däniken's Chariots of the Gods. The grandaddy of all ancient aliens books, shows, websites, and theories. There was an old copy in my city library, and I leafed through it from time to time. As a teen onward, I read around Von ...

from drj

I originally read this book back in the 1970's when it first came out. Like other sensationalist literature, the author takes facts and uses them to make his own point. Being an academician, I prefer to make such judgments for myself. However, having made these conclusions, some of them are worth...

from miketroll

A pseudo-science "classic" in that it has remained an enormous best-seller since its publication in 1968. To that extent it is a book of historic interest. The late Erich von D was a fraud. He himself knew that much of the "evidence" he presented for extra-terrestrial visitation of Earth was spec...

from HadriantheBlind

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.