The Stairway to Heaven (Earth Chronicles): Book II of the Earth Chronicles: 2 - Softcover

Zecharia Sitchin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061379204 ISBN 13: 9780061379208

Publisher: Avon Books, 2007

Synopsis

Since earliest times, human beings have pondered the incomprehensible questions of the universe, life . . . and the afterlife. Where did mortal man go to join the immortal Gods? Was the immense and complex structure at Giza an Egyptian Pharaoh's portal to immortality? Or a pulsating beacon built by extraterrestrials for landing on Earth?In this second volume of his trailblazing series The Earth Chronicles, Zecharia Sitchin unveils secrets of the pyramids and hidden clues from ancient times to reveal a grand forgery on which established Egyptology is founded, and takes the reader to the Spaceport and Landing Place of the Anunnaki gods--"Those Who from Heaven to Earth Came."

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Review:

"Compelling."--Booklist

"Brilliant and explosive."--Erich von Daniken, author of CHARIOTS OF THE GODS

"An intriguing book--read it...Sitchin is to be congratulated...He makes his point, and makes it well."--The British UFO Research Organization

"Impressive."--UPI

"Enthusiasts of ancient lore and pyramid studies will find this book fascinating food for thought."--Charleston New Courier

"A dazzling performance...Sitchin is a zealous investigator."--Kirkus Reviews

From the Back Cover:

ARCHAEOLOGY / HISTORY Special large-format edition, lavishly illustrated with maps, diagrams, and photographs. Mythic memory has long held that somewhere on Earth there is a place where we can transcend death and join the gods. In The Stairway to Heaven, Zecharia Sitchin deepens his fascinating explorations into Earth history by looking at this longing for a return to the divine. Combining the enigma of the Pyramids with legends of human attempts to ascend like gods to Heaven in search of immortality, he delves into the lives of the pharaohs of Egypt, who taught how to travel the Route of the Gods to the "eternal afterlife"; the Sumerian king Gilgamesh, who journeyed to distant lands in his quest to "scale heaven" and ward off his mortal fate; Alexander the Great, who believed he was actually the son of a god; and Ponce de Leon, who explored Florida in search of the legendary Fountain of Youth. Finally, he leads us along the gaze of the Sphinx, the "Sacred Guide," for remarkable insight into the archetypal search for eternal life. "Well researched and persuasive ... Sitchin brings to this book' the logic and scholarship so often lacking. . . . He demonstrates the flaws in established theories about pyramid builders and exposes a few ancient hoaxes." --Library Journal "Impressive." --United Press International "Compelling." --Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061379204
• ISBN 13: 9780061379208
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 464