Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-10-21

Chris Williamson & Graham Hancock: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #854

The Hidden Secrets Of America’s Ancient Apocalypse - Graham Hancock - #854

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Graham Hancock is a journalist and an author known for his work on ancient civilisations. The Americas hold a profound secret.

Graham Hancock discussed Hamlet's mill by Giorgio De Santillana, Fingerprints of the gods by Graham Hancock, and Underworld by Graham Hancock.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Hamlet's mill

    Giorgio De Santillana · at 53:50

    Hamlet's Mill by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend is a pioneering history-of-science study arguing that ancient myths and sacred geometry encode advanced astronomical knowledge, specifically regarding the precession of the equinoxes.

    Discussed
    “and they published this um astonishing groundbreaking book called Hamlet's Mill um and Hamlet's Mill uh is about the ancient recognition of procession”
    Where to get it
  2. Fingerprints of the gods

    Graham Hancock · at 1:50:38

    Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock is an alternative history bestseller that argues an advanced, forgotten global civilization was wiped out by a cataclysm at the end of the last ice age.

    Discussed
    “But the next book, Fingerprints of the Gods, got to number one on the bestseller list, not just in the UK, but also in six other countries, including Italy and Japan.”
    Where to get it
  3. Underworld

    Graham Hancock · at 1:54:40

    Underworld by Graham Hancock is a massive, heavily footnoted non-fiction work that investigates lost civilizations and submerged archaeological sites around the globe.

    Discussed
    “Take a look at a book I published in 2002 called Underworld; it’s about 700 pages long and has 2,000 footnotes.”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Supernatural
“I was working on a book that I published in 2005 called Supernatural meetings with the ancient teachers of mankind it's it's recently been retitled as as Visionary”
Plugged Supernatural
“I was working on a book uh that I published in 2005 called Supernatural meetings with the ancient teachers of mankind it's it's recently been retitled as as Visionary”
Plugged Visionary
“it's it's recently been retitled as as Visionary uh it's still out there”
Plugged Magicians of the Gods
“what the evidence leads to is the conclusion that the earth 12,800 years ago passed through the debris stream of a disintegrating Comet all comets disintegrate sooner or later um and for those who would wish to see an example of this it's Jupiter uh in it it's the it's the it's the Shoemaker Levy n hitting hitting Jupiter”
Plugged The Sign and the Seal
“my first book about a historical mystery was called the sign and the seal a quest for the Lost Arc of the Covenant it's based on my years of experience in Ethiopia and looks at Ethiopia's claim to possess the Ark of the Covenant”
Plugged The Sign and the Seal
“my first book about a historical mystery was called the sign and the seal a quest for the Lost Arc of the Covenant it's based on my years of experience in Ethiopia and looks at Ethiopia's claim to possess the Ark of the Covenant I'd written many books before that”
Plugged Fingerprints of the gods
“but the next book Fingerprints of the Gods got to number one on the best seller list not only in the UK but also in six other countries including Italy and Japan uh it became a worldwide phenomenon and that attracted the eye of Sauron”
Plugged Underworld
“just take a look at a book that I published in 2002 called underworld it's about a th pages long it's got 2,000 footnotes I wrote that book defensively”