The Cosmic Code: Book VI of the Earth Chronicles
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The Cosmic Code: Book VI of the Earth Chronicles
Zecharia Sitchin
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One of the charms of Zecharia Sitchin is his tendency to take ancient writings as fact as opposed to myth. For example, according to clay tablets discovered by archeologists, Gilgamesh, a king of ancient Sumeria, was punished by the gods for raping female subjects on their wedding day--a particularly naughty, though not uncommon, pastime of ancient royalty. Snickering, the tricky gods created a double of him, which, as you can imagine, created havoc in the king's life. Some time later, directed by his goddess mother, Gilgamesh walked with his double to Lebanon to attain immortality. Sitchin ponders that perhaps the double had superhuman strength and en route built a second Stonehenge discovered in the Golan Heights by Israelis during the 1967 Six Days War. Hmmm. As Sitchin concedes, there's really no way to tell who actually built this hoary structure, but the in-depth archeological and historical research gathered here to support his musings concerning an extraterrestrial secret code to construct humankind is fascinating beyond belief. --P. Randall Cohan

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Many thousands of years ago, a race of extraordinary beings guided the evolution of life on Earth -- determining the existence and nature of mankind as we know it today. All powerful, all knowing, the proof of their genius is apparent in the mysterious monoliths at Stonehenge, and in a strange but highly significant sturcture of concentric stone circles in Israel's Golan Heights -- both requiring sophisticated astronomical knowledge. Teaching man to look to the heavens, they bequeathed to us the Cosmic Code.

The newest entry in a carefully researched multivolume series tracing the creation and motivation of mankind, this book identifies the turning point in our species' delicate balance between the demands of destiny and the vagaries of fate. From deep inside ancient Sumerian texts that predate even the Bible, Zecharia Sitchin dares to reveal the nature of prophecy and historical truths that have long been obscured by disbelief and misunderstanding: the code used to construct our kind by master builder from the stars.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Cosmic Code.......2007-03-09

If it is written by Sitchin then you should read the book. If he is just 50% right it stands as Awesome.

5 out of 5 stars The Cosmic Code.......2007-01-12

Another great book by Zachariah Sitchen, I have read all eight books of his Earth chronicles and they are all very mind boggling.

1 out of 5 stars Misunderstandings and baseless assertions Ahoy!.......2004-08-18

For all those praising the academic/scholastic merit of this work, yours must have a detailed references section that the one I picked up seems to lack. I would give him a D- and a "See Me!" had this had shown up on my desk. Someone should point out to him that evolution has no direction, as if we were destined to get to this point and are no longer evolving. Be careful of the plethora of misunderstandings and baseless assertions that can destroy a person's capacity to think about humans at all scientifically, historically, or otherwise. If you're incredulous of my own assertions, please research anything in Sitchin's works. You will have done more research than he likely did, and could even cite it. Don't take one sourceless book's word for it! You'll find planet X (Tiamat?) prophesies, space stations made of rocks, and millions of years of evolution very slightly co-opted by extra-terrestrials less believable than you once did. There are, after all, enough actual mysteries in the world. We don't need another convoluted theory that creates far more problems than it solves. It's no fluke that these books have made no waves in challenging any anthropological or historical constructions of earlier periods of humanity, areas of knowledge that are constantly modified by actual scholarship. It's also no fluke that these books are marginally profitable, and they keep being released, expanding upon the baseless foundation with even more baseless structure rather than defending the indefensible first works. As far as I'm concerned, if he's one of the few who can decipher those texts, he's abusing his position for financial gain, and could easily be ousted in the genre by a legitimate scholar.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Companion.......2002-05-03

Waiting for Sitchin's new books, is like waiting for the next Episode of Star Wars. It just can't come soon enough. This is an excellent companion volume to the Earth Chronicle series and sheds additional light. The more you read, the more you ask; Are we more like the Anunnaki or are they more like us? Good book!

4 out of 5 stars Worth reading.......2002-01-06

If Sitchin's Annunaki theories is what you like reading this book is just like his other books. This is a recap on his interpretations of ancient Sumerarian writtings.
Cosmic Voyage: True Evidence of Extraterrestrials Visiting Earth
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Cosmic Voyage: True Evidence of Extraterrestrials Visiting Earth
Courtney Brown
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5 out of 5 stars An Outstanding Book!.......2005-02-23

I just finished reading this book. Dr. Brown is an ex-NSA Remote Viewer. He was engaged on a project to study the "so called" Gray Aliens. This was conducted over a 2 - 3 year period. He studied their history, motives, technology and other attributes. All test sequences were "BLIND" with only one or two front loaded. Interesting and very worthwhile. The only data published was the ones that were verified by other sources. It was easy and a fast read. Highly enjoyable and thought provoking. It certainly gives one a unique insight concerning aliens and ufos. I think this guy is right and this is the best book out there to actually make the issues about ufo's understandable and reasonable. This is a worthwhile purchase. I highly recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars Long, but compelling.......2003-05-31

How can a writer write so compellingly, I hesitate to ask? Well, Brown has indeed. This book, a mystical insight in to the world of remote viewing and the two parrallel worlds relating to Earth gave me deep admiration for a writer who, undoubtedly, may worry about whether people may not always take him seriously. If you just want to know more about parrallel worlds, or you feel strongly on these subjects, boy, you'd love this book. 5 stars, and Dr. Brown, you deserve it.

5 out of 5 stars VERY Interesting ..........2001-10-02

__Having investigated the concept of Remote Viewing for some time now, I have come to the conclusion that there is a 95% probability that it is a legitimate method of procuring accurate information. As the book states, it is repeatable. I myself have bought the Mindazzle kit and have confirmed (to a lesser degree) the fact that accurate information is obtainable about something which cannot be seen otherwise.
__The information presented in this book is fairly consistent with info from other sources (I do not consider channeling to be a source - it is not trustworthy at all). But, it goes far beyond other info in its scope. Perhaps the only drawback to the book is that it covers huge topics and doesn't spend enough effort to cover them in-depth (the book is 396 pages, so this should tell you something). He takes on subjects that other R.V.'s won't talk about.
__Let us assume for the sake of argument that R.V. is legitimate and that Mr. Brown is providing accurate info in this book. Humanity is about to experience more things to 'wake us up', on top of the wtc tragedy. Further, there is a huge need for individuals to obtain the abilities displayed here so that we, as earth humans, can make a much needed transition to galactic citizenship in a structured and controlled manner.
__This book is the most interesting and enthralling book I've read this year (and that includes many, many books). I recommend it wholeheartedly to all who are not stuck in the unconcious universe paradigm. If you are stuck, your awakening is probably right around the corner, and the shock will be great.

5 out of 5 stars life its too big to own facts!.......2001-04-18

this book of courtnys' should be viewed as a stepping stone, for the people who are broad minded enough, to accept the idea of life being less arrogant, to assume we are the only vershions of it> it is not stated that one should accept the literature as fact and to do so or not do so would be mearly an exersise in blind stupidity: as evident we did manage to travel at ubove the speed of sound let us "explore" the place "we" call home!

5 out of 5 stars Paradigm Flip. . . New World (Universe) View.......2000-12-16

Courtney Brown's contribution to us all is great. He begins a new age for our earth's inhabitants in giving us a primer in what is here and what we can work toward and look forward to in our future. Recommended for skeptics and open travelers both. My personal experience in Alternative Medicine and the miracles of spiritual and physics-based healing work fits right in with this new paradigm. The sub atomic level is a rich source for us to explore. A facinating book from a caring and dedicated man.
The Last Voyage of the Cosmic Muffin
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  • Ocean Romance
  • Valerie is amazing!
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The Last Voyage of the Cosmic Muffin
Valerie T. Perez
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ASIN: 141962878X
Release Date: 2006-06-20

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Valerie Perez was primed for adventure. After completing her time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Micronesia, she met Shep, captain of the seagoing sailboat, Cosmic Muffin. The landlubber and the sailor gave in to their passions and struck out together on an extended voyage to Hawaii and, ultimately, to Shep's home in California. In this delightful and compelling memoir, Valerie tells the story of falling in love with a man who eschews commitment, and spending months at sea enduring a relationship that runs as hot and cold as the Pacific currents. What stirs the reader's heart in this very forthright memoir is the author's growth, specifically her ability to come to terms with the truth about this relationship. . .and her relationship to God. Ultimately, Perez comes to understand that what really matters in life is self-respect, the ability to confront adversity, appreciating love and friendship in all their permutations, and an honest relationship with God.

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5 out of 5 stars Ocean Romance.......2007-04-12

The adventures in The Last Voyage of the Cosmic Muffin take the reader on a Pacific Ocean voyage in a small sailing vessel; this was not a pleasure cruise. The author shares her memoirs as the sole crewmember/passenger aboard with no previous sea experience. Her sense of comedy gives relief to tense moments during rough sea storms or tender moments of love between herself and the captain. The author shares with you the beauty of the open seas, gorgeous sunsets, wild birds and sea life, as well as occasional subtle philosophical observations. This is a very enjoyable book to read.

5 out of 5 stars Valerie is amazing!.......2006-11-13

This book in fantastic, particularly for the author's first book. It is a must-read!!

5 out of 5 stars Great for a first book!!!.......2006-09-29

I found this book enormously entertaining-Valerie is willing to reveal her own flaws and strengths in a humorous and compassionate way-I laughed out loud quite often at how we humans "operate". Highly recommend

5 out of 5 stars bluecampersue.......2006-08-18

This is a book you will want to read. It is a must read for anyone who has wanted to follow their dreams and has thrown caution to the wind and done it. Shows that no matter, what your age is, dreams should be pursued. Very inspirational, funny at times, and thought provoking.

5 out of 5 stars A discovery of adventure and self .......2006-08-13

Valerie Perez is a great writer. How can someone describe clouds and ones own emotions in so many true and beautiful ways, with each description new and touching. She is one of the most open and honest authors in years. I only wish she had more pages to tell about her life before this adventure - maybe in her next book. As a son of a Sea Captain, she brought back many memories to me of the endless seas and anticipated horizons.
Cosmic Voyage: A Scientific Discovery of Extraterrestrials Visiting Earth
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Cosmic Voyage: A Scientific Discovery of Extraterrestrials Visiting Earth
Courtney Brown
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2 out of 5 stars For Entertainment Purposes...........2006-10-19

The author, Courtney Brown, tells us he has proof that he is going to share with the reader but never provides it. There is no independent proof given in this account except his "monitor". I can only conclude that this is either entirely fiction or mostly fiction and it should be viewed that way. I don't doubt that some elements of remote viewing work since psychics have been around for centuries, and more recently have had success with law enforcement, but this book goes way off the deep end. Make no mistake, this book is fiction. If Mr. Brown could do what he claims he can, he'd due it in a public forum like television away from his followers.

5 out of 5 stars Cosmic Voyages.......2006-09-26

WOW!!! Thats what I kept saying the entire time I was reading this. I have been touched by many books that I have read, but this one, spoke directly to my heart. I believe people interested in the UFO phenomenon, will find this book amazingly well written, and confirms aspects of the UFO encounters that many have experienced. Remote viewing can, and will be the way of the future for all interested in contact with alien beings from other worlds. Dr. Browns experiences are well documented, and the discussions that take place after his remote viewing sessions opened my mind, and was very insightful. I have purchased several copies of this book, because everyone that I have borrowed it to, has decided that they had to keep it for future references. I now just give it to all my friends & family as a gift. I believe that everyone that reads this will be WOW'd...

5 out of 5 stars wow ..........1999-11-06

The book has an been inspirational blessing to my life at this point. The skeptics and critics have their linear narrow minded logic clogging truth Doc Brown has revealed in such a unique and touching way. Doc Brown is truelly an advanced level of conscioussness , now only if their were more free thinkers in our world we might actually set goals worth achieving...

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant!.......1999-05-16

This book is by far the most important I have read in many years

4 out of 5 stars Interesting approach to proving alien existence.......1998-11-05

Although I enjoyed reading this controversial book, I am still somewhat skeptical as to the methods the author undertakes to prove alien existence. Brown does not support many of his claims with hard scientific evidence. As a scientist myself, I simply cannot accept conclusions without the appropriate data to support the claims made. However, I do feel that there is more going on in this physical world than the common man perceives and I thank Brown for his opinions on this matter. In conclusion, I recommend this book to anyone interested in alien phenomena. There is no saying that you can't be abducted next!
Cosmic Mysteries (Voyage Through the Universe)
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    Cosmic Mysteries (Voyage Through the Universe)
    Time Life Books
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    Cosmic Lamdscape...voyages back along the photon's track
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      Michael Rowan-Robinson
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      Cosmic Landscape/Voyages Back Along the Photon's Track
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        Michael Rowan-Robinson
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        Cosmic Mysteries (Voyage Through the Universe)
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          Cosmic Mysteries - Voyage Through The Universe
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            Cosmic Tales: Advantures in Far Futures (Cosmic Tales)
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • What future is inherent in our now?
            • Delightful Collection of Stories
            Cosmic Tales: Advantures in Far Futures (Cosmic Tales)

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            The early days of space travel - the tragic deaths, the explorers who disappeared without a trace, the many heroisms- were now relegated to a few pages in history textbooks. The Solar System, from Mercury out to the cometary Oort cloud, was as thoroughly domesticated and familiar as anyone's back yard. But other frontiers still beckoned, as distant as the farthest stars themselves, and humankind swarmed out across the galaxy at speeds many times that of light, but still only an amoeboid crawl in comparison to the vast breadth of the galaxy. And once again the statement by a largely-forgotten 20th century scientist was proven true: the universe is not only stranger than we imagine-it is stranger than we can imagine. Stories of interstellar voyagers confronting the infinite by: Gregory Benford, Eric Flint & Dave Freer, James P. Hogan, Debra Doyle & James MacDonald . . . and more.

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            3 out of 5 stars What future is inherent in our now?.......2006-02-04

            Cosmic Tales II: Adventures in Far Futures tells tales of humanity when it escapes the bounds of Sol system. Each story is an exploration of a trait that may define us as a species and how it could affect our lives once we reach beyond our Earth.

            Cosmic Tales II contains six short stories and one non-fiction essay. It was refreshing to find that all the stories were strong and held my attention. "The Tree of Dreams" by James P. Hogan offers us a glimpse of explorers looking for worlds to conquer with consumerism and greed. Interestingly, the natives are not as docile and innocent as first suspected and some of the crew view the natives' lifestyle as better than the dog-eat-dog life they lead. Mark L. Van Name's "Bring Out the Ugly" gives us tantalizing hints of a man's past when he is hired to save the daughter of the head of a planetary corporation. This story has some interesting asides on the use of AI's in everyday home appliances. "On Suivi Point" by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald gives the reader a view of how much trouble two spacers can get into on shore leave without even trying. "Genie Out of the Bottle" was a frustrating story of a young man with more money than common sense getting in over his head with a 'sweet young girl' who wants power and money. He finally finds himself as he learns to care about others and to think for himself. This story also gives the readers some interesting ideas to consider about uplifting animals for our convenience.

            Paul Chafe in "Botany Bay" gives an interesting twist on a murder mystery. A serial killer is stalking the colony and they need to find out who, before anyone else gets killed. The twist revealed in the story's title is that all the colonists are criminals sent to this planet as a second chance. They must work together to find the killer and determine what rules of law will be adopted for their colony and its future. The non-fiction essay was an overview of the science used as a basis for the story "Botany Bay".

            In "Beyond Pluto" by Gregory Benford, we are at the edge of our solar system and life or something close to it has been found on Pluto. Two scientific expeditions work together to try to learn where the life-forms are coming from and are they related to the cascade of energy approaching our system.

            This is a strong collection and one that is sure to please the reader who enjoys hard SF. There are good strongly drawn characters, well thought out plots, and ideas that you can think about for a long time after you finish the story. I know I'm still worried about what my washing machine might be telling other appliances about me.

            5 out of 5 stars Delightful Collection of Stories.......2005-02-20

            Toni Weisskopf is the Executive Director at Baen books, one of the premier Science Fiction publishers. She also appears to be a SiFi fan and has been collecting short stories to anthologize. In this Cosmic Tales series she first collected a series of stories about Adventures in Sol System. Now she has collected stories set further out. As she says in the Introduction - I share with you stories about what happens when we escape the Sun's pull and explore the galazy, fulfilling our destiny.

            About half of the authors come from the Baen stable of writers: James P. Hogan, Dave Freer, Eric Flint, Gregory Benford. Other writers are: Mark L. Van Name, Debra Doyle, James D. Macdonald, Paul Chafe.

            The stories have a broad range, with the only common thread being that they are located outside the orbit of Pluto, outside the Oort Cloud where the comets live. Enjoyable reading.

            Preaching Eugenics: Religious Leaders and the American Eugenics Movement
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            • A Marvelous History
            • Vital to understanding the eugenics movement
            Preaching Eugenics: Religious Leaders and the American Eugenics Movement
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            With our success in mapping the human genome, the possibility of altering our genetic futures has given rise to difficult ethical questions. Although opponents of genetic manipulation frequently raise the specter of eugenics, our contemporary debates about bioethics often take place in a historical vacuum. In fact, American religious leaders raised similarly challenging ethical questions in the first half of the twentieth century. Preaching Eugenics tells how Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders confronted and, in many cases, enthusiastically embraced eugenics-a movement that embodied progressive attitudes about modern science at the time. Christine Rosen argues that religious leaders pursued eugenics precisely when they moved away from traditional religious tenets. The liberals and modernists-those who challenged their churches to embrace modernity-became the eugenics movement's most enthusiastic supporters. Their participation played an important part in the success of the American eugenics movement. In the early twentieth century, leaders of churches and synagogues were forced to defend their faiths on many fronts. They faced new challenges from scientists and intellectuals; they struggled to adapt to the dramatic social changes wrought by immigration and urbanization; and they were often internally divided by doctrinal controversies among modernists, liberals, and fundamentalists. Rosen draws on previously unexplored archival material from the records of the American Eugenics Society, religious and scientific books and periodicals of the day, and the personal papers of religious leaders such as Rev. John Haynes Holmes, Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick, Rev. John M. Cooper, Rev. John A. Ryan, and biologists Charles Davenport and Ellsworth Huntington, to produce an intellectual history of these figures that is both lively and illuminating. The story of how religious leaders confronted one of the era's newest "sciences," eugenics, sheds important new light on a time much like our own, when religion and science are engaged in critical and sometimes bitter dialogue.

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            5 out of 5 stars A Marvelous History.......2005-12-10

            This book is marvelous because it does what all good history does, it gives us a true-to-life feel for what the eugenics movement was like in its heyday roughly a century ago. This isn't a dry-as-dust recital of facts or an axe-to-grind ideological spin. It's an honest and balanced look at the mostly liberal Protestant clergy who helped lend 'mainstream' legitimacy to the movement much as their counterparts in the late 1960s to early 1970s lent an air of legitimacy to abortion legalization.

            Just keep in mind that these clergymen were the "choir" for what was for a time advanced as a modern and more scientific replacement historic Christianity. Those who occupied the pulpit were well-respected scientists such as Henry Goddard with his influential The Kallikak Family, then-popular writers such as Lothrop Stoddard, author of The Revolt Against Civilization, and activists such as Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger, author of The Pivot of Civilization. At the other end of the religious spectrum were the religious conservatives--fundamentalist, mainstream Protestant, and Catholic--who were the chief opponents to eugenics, particularly the movement's attempts to legalize forced sterilization. It really is a lot like today's abortion debate.

            Also keep in mind that liberal Protestant clergy were not the first to be drawn to the idea of breeding a better humanity. It began during the 1840s and 1850s with some utopia free love cults in the U.S., such as the Oneida Community. Margaret Sanger noted that in her second autobiography. They were the first to separate sex from reproduction. You could have sex with anyone in the community, but the community would dictate which of those couplings would produce offspring. Their ideas were not rooted in Darwinian evolution like the later eugenics. They simply applied common, barnyard breeding techniques to people.

            Led by Victoria Woodhull, those ideas were taken up by some in the Spiritualism movement of the 1870s. And it was Woodhull who first 'mainstreamed' eugenics giving many speeches on the topic across the U.S. and the U.K. almost three decades before the usually cited founder of eugenics, Francis Galton, took up the cause in earnest after 1900. You might even say that Woodhull retired from promoting eugenics about the time that the movement's alleged founder, Galton, seriously took up the cause.

            Woodhull's early ideas about eugenics were a strange blend of the sexual mysticism she used to justify her radical free love ideas and conventional folk ideas about prenatal influences. I explore those in Free Lover: Sex, Marriage and Eugenics in the Early Speeches of Victoria Woodhull. She later dropped her free love agenda, married a wealthy English banker, and concentrated on promoting a more scientific form of eugenics that's explored in Lady Eugenist: Feminist Eugenics in the Speeches and Writings of Victoria Woodhull.

            The great strength of Rosen's books is that it gives you a peek inside the minds and hearts of the American religious suppoters of eugenics. And its very greatness points out that no one has done a comparable job with the more scientific supporters of eugenics, who typically come off as cardboard figures, or movement activists such as Margaret Sanger, who is often turned (inaccurately) into a secular saint of women's rights. And the greatest need in the literature is for an in-depth look at those who, like G. K. Chesterton, opposed eugenics with their whole hearts. Perhaps Christine Rosen will find the time to take up at least one of those much-needed tasks.

            5 out of 5 stars Vital to understanding the eugenics movement.......2004-12-05

            Christine Rosen has addressed an important and before now neglected area of the study of eugenics--the role churches played in both its propagation and eventual destruction. For any student of the eugenics movement, or of American Christian history, this book is vital. It is very comprehensive and, given the excellent citations and bibliography, one of the most well researched books I have seen recently in any subject.
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