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I received
an e-mail from Rand and Rose Flem-Ath
informing me that they had written a book
about the search for Atlantis and
wondering why we didn't have it in our
bookstore. They pointed out that Graham
Hancock, whose books we do feature, based
some of his work on their book, When
the Sky Fell: In Search of
Atlantis.
Truth to tell, I was unfamiliar with
the Flem-Ath's book. So I ordered a copy
and two days later sat down in the morning
to begin reading it. Well, that day's
usual work was shot! I could not put the
book down and finished it in late
afternoon. What a book! Not very long, but
definitely interesting.
I realize that many scientists and
historians will take them to task,
claiming the book is unscientific and
unhistorical, just another "pop" book on a
topic already settled. I should think they
would know better, of course. As the
saying goes: "Deal with the evidence,
stupid!"
The Flem-Aths do a heck of a job with
the evidence. Rather than merely
dismissing the book out of hand, I would
like to see the scientists and the
historians "deal with the evidence." I am
not saying that what the Flem-Aths propose
is the final say on the subject. But they
have done a compelling job of presenting
the evidence for their case. And that's
what the professionals should deal
with.
The Flem-Aths claim to have uncovered
the real cause of the ice ages. They
analyze the identical myths told among
primitive peoples who could have had no
contact with one another. They deal with
the fascinating issue of the Piri Re'is
map, a map that seems to show the
continent of Antartica in its original
state before the modern world even
"discovered" that land of ice. The authors
also deal with some other mysteries that
have intrigued us, such as how to explain
the simultaneous rise of agriculture
around the world and the strange history
of the Sphinx in Egypt.
I highly recommend this book. (And it's
not very expensive, either.) Jonathan
Dolhenty
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