I'll probably lower my rating to 3 or 4 stars later, but I'm feeling anti-social at the moment so what the heck 5 stars it is. Are all the facts in this book exactly correct? I have little to no idea. It doesn't really matter to me at the moment because it feels right (oh how dangerous) in how it lines up with my current predisposition; which is pretty much what all our ideas of history are anyway right?

Still a literal creationist though, which I'm sure the author would find less then satisfactory, but whatever. We shall see if I can form a connection between the two. Those in favor of theistic evolution seemed to be getting on fairly well in their own way.

As far as the actual book goes, for me at least it seems like a good introduction to the ideas presented therein. It does seem to get progressively more out there near the end. The actual conclusion was obviously a product of the 90's. It would be interesting to see how it might have changed after 2001. ( )

Clearly written, as only a journalist or professional writer can, on challenging theories about events, structures, relations in ancient history. Highlights scholarly infighting, prejudice, and die-in- the-ditch 'theories' in areas where speculation is presented as factual matter. Overall, interesting but not persuasive. ( )

A bit disjointed, but full of anecdotes, trivia, and information. ( )