Worlds Before Our Own (Paperback)

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"... a very thought-provoking book written by one of the best qualified investigative writers to tackle ... historical controversies..." -- Brent Raynes, Alternate Perceptions

"...I gleefully relish books like Worlds Before Our Own. These anomalous findings - and there are thousands of them - stand out as real evidence that there very well may have been civilizations (possibly advanced) that pre-date any we are aware of." -- "Evidence for a New History," Stephen Wagner, About.com

Product Description

Twenty-two years before Technology of the Gods... Seventeen years before Fingerprints of the Gods... Fifteen years before Forbidden Archaeology... ...there was Worlds Before Our Own, Brad Steiger's groundbreaking argument for the existence of a global prehistoric civilization. The evidence Steiger had amassed for such a claim was based primarily upon finds of "erratics" -- mysterious "man-made" artifacts found in the deepest, most primordial geological strata. In the past couple of decades the concepts first presented in Worlds Before Our Own have garnered tremendous critical and popular support. This is the book that started it all.

Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: Anomalist Books (March 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193366519X
• ISBN-13: 978-1933665191
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,504 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Seminal Work Republished, May 20, 2007

By	D. Allen "Wolfman" (Sparks, Nv USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Reading through this book, it's hard to believe that it was first published nearly 30 years ago. The information contained within is very intriguing, and written in a form that has seem to be lost in the last two decades, a form which has made Brad a master in the field of research of the unknown...straight forward research journalism. Contained within are arguments which platform thesis of which have gained scaling reviews from academic science...proof that takes both creation and darwinism back to square one... that humans and advanced societies have been around far longer than any textbooks have supposed.

"THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR BURNING"

This is the phrase that open the forward, and has been pertinent with the treatment of this book by contemporary academia. At the time of it's original publication, it was one of two books that gave this topic a "serious" platform, the other being "Chariots of the Gods". The difference between this book and the works by Erich von Danikan is that von Danikan provided sloppy research and laughable conclusions that could be easily refuted by any layman. Brad's research, however is rock solid, and backed up by serious scientists. In a world where academia fights for grants, scientific prestige, and an unwillingness to change the information contained within textbooks, when unable to refute the evidence put forth within this book, all that "academia" could revert to was smear techniques, or outright denial that this book ever existed. Down through the ages, when any work has become so revolutionary as to outright disprove all that "science" has held as solid reality, the result has always been a call to ban or burn such a text (and let's be thankful it's not the middle ages, where such an author would have been burned at the stake as a heretic as well).
Contained within you will find evidence that humanity and advanced societies have not been around for merely 40,000 years, but perhaps millions. Evidence has been put forth that humans may have shared the earth with dinosaurs, giants and monstrous beings written in lore and the bible have a basis in reality, there is more than a good possibility that ancient societies knew about flight and may have produced flying machines, produced batteries and artificial light sources beyond torches, and we have had metal working techniques predating Greek and Roman civilizations. All are presented with scientific backing, and no theories of help from "little green men".
If you've ever proposed that civilization is far older than what the mainstream scientists have decreed, this is a must read. All evidence within is presented in a manor very difficult to refute, much of it provided with mainstream scientific data, such as geological strata. This book will cause you to question everything you learned in school.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Straight Forward Summany of the Facts, December 18, 2007

By	Christopher C. Colvin (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This little book is truly a remarkable find. Presented in a clear and lucid style, Mr. Steiger presents information concerning anomalous archeological finds without the hyperbole usually associated with this type of material.

A great deal of information is provided in a compact format. The book is only a total of 224 pages long and is a reprint by Anomalist Books of the book, which was originally published over 30 years ago. It would be nice to have an update of the information provided - has any new information turned up or has anyone done first hand research of any of the sites mentioned? For example, early in the book the author mentions that concrete blocks, as well as a wall of these blocks, were found in a seam of coal in Oklahoma in 1928. Due to a tunnel collapse, this section of the mine was immediately closed thereafter. It would be interesting to follow-up on this report by first hand reporting of the site in question.

Overall, the book is worth the money and provides a very nice overview of this topic.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Anomalous Civilizations and Technology, August 24, 2007

By	Sylver Wyrd (East Bay, CA) - See all my reviews

This book is an excellent overview of cryptozoology, ancient egypt, scientific conspiracy, ancient civilizations, anomalous technology, anomalous artifacts, ancient skeletons of giants and little people, human remnants alongside of dinosaur remnants, and a general overview of civilizations that have flourished before ours.