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CURRENT E-BOOKS
- The Origins of the Space Gods
- Ancient Atom Bombs
- Golden Fleeced
- Mysteries of Ancient America
The Origins of the Space Gods
The Origin of the Space Gods:
Ancient Astronauts and the Cthulhu Mythos in Fiction and Fact
By Jason Colavito
Many have noted the apparent similarities between the horror fiction of 1930s writer H. P. Lovecraft and the ancient astronaut theories promoted in the work of Erich von Daniken and the History Channel's Ancient Aliens series. In 2005, Jason Colavito's The Cult of Alien Gods proved that the ancient astronaut theory originated in Lovecraft's horror fiction, the so-called "Cthulhu Mythos." Now, Colavito presents a new, updated summary of the path from Lovecraft's fiction to the History Channel's "fact" in this brief, illustrated ebook that asks the question: Ancient astronauts--fact or fiction?
This free 30-page eBook is available for download as a full-color, fully-illustrated formatted PDF file, or as an illustrated .mobi file for the Amazon Kindle and smartphones.
| Origins of the Space Gods PDF |
| Origins of the Space Gods .mobi |
Errata: In the book Lord Pacal of Palenque is mistakenly misidentified as "Palenque." The corrected text of this eBook can be found here.
Ancient Atom Bombs
Ancient Atom Bombs:
Fact, Fraud, and the Myth of Prehistoric Nuclear Warfare
By Jason Colavito
Were the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by atomic bombs? Does ancient Indian Vedic literature record nuclear warfare thousands of years ago? Many authors say yes, but does the evidence stand up to scrutiny? For more than a decade, Jason Colavito has investigated claims of ancient atomic warfare. Now, in a new investigation Colavito critically examines the ancient Vedic texts to show exactly how "alternative history" authors like Erich von Daniken and David Hatcher Childress use misleading quotations and sloppy scholarship to essentially invent atomic wars that never happened. This brief eBook dares to ask the question: Ancient atom bombs--yes or no?
This free 25-page eBook is available for download as a formatted PDF file, or as a .mobi file for the Amazon Kindle and smartphones.
Fact, Fraud, and the Myth of Prehistoric Nuclear Warfare
By Jason Colavito
Were the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by atomic bombs? Does ancient Indian Vedic literature record nuclear warfare thousands of years ago? Many authors say yes, but does the evidence stand up to scrutiny? For more than a decade, Jason Colavito has investigated claims of ancient atomic warfare. Now, in a new investigation Colavito critically examines the ancient Vedic texts to show exactly how "alternative history" authors like Erich von Daniken and David Hatcher Childress use misleading quotations and sloppy scholarship to essentially invent atomic wars that never happened. This brief eBook dares to ask the question: Ancient atom bombs--yes or no?
This free 25-page eBook is available for download as a formatted PDF file, or as a .mobi file for the Amazon Kindle and smartphones.
| Ancient Atom Bombs PDF |
| Ancient Atom Bombs .mobi |
Golden Fleeced
Golden Fleeced: Lying about Atlantis, Aliens, and Argonauts in Greek Myth
By Jason Colavito
Ancient Greece looms large in the modern imagination as the font of Western civilization. Because Greek accomplishments are so fundamental to the Western world, there has been no shortage of attempts to rewrite the history and mythology of ancient Greece to suit modern ends. This book will examine Robert Freund's recent claim to have discovered Atlantis in Spain and discuss the real evidence needed to prove Atlantis existed outside Plato's imagination. This book will also explore attempts to link Atlantis with creationist and catastrophist theories of history and one scholar's belief that the ancient Greeks had modern robotic technology. Finally, this book will explore the misuse of the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts in Robert Temple's theory that amphibious aliens from Sirius invented human civilization. Greek mythology is a source of endless fascination. This brief eBook looks at four ways this fascination went very, very wrong.
This free 30-page eBook is available for download as a full-color, fully-illustrated formatted PDF file, or as an illustrated .mobi file for the Amazon Kindle and smartphones.
By Jason Colavito
Ancient Greece looms large in the modern imagination as the font of Western civilization. Because Greek accomplishments are so fundamental to the Western world, there has been no shortage of attempts to rewrite the history and mythology of ancient Greece to suit modern ends. This book will examine Robert Freund's recent claim to have discovered Atlantis in Spain and discuss the real evidence needed to prove Atlantis existed outside Plato's imagination. This book will also explore attempts to link Atlantis with creationist and catastrophist theories of history and one scholar's belief that the ancient Greeks had modern robotic technology. Finally, this book will explore the misuse of the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts in Robert Temple's theory that amphibious aliens from Sirius invented human civilization. Greek mythology is a source of endless fascination. This brief eBook looks at four ways this fascination went very, very wrong.
This free 30-page eBook is available for download as a full-color, fully-illustrated formatted PDF file, or as an illustrated .mobi file for the Amazon Kindle and smartphones.
| Golden Fleeced PDF |
| Golden Fleeced .mobi |
Mysteries of Ancient America
Mysteries of Ancient America:
Investigating African, Asian, and European Visits to the Prehistoric New World
By Jason Colavito
Ever since Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, claims have arisen that other people (besides the Native Americans, of course) arrived first. Science tells us that at least one of these claims, that of the Vikings around 1000 CE, is true. But nearly every ancient people of the Old World has been proposed as a possible visitor to ancient America and originator of its many native cultures. This eBook investigates four theories about ancient visitors to North America: Did prehistoric Spaniards bring the first stone tools? Did an Egyptian colony live in the Grand Canyon? Did Chinese voyagers beat Columbus to America? And what was the true origin of the Maya—African, Asian, Atlantean, or space alien? This is the eBook that asks the question: Who really discovered America?
This free 50-page eBook is available for download as a formatted PDF file, or as a .mobi file for the Amazon Kindle and smartphones.
Investigating African, Asian, and European Visits to the Prehistoric New World
By Jason Colavito
Ever since Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, claims have arisen that other people (besides the Native Americans, of course) arrived first. Science tells us that at least one of these claims, that of the Vikings around 1000 CE, is true. But nearly every ancient people of the Old World has been proposed as a possible visitor to ancient America and originator of its many native cultures. This eBook investigates four theories about ancient visitors to North America: Did prehistoric Spaniards bring the first stone tools? Did an Egyptian colony live in the Grand Canyon? Did Chinese voyagers beat Columbus to America? And what was the true origin of the Maya—African, Asian, Atlantean, or space alien? This is the eBook that asks the question: Who really discovered America?
This free 50-page eBook is available for download as a formatted PDF file, or as a .mobi file for the Amazon Kindle and smartphones.
| Ancient America PDF |
| Ancient America .mobi |
Horror and Science
Horror & Science:
Essays on the Horror Genre, Skepticism, and Scientology
By Jason Colavito
For nearly three centuries, the horror genre has offered a running commentary on the role of science in our society. Whether this takes the form of mad scientists like Victor Frankenstein or Dr. Moreau or unclassifiable monsters that defy human reason like Ambrose Bierce’s Damned Thing or the extraterrestrial blasphemies of H. P. Lovecraft, horror stories show us that the light of knowledge does not always illuminate the darkest corners of our world, or our souls. This collection of essays examines some of the odder corners of the intersection of reason and fear, including professional skeptics who condemn horror fiction as dangerous, radical theorists who misused horror ideas to claim aliens visited the ancient earth, and the thematic connections between H. P. Lovecraft’s ancient extraterrestrial gods and the cosmology of Scientology.
This free 40-page eBook is available for download as a formatted PDF file, or as a .mobi file for the Amazon Kindle and smartphones.
Essays on the Horror Genre, Skepticism, and Scientology
By Jason Colavito
For nearly three centuries, the horror genre has offered a running commentary on the role of science in our society. Whether this takes the form of mad scientists like Victor Frankenstein or Dr. Moreau or unclassifiable monsters that defy human reason like Ambrose Bierce’s Damned Thing or the extraterrestrial blasphemies of H. P. Lovecraft, horror stories show us that the light of knowledge does not always illuminate the darkest corners of our world, or our souls. This collection of essays examines some of the odder corners of the intersection of reason and fear, including professional skeptics who condemn horror fiction as dangerous, radical theorists who misused horror ideas to claim aliens visited the ancient earth, and the thematic connections between H. P. Lovecraft’s ancient extraterrestrial gods and the cosmology of Scientology.
This free 40-page eBook is available for download as a formatted PDF file, or as a .mobi file for the Amazon Kindle and smartphones.
| Horror and Science PDF |
| Horror and Science .mobi |
