The 12th Planet (book I)

By (author) Sitchin Zecharia
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The first book of The Earth Chroniclesseries.
Description:
Over the years, startling evidence has been unearthed, challenging established notions of the origins of Earth and life on it, and suggesting the existence of a superior race of beings who once inhabited our world. The product of thirty years of intensive research, The 12th Planetis the first book in Zecharia Sitchin''s prophetic Earth Chroniclesseries--a revolutionary body of work that offers indisputable documentary proof of humanity''s extraterrestrial forefathers. Travelers from the stars, they arrived eons ago, and planted the genetic seed that would ultimately blossom into a remarkable species...called Man. The 12th Planetbrings to life the Sumerian civilization, presenting millennia-old evidence of the existence of Nibiru, the home planet of the Anunnaki, and of the landings of the Anunnaki on Earth every 3,600 years, and reveals a complete history of the solar system as told by these early visitors from another planet. Zecharia Sitchin''s Earth Chroniclesseries, with millions of copies sold worldwide, deal with the history and prehistory of Earth and humankind. Each book in the series is based upon information written on clay tablets by the ancient civilizations of the Near East. The series is offered here, for the first time, in highly readable, hardbound collector''s editions with enhanced maps and diagrams.
Table of contents:

Author''s Note

Prologue: Genesis

1 The Endless Beginning
2 The Sudden Civilization
3 Gods of Heaven and Earth
4 Sumer: Land of the Gods
5 The Nefilim: People of the Fiery Rockets
6 The Twelfth Planet
7 The Epic of Creation
8 Kingship of Heaven
9 Landing on Planet Earth
10 Cities of the Gods
11 Mutiny of the Anunnaki
12 The Creation of Man
13 The End of All Flesh
14 When the Gods Fled from Earth IS Kingship on Earth


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Index
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"One of the most important books on Earth''s roots ever written."
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"Sitchin is a zealous investigator into man''s origins . . . a dazzling performance."
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"Sitchin''s works are outstandingly different from all others that present this central theme. His linguistic skills in the languages of antiquity and his pursuit of the earliest available texts and artifacts make possible the wealth of photographs and line drawings appearing in his books from tablets, monuments, murals, pottery, and seals."
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"Read this book to see from a perspective not often offered. Read it to expand your picture of our tiny existence. And beyond that, just enjoy the theorizing and information provided. There are few places that you can find such a compilation."
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" . . . an array of evidence to support the assertion that the earth had been visited by ancient alien astronauts in its past. Sitchin based his conclusions on the written records of Sumer, the "sudden civilization" that sprang up virtually overnight in the Tigris-Euphrates Valley of modern Iraq."
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" . . . [supplies] an array of evidence to support the assertion that the earth had been visited by ancient alien astronauts in its past. Sitchin based his conclusions on the written records of Sumer, the ''sudden civilization'' that sprang up virtually overnight in the Tigris-Euphrates Valley of modern Iraq. . . . he found an astonishing array of facts that could be corroborated by modern research. What he found was literally mind boggling in 1976, and it remains so today."
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“Exciting . . . credible . . . most provocative