The Secret History of the World

By: Mark Booth

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

They say that history is written by the victors. But what if history - or what we have come to know as history - has all along been written by the wrong people? What if everything we've been told is only part of the story? What if it's the wrong part?

In this groundbreaking new work, Mark Booth embarks on an enthralling intellectual tour of our world's secret histories. Starting from a dangerous premise - that everything we've been taught about our world's past is corrupted, and that the stories put forward by the various cults and mystery schools throughout history are true - Booth produces nothing short of an alternate history of the past 3,000 years.

History is more than a list of things that have happened; it's a measure of consciousness and experience. And in The Secret History of the World, Booth's take on history is relentless, charging through time and space and thought in interdisciplinary fashion. Embracing cognitive science, religion, psychology, historiography, and philosophy, he draws a new timeline, and a huge swath of our cultural heritage that has long been hidden is restored. From Greek and Egyptian mythology to Jewish folklore, from Christian cults to Freemasons, from Charlemagne to Don Quixote, from George Washington to Hitler - Booth shows without a doubt that history as we know it needs a revolutionary rethink, and he has 3,000 years of hidden wisdom to back it up.

©2008 Mark Booth (P)2008 Tantor

Interesting

This book had some interesting ideas, I will definitely have to listen to it again!

Completing the Circle of One Eternal Round

This book touched on so many things that lined the road as I have journeyed from orthodoxy to atheism and back to a path of seeking. No placebos please. I insist on knowing.

The biggest bowl of tripe ever

For too many reasons for me to take the time to list, this book is absolute rubbish.

Profound Resonance of Pondered Possibility

This magnificent story, overflowing with immense sensibility, is like the essence of a peaceful dwelling place, adorned with opulent carpets and tapestry's created to evolve with the emanations of my hearts desire to experience myself fully and completely; in all of its pondering of possibility, yet without the need to be other than I am. A well and thoughtfully created work of sweat and tears and endless hours of research bringing together necessary threads of perception in a way that everyone listening or reading can and will assimilate. Bravo! Well done, indeed! I will be returning to the wisdom and compassion of this amazing compilation of what is now without question no longer hidden.

Enlightening

Nearly everything we've been taught was based on lies. Become your own TRUTH SEEKER NOW!

Perfect Timing

Interesting, it explains our stupid human beliefs, spirituality while giving you great conversation material at the water cooler.

Captivating from start to finish

After the 3rd chapter I was compelled to purchase the illustrated copy of the book. An incredible array of facts and accounts that holds your interest from start to finish. Highly recommend.

greatest piece of information I've ever received

i like every second of it and recommend it to anyone who is searching for the truth

Wow... You've got my Attention!

I am so facinated and mentally engaged! I enjoyed learning about the people and the philosophies discussed in this book. Makes me want to do some research!

The "REAL" secret!!!

Loved it!! It would seem that "dark energy" is much more than a universe accelerator..Lol. But seriously, it's fascinating to find out the historical relevance mysticism and esoteric thought has had in shaping our present society.

Like the eternal cosmic dance yin & yang engages in within eastern esoteric thought, western science equally has a complementary partner as well whos name just happen to be "the occult". Mark Booth does an excellent job showing the links and dependencies current scientific thought had with ancient occult foundations. From this perspective, it's easier to understand why Newton made his famous statement in a letter to his rival Robert Hooke, "If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants."

The narration style is truly engaging and brings the text to life. I highly recommend giving this title a try... you won't regret it!!