The Stairway to Heaven (Book II) [Hardcover]

Since earliest times, humanity has pondered the incomprehensible mysteries of the universe, life...and the afterlife. InThe Stairway to Heaven, the second book of Zecharia Sitchin'sEarth Chroniclesseries, the author answers these fundamental questions: Was there somewhere on Earth where, after death, mortal man could join the immortal Gods? Where was this place? By whom was it established? And does it still exist today? After years of painstaking research--combining recent archaeological discoveries with ancient texts and artifacts--Sitchin has identified the legendary Land of the Gods, and provided astounding new revelations about the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and other mysterious monuments whose true meanings and purposes have been lost for eons.

The Earth Chroniclesdeal 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. For the first time, the entireEarth Chroniclesseries is now available in a hardcover collector's edition.Zecharia Sitchin (1920-2010) was born in Russia and raised in Palestine, where he acquired a profound knowledge of modern and ancient Hebrew, other Semitic and European languages, the Old Testament, and the history and archaeology of the Near East. He was distinguished by his ability to translate and interpret ancient Sumerian and other ancient texts. A graduate of the University of London, he worked as a journalist and editor in Israel for many years before making his home in New York City.I.IN SEARCH OF PARADISE

II.THE IMMORTAL ANCESTORS

III.THE PHARAOH'S JOURNEY TO THE AFTERLIFE

IV.THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

V.THE GODS WHO CAME TO PLANET EARTH

VI.IN THE DAYS BEFORE THE DELUGE

VII.GILGAMESH: THE KING WHO REFUSED TO DIE

VIII.RIDERS OF THE CLOUDS

IX.THE LANDING PLACE