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

Just absolutely amazing in every way!

I can’t remember a more enjoyable read. So many questions answered... and a surprising amount of new information - all of which I feel validated by a resounding resonance. So much gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Booth for helping me connect the dots.

Seems like there is some truth to this

I enjoyed this journey. The narration was smooth and the material seemed for the most part, delivered in a way that was coherent.

Some seemed like conspiracy, but again I don’t have footnotes or the knowledge of these teachings. I do however hope there is more truth than pure fiction, because our current reductionists, scientific world view feels meaningless and pointless and I can never seem to stomach the ideas it professes.

where have you been

this book has been what my soul desired. I connect this philopsand appreciate this book! highly recommend!

You don’t have to believe the esoteric knowledge to see how it has sculpted our world

This book has opened doors in my mind. As a poorly-developed “agnostic” who never spent more time in a church or temple than I needed to, this really helped to show the origins of faith and why it means so much to our world. Whether you believe the esoteric and spiritual ideas that forged much of the story, it is plain to see the influence on art and culture throughout the world.

amazing

I love it, will recommend this book to anyone with a open mind to learn or seek the truth. kinda boring first couple chapters but worth it at the end.

Reframing your vision of the world.

Superb narration and extraordinary book if you enjoy having more questions having finished it than when you began it.

Thought provoking & fun to listen

Keep an open mind, and I think you will like this book. it won’t hurt I promise.

Very Interesting & Thought Provoking

The story and the references were hard to follow for me because many of the author’s references were ancient and somewhat obtuse. However, it all started to come together towards the end of the book when the author starts to compare and contrast the spiritual verses the material. It’s here where this book becomes profound sounding an alarm about the inherent evils of materialism and science. I fear for the future of the modern day human race as did Nostradamus centuries ago.

Excellent book explores a lot of great thoughts and possibilities

Highly suggest this read. Connects every piece of history, with every thought and theory. Top notch really

IM OPEN MINDED..(not gullible)

ALOT of unconventional/alternate tales of WORLDhistory, TRUEorNOT, it was addictivly interesting as i like hearing new ideas, i listened entire book 3x in 1month, DEFINITELY SUGGEST to ppl already curious about ALT HISTORY & fans of MANLY P HALL.