The Philospher's Stone

[rja.carnegie at excite.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Michelle Apostolides" <michelleapostolides at l.=
..> wrote:
> Sounds like this is on topic but it's not. TPS is a title of a book by
> Peter Marshall about the above mentioned title. However, seeing as it's
> £ 20 in hardback and £9.99 in paperback, I wondered if anyone had read
> this book and could tell me if it's worth spending my dosh on ?

Haven't read it, but this _is_ the Internet, after all, let's have
a look:

(Well, firstly there seem to be several people called "Peter Marshall
writing books - but I think this is the right one:)

http://www.grahamhancock.com/library/purchase.php?bookID=24

> This book comes highly recommended from us at Graham Hancock.com!

Oh dear. ;-)  (wink at those who recognise name "Graham Hancock")

(Btw, no reviews in the past 3-4 months at amazon.co.uk.  Amazon.com
offers "The Philosopher's Diet" and "The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing")

The same page quotes:

> "An intriguing read by an accomplished storyteller, and it is much to
> Marshall's credit that he never quite loses touch with reality. He has 
> researched the subject thoroughly
The Philosopher's Stone taps into a
> popular myth of today... inspirational."
> John Emsley, Sunday Times

Me: "Never quite loses touch with reality" is (1) faint praise and
(2) rich coming from the Sunday Times, UK home of AIDS-is-not-a-virus,
the Hitler diaries and I forget what other nonsense - cold fusion?

> "Suspend your disbelief and turn to Peter Marshall's new book...
> a wide-ranging, comprehensive overview of an incredibly complex
> subject that has far greater significance than most of us realise.
> In an easy, accessible manner he traces the history, explains the
> symbols, clarifies the texts and highlights crucial characters...
> fascinating."
> Janet Gleeson, Daily Mail

Me: For Harry Potter I suspend my disbelief.  For this, perhaps not.

> "Marshall finds enlightenment in alchemy's arcana... ranging from
> the mystic resonances of the Great Pyramid in Egypt to how to have
> inspirational sex."
> Lisa Jardine, New Statesman
> 
> "A mystical tale that taps into the wisdom of the ancients - and,
> make no mistake, the result is a tour-de-force in alternative
> literature. Not only a wonderful travel book... even those with
> only a passing interest in eastern philosophy will warm to this
> journal of impossible possibilities, such are the skills of this
> seasoned storyteller."
> John Phillpott, Worcester Evening News

Shrug.  If it's your bag - more at grahamhancock.com - then it's
also your £9.99.  And I wish you the very best of luck with the
inspirational sex. ;-)

But what would David Icke make of it all?

Robert Carnegie
Meretricious!