Zecharia Sitchin is a best-selling author promoting the 'ancient astronaut theory' of mankind's origins. He attributes the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Anunnaki[?] from Nibiru[?].
List of books:
The 12th Planet (Earth Chronicles, No. 1), 1978
The Stairway to Heaven (Earth Chronicles, No. 2), 1980
The Wars of Gods and Men (Earth Chronicles, No. 3), 1985
The Lost Realms (Earth Chronicles, No. 4), 1990
Genesis Revisited: Is Modern Science Catching Up With Ancient Knowledge?, 1991
When Time Began (Earth Chronicles, No. 5), 1993
Divine Encounters: A Guide to Visions, Angels and Other Emissaries, 1995
The Cosmic Code (Earth Chronicles, No. 6), 1998
The Lost Book of Enki: Memoirs and Prophecies of an Extraterrestrial god, 200?
The Destruction of Atlantis: Compelling Evidence of the Sudden Fall of the Legendary Civilization, 19??
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