Re: Lost years in the history
Having these in mind, I began to search for alternative sources for history. I want to fill that black hole and learn what is hidden from us. There are lots of books, writers. I would like to learn your advices on which books to read.
A source with lots of clues for further research is Umberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum." It's a novel, dense with intellectualism and arcane trivia, about three intellectuals in the editing business who use an AI-computer to generate conspiracy theories, which end up getting them dangerously close to the truth. Seems like one of those "truth disguised as fiction" deals. Pretty dense though, enough to make the Da Vinci Code read like a children's book.
Laura of the QFS recently published a new book called "Secret History of the World" which may be worth checking out: http://www.qfgpublishing.com - Her historical research efforts have always been pretty sharp and eclectic.