His first book (Journey Through Pakistan, with photographers Mohamed Amin and Duncan Willetts) was published in 1981. "In the early 1980's Hancock's writing began to move consistently in the direction of books. He was co-editor of New Internationalist magazine from 1976-1979 and East Africa correspondent of The Economist from 1981-1983. He went on to pursue a career in quality journalism, writing for many of Britain's leading newspapers including The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, and The Guardian. Later he went to school and university in the northern English city of Durham and graduated from Durham University in 1973 with First Class Honours in Sociology. "Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Hancock's early years were spent in India, where his father worked as a surgeon. He has become recognised as an unconventional thinker who raises legitimate questions about humanity's history and prehistory and offers an increasingly popular challenge to the entrenched views of orthodox scholars. His public lectures and TV appearances, including the three-hour series Quest For The Lost Civilisation, have put his ideas before audiences of tens of millions. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages. Graham Hancock "is the author of the major international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods and Heaven's Mirror.
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