Books like Unearthing Atlantis: An Archaeological Odyssey

I don't know what to think of Pellegrino. Some of his ideas are very interesting, and he is a vivid and entertaining thinker and writer. However, I have no yardstick to judge his science by. He never appears (to my knowledge) in any respected journals. So, although, he gives me a lot to think about, and he presents some plausible ideas, I'm not sure I would classify him as science. I'd love comments on his validity. Anyway, I enjoyed this book, as I say it gave me a lot to think about, and that is the point of reading.