Secrets of the Da Vinci Code. Collector's Edition
Daniel Burstein (Editor) | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | U.S. News | 92 | Fiction
The Unauthorized Guide to the Bestselling Novel.
Many good illustrations.
Much of this special Collector's Edition of U.S. News & World Report is excerpted from the bestselling book SECRETS OF THE CODE: THE UNAUTHORIZED GUIDE TO THE MYSTERIES BEHIND THE DA VINCI CODE. Edited by Dan Burstein, Secrets of The Code explores, through the eyes and opinions of the experts-archaeologists, theologians, art historians, philosophers, and scientists-the major themes and questions raised in Dan Brown's novel, from who was Mary Magdalene to whether Leonardo encrypted secret messages in his art. Burstein also wrote several of the
articles that appear here, including introductions to various chapters. The editors would like to thank him and Arne de Keijzer, the book's managing editor, for their help and cooperation in producing this project.
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An American professor, a beautiful French cryptographer, a respected British Royal and the true origins of Christianity are the essential characters in the best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code. It has become a world-wide phenomenon, with over 40 million copies sold, based on its intriguing assertions.
But this 24 hour thrill ride through "pseudo-history" has also ignited a firestorm of questions about religion, sex, the Church, Renaissance art, and even the history of the Western World. Plus, the new Tom Hanks movie has created even more controversy.
So U.S. News & World Report has updated our fascinating in-depth report that answers many of the questions and controversies presented in the original book.
Here are just a few of the stories you'll find:
* Behind the Code. Follow the trail from the Louvre in Paris to Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland
* All About Mary. Find out if Mary Magdalene was a saint, a sinner, or the wife of Jesus
* History's Greatest Coverup? Discover the Gospels that were hidden for 1,600 years
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