Cracking the Da Vinci Code: The Facts Behind the Fiction

Cracking the Da Vinci Code: The Facts Behind the Fiction Review

Dan Brown's novel 'The Da Vinci Code' introduced readers to a mysterious world where Leonardo Da Vinci encoded hidden meanings into his paintings; and the Catholic church and an ancient secret society are locked into a battle to gain the Holy Grail. This book aims to disclose the amazing facts that underpin the plot.

Cracking the Da Vinci Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Facts Behind Dan Brown's Bestselling Novel

Cracking the Da Vinci Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Facts Behind Dan Brown's Bestselling Novel Review

The millions of readers who loved The Da Vinci Code have been looking for the truth behind the fiction: here it is.

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown took America by storm when it was published in 2003, hitting number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list in its first week of sale. It has since been translated into more than 40 languages and 5.5 million copies are now in print. Columbia Pictures is bringing out the film of the book in 2005, and Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) is directing, with Russell Crowe and Kate Beckinsale set to play the leads.

Yet despite the novel’s enormous success, till now fans have had to rely on the fierce debates raging on the Internet to discover the truth behind the fiction. Cracking the Da Vinci Code is the first book to cut through the confusion and disclose the real facts that underpin the plot.

With this A to Z guide at hand, readers can separate fact from fiction, examine fully annotated reproductions of the paintings featured in the novel, get background information on the key characters, and discover the amazing true story.

The Truth Behind the Da Vinci Code: A Challenging Response to the Bestselling Novel

The Truth Behind the Da Vinci Code: A Challenging Response to the Bestselling Novel Review

Nationally recognized researcher Richard Abanes, author of Harry Potter and the Bible, looks at three of the most fascinating people in history: Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, and Leonardo Da Vinci. Based on his extensive research, Abanes explores the answers to many of the questions that Dan Brown’s fictional thriller, The Da Vinci Code, raises:

• Are Da Vinci’s paintings really full of clues about an alternative religion?
• Were Jesus and Mary Magdalene married?
• Has the church suppressed the truth about the “Lost Gospels”?
• What is the real nature of the Holy Grail?

Join Richard Abanes as he “de–codes” one of the most controversial novels of our time and goes behind the scenes to separate fact from fiction.

Mysteries and Secrets of the Templars: The Story Behind the Da Vinci Code

Mysteries and Secrets of the Templars: The Story Behind the Da Vinci Code Review

Unsolved mysteries surround the remarkable men known as the Templars. Their ancient origins go back much further than their well-known adventures in the Middle East in the twelfth century. They knew that ancient secrets were waiting to be rediscovered and, perhaps, reactivated. They could generate labyrinthine codes - and decipher those that others had created in the remote past. But no real understanding of Templarism is possible without examining what became of their noble order after the treacherous attack of 1307. King Philip le Bel did not succeed in destroying all Templars - many escaped, including their fleet. Where did they go? Where are they now? What are their continuing purposes today?

Rosslyn: The Story of Rosslyn Chapel and the True Story Behind the Da Vinci Code

Rosslyn: The Story of Rosslyn Chapel and the True Story Behind the Da Vinci Code Review

The flamboyant Gothic church became a third Temple of Solomon for the Knights Templar, under the patronage of the St Clairs of Rosslyn. In the eighteenth century the Templars supported the Jacobite cause, and after the final defeat at Culloden, moved their radical Scots Lodges to America and France, where they played a powerful part in the revolutions in both countries. This book offers an enthralling trail through the rich tapestry of events witnessed by Rosslyn over the centuries. Andrew Sinclair, himself descended from Prince Henry St Clair, who could have taken the Templar treasure from the original vaults beneath Rosslyn Chapel to the medieval Newport Tower, Rhode Island, explores - and sometimes explodes - the many myths and misinterpretations that have grown up around Rosslyn, as the fortunes of the Sinclair family declined and the Church and Castle fell into ruin.

Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Davinci Code

Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Davinci Code Review

Dan Brown’s bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code, has captivated the imagination of millions of readers. Its provocative story and rich historical background has spurred wide interest in the author’s source materials, and has aroused controversies, both public andprivate, all over America. Readers everywhere want to know what is fact and what is fiction. In this abridgement of Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind The Da Vinci Code, Dan Burstein helps readers sort out fact, informed speculation, and fiction, by presenting the views of the experts. Readers will get a definitive guide to the novel, providing authoritative explorations into the major themes within The Da Vinci Code.

An Inconvenient Amish Zombie Left Behind The Da Vinci Diet Code Truth

An Inconvenient Amish Zombie Left Behind The Da Vinci Diet Code Truth Review

Bad Diets? The Rapture? The War of 1812? Global Warming? Political Conspiracy? Violence on the borders of the USA? The lost history of Soft Rock? Follow the non-stop action from the museums and cafes of Paris to the fast food rest stops and motels on the highways of Ohio, as past and future collide, forging an apocalyptical present where people from all walks of life must battle to determine the fate of the planet.

The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code

The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code Review

Millions have been enthralled by The Da Vinci Code's fascinating historical speculations-and the blockbuster novel's audience has also made bestsellers of several books offering to separate the facts from the fiction. This comprehensive, encyclopedic volume is written by an acclaimed medievalist-and takes an objective, history-based approach to the phenomenon and the questions it has raised.

The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code gives easy-to-find, clear answers about the people, places, and events that play roles in Dan Brown's tantalizing thriller in a lively, encyclopedic format-shedding new light on some of the deepest mysteries of the Dark Ages.

Further, the author has visited all of the sites in France and England which are settings in The Da Vinci Code, offering unprecedented insight into these locations--for armchair travellers, or for fans who wish to go and visit these sites themselves.