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

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd; First Edition edition (27 April 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1843171031
ISBN-13: 978-1843171034
Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.9 x 1.9 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 298,500 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is the first non-fiction companion to Dan Brown's mega-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code". Its simple A-Z format tells you everything you need to know about the facts behind the fiction, and reveals the latest theories about the secret society called the Priory of Sion and the remarkable legend of the Holy Grail. Featuring background information on all the key characters, illustrations of the symbols encoded in the paintings, further reading resources and countless 'extras' (such as revealing the in-jokes hidden in the characters' names), this is an invaluable resource for the many millions of fans of the book.

About the Author

Simon Cox is the editor-in-chief of Phenomena Magazine, a US-based newsstand magazine with a circulation of 60,000 copies bi-monthly. He also works as a researcher for some of the biggest names in the alternative-history field, including Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock. Simon is currently making a TV documentary based on The Da Vinci Code, set to be shown on cable networks in Spring 2004.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting, 22 July 2004

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I bought this book after having read "The Da Vinci Code". I cannot begin to explain how helpful this book was. It is a guideline to all the topics that one may have thought of throughout the "Code" and tells us of actual historical facts. I suppose that most of us are left wondering what is historically acurate and what not after having read the "Code". Well this book helps alot. I would recommend it to anyone who wishes to get their facts straight and to clarify the line between fact and fiction.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment after the code itself, 30 Aug 2004

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I bought the Da Vinci Code as a holiday read and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was looking forward to reading this book as a follow up, with a view to analysing the background. Sadly, I was most disappointed.

I felt that the book was selective in its subject matter, had varying levels of depth on the topics that were dealt with and generally was not very user friendly.

The only reason buy this book is to shed more light on the Da Vinci Code itself and for me it failed to do so.

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4.0 out of 5 stars cracking the da vinci code: the facts behind the fiction, 6 May 2004

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A good source of information that is invaluable when reading Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Packed ful of interesting facts and features well written in a plain language that explains in a clear simple form.Good value for money.

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Published on 12 April 2005 by Dawn

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