Millions of readers worldwide have been hooked by
Dan Brown's extraordinary bestseller
The Da Vinci Code and are fascinated by questions raised in the novel:
Was Jesus actually married to Mary Magdalene? Did they have a child together? Did geniuses like Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton belong to secret societies that had the most compelling insider information in history? And did Leonardo convey some of these ideas in The Last Supper and other paintings?
In this New York Times bestseller, Dan Burstein has distilled the views of the experts - archaeologists, theologians, art historians, philosophers and scientists -- to sort out the fact, informed speculation and fiction behind the phenomenon that is The Da Vinci Code.
Jeff Harding has appeared in a wide range of television productions including Howard's Way, The Fast Show, Father Ted and NCS Manhunt . He has also starred in a number of films, such as Tomorrow Never Dies, Hackers and (with Michael Caine) Bullseye ! and has recorded many audiobooks, including Orion's bestselling recording of The Da Vinci Code .
Sian Thomas won the Martini TMA Award for Best Actress as Yelena in Uncle Vanya on its Renaissance Tour and an Olivier Award Nomination for Best Comedy Performance as Vittoria in Countrymania at the RNT. She has performed numerous audiobooks including Another View by Rosamunde Pilcher , As The Crow Flies by Jeffrey Archer and A Season of Dylan Thomas .
Author : Paul Cartledge
John Lee
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 7 hours
Type : Ancient Military World
Our Price : $39.95 $16.95
The valiant efforts of the Greek warriors against huge onrushing Persian army at the narrow pass at Thermopylae in 480 B.C. changed the way future generations would think about combat, courage, and death. Cartledge shows how the repercussions of this history-altering moment affect our culture... See full description...
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Author : Edward Gibbon
Neville Jason
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 8 hours 20 minutes
Type : Classic Literature Ancient
Our Price : $27.25
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Author : Jack Arnold
Edwin Newman
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Type : Ancient Biographical World
Our Price : $9.95
For most of history, the beginning of the universe has been understood through the many myths offered in various cultures. But in the modern age, scientific cosmology has emerged to offer new expla... See full description...
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Author : Steven Weinberg
Raymond Todd
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 5 hours
Type : Ancient
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Now updated with a major new afterword that incorporates the latest cosmological research, this classic of contemporary science writing by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened whe... See full description...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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