{"product_id":"9781593152734","title":"Secrets of the Code","description":"How to satisfy the endless hunger for information   among the millions of readers caught up in \u003ci\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/i\u003e mania?   \u003cb\u003eSecrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind \u003ci\u003eThe Da   Vinci Code\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the most comprehensive, literate guide available for   interpreting the intellectual intricacies of Dan Brown's bestselling novel.   \u003cp\u003eThis unprecedented volume provides a wealth of fresh insight   from the world's most respected authorities on the novel's controversial   historical, religious, artistic, and scientific themes. Interviews and   commentary from renowned scientists, theologians, archeologists, philosophers,   historians, and art historians address such provocative topics as:   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* What was the true identity of Mary Magdalene? Was Mary   Magdalene a disciple of Jesus and did she write her own gospel?   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Was Jesus married to Mary Magdalene? Did they have a child   together?   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* In the late 1960s, the Church publicly reversed its   1,400-year-old position that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute, but this revised   history was never effectively communicated to the public. Has there been a   \"cover-up\" of the role of women in church history?   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Did some geniuses of art and science--like Leonardo DaVinci   and Isaac Newton--belong to secret societies that had the most compelling   \"insider information\" in history? Did Leonardo convey some of the ideas in The   Last Supper and other paintings?   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with excerpts from many original works, all-new material,   and interviews with prominent scholars, \u003cb\u003eSecrets of the Code\u003c\/b\u003e will satisfy   readers'curiosity, engage their imagination, and provide them with insights to   better understand the multi-facted mysteries, secret codes, and messages   embedded in the novel. As Dan Burstein explains, \"My goal in writing \u003cb\u003eSecrets   \u003c\/b\u003ewas to explore all the major mysteries of history--from religious history to   art history--suggested by the plot of \u003ci\u003eThe Da Vinci Code. \u003c\/i\u003eI assume there   are a lot of other readers out there like myself who want to know what is fact   and what is fiction in \u003ci\u003eThe Da Vinci Code. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecrets \u003c\/b\u003ewill give   everyone the tools to be able to develop their own ideas in response to many of   the provocative questions the novel touches on.\"   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and compulsively readable, this volume   is an excellent choice for book clubs and discussion groups.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eDiane Apostolos-Cappadona *   Michael Baigent * Esther de Boer * David Downie * Betsy Eble Bart Ehrman *   Timothy Freke * Peter Gandy * Deirdre Good * Susan Haskins * Katherine L. Jansen   * Karen King * Richard Leigh * Henry Lincoln * James Martin, S.J. * Richard   McBrien * Laura Miller * Sherwin B. Nuland * Elaine Pagels * Lynn Picknett *   Clive Prince * James Robinson * Simon Singh * Margaret Starbird * David van   Biema * Kenneth Woodward   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan Burstein is an award-winning   journalist and bestselling author of six books on global economics and   technology, including \u003ci\u003eYen! Euroquake,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoad Warriors, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBig   Dragon. \u003c\/i\u003eThe founder of Millennium Technology Ventures, a New York-based   venture capital firm that invests in innovative new technology companies, he has   often written about the mysteries and complexities of the future. \u003cb\u003eSecrets of   the Code\u003c\/b\u003e is his first book that explores mysteries and complexities of the   past. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vanguard Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045584617712,"sku":"9781593152734","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593152734_p0.jpg?v=1763807419","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593152734","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}