From the team that brought you the bestselling SECRETS OF THE CODE: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Da Vinci Code, comes the first literary companion to Dan Brown's bestselling novel ANGELS AND DEMONS, from the origins of Christianity to the provocative themes of conspiracy and cover-up. SECRETS OF ANGELS AND DEMONS provides the curious reader with concise, authoritative explorations of the major themes that help propel the plot of ANGELS AND DEMONS. Featuring extracts, interviews and specially commissioned commentary by world-renowned scholars, SECRETS OF ANGELS AND DEMONS presents a wealth of information on the vast range of subjects covered in the novel. Taking some of the comprehesive, detailed approach as SECRETS OF THE CODE, SECRETS OF ANGELS AND DEMONS delves into and deconstructs the provocative issues raised in the novel -- the existence and scope of the Illuminati and their relationship to other 'secret societies' (the Priory of Sion, the Freemasons, Opus Dei, etc.), the ongoing, centuries-old debate between science and religion, the history and practices of the Vatican and pagan symbolism and its place within the Church. Readers will explore the world of Bernini, master artist of the Baroque era, and the secret meanings behind his symbolism; what really happened in the trial of Galileo; and the real state-of-the-art of anti-matter technology. This book will delight and engage everyone who finished ANGELS AND DEMONS thinking, 'I need to know more about this book'.

Secrets of Angels and Demons

Literature & Fiction

Daniel Burstein

History & Criticism

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

A thought-provoking guide for business leaders and policy makers suggests that maintaining positive relations with China depends largely on an understanding of Chinese culture and anticipated political changes over the next twenty-five years. 35,000 first printing. Tour.

Big Dragon: China's Future, What It Means For Business, the Economy, and the Global Order

Business & Money

Arne De Keijzer

Economics

Simon&Schuster

After the dust settles on the current Asian crisis, China will still exist -- the other super-power in the world of the twenty-first century, the country that has been rightfully dubbed not just another player in Asia but the "biggest player in the history of man." This thought-provoking book explores how China will evolve and what its emerging economic prowess and growing political clout will mean for business, economic, and political interests. In a book that counters alarmist views of China as the new cold war enemy, as well as the naive optimism of those still overly bullish on a China facing huge economic pressure and structural challenges, Big Dragon offers a hard-edged, realistic, and eminently readable assessment of a nation that stands on the fulcrum of the global future. It was the book most widely read by senior American and Chinese officials during President Clinton's historic 1998 summit meeting with President Jiang Zemin. Daniel Burstein and Arne de Keijzer, who together have more than fifty years' experience traveling in China, doing business in China, and writing about China, offer a fresh, intelligent, and ultimately positive business and political strategy for the United States.

Big Dragon: The Future of China: What It Means for Business, the Economy, and the Global Order

Free Press

Readers of Dan Brown's extraordinary bestseller THE DA VINCI CODE are fascinated by the questions raised in the novel. Was Jesus actually married to Mary Magdalene? Was she one of his disciples and did she write her own gospel? Did they have a child together? Did some geniuses of art and science, people 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? SECRETS OF THE CODE is the definitive guide to the novel and provides the curious reader with authoritative explorations into the major themes within THE DA VINCI CODE.

Secrets of the Code

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Religion & Spirituality

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