Eminent Egypt chronicler, Michael Haag, takes you on a journey down the Nile, past Cairo's fine medieval architecture and gleaming skyscrapers to the extraordinary temples of Luxor and Karnak and the breathtaking tombs at the Valley of the Kings. Explore this captivating and alluring region with this illuminating and dependable guide. * Includes in-depth cultural and historical backgrounds * Contains practical travel advice and easy-to-use maps * Hand-picks the best places to stay and eat * Recommends the top sites for each region. "In a class of its own" -The Daily Telegraph

Thomas Cook Travellers: Egypt (AA/Thomas Cook Travellers)

Travel

Michael Haag

Africa

Thomas Cook Publishing

Travelaid: guide to Egypt

Travelaid

Discovery Guide to Egypt

Michael Haag: Discovery Guides

Egypt (Cadogan Guides)

Cadogan Guides

In this illuminating unofficial companion to Dan Brown's Inferno, popular historian Michael Haag, author of the bestselling Rough Guide to the Da Vinci Code, unpacks Dante's allegorical poetic masterpiece of the same name, delivering fascinating, crucial background for the characters, settings, and riddles in Brown's controversial and compelling world. How do the clues unveiled in symbology professor Robert Langdon's daring quest from Florence to Venice and Istanbul overlap with history? What codes and symbols did Dante employ in the Divine Comedy and which secret religious, philosophical, and scientific themes are hidden within his work? What lies behind Botticelli's "La Mappa dell'Inferno?" And what are the cult scientists known as transhumanists really up to? Inferno Decoded is a book that ranges as widely as Dan Brown's novel, from the terrors of the Black Death to the scientific debates around population growth and prolonging of life-spans, and from the economic, political, and religious tumult in Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance to real-life locations in Florence, Venice, and Istanbul today. It is a must-read for anyone who has read Inferno and wondered just how its enigmatic questions are real or relevant.

Inferno Decoded

Greg Ward

GALLERY BOOKS

An all-inclusive guide to key concepts and details about Dan Brown’s novel Inferno—featuring black-and-white illustrations.What is the real truth behind the mysteries of Dan Brown’s latest blockbuster thriller?  In this illuminating unofficial companion to Dan Brown’s Inferno, popular historian Michael Haag, author of the bestselling Rough Guide to the Da Vinci Code, unpacks Dante’s allegorical poetic masterpiece of the same name, delivering fascinating, crucial background for the characters, settings, and riddles in Brown’s controversial and compelling world. How do the clues unveiled in symbology professor Robert Langdon’s daring quest from Florence to Venice and Istanbul overlap with history? What codes and symbols did Dante employ in the Divine Comedy and which secret religious, philosophical, and scientific themes are hidden within his work? What lies behind Botticelli’s “La Mappa dell’Inferno”? And what are the cult scientists known as transhumanists really up to?  Inferno Decoded is a book that ranges as widely as Dan Brown’s novel, from the terrors of the Black Death to the scientific debates around population growth and prolonging of life-spans, and from the economic, political, and religious tumult in Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance to real-life locations in Florence, Venice, and Istanbul today. It is a must-read for anyone who has read Inferno and wondered just how its enigmatic questions are real or relevant.

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Profile Books, Ltd.

The Durrells Of Corfu

A travel guide to Egypt, seeking to give the reader a flavour of the country: hieroglyphics, the Suez Canal, the Nile, the desert and the Red Sea reefs. There are details and maps of Cairo and its immediate environs, Luxor and Aswan. Mapped walks and driving tours take you through locations such as Ibn Tulun Mosque, Coptic Cairo, Giza to Saqqara, and Alexandria. There is information on accommodation, restaurants and cafes to suit every budget.

Travellers Egypt (Travellers - Thomas Cook)

Series: Travellers - Thomas CookPaperback: 192 pagesPublisher: Thomas Cook Publishing; 3rd edition (September 1, 2007)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1841578037ISBN-13: 978-1841578033Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.6 inchesShipping Weight: 9.9 ounces

Thomas Cook Travellers Egypt (Travellers Guides)

UNKNO

Dan Brown’s thriller The Da Vinci Code has created an extraordinary Christian controversy, with its sub-plots of the sacred feminine in religion, the bloodline of Christ, the legend of the Holy Grail, and the role of sects like Opus Dei within the church. This updated second edition explores and explains the context of the novel, from how the early Christian Church ''edited'' The Bible to the true history of the holy grail and to what art historians make of Leonardo Da Vinci''s symbolism in the Last Supper and other works. There is a brand-new chapter on the making of the eagerly anticipated Da Vinci Code movie, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard. The guide includes information on all the Da Vinci Code sites in Paris, Rome, Jerusalem, New York, London and Edinburgh. There are reviews of Da Vinci Code sources and a glossary of everything from the Templars to the Fibonaccci Sequence. Whatever you think of Dan Brown’s novel, this Rough Guide has the key to help you understand the world it inhabits.

The Rough Guide to The Da Vinci Code: History, Legends, Locations

Haag, Michael

Veronica Haag

Arts & Photography

Rough Guides

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