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Robert Langdon novels volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 23
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Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to Switzerland when the dead body of a physicist turns up bearing the distinguishing mark of the ancient brotherhood of the "Illuminati." Soon, Langdon suspects this mysterious cult is determined to destroy Catholicism with an unimaginably powerful new weapon.
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c1991
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From before the time of Christ, there have been rumors of a secret society called The Illuminati...a vicious tribe of Druids with mystical, supernatural powers. Many saw them as demons or gods. Those who opposed them simply disappeared...or met an even worse fate.
Unknown to all but the very few, this group slowly infiltrated world organizations and financial institutions with a singular goal--to control the world's economic system.
Now fast-forward...
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[2009]
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Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of the most powerful underground organization in history, the Illuminati. Upon learning of an unstoppable terrorist act against the Vatican, Langdon travels to Rome and joins forces with Italian scientist Vittoria Vetra and together they will follow the 400-year-old Path of Illumination that leads to the Vatican's only chance for survival.
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[2017]
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"Chilling initiations. Big banks and money manipulations. Possible links to the Rockefellers, Rothschilds, Adamses, and Bushes. Reviewing the evidence, documents, and connections, The Illuminati: The Secret Society That Hijacked the World by award-winning journalist and author Jim Marrs shines a light on the history, workings, continuing influence, and pernicious and hidden power of this secret order. Surveying experts-from those who dismiss the...
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[2018]
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This irreverent, illustrated guide takes a look with an all-seeing, skeptical eye at the history and mystery of the cultural phenomenon that's got middle-school kids flashing finger triangles and scrutinizing dollar bills for signs of the Illuminati. It's the first pop culture companion to the shadowy group behind everything from the French Revolution to Jay-Z's fabulous rise. How did an eighteenth-century philosophical society infiltrate governments,...
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[2002]
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"In his national bestseller The Blood Countess, Andrei Codrescu brought to life the bloodthirsty royal Elizabeth Bathory, who embodied nearly all the contradictions of the seventeenth century. Now he depicts the astonishing life of the legendary Casanova, as the old adventurer relives his life while writing his memoirs in a provincial Bohemian castle at the end of the eighteenth century. Far from being defeated by age, Casanova delights in the maidservants,...
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Super secret super spies volume 2
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Super spies reporting for duty! When Maddie Robinson and her team are assigned a new super secret mission to protect the world's most famous pop star from a mysterious foe, she knows she'll need every tool available. That's when she discovers a secret buried deep within the Illuminati's archives: a device that can predict the future, invented by renowned Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci himself! The only problem? This future predictor has been...
Author
Series
Robert Langdon novels volume 1
Description
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to Switzerland when the dead body of a physicist turns up bearing the distinguishing mark of the ancient brotherhood of the "Illuminati." Soon, Langdon suspects this mysterious cult is determined to destroy Catholicism with an unimaginably powerful new weapon.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
In the twenty-first century conspiracy theories can reach millions of Internet users in a matter of hours. Are Conspiracy Theories Valid? explores some of these provocative theories. Believers and skeptics comment on popular theories concerning the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, AIDS, UFOs, the Kennedy assassination, and more.
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Robert Langdon novels volume 1
Pub. Date
p2009
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A Swiss research facility summons world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon to interpret a mysterious symbol on a murdered physicist's chest. In his investigation, Langdon uncovers a dangerous vendetta against the Catholic Church. Determined to protect the Vatican, Langdon teams up with the elusive Vittoria Vetra, and together they commence a quest for answers.