The Sign and the Seal: A Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant

Kulit Depan
Arrow, 1997 - 600 halaman

FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

'Nail-biting' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'An intellectual whodunit by a do-it-yourself sleuth' GUARDIAN
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The greatest secret of the last 3000 years is about to be shattered.

After nine years investigating the exact location of the ultimate religious icon, the Ark of the Covenant, British researcher and investigative journalist Graham Hancock reveals his status-quo shattering discoveries.

Part mystery thriller, part true adventure and part travel book, this gripping piece of historical research challenges society's principal religious preconceptions and takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through ancient history.
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'It should cause widespread discussion, and it deserves to' Daily Telegraph

'Eat your heart out, Harrison Ford' Gerald Seymour

'Highly readable' The Times

'Part travelogue, part sensation, part unravelling, a fascinating story.' Catholic Herald

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Perihal pengarang (1997)

Author and journalist Graham Hancock was an East African correspondent for the Economist and covered the Ogaden war between Somalia and Ethiopia for the London Sunday Times. Hancock has written a number of books, among them African Ark: Peoples of the Horn, Lords of Poverty, (which earned an honorable mention for the H.L. Mencken Award for outstanding book of journalism in 1990), Journey Through Pakistan, and the international bestseller The Sign and the Seal, which documents Hancock's real-life quest for the lost Ark of the Covenant. Also the author of the top bestseller, Fingerprints of the Gods, Hancock has appeared on television with Michael Palin in his Pole to Pole series. He has also made appearances on the BBC, CNN, and the National Geographic's Explorer series to discuss stories related to his book The Sign and the Seal.

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