false 6411961 19 In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world’s most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling--a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . . all under the watchful eye of Brown’s most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale. As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object--artfully encoded with five symbols--is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom. When Langdon’s beloved mentor, Peter Solomon--a prominent Mason and philanthropist--is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations--all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth. As the world discovered in The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Dan Brown’s novels are brilliant tapestries of veiled histories, arcane symbols, and enigmatic codes. In this new novel, he again challenges readers with an intelligent, lightning-paced story that offers surprises at every turn. The Lost Symbol is exactly what Brown’s fans have been waiting for . . . his most thrilling novel yet. 6600281 book 15 9 2009 The Lost Symbol total:8235|5:1227|4:2583|3:2786|2:1253|1:386| 8235 27717 18713 3099 0 14 false false Wed May 06 13:19:08 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 07:41:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 73 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 19:56:44 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 14:52:05 -0700 2009 1
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The Lost Symbol follows the familiar Dan Brown formula - an ominous conspiracy, a threat to end the world as we know it, a re...more...]]> 1 20 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 15:29:24 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 12:52:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 11 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 06:00:19 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 08:59:17 -0700 2009
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Your temporal destination, not Paris and London, but Washington, D.C.
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The good news is that this book is every bit the engaging, exciting page turner we have come to expect from Dan Brown. One isn't 25 pages into it before the plot is thick with suspense. Brown's inside view of the backrooms of the US Capital, t...more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 10:32:59 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 07:36:43 -0800 2009 0.1 The Lost Symbol I decided that life was too short to read really terrible books.

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