The Rough Guide to the Da Vinci Code

Reading this book has really been an eye-opener. It has made me understand how interesting the issues are behind The Da Vinci Code. Not in a hubla-bubla sort of way, but in a serious way. You cannot do better than this for getting started on the whole historical and religious route of discovery.

This Rough Guide to The Da Vinci Code is sound, articulate, well written, and altogether a brilliant investigation into the issues surrounding Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Anyone who is curious and wants to be informed, and wants to make use of the extensive further reading and website lists, will welcome this book. But a lot of creeps will not like it because it tells the truth.

I found this Rough Guide to The Da Vinci Code the best book about the questions raised by Dan Brown's thriller. In fact it is a lot more than that -- it is a complete pocket reference book to the basic themes and ideas and facts of early Christianity, ancient history, goddess worship, the sacred feminine, and so on -- with a comprehensive glossary and lists for further reading and informative websites. I did notice one or two typographical mistakes, but why quibble? This book has meat!

I had so many questions after reading The Da Vinci Code, and this book, which I just picked up in Britain before flying home, gave me all the background information I was looking for. I especially valued the chapters on Leonardo, the Gnostics and the Sacred Feminine, which opened my eyes to so many things in such a clear, concise and well written way. And there is a great glossary, which itself is like a mini guide to The Da Vinci Code. And really helpful maps and location guides to places which feature in the book, like Paris and London, and even Jerusalem. What a thoughtfully organized and comprehensive book this is.

Everyone wants to know the truth about what Dan Brown writes in The Da Vinci Code, and I can think of no better way to fill yourself in on the background than to read this book. It has stuff on the sacred feminine and Mary Magdalene, on early Christianity and how the Bible was edited, on Leonardo da Vinci's paintings such as The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa, and the true history of the Templars and the Priory of Sion. It also has location guides to Paris, London, Edinburgh, Rome, New York and Jerusalem, with plenty of maps. Plus reviews of books and websites where you can continue your investigations, and a really helpful glossary on everything from corporal mortification to the Fibonacci Sequence. I got a copy of this book over in England the same day it was delivered into the bookstores. It is really fantastic. And at this price I can afford to give copies as presents to everyone I know. I cannot recommend it highly enough.