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Secrets of The Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind The Da Vinci Code Sequel

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Though there has been a siginificant gap since the publishing of Dan Brown's previous book, "The Da Vinci Code", and Burstein's "The Secrets of the Code", Daniel Burstein's "Secrets of The Lost Symbol" has arrived right on the heels of Brown's latest offering.

Once again, a comprehensive group of authors works as an ensemble cast to produce a nearly encyclopedic analysis of a Dan Brown work for our betterment. Each of the authors has penned an essay on their own particular area of expertise, as a leading expert in the field, with the possible exception of James Sanborn, as the sculptor of KRYPTOS, located inside the security of the CIA's Langley center, since he is not only the leading expert, but the "keeper of the 'keys'" as well.

At the other edge, author Elonka Dunin [Nola K(ay)e] does an exceptional job of defining KRYPTOS from the public's view, as she is probably the leading repository of KRYPTOS knowledge outside the mind of Mr. Sanborn!

This book is highly recommended to those who want to understand how "The Lost Symbol" relates to our real world.

itisn't often that you read a bestseller and then buy a book that explains the bestseller and that book is so much better than the original. but it happens over and over when you read any "secrets of the code..." books by dan burstein and arne de keijzer. get on the bandwagon and buy the book "secrets of the lost symbol". this book is better than dan brown's original book.

If you get excited about over-glorified conspiracies and bad books by bad authors, this book is made for you.

The whole book adds nothing to the discussion and is not edited well. The section with Elunka is truly garbage. I never thought a Dunin could be so unsuccessful. She failed to live up to the name she boasts in the book.

Don't waste your time nor money on this trash.

This book, which is a compilation of short chapters by various contributors, discusses various aspects of Dan Browns book the Lost Symbol. A small amount of useful information, but mostly very shallow coverage; at best, it contains hints for deeper research. A couple chapters by Freemasons are worthless deception and coverup; don't expect truth from any freemason. No index, no bibliography, except mention of contributor's books.

There is a lot that is right with this book, but there is a lot that is wrong, too. It reflects the "party line" so to speak, acknowledging only very traditional masculine Freemasonry and ignoring the fact that Freemasonry is not the monolithic organization that they would wish it to be. In particular, I'm referring to the insult by Arturo de Hoyos against Bishop C.W. Leadbeater, who was himself a 33rd degree Freemason. In the chapter by de Hoyos, he calls the works of Leadbeater "pseudo history." I suspect Leadbeater's greatest crime was that he was a Co-Mason, actually practiced the equality that all Freemasons pay lip service to but few actually practice. By excluding or ridiculing the rich palate that is Freemasonry in all its incarnations, the book is very limited. Some chapters are very good as far as they go, but the book could have been so much richer it it had been more inclusive. Dan Brown is clearly aware of the more esoteric side of Freemasonry, and the book falls short by having much of it explained by those who are not esoteric practitioners.

Dan Burstein and Arne De Keijzer have proven once again that they are the masters of the universe in deciphering and amplifying the underlying secrets and ciphers of The Lost Symbol. With their vast and varied array of experts, they explain and demystify the significance of the Masons, the interplay between politics and religion in our society, the creative forces that shape our inquisitive natures and exploration for meaning and the fate of individual in the face of noetic science and faith. It's an excellent read.