Haag Michael Ward Greg (9 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: F/ F/ND. y First Edition, 1st. Imp. FNL. SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st. Full number line.* Date of Publication: 2013* Publisher: * Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers showing ?The Divine Comedy? from a 1465 fresco in Venice. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems un-used. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: B/w photos, maps, facsimiles & with a line drawing to frontis.* Pages: 264 pp. text. viii pp. index and blank pages at rear.* Product Description:- Inferno Decoded is a book that ranges as widely as Dan Brown's novel, from the terrors of the Black Death to the scientific debates around population growth and prolonging of life-spans, and from the economic, political, and religious tumult in Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance to real-life locations in Florence, Venice and Istanbul today. It is a must-read for anyone who has read Inferno and wondered just how its enigmatic questions are real or relevant.* This is a FINE copy of the 1st./1st. fnl. with absolutely minimal shelf wear.* 2013-06-20.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. In this illuminating unofficial companion to Dan Brown's Inferno, popular historian Michael Haag, author of the bestselling Rough Guide to the Da Vinci Code, unpacks Dante's allegorical poetic masterpiece of the same name, delivering fascinating, crucial background for the characters, settings, and riddles in Brown's controversial and compelling world. How do the clues unveiled in symbology professor Robert Langdon's daring quest from Florence to Venice and Istanbul overlap with history? What codes and symbols did Dante employ in the Divine Comedy and which secret religious, philosophical, and scientific themes are hidden within his work? What lies behind Botticelli's "La Mappa dell'Inferno?" And what are the cult scientists known as transhumanists really up to? Inferno Decoded is a book that ranges as widely as Dan Brown's novel, from the terrors of the Black Death to the scientific debates around population growth and prolonging of life-spans, and from the economic, political, and religious tumult in Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance to real-life locations in Florence, Venice, and Istanbul today. It is a must-read for anyone who has read Inferno and wondered just how its enigmatic questions are real or relevant.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. No Edition Or Printing Stated. Includes Index, Glossary And Further Reading List. The Book Is Bound In Black Paper Over Boards With Gilt Lettering On The Spine. Like New Condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.