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Sunday Times #1 BestsellerNew York Times #1 BestsellerThe spellbinding new Robert Langdon novel from the author of The Da Vinci Code. On a trail marked only by enigmatic symbols and elusive modern art, Langdon and Vidal uncover the clues that will bring them face-to-face with a world-shaking truth that has remained buried - until now.

Harvard professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in Paris: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered inside the museum. Alongside the body, police have found a series of baffling codes.

It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom.When Langdon's mentor, Peter Solomon - prominent mason and philanthropist - is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons. It is to take him on a breathless chase through Washington's dark history.

CERN Institute, Switzerland: a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest. The Vatican, Rome: the College of Cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Somewhere beneath them, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion.

Sunday Times #1 BestsellerNew York Times #1 BestsellerThe global bestseller - Origin is the latest Robert Langdon novel from the author of The Da Vinci Code.'Fans will not be disappointed' The TimesRobert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing scientific breakthrough. The evening s host is billionaire Edmond Kirsch, a futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a controversial figure around the world. But Langdon and several hundred guests are left reeling when the meticulously orchestrated evening is suddenly blown apart. There is a real danger that Kirsch s precious discovery may be lost in the ensuing chaos. With his life under threat, Langdon is forced into a desperate bid to escape Bilbao, taking with him the museum s director, Ambra Vidal. Together they flee to Barcelona on a perilous quest to locate a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch s secret.To evade a devious enemy who is one step ahead of them at every turn, Langdon and Vidal must navigate the labyrinthine passageways of extreme religion and hidden history. On a trail marked only by enigmatic symbols and elusive modern art, Langdon and Vidal will come face-to-face with a breathtaking truth that has remained buried until now. Dan Brown is the master of the intellectual cliffhanger Wall Street Journal As engaging a hero as you could wish for Mail on Sunday For anyone who wants more brain-food than thrillers normally provide Sunday Times

*NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS AND FELICITY JONES*Florence: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or how he got there.

When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory...a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election.

Before the multi-million, runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown set his razor-sharp research and storytelling skills on the most powerful intelligence organization on earth--the National Security Agency (NSA)--in this thrilling novel, Digital Fortress. When the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage...not by guns or bombs, but by a code so ingeniously complex that if released it would cripple U.S. intelligence.Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Susan Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides, she finds herself fighting not only for her country but for her life, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves.From the underground hallways of power to the skyscrapers of Tokyo to the towering cathedrals of Spain, a desperate race unfolds. It is a battle for survival--a crucial bid to destroy a creation of inconceivable genius...an impregnable code-writing formula that threatens to obliterate the post-cold war balance of power. Forever.

This is the ultimate keep-in-your-pocket field guide to the birds of Britain and other parts of northern and central Europe. It may be diminutive in size but it punches well above its weight in terms of usefulness, being packed with more than 350 images of all the species most likely to be encountered. For each of the 250 species accounts there is at least one photograph for identification and a brief written account listing ID features of key plumages, range and habitat, behaviour and voice. The book covers everything from grebes and grouse to warblers and waders, encompassing all common breeding birds, together with those likely to be seen on migration or during winter - from garden birds such as Chaffinch and Long-tailed Tit to wetland specialities including Bittern and Avocet - along with recent colonists like Glossy Ibis and Great White and Cattle Egrets and some of the more unusual species to look out for, such as Pectoral Sandpiper and Yellow-browed Warbler. The easy-to-use layouts and small size make the book ideal for taking on walks or days out. It is perfect for beginners or wildlife-watchers of an intermediate level, and also for children as a first book on birds.

This is a delightful book of trout you have never seen before. You may recognize the names, but these 60 watercolor images of trout and their descriptions are truly creative. A bonus of paintings of several trout flies is included.

EVERYONE, AT SOME POINT DURING THEIR LIVES, HAS BEEN HUMILIATED AND EMBARASSED BY THE ACTIONS OF SOMEONE ELSE. IT MAY HAPPEN DURING THEIR SCHOOL YEARS, DURING THEIR YEARS IN THE WORKPLACE OR DURING THEIR MARRIAGE. "SWEET REVENGE" IS A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-ONE SHORT STORIES ANALYZING CASES WHERE A PERSON HAS BEEN EMBARASSED AND HUMILIATED AND THE MEANS BY WHICH "THE VICTIM" GETS REVENGE AGAINST THE PERSON THAT EMBARASSED OR HUMILIATED THEM.

ROBERT LANGDON HARVARD PROFESSOR OF SYMBOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS ICONOLOGY ARRIVES AT THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM BILBAO TO ATTEND THE UNVEILING OF AN ASTONISHING SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH. THE EVENING'S HOST IS BILLIONAIRE EDMOND KIRSCH A FUTURIST WHOSE DAZZLING HIGH-TECH INVENTIONS AND AUDACIOUS PREDICTIONS HAVE MADE HIM A CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE AROUND THE WORLD. BUT LANGDON AND SEVERAL HUNDRED GUESTS ARE LEFT REELING WHEN THE METICULOUSLY ORCHESTRATED EVENING IS SUDDENLY BLOWN APART. THERE IS A REAL DANGER THAT KIRSCH'S PRECIOUS DISCOVERY MAY BE LOST IN THE ENSUING CHAOS. WITH HIS LIFE UNDER THREAT LANGDON IS FORCED INTO A DESPERATE BID TO ESCAPE BILBAO TAKING WITH HIM THE MUSEUM'S DIRECTOR AMBRA VIDAL. TOGETHER THEY FLEE TO BARCELONA ON A PERILOUS QUEST TO LOCATE A CRYPTIC PASSWORD THAT WILL UNLOCK KIRSCH'S SECRET. TO EVADE A DEVIOUS ENEMY WHO IS ONE STEP AHEAD OF THEM AT EVERY TURN LANGDON AND VIDAL MUST NAVIGATE THE LABYRINTHINE PASSAGEWAYS OF EXTREME RELIGION AND HIDDEN HISTORY. ON A TRAIL MARKED ONLY BY ENIGMATIC SYMBOLS AND ELUSIVE MODERN ART LANGDON AND VIDAL WILL COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH A BREATHTAKING TRUTH THAT HAS REMAINED BURIED " UNTIL NOW.

Design discovery is crucial to a project's success-unite your team in an approach toward a common goal. Explore the role of discovery in product design, how to use and structure your favorite techniques for success, and how to synthesize and document what you learn. With Dan Brown's flexible framework for planning and practicing discovery activities, you'll set every design endeavor on the right path.

I Opprinnelse fletter Dan Brown inn det som har blitt hans varemerke: koder, vitenskap, religion, historie, kunst og kultur, uten at det går på bekostning av spenningen!Dan Brown har solgt mer enn 200 millioner bøker verden over, og bøkene hans er oversatt til 56 språk. Opprinnelse er den etterlengtede, frittstående oppfølgeren til Da Vinci-koden.Robert Langdon, professor i symbologi og religiøs ikonologi ved Harvard, ankommer det hypermoderne Guggenheim-museet i Bilbao. En av hans tidligere studenter, den 40 år gamle multimilliardæren, futuristen og genierklærte it-gründeren Edmond Kirsch, skal presentere en revolusjonerende oppdagelse - en oppdagelse som vil besvare to av menneskehetens mest grunnleggende spørsmål.Etter hvert som den fascinerende presentasjonen skrider fram, forstår Langdon at den er langt mer kontroversiell enn noen kunne forestille seg. Men plutselig kollapser den nøye planlagte kvelden i kaos, og Kirsch' oppdagelse er i ferd med å gå tapt for alltid.Sammen med museumsdirektøren Ambra Vidal, som har jobbet nært med Kirsch om arrangementet, er Langdon tvunget til å forlate Bilbao. De flykter til Barcelona på en halsbrekkende jakt etter et kryptert passord som vil avdekke Kirsch' hemmelighet.Langdon og Vidal må navigere gjennom skjult historie, ekstrem religion, moderne kunst og gåtefulle symboler for å finne nøkkelen som til slutt stiller dem ansikt til ansikt med Kirsch' sjokkerende oppdagelse - og sannheten som lenge har unnsluppet oss.

Dette er den fjerde boka om Robert Langdon.

NSA, en av USAs mektigste og hemmeligste etterretningsorganisasjoner, blir holdt som gissel - ikke med våpen, men med en kode så genial at deres antatt uslåelige datamaskin ikke klarer å knekke den. Landets samlede etterretning står i fare for å bli lammet, og verdens maktbalanse er truet. Sjefskryptolog Susan Fletcher fanges i et desperat kappløp som bringer leseren fra maktens hemmelige korridorer via Tokyos skyskrapere til Spanias mektige katedraler.

Når museumskurator på Louvre, Jacques Sauniere, blir brutalt myrdet, tilkalles Robert Langdon, som er professor i religiøs symbologi ved Harvard-universitetet. Ved liket er det en uforståelig kode, og sammen med den franske kryptologen Sophie Neveu finner Langdon spor som fører dem til Da Vincis verker og den hemmelige Sion-ordenen. Boka er filmatisert. Dette er den andre boka om Robert Langdon.

IN THE HEART OF ITALY, HARVARD PROFESSOR OF SYMBOLOGY ROBERT LANGDON IS DRAWN INTO A HARROWING WORLD CENTERED ON ONE OF HISTORY'S MOST ENDURING AND MYSTERIOUS LITERARY MASTERPIECES . . . DANTE'S INFERNO. AGAINST THIS BACKDROP, LANGDON BATTLES A CHILLING ADVERSARY AND GRAPPLES WITH AN INGENIOUS RIDDLE THAT PULLS HIM INTO A LANDSCAPE OF CLASSIC ART, SECRET PASSAGEWAYS, AND FUTURISTIC SCIENCE. DRAWING FROM DANTE'S DARK EPIC POEM, LANGDON RACES TO FIND ANSWERS AND DECIDE WHOM TO TRUST . . . BEFORE THE WORLD IS IRREVOCABLY ALTERED. 'शोधा म्हणजे तुम्हाला ते सापडेल' हे शब्द चिन्हशास्त्रज्ञ रॉबर्ट लँग्डन याच्या डोक्यात घोळत असताना तो रुग्णालयात जागा झाला. आपण कुठे आहोत, येथे कसे आलोत, हे त्याला आठवेना. जी एक गूढ वस्तू त्याच्याजवळ होती, त्याबद्दलही त्याला सांगता येईना. त्याला ठार मारण्याची धमकी मिळाल्याने सिएना ब्रुक्स या तरुण डॉक्टरणीसोबत त्याने पलायन केले. मग इटलीच्या फ्लॉरेन्स शहरात त्याचा पाठलाग सुरू झाला. प्राचीन व ऐतिहासिक वास्तूंच्या खाचाखोचा माहीत असल्यामुळे आपला पाठलाग करणाNयांना तो गुंगारा देऊ शकत होता. डान्टेचे महाकाव्य 'इन्फर्नो'मधील काही काव्यपंक्तींच्या साहाय्याने तो रहस्याचा मागोवा घेत च

When the National Security Agency's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician.

ABRIDGED EDITIONIf I die, the truth will be lost for ever . . . I must pass on the secret. History professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in France: the curator of the Louvre in Paris has been brutally murdered inside the museum. Alongside the body, police have found a series of baffling codes and need Langdon's help to decipher them. When Langdon and a French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, begin to sort through the bizarre riddles, they find a trail that leads to the works of the famous artist and inventor Leonardo Da Vinci. As the clues unfold, Langdon and Neveu must decipher the code and quickly assemble the pieces of the puzzle before a stunning historical truth is lost forever . . .

A former National Security Agency programmer threatens to release a mathematical formula that will allow organized crime and terrorism to skyrocket, unless the code-breaking computer that is used to keep them in check but that violates civil rights is not exposed to the public.