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The Sign and the Seal

The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant

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The Sign and the Seal

By: Graham Hancock
Narrated by: Steven Crossley
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The fate of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the great historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vessel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to level mountains, destroy armies, and lay waste to cities. The Ark itself, however, mysteriously disappears from recorded history sometime after the building of the Temple of Solomon.

After 10 years of searching through the dusty archives of Europe and the Middle East, as well as braving the real-life dangers of a bloody civil war in Ethiopia, Graham Hancock has succeeded where scores of others have failed. This intrepid journalist has tracked down the true story behind the myths and legends - revealing where the Ark is today, how it got there, and why it remains hidden.

Part fascinating scholarship and part entertaining adventure yarn, tying together some of the most intriguing tales of all time - from the Knights Templar and Prester John to Parsival and the Holy Grail - this book will appeal to anyone fascinated by the revelation of hidden truths and the discovery of secret mysteries.

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Excellent

Amazing research and tenacity. Great story-telling. Very well read. I hope Graham Hancock will be appreciated by the mainstream media for the incredible research and work that go in to all his books. His contribution to our knowledge of the world of antiquity is immeasurable.

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How little we know of antiquity

Very enjoyable account of a hunt for the ark of the covenant. It must have been an incredible journey for the author and this really comes across. As ever with Hancock, there are some brilliant incentive ideas mixed up with a bit of artistic licence. Prefer Hancocks work whrm he narrates it himself

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intriguing listen

I love Graham Hancock books, narration was a little dramatic but still enjoyed it

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excellent but ...

excellent but did not enjoy the narrator, which seemed to me to be trying g to hard

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Choice of narrator…

Not the best choice of narrator for this book sadly, would enjoy listening to Steven Crossly on say… a child’s story book but not for this content.

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The Sign and the Seal

I was very disappointed with this book. I found it long and laborious with absolutely nothing to offer at the end.

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Great interesting listen.

Really enjoyed this book, so interesting. Now what to listen to all his books .
will try Visionary next 👍🏻

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The facts

A wealth of information written superbly and narrated well. The book goes into great detail and holds your interest through out

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The usual fantastic quality from Graham Hancock

Being a years long reader and fan of Mr Hancock, I can really appreciate how much of his later research and theories tie back to this book. Me, having started reading Graham’s work not in order he has written and published, it was fascinating to discover the sometimes glaringly obvious, and sometimes a subtle and beautifully woven in threads behind his extraordinary thinking, theorising and the spectacular research this author puts into his work.

This was a fascinating read, or listen in my case, so much to learn, so many new things introduced than already fascinating and beloved topic. I won’t pretend to have understood all of it, plenty is left for reflection and future rereads but I enjoyed the presentation.

The only slight minus point here is that we didn’t get to listen to Graham’s own narration - for me, nothing else compares when it comes to his books: his beautiful voice and articulation of his own writing is something I value and appreciate. And while Steven Crossley was a well chosen alternative, and he did a beautiful job too, the ‘reading’ experience would have been 10 times more pleasurable for me if Graham also narrated this book. I appreciate all comes to time well spent, and compromises have to be made with an author like Graham Hancock, and if that means more books, I am more than happy to ‘put up’ with other narrators :)

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Sneering narrator

This is an excellent book but is spoiled by the narration. Crossley(?) makes a great deal of the material sound as though it is uttered as a sneer of utmost derision, which lends the narrative an unpleasant flavour which it would not otherwise have.

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