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History Decoded

By: Keith Ferrell, Brad Meltzer
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's summary

Adapted from Decoded, Meltzer's hit show on the History network, History Decoded explores many fascinating and unexplained questions.

Is Fort Knox empty? Why was Hitler so intent on capturing the Roman "Spear of Destiny"? What's the government hiding in Area 51? Where did the Confederacy's $19 million in gold and silver go at the end of the Civil War? And did Lee Harvey Oswald really act alone?

Meltzer sifts through the evidence; weighs competing theories; separates what we know to be true with what's still - and perhaps forever - unproven; and in the end, decodes the mysteries, arriving at the most likely solution. Along the way we meet Freemasons, Rosicrucians, Nazi propagandists, and the real DB Cooper.

©2013 Original material by A&E Television Networks, LLC. Recorded by arrangement with Workman Publishing Company, Inc. (P)2013 HighBridge Company
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"Sure to keep readers enthralled and conspiracy theorists encouraged to continue to dig for the truth." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Thoroughly enjoyable

Great content: topics chosen and storytelling were so enjoyable, enhanced by great voice performance by Scott Brick. No conclusions reached, but the ride is worth the price!

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Overall good reading, it makes you think

I enjoyed the book except for his opinion /interpretation / decoding what ever you'd like to call it about the Kennedy assassination, it said nothing really, except disputes everyone else's theory.

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Didn’t like the narrator

I enjoyed it overall. But just my opinion, I thought the narrator was trying to talk dirty to me. Or at least he was trying sound deviant. But that’s me....

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very enjoyable

Brad Meltzer is a great author, he really does his research. I highly recommend this book.

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Truth

I have been a fan of Brad Meltzer’s Decoded series on TV. This book dives deeper into the thoughts of Brad and deeper into the facts and well theories. I love how he makes you think something just could be possible but also leaves the facts for you to be logical. My favorite part about this book is that Scott Brick is the narrator!!! I am a huge fan and his voice is perfect for books like these. He draws you in and makes the story come alive. Well done. I only ask one thing, write more like this please!!!

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Followed the TV program

this was interesting and easy to follow. great history lesson. we enjoyed the short stories.

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Had expected so much more from the jfk section

Felt like he was biased with the jfk section. Overall liked the rest. Just got me there

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More Questions, un answered

Interesting but predictable. Some different facts are shed on a few popular conspiracies. the strongest chapter for me was the Kennedy assassination which has quite a few conspiracies in the conspiracy itself. There was a first for me on the Lincoln assassination when he said Booth lived for a long period of time after killing the president. .

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An experience

Brad Meltzer has always impressed me with his books but being new to audible I was in awe. It was as if he was talking to me via Scott Brick. and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation.

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Not my cup o' tea

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The logic of, "well it cooould be this, couldn't it" doesn't sit well with me. I did like that they actually researched and investigated, but, I guess I'm not a conspiracy theorist buff.

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