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Why Did It Have To Be Snakes: From Science to the Supernatural, The Many Mysteries of Indiana Jones
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Could you really use a bullwhip to swing across a chasm? Or rip out a man’s heart without killing him? At last, here is the book that finally answers the Indiana Jones–related questions that have troubled you for years. It tells you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the history, culture, and science behind your favorite Indy scenes and settings. You’ll find out the truth about the Thuggees and their deadly practices, ancient death traps, the Well of Souls, Kali worship in India, and much more.
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Lois H. Gresh
Lois H. Gresh is the author of over eighteen books, including The Fan's Guide to the Spiderwick Chronicles, The Truth Behind a Series of Unfortunate Events and The Twilight Companion. She lives in upstate New York.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The market is flooded with Indiana Jones books right now, and I feel like I picked the wrong one by reading this one. Gresh and Weinberg run through each movie (and the tv show) point by point, giving scientific reasons for what happened. However, because they hit so many points in an order that only ties them together by plot, it was hard to read and even harder to enjoy. First you're reading about South American native tribes, then about how bullwhips work, then about Nazi airplanes and submarines, ending with a section on Judaism. Yes, all of that is central to the plot of Raiders of the Lost Ark, but reading about them in that order makes the book hard to handle.
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