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![]() As the book, and ultimately the trilogy unfold there are two story lines (1)finding and stopping Carlos and (2)David Webb, aka Jason Bourne, finding his way back to his real identity. When he got shot and left for dead at the start of the book and lost his memory the pieces of that false persona that came back were the result of his being immersed in the role for so long trying to complete his mission. Note that he wasn't brainwashed or part of a larger group of mummified hit men. In the book, a CIA agent took a false identity - Jason Bourne - who subsequently took credit for Carlos' murders in an attempt to flush Carlos out and end his career. The movie turned Ludlum's noble character into the freak result of the terribly twisted US government - great story in this day and age where its good sport in Hollywood to paint the American govt. ![]() Doug (reviewer on July 7) said he needed to watch the movie to see what the book was about because the abridgement was so bad. ![]() ![]() I can't rate this abridged version since I almost never listen to them. If you haven't read the book DON'T SEE THE MOVIE ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With Pulp, set for release on July 29 via Image Comics, writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips dug into a relatively unexplored aspect of those old westerns. Browse through the cheaply printed pages and you might find a mysterious stranger riding into a forgotten, broken-down town, only to rescue its inhabitants from any number of thieves, murderers, and bandits. But for a long time, if you were reading pulps, it typically meant you were reading stories of heroism and villainy in the Old West. 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Your visit to the Louvre is an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the investigators and discover the secrets of the Priory of Sion. ![]() The worldwide success of a book selling more than 80 million copies went on to attract Hollywood, and the novel was adapted for the big screen in 2006 by director Ron Howard, whose previous films included Apollo 13 (1995) and The Grinch (2000). Part of the Church even talks of defamation. The secrets revealed during the investigation by the main characters Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu make readers feel that they could be actual events. Presented as a work of fiction, the story told by Dan Brown goes beyond the imagination. The Da Vinci Code is a novel that enjoyed international success in the early 2000s. ![]() ![]() ![]() Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. ![]() In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. 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