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History Decoded: The Ten Greatest Conspiracies of All Time
Written by Brad Meltzer and Keith Ferrell
Narrated by Scott Brick
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Adapted from Decoded, Meltzer#8217;s hit show on the HISTORY network, History Decoded explores fascinating, unexplained questions. Is Fort Knox empty? Why was Hitler so intent on capturing the Roman lsquo;Spear of Destiny'? What#8217;s the government hiding in Area 51? Where did the Confederacy#8217;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#8217;s still-and perhaps forever-unproved or unprovable; and in the end, decodes the mystery, arriving at the most likely solution. Along the way we meet Freemasons, Rosicrucians, Nazi propagandists, and the real DB Cooper.
Author
Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twelve thrillers including The Escape Artist, and nonfiction books such as The Lincoln Conspiracy and the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the TV show Brad Meltzer’s Decoded on the History Channel. He lives in Florida with his wife and three children.
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Reviews for History Decoded
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was a fascinating book. It's the first conspiracy book that I have read. I thought that the collection and examination of evidence was thorough. I thought that the narrator did an excellent job of putting the emotion into the voice of the author. Well done.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What if I told you....number 27 is probly hidden within this audiobook. Good listen, twice actually now I'll go find a doco or movie to match each topic
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was a good book and def worth the listen. I didn't give it 5 stars for a few reasons but primarily, I feel that some of the topics didn't deserve as much focus and had a lack of evidence and others really deserved a deep dive but felt really rushed.
It's a short listen and Scott Brick is amazing as always so definitely give it a go. Just don't expect to learn more than surface level on the topics. It's much more a primer and introduction rather than a deep unbiased investigation. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5If you've seen the TV shows, don't bother with the book. It's the same stuff. Meltzer approaches several mysterious occurrences but doesn't solve either of them, leaving the reader/viewer wondering why? Oh, another why...why did he not narrate the book himself; instead of hiring Scott Brick to do it. Meltzer would have been more effective. It was an interesting diversion, but I'll not be sucked into another Meltzer book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Interesting book that's for sure, it breaks theories down logically and not crazy like some books out there, definitely worth the listen
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Some of the conspiracies felt like they were really grasping straws and seemed biased. I have to admit though that I was not expecting to enjoy the JFK assassination part but found that one the most enjoyable because it actually did more to disprove the conspiracies than to prove them.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Kind of picked this up randomly on one of my visits to the Hershey library. The premise was intriguing, and as far as quick gimmick reads, it looked good.
But that's all this really is, a quick gimmick read. There's not a whole lot of 'history' to this, or 'information' or 'learning'. Brad Meltzer wants to tell you he's not a conspiracy theorist..... but that's exactly what he is. It's completely written as a conspiracy theorist, and that's all this really is. Just because he wants to tell you he's not one, doesn't mean he isn't. If I tell you I'm not human.... I'm still human.
The writing throughout is done in a style to try and lend credence to whatever he wants you to believe in kind of conning/rhetoric and underhanded ways. The writing also comes off commonly as childish, even using acronyms in places "I don't care which is right (FYI Mayhew was right)." [quote from the book].
Eh, its just something that could be completely skipped. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesting to pass some time reading, but...
Not too much content. If you've ever watched a tv show about the assassinations of Lincoln or Kennedy, then you've probably seen this material before. There were a few tidbits and new names mentioned in the JFK murder, basically to refute a conspiracy! - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I really enjoyed this. Some new theories on well documents conspiracies including JFK and some new to me including DaVinci and the Georgia Guidestones. A wonderful light read for history lovers .
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I'm not sure about this book, it took me about 4 weeks to read..... The author wrote as if he was speaking to his audience, but none of the conspiracy theories were ever proved.... although, many seemed to have more than convincing arguments.
Leonard predicting the Great Flood of the World? JFK & the fourth bullet (this made sense). The missing Freemasonry corner stones of the White House & Capitol. There is no gold in Fort Knox and the fact that the National Audit has never accounted for the consistently rising prices/value of gold? John Wilkes Booth was not killed, but continued to live under an alias (this made sense). The missing gold of the Confederacy (this also made sense)..... Roswell & Sector 51 (this fell short)
This was interesting but nothing to get excited about.... - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5History Decoded by Brad Meltzer is a good book for all the conspiracy theorists out there. I enjoyed the book. I learned a few things about some of the mysteries. I am not sure some of the stories qualify as the 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time.