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.
Chapter 1. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The Hovitos Temple and Golden Idol.
Deadly Tarantulas.
Gigantic Rolling Boulder.
South American Indian Weapons: Poison Darts, Bows and Arrows.
Archaeology.
Real-life archeologists like Indiana Jones.
Bullwhips.
Fedoras.
Leather Jackets.
The Nazis and the Occult.
The Ark of the Covenant.
Staff of Ra.
Tanis, the Lost City of Ancient Egypt.
The Well of Souls, the Temple, and the Map Room.
Deadly Snakes.
Sea Planes and Luftwaffe Airplanes.
Cliff Roads Near Cairo.
Nazi U-Boats.
Secret German Submarine Bases.
Secret Jewish Ceremonies and Sacred Breastplates.
The Ark: Telephone Link to God.
Top-Secret U.S. Archives.
Chapter 2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Giant Gongs in Club Obi-Wan in Shanghai.
Anything Goes.
The Nurhachi.
The Gigantic Diamond.
Poisons and their Antidotes.
The Shanghai Mob.
The Route from Shanghai to India.
Northern India and the Hindi Language.
Delhi and Pankot.
Maharajah.
Monsoon.
Sivalinga.
Shiva.
Three Lines of the Universe.
Giant Vampire Bats.
Baboons in India.
Snake Charmers.
Giant Owls of India.
Big Reptiles of India.
Mutiny of 1857.
Why Did It Have to Be Snake Surprise?.
Giant Insects.
Thuggees and Kali.
Ripping Out Someone's Heart and He Doesn't Die.
Drinking Blood.
Zombies.
Voodoo Dolls.
Crocodiles.
Chapter 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Utah, 1912, and the Boy Scouts.
Grave Robbers, Spanish Conquistadors, and the Cross of Coronado.
Circus Trains and the Jones family.
The Search for Facts, not Truth.
Walter Donovan, American Nazi.
The Holy Grail.
The Rising Nazi Menace.
The First Crusade.
The Catacombs of Venice.
Rats.
Venice.
The Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword.
Book Burning.
Zeppelins.
The Birds in the Skies.
Hatay.
The Phantom II.
The Temple of the Crescent Moon.
The Third Brother.
The Cups of Kings and Carpenters.
Chapter 4. Young Indiana Jones.
My First Adventure: Lawrence of Arabia and The Curse of King Tut.
Passion for Life: A Party in France, a Safari in Africa, a Romance in Vienna.
Travels With Father: Three Writers, a Boy Genius, and a Famous Scientist.
Spring Break Adventure: Prelude to War.
Trenches of Hell: The Horrors of War.
Phantom Train of Doom: At War in Africa.
Attack of the Hawkmen: Working with the French Secret Service.
Daredevils of the Desert: On the Edge of Africa.
Treasure of the Peacock?s Eye: Dracula and the Eye of the Peacock.
Winds of Change: Back in the USA.
Hollywood Follies: Indy in Hollywood.
Introduction.
Chapter 1. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
The Hovitos Temple and Golden Idol.
Deadly Tarantulas.
Gigantic Rolling Boulder.
South American Indian Weapons: Poison Darts, Bows and Arrows.
Archaeology.
Real-life archeologists like Indiana Jones.
Bullwhips.
Fedoras.
Leather Jackets.
The Nazis and the Occult.
The Ark of the Covenant.
Staff of Ra.
Tanis, the Lost City of Ancient Egypt.
The Well of Souls, the Temple, and the Map Room.
Deadly Snakes.
Sea Planes and Luftwaffe Airplanes.
Cliff Roads Near Cairo.
Nazi U-Boats.
Secret German Submarine Bases.
Secret Jewish Ceremonies and Sacred Breastplates.
The Ark: Telephone Link to God.
Top-Secret U.S. Archives.
Chapter 2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Giant Gongs in Club Obi-Wan in Shanghai.
Anything Goes.
The Nurhachi.
The Gigantic Diamond.
Poisons and their Antidotes.
The Shanghai Mob.
The Route from Shanghai to India.
Northern India and the Hindi Language.
Delhi and Pankot.
Maharajah.
Monsoon.
Sivalinga.
Shiva.
Three Lines of the Universe.
Giant Vampire Bats.
Baboons in India.
Snake Charmers.
Giant Owls of India.
Big Reptiles of India.
Mutiny of 1857.
Why Did It Have to Be Snake Surprise?.
Giant Insects.
Thuggees and Kali.
Ripping Out Someone's Heart and He Doesn't Die.
Drinking Blood.
Zombies.
Voodoo Dolls.
Crocodiles.
Chapter 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Utah, 1912, and the Boy Scouts.
Grave Robbers, Spanish Conquistadors, and the Cross of Coronado.
Circus Trains and the Jones family.
The Search for Facts, not Truth.
Walter Donovan, American Nazi.
The Holy Grail.
The Rising Nazi Menace.
The First Crusade.
The Catacombs of Venice.
Rats.
Venice.
The Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword.
Book Burning.
Zeppelins.
The Birds in the Skies.
Hatay.
The Phantom II.
The Temple of the Crescent Moon.
The Third Brother.
The Cups of Kings and Carpenters.
Chapter 4. Young Indiana Jones.
My First Adventure: Lawrence of Arabia and The Curse of King Tut.
Passion for Life: A Party in France, a Safari in Africa, a Romance in Vienna.
Travels With Father: Three Writers, a Boy Genius, and a Famous Scientist.
Spring Break Adventure: Prelude to War.
Trenches of Hell: The Horrors of War.
Phantom Train of Doom: At War in Africa.
Attack of the Hawkmen: Working with the French Secret Service.
Daredevils of the Desert: On the Edge of Africa.
Treasure of the Peacock?s Eye: Dracula and the Eye of the Peacock.
Winds of Change: Back in the USA.
Hollywood Follies: Indy in Hollywood.
N-Gauth
Posted January 1, 2009
I loved how it related what happens in the Indiana Jones movies to myths and legends of the past.
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Overview
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...