Richard Leigh
Birth date: August 16, 1943
Died: November 21, 2007
Richard Leigh's Books
A lot less speculative than many of their other works this is a history of the inquisition from it's inception to the late 90's. The last two chapters are particularly interesting in that there is a lot of talk about Ratzinger - the current pope- and his attitude.
A book that trudges through the first part and then in the second part starts sparking off ideas and issues in my head. The first part is history, tradition, where alchemy comes from, the second is modern. A look at the use and abuse of words and music. Sometimes I wonder if Baigent and Leigh use ...
2.5 stars. it was a long 300 pages of foundation building to get to what i thought was the most interesting stuff. i liked the authors' explanation in the introduction the admittedly gives them a bit of leeway in their position, about how of course any time you're talking about something that happ...
I originally approached the book with the idea that even if the "history" was wonky, it will be entertaining to read. I was sorely disappointed. It was uphill all the way, especially in the middle, when you get bogged down in all those dynasties.However, I'm giving it two stars for the chapters to...
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