The Oracle: Ancient Delphi and the Science Behind Its Lost Secrets [平装] 0143038591

A gripping modern-day detective story about the scientific quest to understand the Oracle ofDelphi

Like Walking the Bible, this fascinating book turns a modern eye on an enduring legend.The Oracle of Delphi was one of the most influential figures in ancient Greece. Human mistress ofthe god Apollo, she had the power to enter into ecstatic communion with him and deliver hisprophesies to men. Thousands of years later, Pulitzer Prize?winning journalist William J. Broadfollows a crew of enterprising researchers as they sift through the evidence of history, geology,and archaeology to reveal?as far as science is able?the source of her visions.

An absorbing historical tale. -- Entertainment Weekly Enlightening and compelling . . . Drawing on everything from Plutarch to petroleumresearch, [Broad] ?decrypts? a fascinating story. -- The Dallas Morning NewsWilliam J . Broad is a senior writer at the New York Times who, with hiscolleagues there, has twice won the Pulitzer Prize. His books include the bestselling Germs:Biological Weapons and America?s Secret War.

出版社	Penguin
作者	William J. Broad