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And if youre new to the seven wonders series, heres what its all about. Written by the new york times bestselling author ben mezrich, seven wonders is a globetrotting thriller in the vein of the davinci coderife with historic secrets, conspiracies, intrigue, and a whole lot of adventure. Charlie numbers and the woolly mammoth book by ben. Ben mezrich the hero of this conspiracy theory adventure has or had a twin brother who was an antisocial, ocd math genius precisely following the standard literary stereotype. Seven wonders wants to be a thrill ride, but it lurches forward like a roller coaster with all inclines and no front car. Seven wonders is a true thriller although not a horror piece in that the pace is staggering and the description of the worldly backdrops is breathtaking. The popularity poll was led by canadianswiss bernard weber and organized by the new7wonders foundation based in zurich, switzerland, with winners announced on 7 july 2007 in lisbon the new7wonders foundation said that more than 100. The author unfortunately writes with very longwinded sentences that run on and on and dont add to the flavor of the story. Jack mckinley discovers a secret organization on a hidden island, and becomes the leader of a mission to retrieve seven lost magical orbs.
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