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THE MARS MYSTERY
The Secret Connection Between Earth and the Red Planet
By Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval
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THE MESSAGE OF THE SPHINX
A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind
By Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hancock, Graham.
The mars mystery : the secret connection between earth and the red
planet / Graham Hancock.
p. cm.
1. Mars (Planet)—Surface. 2. Mars (Planet)—Geology. 3. Great Sphinx (Egypt). 4. Egyptology. 5. Life on other planets.
I. Title.
QB641.H317 1998
999’.23—dc21 98-17933
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