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A race for the Ark of the Covenant finds an exploration into the ethics and world of the international antiquities trade. When a great antiquities collector is forced to donate his entire collection to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Nili Broshi sees her last chance to finish an archeological expedition…
Why read it?
1 author picked Tunnels as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I loved it because of the quirky way it talks about the Arab Israeli conflict. I wouldn’t have picked it up if it were not for the comics and the irreverent way they deal with an issue that is often too difficult to handle.
I loved the funky blend of Indiana Jones, gay Romeo and Juliet and the Monty Python version of politics it serves up.
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