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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Books

Salvadora Sosa Prieto, Administrative Clerk, Multilingual Collections,
Collage of Indiana Jones films and related books
If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones!

If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones! The part-time swashbuckling archeologist is back for one last ride. The latest film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which takes place at the end of the 60s and during the Cold War and the Space Race, has Indiana Jones looking for an artifact created by Greek mathematician Archimedes before it lands in the hands of the film’s antagonist, who plans to use it to fix the past according to his point of view.

In an Indiana Jones film, car chases, and fist fights are part of the cinematic experience, but what must be included is a McGuffin (an object that drives a film’s plot forward). The past films had really interesting Mcguffins: Ark of the Covenant, the remains of Nurhaci, the Lost Sankara stones, the Cross of Coronado, the Holy Grail, the Crystal Skulls, and the newest ones are the Holy Lance. The main one of the whole series, the Antikythera, which in the movie predicts a fissure in time, and is perfect for the antagonist to use to go back in time and have himself be replaced as the new leader of the Nazi party to correct Hitler's mistakes.

Although unknown to many people, the new film’s antagonist was inspired by many of the former Nazi officers recruited by NASA as part of Operation Paperclip to help with the Space Race against the USSR. The reason the Soviets were pursuing the Crystal Skull was to have the upper hand in a new form of psychological warfare to be used against the U.S. in the Cold War.

The Indiana Jones Adventures were all started by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Because of Lucas’s involvement with Indiana Jones, the series has become very popular amongst Star Wars fans. Even though these movies are fiction, viewers gain a learning experience about history and culture, especially in the movie Temple of Doom. Apart from the movies, the Indiana Jones storyline also includes many books and comics, as well as soundtracks composed and conducted by John Williams.

You are able to join Indiana Jones on his adventures through the Los Angeles Public Library, beginning with Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark all the way to John Williams’s soundtracks to Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, along with recommended content relating to the artifacts and events shown in the movies. Fortune and glory to you all!


Recommended Movies, Reading, Music, and Audiobooks


Book cover of The lost Ark of the Covenant : solving the 2,500 year old mystery of the fabled biblical ark
The Lost Ark of the Covenant: Solving the 2,500 Year Old Mystery of the Fabled Biblical Ark
Parfitt, Tudor

Book cover of Shiva : stories and teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana
Shiva: Stories and Teachings From the Shiva Mahapurana
Vanamali

Book cover of A brief history of the Holy Grail
A Brief History of the Holy Grail
Morgan, Giles

Book cover of The crystal skull ; the story of the mystery, myth and magic of the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull di
The Crystal Skull: The Story of the Mystery, Myth and Magic
Garvin, Richard M.

Book cover of The war of nerves : inside the cold war mind
The War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind
Sixsmith, Martin

Book cover of Archimedes : the father of mathematics
Archimedes: The Father of Mathematics
Hasan, Heather

Book cover of Archimedes : what did he do beside cry eureka?
Archimedes: What Did He Do Beside Cry Eureka?
Stein, Sherman K.

Book cover of A portable cosmos : revealing the Antikythera Mechanism, scientific wonder of the ancient world
A Portable Cosmos
Jones, Alexander

Book cover of The spear of destiny : the occult power behind the spear which pierced the side of Christ
The Spear of Destiny
Ravenscroft, Trevor

Book cover of The spear of Christ
The Spear of Christ

The Legend of the Crystal Skulls dvd
The Legend of the Crystal Skulls: Ancient Mystical Artifacts or Ingenious Hoax?

Book cover of Raiders of the lost ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Book cover of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Book cover of Indiana Jones and the last crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
John Williams

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Williams

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Williams

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Williams

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny  Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
John Williams

Indiana Jones and Philosophy audio book
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
Various

—A special thanks to Patty Valdovinos, Nick Clayton, and Anna Avalos.


 

 

 

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