A complete lack of skepticism - Rated 
I was fascinated by this book. I read half of it with intense interest and a willingness to believe what I read. Then I did a little research on the web to see if there were any other accounts of this 'mfkzt' or 'ORMUS'. I found two things. Firstly, a lot of untrustworthy sites trying to sell ORMUS, claiming to have solid evidence of its amazing properties. Secondly, I found many scholarly debates which point out the lack of available evidence (the evidence can be purchased). As a result, I encourage readers to keep a skeptical perspective on this work. Gardner's view that Moses was descended from the Pharaohs has intriguing implications for interpretation of biblical works. However, Gardner's reports on events during the past century are very misleading. He reaches some hilarious conclusions on the current location of the Ark. Overall, this book is not Science, Fiction, or Comedy. It is Gardner's popular blend of tricksy pseudoscience.
Hmmm...still undecided - Rated 
I sought out this book after reading an article a few years ago in the Daily Express (i think?), whilst waiting for my plane at Manchester Airport. The article was fascinating, being based upon, and using abbreviated extracts from, this book...mfktz, monatomic gold, weightlessness, other dimensions...it made truly revelatory reading. To describe it in VERY loose terms, this book is all about the Ark of the Covenant; what it was exactly; where it is now; and the mysterious substance it contained (the aforementioned 'mfktz' or 'monatomic gold'). To be honest, the newspaper article told me all i wanted to know, and the book itself did little else than to pad-out the interesting facts with theory and wild speculation. Whilst undoubtedly fascinating, the book can at times be a little mind-numbing, although, to be fair to Gardner, this is only because he has done his best to back-up his theories with as much evidence as possible - albeit rather thin evidence in most cases.
In summary, enjoy this book for what it is, but don't expect to be too enlightened by the end of it.
Amusing Fiction, Terrible Facts - Rated
I can't quite decide if this book is the most hilarious thing I ever read or if the author should be blugeoned to death with an ancient Egyptian relic. I gave up about half way through, having had my fill of ludicrous pseudo-science, but at the same time I was greatly entertained by what I read. As a fictional book, it's great, as fact it's one of a great number of appalling attempts to sucker people into believing anything just because it's in a big shiny book that says its true. I hate to break it to everyone but the Egyptians may well have had basic batteries, after all you can make a battery out of a couple of bits of metal and a lemon, but they did not have anti-gravity or trans-dimensional travel.
fiction not fact - Rated
although this book is well writen and the claims it makes are fully backed up with painstaking research after reading many a book of this genre (as well as watching a good few doctumenterys) i feel that the claims made are more fiction than fact a fantasy more than anything... apart from this the book is a interesting read just not to be taken to seriously
Lost Secrets of the Sacred Ark - Rated 
This is not a book which can simply be scanned generally in an evening; one has to read and understand what is being stated, in some cases maybe even reading just a little 'between the lines'. It is exceptionally detailed in places and I had to return to some chapters to ensure I had grasped the detail.
EVERYONE should either have a copy or read one and then think- think for a long time about its content and the ramifications.
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