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About the Authors
Richard and Rachael Heller are the New York Times bestselling authors of The Carbohydrate Addict’s Diet, The Carbohydrate Addict’s LifeSpan Program, and nine other titles that complete the series. Their research at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York led to their discovery that carbohydrate addiction is not a matter of willpower but, rather, a scientific fact. Together, following their program, the Hellers have lost a combined weight of over more than two hundred pounds. More importantly, they have kept the weight off for more than two decades—struggle-free. Their joint research resulted in New York Times bestsellers that have helped over eight million readers in their quest for a healthier, happier life.
Most recently, this dynamic husband-and-wife team has applied their research and writing skills to the discovery of ancient secret artifacts and the powerful conspiracies that still surround them. The Hellers spend four months a year at Disney parks around the world and, between travels, reside in Sarasota, Florida.
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Books by Richard and Rachael Heller
Fiction
The 13th Apostle
Nonfiction
The Carbohydrate Addict’s Lifespan Program
The Carbohydrate Addict’s Diet
The Carbohydrate Addict’s Healthy Heart Program
The Carbohydrate Addict’s Cookbook
The Carbohydrate Addict’s Program for Success
Carbohydrate Addicted Kids
The Carbohydrate Addict’s Gram Counter
The Carbohydrate Addict’s Calorie Counter The Carbohydrate Addict’s Carbohydrate Counter
The Carbohydrate Addict’s Fat Counter
The Carbohydrate Addict’s 7-Day Plan The Carbohydrate Addict’s No-Cravings Cookbook
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the authors? imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
THE 13TH APOSTLE. Copyright © 2007 by Richard Ferdinand Heller and Rachael F. Heller. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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