{"product_id":"the-museum-of-lost-things-true-tales-of-fabled-treasures-legendary-cities-and-mythical-creatures-that-vanished-from-history","title":"The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished from History","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Kean is the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of seven books at the intersection of science and history, including \n\u003ci\u003eThe Disappearing Spoon \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eDinner with King Tut\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has also been featured on \n\u003ci\u003eRadiolab, Science Friday, \u003c\/i\u003e and NPR's \n\u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered. \u003c\/i\u003eHis podcast, The Disappearing Spoon, debuted at #1 on the iTunes science charts. A three-time finalist for the PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing award, he lives in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The \n\u003ci\u003eMuseum of Lost Things \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most enjoyable, interesting, and absolutely engaging books I've read in a long time. I got the advanced reading copy, dipped into it--and I was completely lost myself! This book is beyond ordinary description, a treasure-house of mysteries, obscurities, enigmas, secrets, and conundra related to all that has been lost and forgotten in the world--from bones and burials to treasures, people, languages, and civilizations. Sam Kean has a rare gift of storytelling, and his elegant prose guides the reader through this fantastical labyrinth with simplicity, wit and charm.\" - Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Lost City of the Monkey God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDiscover the astonishing story of the world's greatest lost treasures in this enthralling narrative by a writer with \"the anecdotal flourishes of Oliver Sacks and the populist accessibility of Malcolm Gladwell.\" \u003ci\u003e(Entertainment Weekly)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning a million years of history, the mysteries in these pages include fabled relics, legendary cities, mythical species, and undeciphered languages that have bedeviled seekers for centuries.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerhaps the single most common theme across all of history is loss. The loss of lands, loss of sacred objects, loss of languages, of rights, of life--the past groans with disappearances of all kinds. This enthralling narrative collects the most spellbinding tales of these experiences and weaves them into a thoughtful meditation on what it all means across the sweep of human history and the scope of human lives, including: \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe long-lost city of Troy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hidden tomb of Genghis Khan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe destruction of the fabled library of Alexandria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe near-destruction of the \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa\u003c\/i\u003e and other art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe extinction--and potential resurrection--of dodos, mammoths, and other iconic species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eProvocative, surprising, and above all entertaining, this globe-trotting narrative acknowledges the sheer scale of humanity's losses, celebrates the treasures we have managed to retain, and reveals why they continue to captivate us centuries later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"National Geographic Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496013857046,"sku":"9781426223860","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781426223860.jpg?v=1783050549","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-museum-of-lost-things-true-tales-of-fabled-treasures-legendary-cities-and-mythical-creatures-that-vanished-from-history","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}