Overview
From the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales. What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? From the jungles of Honduras to macabre archaeological sites in the American Southwest, Douglas Preston's explorations have taken him across the globe. The Lost Tomb brings together a compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.
Full Product Details
Author: Douglas Preston ,
David Grann
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.508kg
ISBN: 9781538741221
ISBN 10: 1538741229
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 05 December 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"Praise for The Lost City of the Monkey God ""Memoirs of jungle adventures too often devolve into lurid catalogs of hardships [but] Preston proves too thoughtful an observer and too skilled a storyteller to settle for churning out danger porn. He has instead created something nuanced and sublime: a warm and geeky paean to the revelatory power of archaeology...Few other writers possess such heartfelt appreciation for the ways in which artifacts can yield the stories of who we are.""--The New York Times Book Review ""A well-documented and engaging read...The author's narrative is rife with jungle derring-do and the myriad dangers of the chase.""--USA Today ""Breezy, colloquial and sometimes very funny...A very entertaining book.""--The Wall Street Journal ""Buffs of buried-treasure and long-ago true-crime tales will enjoy Preston's expertly woven tales.""--Kirkus ""Deadly snakes, flesh-eating parasites, and some of the most forbidding jungle terrain on earth were not enough to deter Douglas Preston from a great story.""--The Boston Globe ""This modern-day archeological adventure and medical mystery reads as rapidly as a well-paced novel, but is a heart-pounding true story.""--Shelf Awareness (Starred Review)"
Author Information
Douglas Preston worked as a writer and editor for the American Museum of Natural History and taught writing at Princeton University. He has written for the New Yorker, Natural History, National Geographic, Harper's, Smithsonian, and the Atlantic. The author of several acclaimed nonfiction books--including Lost City of the Monkey God, Cities of Gold and The Monster of Florence--Preston is also the coauthor with Lincoln Child of the bestselling series of novels featuring FBI agent Pendergast.
