The museum of lost things true tales of fabled treasures, legendary cities, and mythical creatures lost to time
"This enthralling narrative tells the astonishing story of our world's greatest lost treasures"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic,
[2026]
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| Summary: | "This enthralling narrative tells the astonishing story of our world's greatest lost treasures"-- Provided by publisher. Spanning 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. Perhaps 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 399 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781426223860 1426223862 |
| Author Notes: | Kean's stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Slate, Psychology Today, and The New Scientist, among other places, and his work has been featured on "Radiolab" and NPR's "All Things Considered," among other shows. (Bowker Author Biography) |
