{"product_id":"the-museum-of-lost-things-isbn-9781426223860","title":"The Museum of Lost Things","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\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.Sam Kean is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of seven books at the intersection of science and history, including \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearing Spoon \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDinner with King Tut\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has also been featured on \u003ci\u003eRadiolab, Science Friday,\u003c\/i\u003e and NPR’s \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.","brand":"National Geographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233716809957,"sku":"NP9781426223860","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781426223860.jpg?v=1773179858","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-museum-of-lost-things-isbn-9781426223860","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}