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The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead

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Author Heather Pringle

Format Paperback

Publisher Hyperion

Category World History

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Now available in paperback -- The Mummy Congress is "clear, direct and intense . . . all the stories sparkle. Pringle is a crack-shot storyteller." --New York Times Book Review Perhaps the most eccentric of all scientific meetings, the World Congress on Mummy Studies brings together mummy experts from all over the globe and airs their latest findings. Who are these scientists, and what draws them to this morbid yet captivating field? The Mummy Congress, written by acclaimed science journalist Heather Pringle, examines not just the world of mummies, but also the people obsessed with them.

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Heather Pringle

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Release Date: 2002-06-19
Publisher: Hyperion
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780786884636

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The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead

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