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...and More! From pasts that won't stay buried, to thrilling mysteries that you'll love to unravel-- Get wrapped up in these mummy tales! |
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Bone River
by Megan Chance
In the mid-19th century, Leonie Monroe Russell works alongside her husband, Junius, an oysterman in Shoalwater Bay in the Pacific Northwest. At night she continues her father's lifelong obsession: collecting artifacts and studying the native culture thatonce thrived in the Washington Territory. On her 37th birthday, Leonie discovers a mummy protruding from the riverbank bordering her property--a mummy that by all evidence shouldn't exist. As Leonie searches for answers to the mummy's origins, she beginsto feel a mystical connection to it that defies all logic. Leonie's sense that otherworldly forces are at work only grows when news of the incredible discovery brings Junius's long lost son, Daniel, to her doorstep. Upon his unexpected arrival, a native elder insists that Leonie wear a special shell bracelet for protection. But protection from whom? The mummy? Or perhaps Daniel? Leonie has always been a good daughter and good wife, but for the first time, these roles do not seem to be enough. Finding themummy has changed everything, and now Leonie must decide if she has the courage to put aside the expectations of others to be the woman she was meant to be. From award-winning author Megan Chance, Bone River is a haunting, lyrical tale of passion and identity
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Finders keepers : a tale of archaeological plunder and obsession
by Craig Childs
A renowned naturalist and adventurer explores the controversial nature of archeological excavation, aiming to discern weather it is heroic, or whether relics are best left among the ruins, in a book that ranges from lonesome desert canyons to fancy Fifth Avenue art galleries. By the author of The Animal Dialogues
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Sad monsters : growling on the outside, crying on the inside
by Frank Lesser
An award-winning writer for The Colbert Report documents the sad, misunderstood world of monsters, including vampires, werewolves and mummies and even chupacabras and Godzilla, who are often deeply misunderstood, frequently have body image issues and face discrimination.
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Crocodile on the Sandbank
by Elizabeth Peters
On the death of her father, 32-year old Victorian heiress Amelia Peabody travels Egypt to indulge her interest in Egyptology. She travels with Evelyn Barton-Forbes and her trusty parasol which comes in handy on more than one occasion. In Cairo the pair meet archaeologists Radcliffe and Walter Emerson and sparks fly between Radcliffe and Amelia. The groups meet again at Emerson's excavation where Amelia saves Radcliffe's life and takes charge of his precious archaeological site. The four then band together to discover why the locals will no longer report to work and to try to find a missing mummy who walks the night. An historical mystery with amusing repartee between a strong-willed Amelia and an equally pigheaded Radcliffe in an exotic setting and time.
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The Mummy Congress: Science,Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead
by Heather Anne Pringle
An intriguing study of the mysteries of mummies explores the world of the scientists who devote their own lives to the study of them and examines how mummies have been used, venerated, worshiped, collected, and studied over the course of nearly seven thousand years of history.
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In search of the immortals : mummies, death, and the afterlife
by Howard Reid
An enthralling foray into the preservation of the dead throughout history, from the ritually sacrificed bodies preserved in the peat bogs of Northern Europe during the Dark Ages to the people of China's Taklamakan desert who left behind remarkably lifelike mummies, details the ancient burial techniques of cultures from around the world.
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Stiff : the curious lives of human cadavers
by Mary Roach
A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.
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Into the mummy's tomb
by John Richard Stephens
A diverse selection of remarkable talent, from Anne Rice and Elizabeth Peters to Bram Stoker and Agatha Christie, appears in a collection of stories about the Mummy--its curse, reanimation, revenge, and the other cast of characters associated with ancient Egypt and its pyramids.
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The stories of Edgar Allan Poe
by Edgar Allan Poe
A collection of 24 illustrated stories of murder, revenge, deranged fantasies and dark superstitions by the 19th-century American writer best known for his tales of horror includes discussion questions, stunning black-and-white illustrations throughout and an afterword by an internationally renowned educator.
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