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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 brContinue
Critics
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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The Best Reviews: Heather Pringle, The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting
"Intriguing and fascinating study of ancient people." Heather Pringle, the author of this intriguing book, is a science journalist; she writes articles on archaeology and ancient cultures for a number of popular science magazines. She started researc ... (read full critics)
thebestreviews published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010
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This is a most intriguing book about the conservation of the dead - and if you’re now thinking “Egyptian Mummies” then stop right there, for mummification has been going on all over the world, right throughout history and it cannot be excluded that someone somewhere is being mummified even as you r ... (continue)
Jemimaduck said on Aug 15, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
Book Details
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- English Books
- Audio CD
- Edition: Abridged
- ISBN-10: 1565114655
- ISBN-13: 9781565114654
- Publisher: Highbridge Audio
- Pub date: Jun 04, 2001
- Dimensions: 903 mm x 774 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and Audio Cassette
Prices Change currency & sellers
| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9781565114654 | Audio CD | $26.95 | -- | The Book Depository |
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The mummy returns
The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession and the Everlasting Dead Heather Pringle 368pp, Fourth Estate, £15.99 Iceman Brenda Fowler 315pp, Macmillan, £20 The mummy has returned to the big screen this summer, but it feels like it's never been away. Our ... (read full critics)