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The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead (2001)

por Heather Pringle

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Unravels the mysteries of mummies by following the women & men who devote their lives to studying them. The World Congress on Mummy Studies brings together mummy experts from all over the world & airs their latest findings. Who are these scientists & what draws them to this morbid yet captivating field? Takes you on a journey over five continents & across nearly 7,000 years to show what mummies & the people who study them can tell us about ourselves, our fears of mortality & our dreams of eternal life, the lives of our ancestors & about the possibilities for future generations… (más)

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a really entertaining non-fiction read . who knew mummies could be so entertaining (even without bredan fraser ) (

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cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |

A quite fabulous read on anything having to do with mummies from viewing them to using them for paint. I had to set a time limit for reading the book otherwise I would have been up all night. (

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ShelleyAlberta | Dec 7, 2023 |

Breezy and full of interesting explorations. Warrants further reading on several topics (esp DNA related) due to publication date. Not really about the Mummy Congress except as a jumping-off point, but it was entertaining if I read the info and skipped the chapterly sum-ups. (

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Kiramke | Jun 27, 2023 |

Interesting book, nice writing style. (

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ElentarriLT | Mar 24, 2020 |

I really enjoyed this book and learned a few things too. The text is easy to understand for someone outside the fields of study covered in this book. I like how each chapter is focused on one topic rather then trying to write a chronological piece. Being able to focus on parasites for an entire chapter made reading much easier than having to keep track of a bunch of names and dates. (

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All the stories sparkle. Pringle is a crack-shot storyteller. She chooses the level of detail precisely, so that we see the virtual reality but do not lose the plot. . . So why doesn't ''The Mummy Congress'' get anywhere? All those lovely stories are only a list, in no particular order, unrelated except for their shared subject; they don't add up to any larger story.

añadido por waitingtoderail | editarThe New York Times, Ann Finkbeiner (Jun 3, 2001)

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BC and Yukon Book Prizes (Lista corta – Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize – 2002)

Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction (Lista corta – 2001)

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Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books (Social Sciences – 2001)

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Unravels the mysteries of mummies by following the women & men who devote their lives to studying them. The World Congress on Mummy Studies brings together mummy experts from all over the world & airs their latest findings. Who are these scientists & what draws them to this morbid yet captivating field? Takes you on a journey over five continents & across nearly 7,000 years to show what mummies & the people who study them can tell us about ourselves, our fears of mortality & our dreams of eternal life, the lives of our ancestors & about the possibilities for future generations

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