{"product_id":"9781426223860","title":"The Museum of Lost Things","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished from History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\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.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Entertainment Weekly)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMona Lisa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand 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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kean, Sam","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48641070760190,"sku":"9781426223860","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/Museum_of_Lost_Things.png?v=1784914751","url":"https:\/\/wanderingraccoonbooks.com\/products\/9781426223860","provider":"Wandering Raccoon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}