{"product_id":"9781426223860","title":"The Museum of Lost Things","description":"\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.' \u003ci\u003e(Entertainment Weekly)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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 \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa\u003c\/i\u003e and 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\u003cbr\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.","brand":"National Geographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57600539394421,"sku":"9781426223860","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781426223860.jpg?v=1790165516","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781426223860","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}