The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished from H, (Hardcover)

<b>Discover 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." <i>(Entertainment Weekly)</i> </b><p><b>Spanning 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.</b> </p><p>Perhaps 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: </p><p></p><ul><li>The long-lost city of Troy</li><li>The hidden tomb of Genghis Khan</li><li>The destruction of the fabled library of Alexandria</li><li>The near-destruction of the <i>Mona Lisa</i> and other art</li><li>The decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs</li><li>The extinction--and potential resurrection--of dodos, mammoths, and other iconic species</li></ul><br>Provocative, 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.

• The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished from H, (Hardcover)
• Author: Sam Kean
• ISBN: 9781426223860
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-09-15
• Page Count: 400