Can I read The Encyclopedia of Mummies on EtoBox?

The Encyclopedia of Mummies by Brier, Bob is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Encyclopedia of Mummies about?

Mummies are time travelers--tangible ghosts. In this informative, rich, and readable A-to-Z compendium, world-renowned Egyptologist and mummy expert Bob Brier broadens our understanding of what mummies are, who they were, and how they came to be mummies. A timely book about a rapidly expanding area of study. It includes descriptions of: *mummies of the famous, such as Napoleon, Lenin, and Eva Peron, and famous mummies such as Tutankhamen, The Ice Man of the Alps, Tollund Man, and Lindow Woman *obscure and remarkable mummies, such as Elmer J. McCurdy and The Soap Lady of Philadelphia *Egyptian, Chinese, Italian, Peruvian, and Native American mummies, among others *mummification methods, from those of the ancient Egyptians to present-day cryonic techniques *scientists, explorers, fanatics, and eccentrics who have contributed to our knowledge of mummies *the range of sciences--paleopathology, archaeology, physiology, forensic science, radiology, chemistry--that play a role in solving the riddle that every mummy contains *and much more From Pulitzer Prize winner Seamus Heaney's poems to Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy , The Encyclopedia of Mummies documents the influence of mummi

Author

Brier, Bob

Publisher

Checkmark Books; Brand: Checkmark Books; Infobase Holdings, Inc.

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780816039067

Subjects

Folklore, Anthropology, Humanities

Rating

3.76 / 5 (20 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14