The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455540013 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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A stunning medical mystery. And a pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle.Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God-but then committed suicide without revealing its location.Three quarters of a century later, bestselling author Doug Preston joined a team of scientists on a groundbreaking new quest. In an unexplored valley
The author of over 30 books, including number of bestselling thrillers co-written with Lincoln Child, Preston knows pace, and he packs several narratives into a taut 300 pages. An Best Book of January 2017: In 2012, author Douglas Preston joined a team of explorers searching for Ciudad Blanca (“The White City”), a legendary ruin hidden in the dense jungle of eastern Honduras. Lost City is a tale that manages to be both fun and harrowing, a vicarious thrill wo
And The Reviews Keep Pouring In This is NOT a book authored by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child that continues the adventures of Special Agent A. Pendergast and his unique circle of friends and assorted characters. However this is an intriguing and very interesting documentary written by Douglas Preston that takes you inside the planning and execution of a continual search for a mythical lost city (and/or civilization) that until 2015 remained nothing more tha. Well-Told Story of a Modern Adventure I'm a big fan of the Preston & Child books, but I didn't know what to expect of Doug Preston as a journalist. After reading this, I think he's at least as talented with non-fiction as he is as a novelist. This book is terrific. It's a great story, and he manages to make it feel exciting, creating a nice sense of suspense thought the first 2/3 of the book. Most of the last 1/3 is fairly technical material related to medicine, but . "The Lost City of the Mo.key God" according to Ed Seymour. I am an adament reader of 'll Preston and Child's books. So seeing a book by just Doug Preston interested me. It was not what I expected, since it was a true documentary book but I found it extremely insiteful, knowledgeable and informative of its subjects - what it takes to launch an expedition, the natives, decrease and determination, all against the background of a country I never thought about -- Honduras. I enjoyed it thorou
The author of several acclaimed nonfiction books--including the bestseller The Monster of Florence--Preston is also the co-author with Lincoln Child of the bestselling series of novels featuring FBI agent Pendergast. He has written for The New Yorker, Natural History, National Geographic, Harper's, Smithsonian, and The Atlantic. . DOUGLAS PRESTON worked as a writer and editor for the Ame