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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781400078455
- Book Title
- Lost City of Z : a Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
- Book Series
- Vintage Departures Ser.
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Travel, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- South America / General, Special Interest / Adventure, Adventurers & Explorers, Expeditions & Discoveries, Latin America / South America
- Item Weight
- 14.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400078458
ISBN-13
9781400078455
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28068284066
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lost City of Z : a Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
South America / General, Special Interest / Adventure, Adventurers & Explorers, Expeditions & Discoveries, Latin America / South America
Publication Year
2010
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
Vintage Departures Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"David Grann'sTheLost City of Zis a deeply satisfying revelation-a look into the life and times of one of the last great territorial explorers, P. H. Fawcett, and his search for a lost city in the Amazon. I mean, what could be better-obsession, mystery, deadly insects, shrunken heads, suppurating wounds, hostile tribesmen-all for us to savor in our homes, safely before the fire."-Erik Larson, author ofThunderstruck,Devil in the White Cit,yandIsaac's Storm "Few things are better than experiencing a horrendous adventure from the comfort of your own armchair. Hordes of mosquitoes, poison-arrow attacks, bizarre and fatal diseases, spies in starched collars, hidden outposts of Atlantis -- what's not to like?The Lost City of Zis like a wonderful nineteenth-century tale of exotic danger -- except that David Grann's book is also a sensitively written biographical detective story, a vest-pocket history of exploration, and a guide to the new archaeological research that is exploding our preconceptions of the Amazon and its peoples." -Charles Mann, author of1491 "The story ofZgoes to the heart of the central questions of our age. In the battle between man and a hostile environment, who wins? A fascinating and brilliant book."-Malcolm Gladwell, author ofBlinkandThe Tipping Point "With this riveting work, David Grann emerges on our national landscape as a major new talent. His superb writing style, his skills as a reporter, his masterful use of historical and scientific documents, and his stunning storytelling ability are on full display here, producing an endlessly absorbing tale about a magical subject that captivates from start to finish. This is a terrific book."-Doris Kearns Goodwin, author ofTeam of Rivals "What a wild and adventurous life! In the deft storytelling hands of David Grann, explorer Percy Fawcett emerges as one of the most ambitious, colorful, just plain intrepid figures ever to set foot in the New World. Part Indiana Jones, part Livingstone, and part Kit Carson, Fawcett has found his perfect biographer in Grann, who has gamely endured every conceivable Amazonian hardship to piece together the story of this British swashbuckler and his crazed search for a vanished civilization."- Hampton Sides, author ofBlood and ThunderandGhost Soldiers"The Amazon has had many chroniclers but few who can match David Grann's grasp of history, science, and especially narrative. Shifting seamlessly between the past and present,The Lost City of Zis a riveting, totally absorbing real-life adventure story."-Nathaniel Philbrick, author ofMayflowerandIn the Heart of the Sea"David Grann takes the reader on an extraordinary journey that snakes through expeditionary archives and ends deep in the Amazonian forest.The Lost City of Zis a gripping tale of a lost world and of the magnificent obsession of those who have sought it." -Caroline Alexander, author ofThe BountyandThe Endurance"A fantastic story of courage, obsession, and mystery,The Lost City of Zis gripping from beginning to end. In the pantheon of classic exploration tales, this stands out as one of the best." -Candice Millard, authorThe River of Doubt"A wonderfully researched true story about an intrepid adventurer, a colorful cast, and an obsession that grips both him and the author."-Walter Isaacson, author ofEinstein, "Suspenseful. . . . Rollicking. . . . Reads with all the pace and excitement of a movie thriller. . . .The Lost City of Zis at once a biography, a detective story and a wonderfully vivid piece of travel writing that combines Bruce Chatwinesque powers of observation with a Waugh-like sense of the absurd. Mr. Grann treats us to a harrowing reconstruction of Fawcett's forays into the Amazonian jungle, as well as an evocative rendering of the vanished age of exploration." -Michiko Kakutani,The New York Times "Breathtaking. . . . Grann brings Fawcett's remarkable story to a beautifully written, perfectly paced fruition. . . . Any writer who can breathe life into letters written by scientists in the early 1900s deserves more than a hat tip." -The Los Angeles Times "Brilliant. . . . Impressively researched and skillfully crafted. . . . Grann makes abundantly clear in this fascinating, epic story of exploration and obsession, [that] the lethal attraction of the Amazon mystery remains strong." -The Boston Globe "A smart biographical page-turner." -USA Today "Grann escapes death and tracks down Z, giving the reader the kind of Indiana Jones kicks best experienced vicariously." -Details "A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure." -John Grisham "Thoroughly researched, vividly told. . . . Grann recounts Fawcett's expeditions with all the pace of a white-knuckle adventure story. . . . A thrill ride from start to finish." -The Washington Post "The story of Z goes to the heart of the central questions of our age. In the battle between man and a hostile environment, who wins? A fascinating and brilliant book." -Malcolm Gladwell "A spellbinding tale that produces fresh surprises around each turn. . . . An amazing story." -Dallas Morning News "A fascinating yarn that touches on science, history, and some truly obsessive personalities." -Entertainment Weekly "There is something about Fawcett's spirit and self-assurance that captivates. . . . To readThe Lost City of Zis to feel grateful that Grann himself bothered to set out for the Amazon in search of the bones of an explorer whose body was long ago reclaimed by the jungle." -Christian Science Monitor "In a hyperconnected and exhaustively charted world, here is a revelation about wildness and the mad desire to plunge into it. . . . Unfathomably riveting. . . . Grann wildly delivers the goods." -GQ "A blockbuster tale of adventure." -New York Observer "Marvelous. . . . [Grann] combines a colorful narrative of Fawcett's early life, military career, jungle treks, theories and even conversations with a biography of an extraordinary man and an overview of the last great and highly competitive age of exploration." -Bloomberg News "A blood-stirring reading experience." -The Denver Post "A deeply satisfying revelation. . . . What could be better-obsession, mystery, deadly insects, shrunken heads, suppurating wounds, hostile tribesmen-all for us to savor in our homes, safely before the fire." -Erik Larson "What makes Mr. Grann's telling of the story so captivating is that he decides not simply to go off in search of yet more relics of our absent hero-but to go off himself in search of the city that Fawcett was looking for s, “Suspenseful. . . . Rollicking. . . . Reads with all the pace and excitement of a movie thriller. . . . The Lost City of Z is at once a biography, a detective story and a wonderfully vivid piece of travel writing that combines Bruce Chatwinesque powers of observation with a Waugh-like sense of the absurd. Mr. Grann treats us to a harrowing reconstruction of Fawcett’s forays into the Amazonian jungle, as well as an evocative rendering of the vanished age of exploration.� -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “Breathtaking. . . . Grann brings Fawcett’s remarkable story to a beautifully written, perfectly paced fruition. . . . Any writer who can breathe life into letters written by scientists in the early 1900s deserves more than a hat tip.� - The Los Angeles Times “Brilliant. . . . Impressively researched and skillfully crafted. . . . Grann makes abundantly clear in this fascinating, epic story of exploration and obsession, [that] the lethal attraction of the Amazon mystery remains strong.� - The Boston Globe “A smart biographical page-turner.� - USA Today “Grann escapes death and tracks down Z, giving the reader the kind of Indiana Jones kicks best experienced vicariously.� - Details “A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure.� -John Grisham “Thoroughly researched, vividly told. . . . Grann recounts Fawcett’s expeditions with all the pace of a white-knuckle adventure story. . . . A thrill ride from start to finish.� - The Washington Post “The story of Z goes to the heart of the central questions of our age. In the battle between man and a hostile environment, who wins? A fascinating and brilliant book.� -Malcolm Gladwell “A spellbinding tale that produces fresh surprises around each turn. . . . An amazing story.� - Dallas Morning News “A fascinating yarn that touches on science, history, and some truly obsessive personalities.� - Entertainment Weekly “There is something about Fawcett’s spirit and self-assurance that captivates. . . . To read The Lost City of Z is to feel grateful that Grann himself bothered to set out for the Amazon in search of the bones of an explorer whose body was long ago reclaimed by the jungle.� - Christian Science Monitor “In a hyperconnected and exhaustively charted world, here is a revelation about wildness and the mad desire to plunge into it. . . . Unfathomably riveting. . . . Grann wildly delivers the goods.� - GQ “A blockbuster tale of adventure.� - New York Observer “Marvelous. . . . [Grann] combines a colorful narrative of Fawcett’s early life, military career, jungle treks, theories and even conversations with a biography of an extraordinary man and an overview of the last great and highly competitive age of exploration.� - Bloomberg News “A blood-stirring reading experience.� - The Denver Post “A deeply satisfying revelation. . . . What could be better-obsession, mystery, deadly insects, shrunken heads, suppurating wounds, hostile tribesmen-all for us to savor in our homes, safely before the fire.� -Erik Larson “What makes Mr. Grann’s telling of the story so captivating is that he decides not simply to go off in search of yet more relics of our absent hero-but to go off himself in search of the city that Fawcett was looking for so heroically when he suddenly went AWOL.� -Simon
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction "with all the pace and excitement of a movie thriller"( The New York Times ) that unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century--the story of the legendary British explorer who ventured into the Amazon jungle in search of a fabled civilization and never returned. "[Grann is] one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."-- New York Magazine After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed writer David Grann set out to determine what happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z. For centuries Europeans believed the Amazon, the world's largest rain forest, concealed the glittering kingdom of El Dorado. Thousands had died looking for it, leaving many scientists convinced that the Amazon was truly inimical to humankind. In 1925 Fawcett ventured into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization, hoping to make one of the most important discoveries in history. Then he vanished. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called "The Lost City of Z." In this masterpiece, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett's quest for "Z" and his own journey into the deadly jungle. Look for David Grann's latest #1 New York Times bestselling book, The Wager !, The #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Killers of the Flower Moon In 1925, the legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett ventured into the Amazon jungle, in search of a fabled civilization. He never returned. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called "The Lost City of Z." In this masterpiece of narrative nonfiction, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett's quest for "Z" and his own journey into the deadly jungle, as he unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century., #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction "with all the pace and excitement of a movie thriller"( The New York Times ) that unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century--the story of the legendary British explorer who ventured into the Amazon jungle in search of a fabled civilization and never returned. "[Grann is] one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."-- New York Magazine After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed writer David Grann set out to determine what happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z. For centuries Europeans believed the Amazon, the world's largest rain forest, concealed the glittering kingdom of El Dorado. Thousands had died looking for it, leaving many scientists convinced that the Amazon was truly inimical to humankind. In 1925 Fawcett ventured into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization, hoping to make one of the most important discoveries in history. Then he vanished. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called "The Lost City of Z." In this masterpiece, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett's quest for "Z" and his own journey into the deadly jungle. Look for David Grann's latest bestselling book, The Wager !
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- r***a (641)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI bought this as a gift for a friend whose hobby is collecting and reading books about American organized crime. He’s sure to enjoy this book, as it not only tells the story of Frank Nitti’s career as Al Capone’s enforcer, but later developments and connections not previously known. Near new condition, first class quality of writing, fine appearance accurately described, swift reasonable shipping, careful packaging, excellent value. A first class vendor.Frank Nitti : The True Story of Chicago's Notorious Enforcer by Ronald D. Humble (#267092580087)