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A #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, this month's nonfiction book is "Lost City of the Monkey God" by popular fiction author Douglas Preston.
Author Douglas Preston regales the reader with the true story of his involvement with a team of scientists who discovered a legendary sacred city hidden deep in the Honduran jungle. The team uses historical research and modern technology to uncover the likely location, but must face all the dangers of the rainforest to get there. Preston's tale includes the afermath of political and academic consequences and the health battles against an unusual parasite that sickened many team members. Could what happened to this ancient city happen again in the modern world?
AGE GROUP: | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |
TAGS: | True Story | Snakes | History | Books | Archeaology | Adventure |