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For millennia, tales of lost civilizations have captivated humanity, and foremost among them is the legend of Atlantis. In this guide to Atlantis and other lost lands, readers will learn to sort through fact and fiction, learning about the historical origins of lost-city legends, the lessons they teach us, archaeological digs for the truth, andperhaps closest to hometheir place in popular culture. The main focus is on the tale of Atlantis, with sidebars that highlight similarly lost mythical societies. For fans of the paranormal or seekers of the truth, this is the definitive book to read.

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9781622758609 | Pck edition (Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015), cover price $84.30 | About this edition: For millennia, tales of lost civilizations have captivated humanity, and foremost among them is the legend of Atlantis.
9781622758586 | Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015, cover price $14.05

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9781622758579 | Rosen Pub Group, January 1, 2015, cover price $25.85

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Product Description: 'Lost Cities' examines the search for lost cities and the important artifacts within them that can offer us an extraordinary window on to the past. Part of the Treasure Hunters series, 'Lost Cities' offers a crosscurricular mix of science & technology and history & civilizations, with a fun, dramatic approach...read more

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9781410949592 | Raintree, January 1, 2013, cover price $9.25 | About this edition: 'Lost Cities' examines the search for lost cities and the important artifacts within them that can offer us an extraordinary window on to the past.

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9781410949523 | Raintree, January 1, 2013, cover price $29.33 | About this edition: Lost Cities examines the search for lost cities and the important artifacts within them that can offer us an extraordinary window on to the past.

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Product Description: Tales of amazing cities that rose and fell have been passed down through the ages. Were they all real or imagined? Young readers will be fascinated by the facts that are known about these places and their amazing wonders: Atlantis, Angkor, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the secret codes of the Indus valley, Troy, Palenque, the terracotta warriors of X'ian, and Tyno Helig...read more

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9780778780120 | Crabtree Pub Co, August 30, 2012, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Tales of amazing cities that rose and fell have been passed down through the ages.

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9780778780076 | Crabtree Pub Co, January 30, 2013, cover price $27.60 | About this edition: Tales of amazing cities that rose and fell have been passed down through the ages.

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9781617725678 | Bearport Pub Co Inc, August 8, 2012, cover price $26.60

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Product Description: History meets archaeology in this fantastic book. Uncover the secrets behind the world's lost towns, tombs shipwrecks and treasures. Find out how archaeologists discovered these priceless finds and uncover captivating historical facts.

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9781609920517 | Qeb Pub Inc, September 1, 2011, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: History meets archaeology in this fantastic book.

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Product Description: Many great civilizations have come and gone. But what happened to their cities? Archaeologists have uncovered many cities from the past, but more could be lying beneath our feet. Learn about previously lost cities that have been found, cities that scientists continue to search for, and cities that may have never existed...read more

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9781429660099 | Edge Books, August 1, 2011, cover price $27.32 | About this edition: Many great civilizations have come and gone.

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9781410942500 | Raintree, July 1, 2011, cover price $7.99

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9781410942395 | Raintree, July 1, 2011, cover price $29.99

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Product Description: Suspenseful, intriguing, simply irresistible: since its debut just a year ago, Mysteries Unwrapped™ has captivated kids. Even reluctant readers love the appealing, high-interest topics and cool “secret file” design that they just have to open...read more
By Josh Cochran (illustrator)

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9781402739842 | 1 edition (Sterling Pub Co Inc, May 5, 2009), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Suspenseful, intriguing, simply irresistible: since its debut just a year ago, Mysteries Unwrapped™ has captivated kids.

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9781439581193 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, May 5, 2009), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Suspenseful, intriguing, simply irresistible: since its debut just a year ago, Mysteries Unwrapped™ has captivated kids.

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9780531187395 | Franklin Watts, March 1, 2008, cover price $7.95

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9780531120798 | Franklin Watts, March 1, 2008, cover price $29.00

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9781439526033 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $16.95

This series aims to have great reader appeal with simple, lively text that will attract both younger and reluctant readers alike.

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9781599201085 | Smart Apple Media, January 1, 2008, cover price $28.50 | About this edition: This series aims to have great reader appeal with simple, lively text that will attract both younger and reluctant readers alike.

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9781599202099 | Smart Apple Media, July 30, 2008, cover price $7.95

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Product Description: Book by Behr, Alexandra

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9780791087718 | Chelsea Clubhouse, March 1, 2005, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Book by Behr, Alexandra

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Discover lost worlds, amazing creatures and fantastic treasures in this series that unravels the mysteries of past (and present) times. Historical and scientific facts are explained with the help of fact boxes, diagrams and pictures.

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9781841387437 | New edition (Gardners Books, June 30, 2003), cover price $9.25 | About this edition: Discover lost worlds, amazing creatures and fantastic treasures in this series that unravels the mysteries of past (and present) times.
9781410900623 | Not Applicable, June 25, 2003, cover price $8.49 | About this edition: An exploration of lost cities in past (and present) times.

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9780739843376 | Heinemann/Raintree, September 1, 2001, cover price $28.21 | About this edition: Describes cities that were abandoned due to war or natural disasters, the location, how they were discovered, and what can be learned from them.

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9780613782272 | Turtleback Books, May 1, 2003, cover price $18.45 | About this edition: An exploration of lost cities in past (and present) times.

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This richly illustrated book explores some of the lost and ruined cities and civilizations mentioned in the Bible.

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9780781436953 | Chariot Victor Pub, October 1, 2001, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: This richly illustrated book explores some of the lost and ruined cities and civilizations mentioned in the Bible.

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Part of a series which focuses on the history of great discoveries. This book investigates some of the most famous sites in the world, including Machu Picchu, Knossos and Great Zimbabwe.

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9780237602772 | Evans Brothers Ltd, September 30, 1999, cover price $19.60 | About this edition: Part of a series which focuses on the history of great discoveries.
9780525672753 | Lodestar Books, April 1, 1989, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Describes cities, covering a time span of 8000 years, which have been excavated or restored, and speculates on the civilization of each as evidenced by what remains

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9780237521707 | Evans Brothers Ltd, December 1, 1999, cover price $13.99

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Explores twelve archeological 'lost cities,' with accounts of site discovery and investigation of the meaning of recovered objects.

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9780195125412 | Oxford Univ Pr, October 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Examines the histories of ancient cities and discusses what has been learned about ancient civilizations through excavations

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Discusses such ancient 'lost' cities as Machu Picchu, Troy, Knossos, Great Zimbabwe, and Angkor, as well as more modern ghost towns

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9780817248406 | Heinemann/Raintree, September 1, 1997, cover price $27.12 | About this edition: Discusses such ancient 'lost' cities as Machu Picchu, Troy, Knossos, Great Zimbabwe, and Angkor, as well as more modern ghost towns

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Assisted by fourteen specially commissioned maps and full-color photographs of sites and artifacts, the reader is invited on a voyage of exploration through twelve ancient cities, once home to the world's ancient peoples. UP.

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9780195092493 | Reissue edition (Oxford Univ Pr, June 12, 1997), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Examines the histories of ancient cities and discusses what has been learned about ancient civilizations through excavations

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Explores twelve archeological 'lost cities,' with accounts of site discovery and investigation of the meaning of recovered objects.

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9780195092486 | Oxford Univ Pr, February 28, 1997, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Examines the histories of ancient cities and discusses what has been learned about ancient civilizations through excavations

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Describes the cultures, cities, people, and objects of ancient civilizations based on evidence from archaeological findings
By Anne Millard, Francis Phillipps (illustrator) and Rob Shone (illustrator)

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9780761305347 | Copper Beech Books, September 1, 1996, cover price $24.90 | About this edition: Describes the cultures, cities, people, and objects of ancient civilizations based on evidence from archaeological findings

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Describes the development of cities, from the early agricultural centers in the Fertile Crescent to modern metropolises in industrialized countries

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9780531152874 | Franklin Watts, April 1, 1996, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Describes the development of cities, from the early agricultural centers in the Fertile Crescent to modern metropolises in industrialized countries

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9780531144084, titled "Cities: Citizens and Civilizations" | Franklin Watts, September 1, 1992, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Describes the development of cities, from the early agricultural centers in the Fertile Crescent to modern metropolises in industrialized countries
9780531152478 | Franklin Watts, August 1, 1992, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Describes the development of cities, from the early agricultural centers in the Fertile Crescent to modern metropolises in industrialized countries

Discusses the rediscoveries of Bonampak, Troy, Machu Picchu, the cities of the Indus Valley, and Pompeii and Herculaneum, and describes what has been learned about the way people lived in early times from the excavations of these cities

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9780894906152 | Enslow Pub Inc, February 1, 1996, cover price $23.93 | About this edition: Discusses the rediscoveries of Bonampak, Troy, Machu Picchu, the cities of the Indus Valley, and Pompeii and Herculaneum, and describes what has been learned about the way people lived in early times from the excavations of these cities

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An exploration of lost civilizations examines the facts about civilizations that built impressive and enduring monuments--such as Stonehenge--and then presents various hypotheses about these ancient peoples.

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9780802781536 | Walker & Co, September 1, 1992, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: Examines such archaeological remains as Stonehenge, the Easter Island statues, and the Minoan ruins on Crete and speculates about the vanished civilizations that built them

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Examines such archaeological remains as Stonehenge, the Easter Island statues, and the Minoan ruins on Crete and speculates about the vanished civilizations that built them

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9780802781529 | Walker & Co, June 1, 1992, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Examines such archaeological remains as Stonehenge, the Easter Island statues, and the Minoan ruins on Crete and speculates about the vanished civilizations that built them

Examines certain lost cities, describing how they were destroyed or abandoned and how they were rediscovered.

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9780531049143 | Franklin Watts, April 1, 1985, cover price $10.40 | About this edition: Describes some of the reasons cities become lost or forgotten, recounts the rediscovery of Crete, Mycenae, Troy, Pompeii, and Chichen Itza, and looks at other ancient sites and ruins

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Describes the buildings, layout, and everyday living conditions of seven ancient cities located in present-day India, Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, China, Italy, and Mexico.

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9780668051880 | Arco Pub, December 1, 1981, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Depicts the daily life in the cities of ancient civilizations in countries such as China, Egypt, Greece, and Mexico

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