Description:
Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Science Friday
A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history--and figure out why people abandoned them.
Brief description: Annalee Newitz is a journalist and author of the national bestseller Four Lost Cities. They write for the New York Times and New Scientist and co-host the Hugo Award-winning podcast Our Opinions Are Correct. They live in San Francisco.
Review Quotes: [E]xcellent...fair, judicious, open-minded...the strength of the book arises from distrust of elites and preference for common people.--Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Wall Street Journal