Andrew Lawler: 4 books
Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?
The Epic Saga of the Bird that Powers Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Veteran journalist Andrew Lawler delivers a “fascinating and delightful…globetrotting tour” (Wall Street Journal) with the animal that has been most crucial to the spread of civilization—the chicken.
In a masterful combination of historical sleuthing and journalistic adventure, veteran...
The Secret Token
Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
***National Bestseller*
A sweeping account of America's oldest unsolved mystery, the people racing to unearth its answer, and the sobering truths--about race, gender, and immigration--exposed by the Lost Colony of Roanoke**
In 1587, 115 men, women, and children arrived at Roanoke Island...
by Andrew Lawler
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
Here, from award-winning writer Andrew Lawler, is what may be the worlds oldest true-life whodunit. The detective: Joan Oates, a diminutive 82-year-old grandmother, close friend of famed mystery writer Agatha Christie, and, as Lawler writes, one of the worlds most distinguished archaeologists. In Syria,...
by Andrew Lawler
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
If you want to know whether Egypts revolution is succeeding, consider the fate of Zahi Hawass, a man best known to Americans for his Chasing Mummies television series. After a decade as minister of antiquities, ruling with an iron hand over the countrys famous monuments, he was suddenly ousted in the...