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The Lost City of the Monkey God: by Douglas Preston | Conversation Starters
In “The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story”, readers embark on a breathtaking journey about a 1940 discovery that remained a secret for decades, until the author and a team of scientists ventured forth to find the fabled lost city. The novel is very a mix of documentary and memoir, detailing the perils of the quest and the implications of the team’s discovery.
Douglas Preston delivers “The Lost City of the Monkey God” with an excited and reflective tone, examining the events that shaped arguably one of the most important discoveries of the twenty-first century. Praised for its “well-documented” and captivating story, this book aims to inform readers of the shocking discovery of an ancient city.
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than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
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In “The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story”, readers embark on a breathtaking journey about a 1940 discovery that remained a secret for decades, until the author and a team of scientists ventured forth to find the fabled lost city. The novel is very a mix of documentary and memoir, detailing the perils of the quest and the implications of the team’s discovery.
Douglas Preston delivers “The Lost City of the Monkey God” with an excited and reflective tone, examining the events that shaped arguably one of the most important discoveries of the twenty-first century. Praised for its “well-documented” and captivating story, this book aims to inform readers of the shocking discovery of an ancient city.
A Brief Look Inside:
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on.
These questions can be used to..
Create Hours of Conversation:
• Foster a deeper understanding of the book
• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately
• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before
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