Stone of Kings: In Search of the Lost Jade of the Maya by Helferich, Gerard

Stone of Kings: In Search of the Lost Jade of the Maya (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780762763511)

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Stone of Kings: In Search of the Lost Jade of the Maya by Helferich, Gerard

Stone of Kings: In Search of the Lost Jade of the Maya

$24.95
Stone of Kings: In Search of the Lost Jade of the Maya by Helferich, Gerard

Stone of Kings: In Search of the Lost Jade of the Maya

$24.95
Format: Hardcover
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A book perfectly timed for the re-setting of the Maya calendar in 2012.... Part history, popular science, armchair travel, and real-life treasure hunt, this is the story of pre-Columbian jade--the precious stone revered by ancient Aztecs, Incans, and Maya--and the scientists, collectors, explorers and entrepreneurs who have been searching for the mythical jade mines for century.



Author: Gerard Helferich
ISBN-10: 0762763515
ISBN-13: 9780762763511
Publisher: Lyons Press
Language: English
Published: 12/06/2011
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.25w x 1.05d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2011
New York Times Book Review 12/04/2011 pg. 40
By Gerard Helferich
By Gerard Helferich
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Gerard Helferich is the author of the widely praised Humboldt's Cosmos, which was a Discover magazine Science Bestseller; and High Cotton, which received the 2008 Authors Award for nonfiction from the Mississippi Library Association.

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