{"product_id":"books-mirage-by-nina-burleigh","title":"Mirage","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte led an army of 30,000 soldiers into Egypt. But along with this show of military might, Napoleon also brought along an intellectual corps: 151 of Europe's greatest scientists, mathematicians, engineers and artists. More than half of the group would not make it back home, felled by the ravages of war or disease. But those who survived made remarkable discoveries and re-introduced the world to one of history's greatest cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e In Mirage, Nina Burleigh brings to life Egypt's first archeological expedition. Braving hunger, hardship and disease, Napoleon's \"savants\" discovered the Rosetta Stone, which decoded the hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt, explored the Great Pyramids, and ultimately produced The Description of Egypt, an ambitious encyclopedia that would influence scientists and historians throughout the 19th Century. Nina Burleigh is a critically acclaimed writer whose books include The Stranger and the Statesman and A Very Private Woman: The Life and Unsolved Murder of Mary Meyer. A noted journalist, her articles have appeared in TIME, the Washington Post, New York Magazine, the New York Observer, Salon, Elle, Mirabella, Redbook, Jane, Spy, Regardie's, Chicago Tribune, George and many other publications. She currently lives in Paris and New York with her husband Erik Freeland, a photographer, and their son Felix.\"A fascinating read about an extraordinary time and place in world history.\" -- San Francisco Chronicle","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53670804750609,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780060597672.jpg?v=1781512951","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-mirage-by-nina-burleigh","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}