And there are certainly far more lavish affairs where atten-ĭees dine in gilded French châteaux or toss back glasses of chianti in Tuscan vinyards, all paid for by generous corporate sponsors. There are also far more sophisticated events, where the world watches through simultaneous Webcasts and where handlers manage large, jaded crowds of reporters. There are, after all, far larger scientific meetings, gatherings where thousands of name-tagged delegates in identical conference bags swarm city streets like ants, taking over every cab, restaurant, and bar in sight. Gular personalities and surreal slide shows and short on sophistication, hype, and ballyhoo. Mummy Congress is a small, intimate affair, long on sin. P75 2001 393'.3-dc21 00-054487 Book design by Richard Oriolo First eBook edition:ġ2994_fm.iv-xii.qrk 4/6/01 3:08 PM Page vįOR ALEX SENIOR, W H O S E L O V E A N D W I S D O M S U R PA S S EVEN HIS SKILL ON THE ICEġ2994_fm.iv-xii.qrk 4/6/01 3:08 PM Page viġ2994_fm.iv-xii.qrk 4/6/01 3:08 PM Page vii The mummy congress : science, obsession, and the everlasting dead / Heather Pringle.-1st ed. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the Publisher. 12994_fm.iv-xii.qrk 4/6/01 3:08 PM Page ivĬopyright © 2001 Heather Pringle All rights reserved.

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