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1	The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead by Heather Pringle 4.10 avg rating — 877 ratings score: 999, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved by P.V. Glob 4.07 avg rating — 906 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Mummies, Disease and Ancient Cultures by Thomas Aidan Cockburn (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Egyptian Mummies: Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Art by Bob Brier 4.21 avg rating — 160 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Mummy by James Putnam 4.16 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Iceman: Uncovering the Life and Times of a Prehistoric Man Found in an Alpine Glacier by Brenda Fowler 3.74 avg rating — 227 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Encyclopedia of Mummies by Bob Brier 3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Bodies in the Bog and the Archaeological Imagination by Karin Sanders 3.90 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Beyond Death: The Chinchorro Mummies of Ancient Chile by Bernardo T. Arriaza 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Mummies: A Voyage Through Eternity by Françoise Dunand 3.86 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Mummies, Gods & Pharaohs: Fandex Family Field Guides by Kathryn Petras (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Millionaire and the Mummies: Theodore Davis's Gilded Age in Egypt by John M. Adams (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	In Search of the Immortals: Mummies, Death and the Afterlife by Howard Reid 3.74 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Modern Mummies: The Preservation of the Human Body in the Twentieth Century by Christine Quigley 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Secrets of the Mummies (DK Readers, Level 4: Proficient Readers) by Harriet Griffey 3.79 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Mummies of Ürümchi by Elizabeth Wayland Barber 4.16 avg rating — 354 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy by Jo Marchant 3.95 avg rating — 397 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Archaeology of the Afterlife: Deciphering the Past from Tombs, Graves and Mummies by Tony Allan liked it 3.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Connecting the Dots: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science by Lia Russ (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Tarim Mummies by J.P. Mallory 4.08 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Egyptian Mummies by Carol A.R. Andrews 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Fragonard Museum: The Écorchés by Christophe Degueurce 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Discovering The Inca Ice Maiden by Johan Reinhard 3.95 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Burial Customs in Ancient Egypt: Life in Death for Rich and Poor by Wolfram Grajetzki (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Living Dead: Inside the Palermo Crypt by Marco Lanza (Photographer) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes by Johan Reinhard 4.01 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Royal Mummies (Catalogue General Des Antiquites Egyptiennes Du Musee Du Caire, Nos 61051-61100 : Service Des Antiquites De L'Egypte) by Grafton Elliot Smith 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Eternal Remains: World Mummification and the Beliefs that make it Necessary by Ken Jeremiah (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Bog Bodies Uncovered: Solving Europe's Ancient Mystery by Miranda Aldhouse-Green 3.89 avg rating — 411 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Christian Mummification: An Interpretative History of the Preservation of Saints, Martyrs and Others by Ken Jeremiah (Goodreads Author) 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Buried In Ice: A Time Quest Book by Owen Beattie 3.90 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Written in Bones: How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the Dead by Paul G. Bahn (Editor) 3.98 avg rating — 367 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Realm of Osiris by Peter Lacovara 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Living Buddhas: The Self-Mummified Monks of Yamagata, Japan by Ken Jeremiah (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition by Owen Beattie 4.10 avg rating — 3,841 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Tombs, Graves and Mummies: 50 Discoveries in World Archaeology by Paul G. Bahn (Editor) 4.19 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Mummy by Frederic P. Miller 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The World of Mummies: From Ötzi to Lenin by Albert Zink 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt by Lila Perl 3.92 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Mummies: Dried, Tanned, Sealed, Drained, Frozen, Embalmed, Stuffed, Wrapped, and Smoked...and We're Dead Serious by Christopher Sloan 3.81 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Mummies of the World by Alfried Wieczorek (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Tales Mummies Tell by Patricia Lauber 3.85 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	People of the Wetlands: Bogs, Bodies and Lake-Dwellers by Bryony J. Coles 3.84 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Curse of the Pharaohs: My Adventures with Mummies by Zahi Hawass 3.98 avg rating — 143 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Mysteries of the Mummies: The Story of the Unwrapping of a 2000-year-old Mummy by a Team of Experts by Rosalie David (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Earthly Remains: The History and Science of Preserved Human Bodies by Mike Parker Pearson 3.90 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Ickstory: Unraveling the Icky History of Mummies (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4) by Sylvia Branzei 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Disease (Egyptian Bookshelf) by Joyce Filer 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Human Mummies: A Global Survey of their Status and the Techniques of Conservation (The Man in the Ice, 3) by Konrad Spindler (editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Scientific Study of Mummies by Arthur C. Aufderheide 4.64 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Unwrapping a Mummy: The Life, Death, and Embalming of Horemkenesi (Egyptian Bookshelf) by John H. Taylor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past by James M. Deem (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 242 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt by Christine El Mahdy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Mummies: The Newest, Coolest, and Creepiest from Around the World by Shelley Tanaka (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Bodies from the Bog: The Astonishing Story of Grauballe Man and Ancient Preserved Men in European Peat for Kids (Ages 10-12) by James M. Deem (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Mummy by Joyce A. Tyldesley 4.18 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Egyptian Treasures: Mummies and Myths by Jim Weiss 4.37 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	How to Make a Mummy Talk by James M. Deem (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Secrets of the Mummies: Uncovering the Bodies of Ancient Egyptians by Shelley Tanaka (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Mummies by Elizabeth Carney 4.10 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	X-Raying the Pharaohs by James E. Harris 4.17 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs: A Book About Ancient Egypt by Gail Gibbons 4.07 avg rating — 103 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Pyramids and Mummies by Anne Bolton 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Outside and Inside Mummies by Sandra Markle (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Mummies (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) by Joyce Milton 3.97 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Mummies and Pyramids (Magic Tree House Research Guide, #3) by Will Osborne 4.14 avg rating — 2,008 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Mummies Made in Egypt: An Illustrated Guide to Mummification Techniques and Reasons for Children (Ages 4-8) (Reading Rainbow Books) by Aliki 3.96 avg rating — 593 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars