Dinosaurs in the Attic is a chronicle of the expeditions, discoveries, and scientists behind the greatest natural history collection ever assembled. Written by former
Natural History columnist Douglas J. Preston, who worked at the American Museum of Natural History for seven years, this is a celebration of the best-known and best-loved museum in the United States.
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978-1-4668-7187-8 (9781466871878)
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Douglas J. Preston is the co-author with Lincoln Child of the celebrated Pendergast series of novels, including such best-selling titles as
Fever Dream,
The Book of the Dead,
The Wheel of Darkness, and
Relic, which became a number one box office hit movie. His solo novels include the
New York Times bestsellers
Impact,
Blasphemy,
The Codex, and
Tyrannosaur Canyon. His most recent nonfiction book,
The Monster of Florence, is being made into a film starring George Clooney. Preston is an expert long-distance horseman, a member of the elite Long Riders Guild, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has travelled to remote parts of the world as an archaeological correspondent for
The New Yorker. He also worked as an editor and writer at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. Preston is the Co-president of International Thriller Writers, and serves on the Governing Council of the Authors Guild.