RE: mass extinctions and DDT

["Edels" <edels@email.msn.com>]

It's titled "Motel of the Mysteries" by David Macaulay.  He also authored
(and illustrated all of them):  "The Way Things Work" (with lots of friendly
Wooly Mammoths wandering throughout the illustrations); "Castle"; "Pyramid";
"Cathedral"; "City"; "Underground" (this shows fabulous views of a city -
from below, without any of the ground showing  -- That would be a great way
to find fossils! [Dinosaur reference! :-) ] ); "Unbuilding" (the sale and
dismantling of the Empire State Building); and "Great Moments in
Architecture" (very funny stuff).  [There are more of them, but I don't have
them all - or know all of them off-hand].

Happy New Year!

Allan Edels



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mkDragon
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Subject: Re: mass extinctions and DDT



>
> There is, by the way, a funny book written on the subject.  It is called
(I
> think) Mystery Motel and tells about an archaeological expedition
stumbling upon
> the ruins of a 20th century motel (called the Toot 'n Come On) and the
mistakes
> they make.
>
> Dan


        Mystery Motel has been a favorite of mine for years.  The thing that
tickled me the most was how the archaeologists made sooooo many things
religious artifacts.

        How'd the archaeologists feel about this, anyway?  :)

        mkDragon





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