An edition of Motel of the mysteries (1979)

Motel of the Mysteries

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Motel of the Mysteries
David Macaulay, David Macaulay
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An edition of Motel of the mysteries (1979)

Motel of the Mysteries

  • 3.6 (5 ratings) ·
  • 94 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 7 Have read

An arch and witty tale purporting to be the dissertation of some future archeologists' discovery and exploration of the "Toot and C'mon Motel" (any resemblance to a Holiday Inn and the Egyptian pharaoh is entirely intentional.) In the process, they get just about every detail wrong, surmising it to be a necropolis - does the "Plant That Would Not Die" symbolize eternal life or… wait a minute, isn't that just the ubiquitous plastic philodendron in every room? - and along the way cast doubt on what we really think we "know" about ancient Egypt. It's all enhanced by Macaulay's detailed and meticulous pen-and-ink sketches. Hilarious and memorable.

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Cover of: Motel of the Mysteries
Motel of the Mysteries
Jul 10, 2008, Paw Prints
library binding
Cover of: Motel of the Mysteries
Motel of the Mysteries
1993, Scholastic Inc.
in English
Cover of: Motel of the Mysteries
Motel of the Mysteries
January 1988, Houghton Mifflin (T)
in English
Cover of: Motel of the mysteries
Motel of the mysteries
1979, Houghton Mifflin
in English
Cover of: Motel of the Mysteries
Motel of the Mysteries
1979, Harcourt Children's Books
in English
Cover of: Motel of the mysteries
Motel of the mysteries
1979, Houghton Mifflin
Cover of: Motel of the Mysteries
Motel of the Mysteries
1979, Hutchinson
in English
Cover of: Motel of the Mysteries
Cover of: Motel of the Mysteries
Motel of the Mysteries
1979, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
in English
Cover of: Motel of the mysteries
Motel of the mysteries
1979, Houghton Mifflin
in English

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OL29630643M
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9780547770727

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