Sam Kean

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Cover of The Icepick Surgeon, Volume II

The Icepick Surgeon, Volume II

Unknown

Cover of The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished From History

The Museum of Lost Things: True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished From History

2026

Cover of Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations

Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations

2025

Cover of The Icepick Surgeon

The Icepick Surgeon

2021

Cover of Unlocking the Hidden History of DNA

Unlocking the Hidden History of DNA

2020

Cover of Zagin neprikaanih. Vceni i spiguni aki stali na zavadi atomnij bombi Gitlera

Zagin neprikaanih. Vceni i spiguni aki stali na zavadi atomnij bombi Gitlera

2019

Cover of The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb

The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb

2019

Cover of The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018

2018

with Tim Folger

Cover of Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us

Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us

2017

Cover of The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery

2014

Cover of The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

2012

Cover of The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

2010