The Master Plan: Himmlers’ Scholars and the Holocaust (Hyperion, 2006)
In 1935, Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS in Germany, founded a research institute to manufacture evidence to advance the political agenda of the Third Reich. The institute, known as the Ahnenerbe, searched for evidence of mythical Aryan overlords, and some of its archaeologists played key parts in the Final Solution.
The book has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese and six other languages.
Praise for The Master Plan:
“A gripping account of Nazi perversions of science in support of the myth of Aryanism.”
—John Polanyi, Nobel Laureate
“A phenomenal book… Heather Pringle belongs in the company of Barbara Tuchman and Hannah Arendt.”
—Larry Kramer, author, playwright and activist
The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession and the Everlasting Dead (Hyperion, 2001)
When Heather Pringle was dispatched to a rambling seaside hotel in northern Chile to cover an obscure scientific conference, she found herself in the midst of the strangest gathering of her working life: the Mummy Congress. Surrounded by dozens of scientists immersed in the study of the ancient preserved dead, she soon found herself drawn into the obsessive world of mummy research and mummy researchers.
The book has been translated into German, Japanese and six other languages.
Praise for The Mummy Congress:
“Pringle is a crackshot storyteller….Her writing is clear, direct and intense.”
–The New York Times Book Review.
“Science writing at its best. The riveting story of intrepid researchers who reconstruct the dead.
–Paul Hoffman, author of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
“Pringle’s gifts as a writer and a journalist are evident on every page.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review.
In Search of Ancient North America (Wiley, 1996)
Journeying to nine of North America’s most fascinating archeological sites, Heather Pringle chronicles the joy and wonder of uncovering the prehistoric past in Canada and the United States. She listens to the theories of researchers and shares their deep desire to span the gulf of time and connect with those who once walked those sites.
“Pringle’s book is vivid, witty, and responsible in a field too often filled by cranks and bores.
–Ronald Wright, author of Stolen Continents
“The book is a pleasure to read and will inspire a new awareness of the importance of the history of North America prior to European contact.”
—Bruce Trigger, author of The Children of Aataentsic
“In Search of Ancient North America brings the distant past much closer and its inhabitants almost become neighbors to us once again. A first-rate examination of the mystery and fascination of modern archaeological research in North America.
—Farley Mowat, author of The People of the Deer
Waterton Lakes National Park (Douglas and McIntyre, 1986)
In this fascinating guide to one of Canada’s least known and most spectacular national parks, Heather Pringle introduces armchair adventurers and avid hikers and backpackers to Waterton’s rich natural and human history.
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