Fearless historian and adventurer, Hiram Bingham risks all and battles storms, fire, Condors, cannibals and treacherous cliffs on his quest to find the lost city of Machu Picchu. This gripping new adventure should come with a warning for the faint-hearted. It′s history, but not as we know it.

Fearless historian and adventurer, Hiram Bingham risks all and battles storms, fire, Condors, cannibals and treacherous cliffs on his quest to find the lost city of Machu Picchu. This gripping new adventure should come with a warning for the faint-hearted. It′s history, but not as we know it.

All his life, Austen Layard has dreamt of unearthing the fabled ancient city of Nineveh, which lies buried under the sands of the Middle East. And now as he battles corrupt warlords and races against time, at any moment his dream could become a nightmare. MONSTERS IN THE SAND is a gripping adventure story that will inspire readers to dig into the intriguing past of today's war torn Iraq.