This informative A-to-Z compendium will broaden your understanding of what mummies are, who they were, and how they came to be mummies. Descriptions of: mummies of the famous, such as Napoleon, Lenin, and Eva Peron, and famous mummies, such as Tutankhamen, the Ice Man of the Alps, and Lindow Woman; obscure mummies, such as The Soap Lady of Phila.; and Egyptian, Chinese, Italian, Peruvian, and Native Amer. mummies; mummification techniques, from ancient Egypt to the present; scientists, explorers, and eccentrics who have contributed to our knowledge of mummies; and the influence of mummies on literature, film, the visual arts, and popular culture. Bibliography.