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ABOUT THE BOOK: "An interesting story, interestingly told, and as such it is welcome," wrote The New York Times of the first edition from Houghton Mifflin. This revised and updated second edition from UP is the definitive history of the world’s most famous landmark and its ingenious builder, from a veteran international journalist. "Written with wit and charm," added The Los Angeles Times.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: “Harriss succeeds admirably…This is a well-organized, exceptionally readable book; entertaining, informative, and highly recommended," said Library Journal. Harriss has served as a TIME correspondent in Paris, Algiers and Brussels, a Reader’s Digest staff writer covering Europe, and a foreign affairs columnist for The Dallas Morning News. His work has also appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, The American Spectator, and many other publications. He lives in Paris.

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