{"product_id":"a-salad-only-the-devil-charles-hood-9781597145459","title":"A Salad Only the Devil Would Eat: The Joys of Ugly Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA quirky and reverent romp through nature with an irreverently funny guide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Among nature writers now working, Charles Hood may be my favorite. He never stops telling stories, and his perspective is fundamentally comic, even when he's recounting a tragedy.\" --\u003cb\u003eJonathan Franzen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these wry and explosively funny essays, nature obsessive Charles Hood reveals his abiding affection for the overlooked and undervalued parts of the natural world. Like a Bill Bryson of the Mojave exurbs, Hood takes us on a joyride through the obscure, finding wilderness in Hollywood palms, the airports of Alaska, and the empty lots of Palmdale. In a zinger-filled whirl of literary and artistic allusions, he celebrates Audubon's droopy condor, the world-changing history of a cactus parasite, and the weird art of natural history dioramas. This debut collection of creative nonfiction from a widely published poet, photographer, and wildlife guide unveils the wonderment of nature's underbelly with poetic vision and singular wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Hood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1597145459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597145459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heyday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2021","brand":"Charles Hood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051190186239,"sku":"9781597145459","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9837461d-1d25-430e-a85f-6a9563c09476.jpg?v=1685011621","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-salad-only-the-devil-charles-hood-9781597145459","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}