{"product_id":"compass-lines-john-messick-9781736755839","title":"Compass Lines: Journeys Toward Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn essays that traverse latitudes and continents, John Messick's \u003cem\u003eCompass Lines \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the paths we take toward belonging. Here, broken vehicles mark the porous boundaries between built and natural worlds. Deserted backpacks trace immigration routes along the US-Mexico border. A job fighting wildfire near a ghost town reveals the dangers of a life spent wandering. Slowly, as Messick learns the rhythms of seasons-through wing prints on snow, cupboard shelves stocked for winter, and quiet moments before the birth of his son-he discovers that a connection with the places we inhabit requires both movement and stillness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Antarctica to the Arctic, a Cambodia tattoo parlor to the Florida swamps, and from childhood to fatherhood, this deeply felt debut invites readers on a search for the most elusive landscape of all-home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Messick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736755838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736755839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Porphyry Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d","brand":"John Messick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133673861375,"sku":"9781736755839","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fec34756-460b-49b5-8c20-c9995aa5dffe.jpg?v=1687487545","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/compass-lines-john-messick-9781736755839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}