{"product_id":"deliverance-james-dickey-9780063319677","title":"Deliverance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Book Award-winning author James Dickey's New York Times bestseller \u003cem\u003eDeliverance \u003c\/em\u003eis an unforgettable tale of violent action and profound inner discovery\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003ethe basis for the Academy Award-nominated film starring Burt Reynolds and John Voight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eONE OF MODERN LIBRARY'S 100 BEST NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOVELS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour middle-class suburban men decide to embark on a three-day canoe trip down a particularly wild section of a river in Georgia. For Ed Gentry, Bobby Trippe, Drew Ballinger, and Lewis Medlock, the trip represents a break from their daily routines, a chance for adventure with few real risks, and the last occasion to see a beautiful valley before the river is dammed up. Lewis, an enthusiastic outdoorsman and champion archer, is obsessed by the desire to pit himself against nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen two of the friends are viciously attacked by mountain men, their mild adventure becomes a fight for their very lives. Men prey upon one another, the treacherous river becomes a graveyard for those without the strength or the luck to survive, and Ed, forced to lead his friends to safety, calls upon primal instincts buried within him to achieve deliverance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A mind-shattering nightmare in the wilderness, surging ahead on sheer power....There are few writers like James Dickey and few novels as successful, as terrifying, and as good as Deliverance.\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Dickey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063319675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063319677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 5.20w x 0.71d","brand":"James Dickey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076630540543,"sku":"9780063319677","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2570f2f-39dd-43f2-8416-8a10230530a4.jpg?v=1685466012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deliverance-james-dickey-9780063319677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}