{"product_id":"exploring-the-clouds-john-fraser-9781910301906","title":"Exploring the Clouds","description":"\u003cp\u003eHappiness needs time - you need to know what the past was like and, even more inscrutable, what the future might entail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTorsten is an agent, travelling with the overbearing Manlio, a fixer, in South America; seeking merchandise for his boss and sponsor, Odette. Trade and capitalism bring little, and nothing that is gratifying. Odette hosts Elise, a beautiful elusive photographer, Torsten's distant delight - but she can be known, it seems, only indirectly, through images. The three travel the world, by balloon. They are cloud-high - too far up to find their goal. Torsten, disappointed, then tries manual work - digging, petty thieving, grave-digging, rigging the circus tent. It's hard, essential - and not for him. Finally, Odette proposes he seek happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eExploring the Clouds\u003c\/b\u003e, John Fraser explores the nature of happiness, betrayal, vengeance and the motivation for exploration, and its roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Fraser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1910301906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910301906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aesop Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"John Fraser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637310767359,"sku":"9781910301906","price":12.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2de7d5f7-4173-474a-9173-b3c4555e6f5e.jpg?v=1765115354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exploring-the-clouds-john-fraser-9781910301906","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}