{"product_id":"full-moon-over-noahs-ark-rick-antonson-9781510705654","title":"Full Moon Over Noah's Ark: An Odyssey to Mount Ararat and Beyond","description":"\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed travel writer Rick Antonson sets his adventurous compass on Mount Ararat, exploring the region's long history, religious mysteries, and complex politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMount Ararat is the most fabled mountain in the world. For millennia this massif in eastern Turkey has been rumored as the resting place of Noah's Ark following the Great Flood. But it also plays a significant role in the longstanding conflict between Turkey and Armenia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Rick Antonson joined a five-member expedition to the mountain's nearly 17,000-foot summit, trekking alongside a contingent of Armenians, for whom Mount Ararat is the stolen symbol of their country. Antonson weaves vivid historical anecdote with unexpected travel vignettes, whether tracing earlier mountaineering attempts on the peak, recounting the genocide of Armenians and its unresolved debate, or depicting the Kurds' ambitions for their own nation's borders, which some say should include Mount Ararat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat unfolds in \u003ci\u003eFull Moon Over Noah's Ark\u003c\/i\u003e is one man's odyssey, a tale told through many stories. Starting with the flooding of the Black Sea in 5600 BCE, through to the Epic of Gilgamesh and the contrasting narratives of the Great Flood known to followers of the Judaic, Christian and Islamic religions, \u003ci\u003eFull Moon Over Noah's Ark\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers along with Antonson through the shadows and broad landscapes of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Armenia, shedding light on a troubled but fascinating area of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Antonson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510705651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510705654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2016 pg. 12","brand":"Rick Antonson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076693946623,"sku":"9781510705654","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d4bbee2-a830-4c97-97f1-bccd7e48f263.jpg?v=1685466320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/full-moon-over-noahs-ark-rick-antonson-9781510705654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}