{"product_id":"hollow-earth-david-standish-9780306815331","title":"Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous","description":"Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 1691 by Sir Edmond Halley (of comet fame), who suggested that there might be life down there as well. \u003ci\u003eHollow Earth\u003c\/i\u003e traces the surprising, marvelous, and just plain weird permutations his ideas have taken over the centuries. From science fiction to utopian societies and even religions, \u003ci\u003eHollow Earth\u003c\/i\u003e travels through centuries and cultures, exploring how each era's relationship to the idea of a hollow earth mirrored its hopes, fears, and values. Illustrated with everything from seventeenth-century maps to 1950s pulp art to movie posters and more, \u003ci\u003eHollow Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone interested in the history of strange ideas that just won't go away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Standish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0306815338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306815331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 6.20w x 0.74d","brand":"David Standish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048618291455,"sku":"9780306815331","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5b60a2a-e058-4276-a7f6-67546c3b1d91.jpg?v=1684996821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hollow-earth-david-standish-9780306815331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}