{"product_id":"improbable-history-michael-dobson-9781515177685","title":"Improbable History: The Weird, the Obscure, and the Strangely Important","description":"From the birth of Western civilization to the rescue of Apollo 13, from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to Florence's Duomo, history has often turned on small, improbable details. Whatever happened to the ancient Samaritan people? Why did a fortuitous rainstorm allow the British to conquer India? How did an air raid in Italy lead to the development of chemotherapy? What happened when Albert Einstein met Adolf Hitler on the streets of Berlin? How did the Japanese manage to attack the US mainland using balloons? Join our improbable experts in exploring these and other strangely important byways of history. With contributions by: Gregory BenfordRichard BergFrank ChadwickMark DavisMichael DobsonMiles DurrHeidi FeickertRoger HerstMark Kozak-HollandAndrew HooperHumayun MirzaDouglas NilesBen Sedak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregory Benford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1515177688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781515177685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Gregory Benford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939971596543,"sku":"9781515177685","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5f80ad78-e52a-48cd-88da-764a24d19ac9.jpg?v=1681444539","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/improbable-history-michael-dobson-9781515177685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}