{"product_id":"kingdoms-in-the-air-bob-shacochis-9780802126801","title":"Kingdoms in the Air: Dispatches from the Far Away","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Whether he's in Cuba, Mozambique, or attempting to climb Mount Ararat,  Shacochis] vividly places you in both the past and present of his destinations . . .  his] restlessness and recklessness, all couched in a headlong maximalist prose, are impossible to resist.\"--\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Shacochis' fiery, wrought prose is on full display . . . This is travel writing at its finest.\" --\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, a Best Book of the Month \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest known for his sweeping international and political fiction narratives, including \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Lost Her Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and was finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Bob Shacochis began his writing career as a pioneering journalist and contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eOutside Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eKingdoms in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the very best of Shacochis's culture and travel essays in one livewire collection that spans his global adventures and his life passions; from surfing, to his obsession with the South American dorado, to the time he went bushwhacking in Mozambique. Replete with Shacochis's signature swagger, humor, and crystalline wisdom, \u003ci\u003eKingdoms in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e is a majestic and essential collection from one of our most important writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Shacochis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802126804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802126801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.10d","brand":"Bob Shacochis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947184324863,"sku":"9780802126801","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4d41f92d-ca69-4fb1-8a83-5ce61de4622b.jpg?v=1681517221","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kingdoms-in-the-air-bob-shacochis-9780802126801","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}