{"product_id":"lets-go-exploring-michael-hingston-9781770414136","title":"Let's Go Exploring: Calvin and Hobbes","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA fascinating investigation of a beloved comic strip\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe internet is home to impassioned debates on just about everything, but there's one thing that's universally beloved: Bill Watterson's comic strip \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e. Until its retirement in 1995 after a ten-year run, the strip won numerous awards and drew tens of millions of readers from all around the world. The story of a boy and his best friend -- a stuffed tiger -- was a pitch-perfect distillation of the joys and horrors of childhood, and a celebration of imagination in its purest form. In \u003ci\u003eLet's Go Exploring\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Hingston mines the strip and traces the story of Calvin's reclusive creator to demonstrate how imagination -- its possibilities, its opportunities, and ultimately its limitations -- helped make \u003ci\u003eCalvin and Hobbes\u003c\/i\u003e North America's last great comic strip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout the Pop Classics Series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort books that pack a big punch, Pop Classics offer intelligent, fun, and accessible arguments about why a particular pop phenomenon matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Hingston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770414134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770414136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.70w x 0.50d","brand":"Michael Hingston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994329284863,"sku":"9781770414136","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6c83ac4-d045-40fb-8a4f-706e240b49cf.jpg?v=1683329496","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lets-go-exploring-michael-hingston-9781770414136","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}