{"product_id":"malibu-michael-banks-9780595331567","title":"Malibu: Hiking Along the Meaning of Life","description":"\u003ci\u003eMalibu\u003c\/i\u003e is a hiking book about the natural beauty and ecology of Southern California. It combines philosophy with a love of nature and California's unspoiled coastal beauty. It is also a tragedy, as that landscape is torn up and paved over for \"progress\", and Malibu is reduced to just another celebrity suburb of L.A. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalibu\u003c\/i\u003e is a mixture of a West-coast \"Walden\" and a modern day \"In Praise of Folly.\" It is an epithany and a lament, lyrical and ludicrous. It extols the virtues of a surfer's life and decries the \"illth\" of modern materialism. It is a polemic on the core values of modern life and challenges the premises of our everyday lives. \u003ci\u003eMalibu\u003c\/i\u003e invites you to read this book and take a hike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Banks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595331564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595331567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d","brand":"Michael Banks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136138981631,"sku":"9780595331567","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26953862-62d2-44e0-8eea-aec7567b434d.jpg?v=1770160768","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/malibu-michael-banks-9780595331567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}