{"product_id":"arizona-curiosities-quirky-characters-roadside-oddities-other-offbeat-stuff-9780762769605","title":"Arizona Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities \u0026 Other Offbeat Stuff","description":"Saguaro cacti, desert landscapes, and the Grand Canyon may stand out as prominent Arizona features, but this scorching state is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena. These unique and quirky aspects are humorously displayed in \u003ci\u003eArizona Curiosities, \u003c\/i\u003ea cross between a wacky news gazette, an almanac, and a humorous travel guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e was born on the plains of North Dakota, where he began his newspaper career as a delivery boy for the\u003ci\u003e Kensal Times.\u003c\/i\u003e He migrated to \"warm and snowless\" Arizona in 1969, where he has written for a variety of newspapers, establishing \"The Lowe Road\" series, featuring unusual people, places, and things across Arizona. Compilations of his work have appeared in book form. Named Humor Columnist of the Year by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, Lowe continues \"The Lowe Road\" for the\u003ci\u003e Arizona Republic, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as contributing stories to \u003ci\u003eArizona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Highways, Arizona Highroads\u003c\/i\u003e, and other state publications. He is also the author of GPP's \u003ci\u003eYou Know You're in Arizona.\u003c\/i\u003e Sam Lowe lives in Phoenix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Globe Pequot Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620062695698,"sku":"9780762769605","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ab9243e-5f67-4a01-abe2-03c047bbaa3b.jpg?v=1732559891","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/arizona-curiosities-quirky-characters-roadside-oddities-other-offbeat-stuff-9780762769605","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}