{"product_id":"dirt-the-ecstatic-skin-of-the-earth-9780393329476","title":"Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"You are about to read a lot about dirt, which no one knows very much about.\" So begins the cult classic that brings mystery and magic to \"that stuff that won't come off your collar.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Saint Phocas, Darwin, and Virgil parade through this thought-provoking work, taking their place next to the dung beetle, the compost heap, dowsing, historical farming, and the microscopic biota that till the soil. Whether William Bryant Logan is traversing the far reaches of the cosmos or plowing through our planet's crust, his delightful, elegant, and surprisingly soulful meditations greatly enrich our concept of \"dirt,\" that substance from which we all arise and to which we all must return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLogan, William Bryant:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Bryant Logan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a practicing arborist and the author of four acclaimed books on nature: \u003cem\u003eSprout Lands\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDirt\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOak\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAir\u003c\/em\u003e. He is on the faculty of the New York Botanical Garden and lives in Brooklyn, New York.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556175941906,"sku":"9780393329476","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1c566e04-0806-4a39-a692-e4d3309f2011.jpg?v=1731749143","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dirt-the-ecstatic-skin-of-the-earth-9780393329476","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}