{"product_id":"outlandish-walking-europes-unlikely-landscapes-9781529387414","title":"Outlandish: Walking Europe's Unlikely Landscapes","description":"In Outlandish, acclaimed travel writer Nick Hunt takes us across landscapes that should \u003cbr\u003enot be there, wildernesses found in Europe yet seemingly belonging to far-off continents: \u003cbr\u003ea patch of Arctic tundra in Scotland; the continent's largest surviving remnant of primeval \u003cbr\u003eforest in Poland and Belarus; Europe's only true desert in Spain; and the fathomless \u003cbr\u003egrassland steppes of Hungary. \u003cbr\u003eFrom snow-capped mountain range to dense green forest, desert ravines to threadbare, \u003cbr\u003eyellow open grassland, these anomalies transport us to faraway regions of the world. \u003cbr\u003eMore like pockets of Africa, Asia, the Poles or North America, they make our own \u003cbr\u003econtinent seem larger, stranger and more filled with secrets. \u003cbr\u003eAgainst the rapid climate breakdown of deserts, steppes and primeval jungles across the \u003cbr\u003eworld, this book discovers the outlandish environments so much closer to home - along \u003cbr\u003ewith their abundant wildlife: reindeer; bison; ibex; wolves and herds of wild horses. \u003cbr\u003eBlending sublime travel writing, nature writing and history - by way of Paleolithic cave art, \u003cbr\u003ereindeer nomads, desert wanderers, shamans, Slavic forest gods, European bison, Wild \u003cbr\u003eWest fantasists, eco-activists, horseback archers, Big Grey Men and other unlikely spirits \u003cbr\u003eof place - these desolate and rich environments show us that the strange has always been \u003cbr\u003enear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNick Hunt has walked and written across much of Europe. His articles have appeared in \u003cbr\u003ethe Economist, the Guardian and other publications, and he also works as a storyteller \u003cbr\u003eand co-editor for the Dark Mountain Project. His first book, Walking the Woods and the \u003cbr\u003eWater (Nicholas Brealey, 2014), was a finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the \u003cbr\u003eYear. He currently lives in Bristol.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nicholas Brealey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452911685906,"sku":"9781529387414","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1321e468-2425-41c1-bb0a-41f2450c8fdf.jpg?v=1729827530","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/outlandish-walking-europes-unlikely-landscapes-9781529387414","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}