{"product_id":"serpents-tale-9780820322254","title":"Serpent's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"We travel the world,\" writes Gregory McNamee, \"and wherever we go there are snake stories to entertain us.\" Here are some fifty diverse and unusual accounts of serpents from cultures across time and around the globe: snakes that talk, jump, and dance; snakes that transform into other creatures; snakes that just . . . watch. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany selections are drawn from the rich oral traditions of peoples in every clime that supports reptiles, from the Akimel O'odham of North America to the Mensa Bet-Abrahe of Africa to the Mungkjan of Australia. Included as well are such writings as prayers from the \u003ci\u003eEgyptian Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, a poem by Emily Dickinson, and a journal entry by Charles Darwin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat we read about snakes in \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e is just as fascinating for what it says about us, for there always will be something primordial about our connection to them. That bond is evident in these stories: in how we associate snakes with nature's elemental forces, how we attribute special qualities to their eyes and skin, and how they preside over all phases of our existence, from creation to death to resurrection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGREGORY MCNAMEE is the author or editor of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eBlue Mountains Far Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrand Canyon Place Names\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Desert Bestiary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sierra Club Desert Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGila: The Life and Death of an American River\u003c\/i\u003e. His work appears regularly in such publications as \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Review\u003c\/i\u003e. McNamee lives in Tucson, Arizona.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461339418898,"sku":"9780820322254","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7fdd361e-4241-456e-bfb5-2650be7c076d.jpg?v=1730064444","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/serpents-tale-9780820322254","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}