{"product_id":"stone-desert-9781948814713","title":"Stone Desert","description":"\"Few writers can better express the strange vitality of desert landscapes than Childs.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published over twenty-five years ago, Stone Desert brings the wonder and wildness of one of our nation's most geologically and culturally unique national parks to readers everywhere. With a new introduction by the author, this edition includes Craig Childs's original journal--written over a winter in Canyonlands National Park and complete with pen-and-ink sketches--from which Stone Desert originated. Join Childs as he hikes the high mesas, navigates the winding canyons, and witnesses the ancient rock art of Utah's most inscrutable and remote slickrock desert.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig Childs \u003c\/b\u003ehas published more than a dozen critically acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eTracing Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Knowledge of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlas of a Lost World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVirga and Bone\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eAdventure Journal Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and his work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in southwest Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Torrey House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627793649938,"sku":"9781948814713","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_88423958-264d-417b-bbbb-fb9a677188c3.jpg?v=1732721154","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stone-desert-9781948814713","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}