{"product_id":"the-council-of-animals-9781250839329","title":"The Council of Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom national bestselling author Nick McDonell, \u003ci\u003eThe Council of Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating fable for humans of all ages--dreamers and cynics alike--who believe (if nothing else) in the power of timeless storytelling.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"'Now, ' continued the cat, 'there is nothing more difficult than changing an animal's mind. But I will say, in case I can change yours: humans are more useful to us outside our bellies than in.'\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerhaps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter The Calamity, the animals thought the humans had managed to do themselves in. But, it turns out, a few are cowering in makeshift villages. So the animals--among them a cat, a dog, a crow, a baboon, a horse, and a bear--have convened to debate whether to help the last human stragglers . . . or to eat them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRest assured, there is a happy ending. Sort of. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing illustrations by Steven Tabbutt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick McDonell\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1984, is a writer of novels, journalism, and political theory. He studied literature at Harvard and international relations at St. Anthony's College, Oxford. His fiction has been published in twenty-two languages and appeared on bestseller lists around the world. A film adaptation of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eTwelve\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. His academic work on nomadism--\u003ci\u003eThe Civilization of Perpetual Movement\u003c\/i\u003e--was published in 2016. As a reporter for \u003ci\u003ethe London Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheNewYorker.com\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, Nick has embedded with the United States Army and Marines, the Afghan Special Forces, the African Union Mission to Darfur, and the Iraqi Special Forces. Nick's book, \u003ci\u003eThe Bodies in Person: An Account of Civilian Casualties in American Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2018. Nick is a cofounder of the Zomia Center for the Study of Non-State Spaces, which supports scholarly and humanitarian projects around the world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631783383314,"sku":"9781250839329","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_962f1909-c1c1-4c62-b190-6e440706bf89.jpg?v=1732783323","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-council-of-animals-9781250839329","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}