{"product_id":"the-moth-and-the-mountain-a-true-story-of-love-war-and-everest-9781501143380","title":"The Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War, and Everest","description":"\"In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Mount Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceives his own crazy, beautiful plan: he will fly a plane from England to Everest, crash-land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit--all utterly alone. Wilson doesn't know how to climb. He barely knows how to fly. But he has the right plane, the right equipment, and a deep yearning to achieve his goal. In 1933, he takes off from London in a Gipsy Moth biplane with his course set for the highest mountain on earth. Wilson's eleven-month journey to Everest is wild: full of twists, turns, and daring. Eventually, in disguise, he sneaks into Tibet. His icy ordeal is just beginning.\"--Provided by publisher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEd Caesar is an author and a contributing writer to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Before joining \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Caesar wrote stories for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Outside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Smithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London), \u003ci\u003eBritish GQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Independent. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has reported from a wide range of countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kosovo, Russia, and Iran. He has won a number of awards for his journalism, including the 2014 Journalist of the Year from the Foreign Press Association of London. His first book, \u003ci\u003eTwo Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded a Cross Sports Book of the Year award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618801258770,"sku":"9781501143380","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bda69207-5baa-4ace-8935-cd56ff9530a4.jpg?v=1732541507","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-moth-and-the-mountain-a-true-story-of-love-war-and-everest-9781501143380","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}