{"product_id":"the-museum-of-the-wood-age-9781788543514","title":"The Museum of the Wood Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA passionate and imaginative exploration of wood - the material that shaped human history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWood - humankind's long-term partner in our evolution from woodland foragers to engineers of our own destiny - has no equal in strength, resilience, adaptability and availability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Museum of the Wood Age\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the influence of basic devices - wedge, inclined plane, screw, lever, wheel, axle and pulley - to reveal the myriad ways in which wood has been worked throughout human history. From the simple bivouacs of hunter-gatherers to sophisticated wooden buildings such as stave churches; from the decorative arts to the humble woodworking of rustic furniture; Max Adams fashions a lattice of interconnected stories and objects that trace a path of human ingenuity across half a million years of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Adams\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, archaeologist and woodsman whose work explores themes of landscape, knowledge and human connectedness with the earth. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAdmiral Collingwood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAelfred's Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrees of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe King in the North\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Land of Giants\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe First Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e. He has lived and worked in the North East of England since 1993.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMax Adams\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, archaeologist and woodsman whose work explores themes of landscape, knowledge and human connectedness with the earth. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAdmiral Collingwood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAelfred's Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrees of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe King in the North\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Land of Giants\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe First Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e. He has lived and worked in the North East of England since 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Apollo Publishing International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183576940818,"sku":"9781788543514","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65881d57-7e6a-4490-a676-4f5e972a4c72.jpg?v=1744471884","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-museum-of-the-wood-age-9781788543514","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}