{"product_id":"the-serpents-of-paradise-a-reader-9780805031331","title":"The Serpents of Paradise: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is different from any other Edward Abbey book. It includes essays, travel pieces and fictions to reveal Ed's life directly, in his own words. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe selections gathered here are arranged chronologically by incident, not by date of publication, to offer Edward Abbey's life from the time he was the boy called Ned in Home, Pennsylvania, until his death in Tucson at age 62. A short note introduces each of the four parts of the book and attempts to identify what's happening in the author's life at the time. When relevant, some details of publishing history are provided.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1927 in Pennsylvania. He earned graduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of New Mexico. He wrote \u003ci\u003eDesert Solitaire\u003c\/i\u003e while working as a Park Ranger in Utah. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's Road\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Journey Home\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He died in March 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527320965394,"sku":"9780805031331","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52718abd-1396-415f-87f9-fb4150edbae8.jpg?v=1731297615","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-serpents-of-paradise-a-reader-9780805031331","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}