{"product_id":"desert-solitaire-9780671695880","title":"Desert Solitaire","description":"Hailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas \"a passionately felt, deeply poetic book,\" the moving autobiographical work of Edward Abbey, considered the Thoreau of the American West, and his passion for the southwestern wilderness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesert Solitaire \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of vignettes about life in the wilderness and the nature of the desert itself by park ranger and conservationist, Edward Abbey. The book details the unique adventures and conflicts the author faces, from dealing with the damage caused by development of the land or excessive tourism, to discovering a dead body. However \u003ci\u003eDesert Solitaire \u003c\/i\u003eis not just a collection of one man's stories, the book is also a philosophical memoir, full of Abbey's reflections on the desert as a paradox, at once beautiful and liberating, but also isolating and cruel. Often compared to Thoreau's \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesert Solitaire \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful discussion of life's mysteries set against the stirring backdrop of the American southwestern wilderness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780671695880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.42w x 0.73d","brand":"Edward Abbey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639804194972,"sku":"9780671695880","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0cb3c450-0a6f-44ad-b024-a9eeae16952b.jpg?v=1607545171","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/desert-solitaire-9780671695880","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}