{"product_id":"ocean-notorious-9781927249260","title":"Ocean Notorious","description":"\u003cp\u003eStories from outposts of the Southern Ocean, the windiest, roughest, most isolated and most important ocean on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVenture to the deep south and you will experience a world like no other - forbidding subantarctic islands, astounding sea creatures, death-defying plants, the constant company of birds and, if you travel far enough, the towering ice cliffs and dead valleys of Antarctica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew people visit this remote and mysterious region but for some the lure is irresistible. As an expedition guide, Matt Vance has accompanied intrepid tourists and birders, artists and writers. In \u003cem\u003eOcean Notorious\u003c\/em\u003e he gives a moving first-person account of the lonely places where lives have been changed and history made - from the obsessive explorers of the heroic era to solo sailors in tiny yachts, marooned wartime coastwatchers and ruthless plunderers of wildlife to today's dreamers, drifters and passionate preservationists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautifully written and immensely satisfying\u003c\/em\u003e - Rebecca Priestley, winner, New Zealand Science Book of the Year Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI totally enjoyed this book - full of observation and history, and woven with wry humour like all great travel writing\u003c\/em\u003e - Mike Single, natural history film-maker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Awa Press Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781927249260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Matt Vance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42907782971573,"sku":"9781927249260","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e8cdf3d0-5bd5-41e1-91b8-bc970239af81.jpg?v=1686669047","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ocean-notorious-9781927249260","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}