{"product_id":"the-secret-islands-an-exploration-9780393335866","title":"The Secret Islands: An Exploration","description":"This is a magically well-written ornithological binge in flight from civilization, by the author of \u003cem\u003eArgen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Gull\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWatchers at the Pond\u003c\/em\u003e. New Zealand born Russell, too long caged on Manhattan, longs to visit some remote islands. He finds them off the coast of Newfoundland, almost solely inhabited by gulls, petrels and near-relatives of the great auk. Although he is physically stimulated by the outdoor life, he is also plunged into exhausting speculation about the meaning of life and death in the natural orders...Russell's wasteland scenery is climactic, effective, and this is natural history with philosophical overtones. - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393335866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"Franklin Russell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41352273952949,"sku":"9780393335866","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4aaf1fb3-ff49-4fda-9fc6-eb3912fe640f.jpg?v=1637032341","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-secret-islands-an-exploration-9780393335866","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}