{"product_id":"thunderstruck-9781400080663","title":"Thunderstruck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA true story of love, murder, and the end of the world's \"great hush.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThunderstruck\u003c\/i\u003e, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Edwardian London and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, \u003ci\u003eThunderstruck\u003c\/i\u003e evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners; scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed; and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, \"the kindest of men,\" nearly commits the perfect murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his unparalleled narrative skills, Erik Larson guides us through a relentlessly suspenseful chase over the waters of the North Atlantic. Along the way, he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages of newspapers around the world, a chief inspector who found himself strangely sympathetic to the killer and his lover, and a driven and compelling inventor who transformed the way we communicate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400080663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.38w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2006 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 666\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2006 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2006 pg. 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2006 pg. 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2006 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 171\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Erik Larson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917122736309,"sku":"9781400080663","price":28.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fcfb19f0-521a-4db1-b9a2-af2e8647841a.jpg?v=1687278090","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thunderstruck-9781400080663","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}