{"product_id":"2940032822035","title":"Humboldt","description":"\u003cp\u003eA redwood cannot change its nature. Can a dope dealer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authorities have sprung Hobart Hawkins, pure-blooded Yurok, big-wave surfer, and pot farmer extraordinaire, after a five year sentence in Corcoran State Prison. To help reenter the straight world, Hawkins enrolls in an extension botany course, where a young professor, Faith Bartlett, introduces him to the thrill of climbing giants--the coastal redwoods of Humboldt county.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHobart, succumbing to the charms of his teacher, finds himself embroiled in an ambitious scheme to save an 800-acre grove of old-growth forest, a scheme that requires a tremendous sum of money, money he can only raise through clandestine agriculture. Meanwhile, a series of rivals tests the rocky relationship between the ex-con and his attractive professor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the course of a growing season, Hobart must contend with his rebelling teen-age son, the savage murder of his pot-farming mentor, and the thousand natural shocks illegal cultivation is heir to. Rip-off artists, torrential rain, rodents, mysterious uprootings, forest rangers, corrupt cops, and drug-war storm troopers all threaten to ruin his hard work, destroy his love life, and slam his ass back in stir--forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether surfing together, tree-sitting to protect a huge redwood from loggers, or having a quiet feast in an Airstream trailer parked deep in the forest, Hobart and Faith struggle to reach an understanding with themselves and the natural world. Buzzing choppers, blaring music, and a speed-freak named Fart King, though, put their love to the test.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoral problems beset Hobart, problems that challenge the code his long-dead father instilled in him. Should he honor a million-dollar debt to a dead man’s widow? Should he take the life of an evil thief? Should he sully the pure Faith Bartlett by dragging her into the heart of his illegal enterprise?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answers can only be found high in the branches of the world’s tallest trees.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glenn Vanstrum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164456665328,"sku":"2940032822035","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940032822035_p0.jpg?v=1763642306","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940032822035","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}