{"product_id":"9780312366568","title":"What a Way to Go: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gruesomely, hilarious and fascinating pop-history account of methods of execution from around the world and through the ages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wickedly humorous book, Geoffrey Abbott describes the effectiveness of instruments of torture and reveals the macabre origins of familiar phrases such as 'gone west' or 'drawn a blank'. Covering everything from the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body 'What a Way to Go' is everything you ever wanted to know about the ultimate penalty—-and a lot you never thought to ask. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt includes such hair-raising categories as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Sewn in an Anima's Belly: A living person is sewn into the belly of an animal and left to die\u0026amp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The Spanish Donkey: This method of torture consisted of seating a victim on top of a wall that resembled an inverted V with weights attached to the ankles, the weights slowly increased until the victim's body split in two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Iron Chair: The victim is tied to an iron armchair and pushed nearer and nearer to a blazing fire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat a Way to Go\u003c\/i\u003e is a a unique and fascinating look at the grim and gritty history of sanctioned death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058181554416,"sku":"9780312366568","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312366568_p0.jpg?v=1763760478","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312366568","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}