{"product_id":"9781440638657","title":"The Wild Places","description":"\u003cb\u003e?An eloquent (and compulsively readable) reminder that, though we're laying waste the world, nature still holds sway over much of the earth's surface.?\u003cbr\u003e ?Bill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? That is the question that Robert Macfarlane poses to himself as he embarks on a series of breathtaking journeys through some of the archipelago's most remarkable landscapes. He climbs, walks, and swims by day and spends his nights sleeping on cliff-tops and in ancient meadows and wildwoods. With elegance and passion he entwines history, memory, and landscape in a bewitching evocation of wildness and its vital importance. A unique travelogue that will intrigue readers of natural history and adventure, \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e solidifies Macfarlane's reputation as a young writer to watch.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154214633712,"sku":"9781440638657","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440638657_p0.jpg?v=1763800221","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440638657","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}