{"product_id":"9781609258771","title":"Among the Mermaids: Facts, Myths, and Enchantments from the Sirens of the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ePirates of the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e, Mermaids have fascinated popular culture for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmong the Mermaids\u003c\/i\u003e is an enchanting collection of classic stories, facts, and tales of mermaids from around the world that will thrill every lover of this romanticized mythological creature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled by \u003ci\u003eBook of the Bizarre\u003c\/i\u003e author and Magical Creature devotee Varla Ventura, \u003ci\u003eAmong the Mermaids\u003c\/i\u003e includes turn of the century tales of merfolk from Bret Harte, T. Crofton Croker, and W.B. Yeats, along with tantalizing trivia, facts, first-hand accounts, and speculations about mermaids in popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome facts about the fluid and the fair from the book:\u003cbr\u003eMany people believe today that early explorer sightings of mermaids were manatees. (Scurvy + many days away from your lady = a blubbery creature looking supple and bodacious.)Blackbeard, the fierce and terrible pirate, was afraid of his crew being lured into a watery grave by mermaids, so he ordered his ships to avoid certain areas reputed to have a high number of mermaid sightings.Since 2009, the town of Kiryat Yam, Israel has offered a prize of $1 million dollars to anyone who can prove the mermaid off their coast is real. The prize remains unclaimed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Red Wheel\/Weiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151395733744,"sku":"9781609258771","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609258771_p0.jpg?v=1763841131","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609258771","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}