{"product_id":"9781617924477","title":"American Shaman, Book 1","description":"American Shaman, Book One is an acutely written page-turner for those who grew up reading about magic but \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethen grew up -- now they are looking for a more real magic. American Shaman, Book 1 draws upon the ancient \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003estories of the world's oldest religion, shamanism, to tell the story of Geser, a trainee shaman who must undergo the third and final trial to become a full-fledged shaman. His tutor is the owl-spirit Icci. His friends and allies include the beautiful Alma Mergen, a junkie who Geser saves from addiction, Steve, a young, enthusiastic skatepunk who never learned fear, and Verdad, the conguero leader of Geser's drum circle. The central conflict is between young Geser and his boss Raven, leader of a car theft ring. But the real conflict is within Geser himself, who must decide whether he wants to be a white shaman, who deals only with Spirit Ground and cannot heal, or a Black Shaman, who reconciles Spirit and Human Ground in order to heal the sick. The book incorporates imaginative graphics that include photos, contemporary illustrations and ancient Siberian drum paintings -- a book that doesn't feel like a book.","brand":"BookBaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173874909424,"sku":"9781617924477","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617924477_p0.jpg?v=1763857919","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617924477","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}