{"product_id":"9781770706774","title":"The Site: A Personal Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoetry or potsherds? That's the surprising dilemma one of Canada's well-known nature writers confronts in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Site: A Personal Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a highly personalized account of a lifetime's involvement as an avocational archaeologist. With deft descriptive powers, \u003cb\u003eRobert Nero\u003c\/b\u003e leads us gently into this new facet of his amazing spectrum of interests. Not unexpectedly, there even is poetry in his approach to studying prehistoric remains!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom childhood through adolescence, to wartime service with the U.S. Army in the Southwest Pacific, from exploring the vast sand dunes of Lake Athabasca to excavating a 3,000-year-old site he discovered west of Winnipeg, Nero allows us to share his enthusiasm and excitement in outdoor adventures. There is always a wonderful immediacy in his narrative, the mark of a gifted writer, whether expressed in prose or poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135260082416,"sku":"9781770706774","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770706774_p0.jpg?v=1763706960","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770706774","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}