{"product_id":"desert-solitaire","title":"Desert Solitaire","description":"\u003cb\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas “a passionately felt, deeply poetic book,” the moving autobiographical work of Edward Abbey, considered the Thoreau of the American West, and his passion for the southwestern wilderness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesert Solitaire \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of vignettes about life in the wilderness and the nature of the desert itself by park ranger and conservationist, Edward Abbey. The book\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edetails the unique adventures and conflicts the author faces, from dealing with the damage caused by development of the land or excessive tourism, to discovering a dead body. However \u003ci\u003eDesert Solitaire \u003c\/i\u003eis not just a collection of one man’s stories, the book is also a philosophical memoir, full of Abbey’s reflections on the desert as a paradox, at once beautiful and liberating, but also isolating and cruel. Often compared to Thoreau’s \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesert Solitaire \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful discussion of life’s mysteries set against the stirring backdrop of the American southwestern wilderness.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48586616537343,"sku":"*R0111470*","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/3546473482427.jpg?v=1779831921","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/desert-solitaire","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}