{"product_id":"book-blw1","title":"This Side of Wild","description":"In the National Book Award longlist book \u003ci\u003eThis Side of Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, Newbery Honor–winning author Gary Paulsen shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companions: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle guarded his well-being, and a horse led him across a desert. Through his interactions with dogs, horses, birds, and more, Gary has been struck with the belief that animals know more than we may fathom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHis understanding and admiration of animals is well known, and in \u003ci\u003eThis Side of Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, which has taken a lifetime to write, he proves the ways in which they have taught him to be a better person.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347423207728,"sku":"BDblw1","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49347423240496,"sku":"40blw1","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/185528-blw1-Square.jpg?v=1734205573","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-blw1","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}