{"product_id":"book-inxs","title":"The First Emperor of China","description":"The First Emperor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1974, Chinese peasants made the discovery of the century … Thousands of terracotta soldiers guarding the tomb of a tyrant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ying Zheng was born to rule the world, claiming descent from gods, crowned king while still a child. He was the product of a heartless, brutal regime devoted to domination, groomed from an early age to become the First Emperor of China after a century of scheming by his ancestors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e He faked a foreign threat to justify an invasion. He ruled a nation under twenty-four-hour surveillance. He ordered his interrogators to torture suspects. He boiled his critics alive. He buried dissenting scholars. He declared war on death itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jonathan Clements uses modern archaeology and ancient texts to outline the First Emperor's career and the grand schemes that followed unification: the Great Wall that guarded his frontiers and the famous Terracotta Army that watches over his tomb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This revised edition includes updates from a further decade of publications, archaeology and fictional adaptations, plus the author's encounter with Yang Zhifa, the man who discovered the Terracotta Army.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49350278742320,"sku":"BDinxs","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49350278807856,"sku":"ZEinxs","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49350278873392,"sku":"ZMinxs","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/inxs-Square-cover.jpg?v=1780456773","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-inxs","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}