{"product_id":"book-jdch","title":"Beneath the Surface of Things","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely and eclectic collection from one of the foremost thinkers of our time, \"a powerful, penetrating and immensely knowledgeable writer\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in this collection came about during the unhurried months when one who had traveled incessantly was obliged to stay still, even as events flared on all sides in a world that never stops moving. Wade Davis brings his unique cultural perspective to such varied topics as the demonization of coca, the sacred plant of the Inca; the Great War and the birth of modernity; the British conquest of Everest; the endless conflict in the Middle East; reaching beyond climate fear and trepidation; on the meaning of the sacred. His essay, \"The Unraveling of America,\" first published in \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, attracted five million readers and generated 362 million social media impressions. Media interest in the story was sustained over many weeks, with interview requests coming in from twenty-three countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe anthropological lens, as Davis demonstrates, reveals what lies beneath the surface of things, allowing us to see, and to seek, the wisdom of the middle way, a perspective of promise and hope that all of the essays in this collection aspire to convey.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49277805822256,"sku":"BDjdch","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49277805756720,"sku":"ZEjdch","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49277805789488,"sku":"ZMjdch","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jdch-Square-cover.jpg?v=1780530934","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jdch","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}