{"product_id":"smoke-hole-looking-to-the-wild-in-the-time-of-the-spyglass-by-martin-shaw","title":"Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass by Martin Shaw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A modern-day bard.\"—Madeline Miller, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shaw has so much wisdom and knowledge about the old stories, it emanates from his pores.\"—John Densmore, The Doors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Through feral tales and poetic exegesis, Martin Shaw makes you re-see the world, as a place of adventure and of initiation, as perfect home and as perfectly other. What a gift.\"—David Keenan, author of Xstabeth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I can still remember the first time I heard Martin Shaw tell a story. The tale that emerged was like a living thing, bounding around, throwing itself at us there listening. I had never heard anything like it before.\"—Paul Kingsnorth, Booker shortlisted author of The Wake\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, as we are confronted by not one, but many crossroads in our lives – identity, technology, love, seduction, politics – celebrated mythologist and wilderness guide Martin Shaw delivers Smoke Hole – three ancient myths that serve as metaphors for our world today. Assailed by the seductive promises of social media and shadowed by a pandemic that brought loneliness to an all-time high, Martin argues that we are losing our sense of direction, our sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe invites us to use these stories to help find ‘a commons for the imagination, a place to breathe deeper, feel steadier and become acquainted with rapture.’ Smoke Hole is a passionate call to arms and an invitation to use these stories to face the complexities of contemporary life, from fake news to parenthood, climate crises, addictive technology and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Landmark Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49720615960816,"sku":"9781645020950","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/1385\/8477\/files\/9781645020950.jpg?v=1778610251","url":"https:\/\/shop.landmarkbooksellers.com\/products\/smoke-hole-looking-to-the-wild-in-the-time-of-the-spyglass-by-martin-shaw","provider":"Landmark Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}