{"product_id":"9781471139574-underground","title":"Underground","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor fans of quirky, obsessive narrative histories, such as \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConfederates in the Attic \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Things Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnderground\u003c\/i\u003e explores the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the subterranean landscape and in the process reengineers our relationship with the worlds beneath our feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A mesmerizingly fascinating tale, one astonishing adventure after another. I could not stop reading this beautifully written book.'\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Finkel, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A unique history of a culturally and scientifically important netherworld most people barely know exists.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unusual and intriguing travel book . A vivid illumination of the dark and an effective evocation of its profound mystery.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When \u003cb\u003eWill Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned tunnel that ran beneath his house in Providence, Rhode Island. His first tunnel trips inspired a lifelong fascination with exploring \u003cb\u003eunderground worlds\u003c\/b\u003e, from the \u003cb\u003ederelict subway stations\u003c\/b\u003e and sewers of New York City to \u003cb\u003esacred caves\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ecatacombs\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003etombs\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebunkers\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eancient underground cities\u003c\/b\u003e in more than twenty countries around the world. \u003ci\u003eUnderground \u003c\/i\u003eis both a personal exploration of Hunt’s obsession and a panoramic study of how we are all connected to the underground, how caves and other dark hollows have frightened and enchanted us through the ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a narrative \u003cb\u003espanning continents and epochs\u003c\/b\u003e, Hunt follows a cast of subterraneaphiles who have dedicated themselves to investigating underground worlds. He tracks the origins of life with a team of \u003cb\u003eNASA microbiologists\u003c\/b\u003e a mile beneath the \u003cb\u003eBlack Hills\u003c\/b\u003e, camps out for three days with urban explorers in the catacombs and sewers of \u003cb\u003eParis\u003c\/b\u003e, descends with an Aboriginal family into a 35,000-year-old mine in the \u003cb\u003eAustralian outback\u003c\/b\u003e, and glimpses a sacred sculpture moulded by Paleolithic artists in the depths of a cave in the \u003cb\u003ePyrenees\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Each adventure is woven with findings in mythology and anthropology, natural history and neuroscience, literature and philosophy – this is a graceful meditation on the allure of darkness, the power of mystery, and our eternal desire to connect with what we cannot see.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535910576502,"sku":"9781471139574","price":14.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31850543.jpg?v=1774283451","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471139574-underground","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}