{"product_id":"arabian-sands-by-wilfred-thesiger-9780141442075","title":"Arabian Sands","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to Black Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilfred Thesiger was born in Addis Ababa in 1910 and educated at Eton and Oxford. Though British, he was repulsed by the softness and rigidity of Western life, \"the machines, the calling cards, the meticulously aligned streets, etc.\" In the spirit of T.E. Lawrence, Thesiger spent five years exploring and wandering the deserts of Arabia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith vivid descriptions and colourful anecdotes, he narrates his stories, including two crossings of the Empty Quarter, among peoples who had never seen a European and considered it their duty to kill Christian infidels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArabian Sands\u003c\/em\u003e captures the essence of Thesiger's travels, offering a profound insight into the desert life and cultures that were both foreign and fascinating to the Western world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46506321314028,"sku":"9780141442075","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9222733482238.jpg?v=1748693817","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/arabian-sands-by-wilfred-thesiger-9780141442075","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}