{"product_id":"around-the-world-in-eighty-days-paperback-3","title":"Around the World in Eighty Days - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJules Verne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne's hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber. Set from the text of George M. Towle's original 1873 translation, this Modern Library Paperback Classic of Verne's adventure novel comes vividly alive, brilliantly reflecting on time, space, and one man's struggle to reach beyond the bounds of both science and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Sterling is the author of the nonfiction books \u003cb\u003eTomorrow Now\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Hacker Crackdown, \u003c\/b\u003e as well as the novels\u003cb\u003e Distraction, Holy Fire, Heavy Weather, \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eIslands in the Net.\u003c\/b\u003e With William Gibson he co-authored the acclaimed novel \u003cb\u003eThe Difference Engine.\u003c\/b\u003e He lives with his wife and two daughters in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753757442336,"sku":"9780141366296","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8806fbba8d8b55c823efaf92073a4a19.webp?v=1780026894","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/around-the-world-in-eighty-days-paperback-3","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}