{"product_id":"was-it-worth-it-9781952338045","title":"Was It Worth It?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This passionate work is a welcome and worthy addition to the growing canon of environmental literature.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness.” Edward Abbey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a collection of gripping stories of adventure, Doug Peacock, loner, iconoclast, environmentalist, and contemporary of Edward Abbey, reflects on a life lived in the wild, asking the question many ask in their twilight years: “Was It Worth It?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecounting sojourns with Abbey, but also Peter Matthiessen, Doug Tompkins, Jim Harrison, Yvon Chouinard and others, Peacock observes that what he calls “solitary walks” were the greatest currency he and his buddies ever shared. He asserts that “solitude is the deepest well I have encountered in this life,” and the introspection it affords has made him who he is: a lifelong protector of the wilderness and its many awe-inspiring inhabitants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Peacock’s many best-selling books, \u003ci\u003eWas It Worth It?\u003c\/i\u003e is both entertaining and thought provoking. It challenges any reader to make certain that the answer to the question for their own life is “Yes!”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doug Peacock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959831236726,"sku":"9781952338045","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_60130939-b5ab-42bd-92cd-dff12c86d3bb.jpg?v=1767777472","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/was-it-worth-it-9781952338045","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}