{"product_id":"a-cold-spell-9781526631169","title":"A Cold Spell","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaking us from the beginning of our story to the present day, \u003ci\u003eA Cold Spell\u003c\/i\u003e examines how ice has shaped our thoughts, actions and societies  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand what it means for us that it is rapidly disappearing from our planet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A warm-hearted tale of the bizarre, something to cuddle up with in the bleak midwinter . . . Astonishing'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBracingly original . . . As the earth warms threateningly, there could hardly be a more pertinent time for a story like this' \u003c\/b\u003eMICHAEL PALIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A book of limitless fascinations'' \u003c\/b\u003eOLIVIA LAING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brightly written, nimbly researched and really quite delightful'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIce has confounded, delighted and fascinated us since the first sparks of art and culture in Europe and it now underpins the modern world. Without ice, we would not feed ourselves or heal our sick as we do, and our towns and cities, countryside and oceans would look very different. Science woul\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50067009274199,"sku":"9781526631169","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526631169.jpg?v=1740544610","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-cold-spell-9781526631169","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}