{"product_id":"the-monkey-wrench-gang-9780141187624","title":"The Monkey Wrench Gang","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Revolutionary ... An extravagant, finely written tale of ecological sabotage'' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAudacious, controversial and hilarious, \u003ci\u003eThe Monkey Wrench Gang \u003c\/i\u003eis Edward Abbey''s masterpiece - a big, boisterous and unforgettable novel about freedom and commitment that ignited the flames of environmental activism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the vast American West, nature is being vicitimized by a Big Government \/ Big Business conspiracy of bridges, dams and concrete. But a motley gang of individuals has decided that enough is enough. A burnt-out veteran, a mad doctor and a polygamist join forces in a noble cause: to dismantle the machinery of progress through peaceful means - or otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book that influenced a generation of radical environmentalists * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Monkey Wrench Gang \u003c\/i\u003eis a magnificent snarl of genres: spaghetti westerns tangled up with the \u003ci\u003eKeystone Cops\u003c\/i\u003e, the Cervantean romance tradition and Acme cartoon capers * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA thing of beauty - a wildly funny, infinitely wise, near to tragic tale * Houston Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eA violently revolutionary novel * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eLaunched America's 'eco-defense' movement ... A lasting cult classic * LA Times *\u003cbr\u003eMixes comedy and chaos with enough chase sequences to leave you hungering for more * San Francisco Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eInspired acts of eco-activism in its day, and remains one of the most passionate pleas in literature to protect our wild places * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eA sad, hilarious, exuberant, vulgar fairy tale... It'll make you want to go out and blow up a dam * The National Observer *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732425322839,"sku":"9780141187624","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141187624.jpg?v=1719996826","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-monkey-wrench-gang-9780141187624","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}