{"product_id":"the-confusion-volume-two-of-the-baroque-cycle-9780060733353","title":"The Confusion: Volume Two of the Baroque Cycle","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves -- including one Jack Shaftoe, aka King of the Vagabonds, aka Half-Cocked Jack -- devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure ensues -- a perilous race for an enormous prize of silver ... nay, gold ... nay, legendary gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Europe, the exquisite and resourceful Eliza, Countess de la Zeur, is stripped of her immense personal fortune by France's most dashing privateer. Penniless and at risk from those who desire either her or her head (or both), she is caught up in a web of international intrigue, even as she desperately seeks the return of her most precious possession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Newton and Leibniz continue to propound their grand theories as their infamous rivalry intensifies, stubborn alchemy does battle with the natural sciences, dastardly plots are set in motion ... and Daniel Waterhouse seeks passage to the Massachusetts colony in hopes of escaping the madness into which his world has descended.\u003c\/p\u003eThis P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal Stephenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.36w x 1.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060733353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2005 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephenson, Neal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Stephenson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of the novels \u003cem\u003eTermination Shock, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eFall; or, Dodge in Hell\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.\u003c\/em\u003e (with Nicole Galland), \u003cem\u003eSeveneves\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReamde\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnathem\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe System of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Confusion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuicksilver\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCryptonomicon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Diamond Age\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSnow Crash\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eZodiac\u003c\/em\u003e, and the groundbreaking nonfiction work \u003cem\u003eIn the Beginning . . .Was the Command Line\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099493433459,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_52090b58-8f35-4949-8001-6902f1aa43ef.jpg?v=1748701563","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-confusion-volume-two-of-the-baroque-cycle-9780060733353","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}