{"product_id":"the-geographers-library-9780143036623","title":"The Geographer's Library","description":"\"A brainy noir . . . [a] winningly cryptic tale . . . a cabinet of wonders written by a novelist whose surname and sensibility fit comfortably on the shelf between Umberto Eco and John Fowles.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the year's most literate and absorbing entertainments.\" \u003ci\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJon Fasman's dizzyingly plotted intellectual thriller suggests a marriage between Dan Brown and Donna Tartt. When reporter Paul Tomm is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of a reclusive academic, he finds himself pursuing leads that date back to the twelfth century and the theft of alchemical instruments from the geographer of the Sicilian court. Now someone is trying to retrieve them. Interspersed with the present action are the stories of the men and women who came to possess those charmed--and sometimes cursed--artifacts, which have powers that go well beyond the transmutation of lead into gold. Deftly combining history, magic, suspense, and romance--and as handsomely illustrated as an ancient incunabulum--\u003ci\u003eThe Geographer's Library\u003c\/i\u003e is irresistible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Fasman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.58w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143036623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJon Fasman was born in Chicago in 1975 and grew up in Washington, D.C. He was educated at Brown and Oxford universities and has worked as a journalist in Washington, D.C., New York, Oxford, and Moscow. His writing has appeared in \u003cb\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSlate\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLegal Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eMoscow Times\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e. He is now a writer and an editor for \u003cb\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/b\u003e's Web site.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45134654636147,"sku":"9780143036623","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fc8d218c-dfda-44d4-8c6f-dc0c699cd50a.jpg?v=1782389182","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-geographers-library-9780143036623","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}