{"product_id":"among-the-mermaids","title":"Among the Mermaids","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmong the Mermaids\u003c\/em\u003e by Varla Ventura\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Homer’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePirates of the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e, Mermaids have fascinated popular culture for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmong the Mermaids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an enchanting collection of classic stories, facts, and tales of mermaids from around the world that will thrill every lover of this romanticized mythological creature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompiled by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook of the Bizarre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eauthor and Magical Creature devotee Varla Ventura,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmong the Mermaids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes turn of the century tales of merfolk from Bret Harte, T. Crofton Croker, and W.B. Yeats, along with tantalizing trivia, facts, firsthand accounts, and speculations about mermaids in popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome facts about the fluid and the fair from the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany people believe today that early explorer sightings of mermaids were manatees. (Scurvy + many days away from your lady = a blubbery creature looking supple and bodacious.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlackbeard, the fierce and terrible pirate, was afraid of his crew being lured into a watery grave by mermaids, so he ordered his ships to avoid certain areas reputed to have a high number of mermaid sightings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSince 2009, the town of Kiryat Yam, Israel has offered a prize of $1 million dollars to anyone who can prove the mermaid off their coast is real. The prize remains unclaimed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Wheel Weiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52112549675292,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/3051\/2412\/files\/Among_the_Mermaids.webp?v=1750618116","url":"https:\/\/lapantherestudio.com\/en-asia\/products\/among-the-mermaids","provider":"La Panthère Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}