{"product_id":"the-black-penguin","title":"The Black Penguin","description":"\u003cp\u003eA devout young boy in rural Ohio  Andrew Evans had his life mapped for him: baptism  mission  Brigham Young University  temple marriage  and children of his own. But as an awkward gay kid  bullied and bored  he escaped into the glossy pages of National Geographic and the wide promise of the world atlas. The Black Penguin is Evanss memoir  travel tale  and love story of his eventual journey to the farthest reaches of the map  a wild yet touching adventure across some of the most astonishing landscapes on Earth.  Ejected from church and shunned by his family as a young man  Evans embarks on an ambitious overland journey halfway across the world. Riding public transportation  he crosses swamps  deserts  mountains  and jungles  slowly approaching his lifelong dream and ultimate goal: Antarctica. With each new mile comes laughter  pain  unexpected friendship  true weirdness  unsettling realities  and some hair-raising moments that eventually lead to a singular discovery on a remote beach at the bottom of the world.  Evanss 12 000-mile voyage becomes a soulful quest to balance faith  family  and self  reminding us that  in the end  our lives are defined by the roads we take  the places we touch  and those we hold nearest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945360683061,"sku":"ByrdShop_0299311406","price":24.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780299311407.jpg?v=1769885275","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-black-penguin","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}