{"product_id":"the-sex-lives-of-cannibals-9780385606431","title":"The Sex Lives of Cannibals","description":"\u003cp\u003eLet me say at the top that I didnt have a particularly good reason for moving to Tarawa  a small island in the Republic of Kiribati. There was nothing Quaker-ish  Thoreau-ish or even Gaughin-ish about my taking a little leave from western civilisation which I though was fine mostly  particularly as manifested ion certain parts of Italy...To picture Kiribati  imagine that the continental US were to conveniently disappear  leaving only Baltimore and a vast swathe of very blue ocean in its place. Now chop up Baltimore into 33 pieces  place a neighbourhood where Maine used to be  another where California once was  and so on until you have 33 pieces of Baltimore dispersed in such a way that 32\/33 Baltimorians will never attend an Orioles game again. Now take away electricity  running water  tollets  television  restaurants  building and aeroplanes (except for two very old prop planes tended by people who have no word for maintenance). Replace with thatch. Flatten all the land into a uniform two feet above sea level. Toy with islands by melting polar ice caps. Add palm trees. Sprinkle with hepatitis A  B and C. Stir in dengue fever and intestinal parasites. Take away doctors. Isolate and bake at a constant temperature of 100degrees Fahrenheit. The result is the Republic of Kiribati  a hard paradise  where despite an unwavering fondness for continents  I soon found myself at home. J. Maarten Troost spent two trying years in his island paradise. This is his story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276479062069,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385606435","price":98.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385606431.jpg?v=1780553350","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-sex-lives-of-cannibals-9780385606431","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}