{"product_id":"the-beast-in-the-clouds-by-nathalia-holt-9781668027752","title":"The Beast in the Clouds","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Nonfiction Book of 2025 · A New York Times Book Review Critics’ Pick · A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of 2025 · Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A thrilling work of history that’s wilder than fiction.” —The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“[An] immersive, sometimes harrowing account of the siblings’ Himalayan adventure.” —The New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe stunning true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s sons and their 1929 Himalayan expedition to prove the existence of the panda bear to the western world, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRise of the Rocket Girls\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Himalayas—a snowcapped mountain range that hides treacherous glacier crossings, raiders poised to attack unsuspecting travellers, and air so thin that even seasoned explorers die of oxygen deprivation. Yet among the dangers lies one of the most beautiful and fragile ecosystems in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1928, dozens of expeditions had scoured the Himalayas in search of the panda bear, an animal many believed to be a myth. That year, the two eldest sons of President Theodore Roosevelt and a small team of scientists and naturalists launched their own dangerous journey. Lost in blizzards, attacked by robbers, ravaged by illness, and cut off from food supplies, the brothers’ crew was pushed to its physical and emotional limits. They would accomplish what years of exploration had not—introducing the panda to the Western world. Along the way, they documented a rapidly disappearing landscape and helped bring about a new era of conservation biology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Beast in the Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e, Nathalia Holt brings these events to life in a gripping nonfiction thriller about ambition, survival, and the indomitable Roosevelt spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47344353116396,"sku":"9781668027752","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24495533482781.jpg?v=1772256266","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-beast-in-the-clouds-by-nathalia-holt-9781668027752","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}