{"product_id":"the-curse-of-oak-island-by-randall-sullivan-9780802148278","title":"The Curse of Oak Island","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Curse of Oak Island\u003c\/em\u003e is high-quality narrative non-fiction from a top-shelf journalist, extrapolated from Randall Sullivan's successful 2004 Rolling Stone article of the same title. The Oak Island mystery is the subject of the History Channel's reality TV series \u003cem\u003eThe Curse of Oak Island\u003c\/em\u003e, which debuted in January 2014 and has become one of the most successful original shows on cable overall. The show follows brothers Marty and Rick Lagina as they attempt to uncover the island's secrets. Randall Sullivan joined the show for its fourth season, which aired November 2016-February 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book's subject is a fascinating real-life mystery, touching on engineering, early Native American history, and some alternative historical theories, making for a very compelling read. Sullivan's last book, \u003cem\u003eUntouchable\u003c\/em\u003e, was excerpted in Vanity Fair and named one of Amazon's 100 Best Books of the Year. Sullivan appeared on various shows such as \u003cem\u003eKatie\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNightline\u003c\/em\u003e to promote the book, and it also received strong print attention, with coverage in \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOpen Road Pictures has adapted Sullivan's \u003cem\u003eLAbryinth\u003c\/em\u003e for film, with Brad Furman directing and Johnny Depp starring. The film is expected to be released in the second quarter of 2018, and we'll be re-issuing the book in a movie tie-in edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile there are other books on the Oak Island phenomenon, most are self-published. The two exceptions are \u003cem\u003eThe Oak Island Mystery, Solved\u003c\/em\u003e by Joy A. Steele (Cape Breton University Press, 2015; Bookscan: 959) and \u003cem\u003eSecret Treasure of Oak Island\u003c\/em\u003e by D'Arcy O'Connor (The Lyons Press, 2004; Bookscan 6290). The most direct competition is the D'Arcy O'Connor book, but that terminates in 2004, whereas Sullivan's covers the Lagina brothers who are at the center of the present hunt (and whose absence is noted by recent Amazon reviewers of O'Connor's book). Sullivan comprehensively debunks the Steele volume, as well as most other Oak Island theories, in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487585845484,"sku":"9780802148278","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2a10be9a111ae7f2bf3686cd2c1f3c81.jpg?v=1775773318","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-curse-of-oak-island-by-randall-sullivan-9780802148278","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}