{"product_id":"kon-tiki-by-thor-heyerdahl-book","title":"Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl (Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBook:\u003cem\u003e \u003cb\u003eKon Tiki\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAuthor: Thor Heyerdahl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"293\" data-start=\"179\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"293\" data-start=\"212\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eTiki, Polynesia, Adventure, Exploration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"554\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKon-Tiki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the record of an astonishing adventure—a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land—the Polynesian island of Puka Puka.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated into sixty-five languages, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKon-Tiki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage—a magnificent saga of men against the sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition includes a foreword by the author and a unique visual essay of the voyage. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eThis paperback is meant for reading the classic true story. It includes 32 pages of original photographs from the voyage. The perfect carry around edition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"237\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback, 256 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thor Heyerdahl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48052164100196,"sku":"Book-KonTiki","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/7361\/8276\/files\/KonTikiThor_6e4a427b-79fa-4ac0-9b4a-fa5da378105e.jpg?v=1773284839","url":"https:\/\/www.melloexotica.com\/products\/kon-tiki-by-thor-heyerdahl-book","provider":"Mello Exotica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}