{"product_id":"when-the-killings-done-paperback","title":"When the Killing's Done - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. C. Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - In this \"terrifically exciting and unapologetically relevant\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003enovel from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e, two activists clash in their attempts to preserve the environment.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A smart and rollicking novel, with suspense and shipwrecks galore . . . Character, science, and history co-evolve marvelously here in a tale of fanaticism gone literally overboard.\"--Barbara Kingsolver, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlma Boyd Takesue is a National Park Service biologist who is spearheading the efforts to save the endangered native creatures of California's Channel Islands from invasive species such as rats and feral pigs. Her antagonist, Dave LaJoy, is a local businessman who is fiercely opposed to the killing of any animals and will go to any lengths to subvert Alma's plans. As their confrontation plays out in a series of scenes escalating in violence, drama, and danger, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Killing's Done \u003c\/i\u003edeftly relates a richly humane tale about the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eT. C. Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels include \u003ci\u003eWorld's End\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has also published numerous collections of short stories. A Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Southern California, he lives in Santa Barbara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53057880129760,"sku":"9780143120391","price":26.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/V5CDbu3ULK9780143120391.webp?v=1781385010","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/when-the-killings-done-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}