{"product_id":"9780008169114","title":"In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story that Inspired ‘Moby Dick’ (Text Only)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century – and inspiration for ‘Moby-Dick’ – reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and Cillian Murphy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the whaleship Essex set sail from Nantucket in 1819, the unthinkable happened. A mere speck in the vast Pacific ocean – and powerless against the forces of nature – Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale, and her twenty crewmen were forced to take to the open sea in three small boats. Ninety days later only a handful of survivors were rescued – and a terrifying story of desperation, cannibalism and courage was revealed…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest sea yarns ever spun, ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ is the true story of the extraordinary events that inspired Herman Melville’s masterpiece ‘Moby-Dick’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel Philbrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285398306965,"sku":"9780008169114","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008169114.jpg?v=1776992162","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008169114","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}