{"product_id":"9780735279483","title":"Lost in the Valley of Death","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eONE OF CBC'S BEST CANADIAN NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Jon Krakauer's \u003ci\u003eInto the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, the riveting story of the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India—one of at least two dozen tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, India has enthralled Westerners looking for an exotic getaway, a brief immersion in yoga and meditation, or, in rare cases, a true pilgrimage to find spiritual revelation. Justin Alexander Shetler, an inveterate traveler trained in wilderness survival, was one such seeker.\u003cbr\u003e    In his early thirties, Justin quit his job at a tech startup and set out on a global journey—across the United States by motorcycle, then down to South America, and\u003cspan class=\"atm_keep-reading-flag\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa fa-arrow-down\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e on to the Philippines, Thailand, and Nepal—in search of authentic experiences and meaningful encounters while documenting his travels on Instagram. His enigmatic character and magnetic personality gained him a devoted following who lived vicariously through his adventures. But the ever-restless explorer was driven to seek out ever-greater extremes, and greater risks, in what had become a personal quest—his own hero’s journey.\u003cbr\u003e    In 2016, he made his way to the Parvati Valley, a remote and rugged corner of the Indian Himalayas steeped in mystical tradition and shrouded in darkness and danger. There he spent weeks studying under the guidance of a sadhu, an Indian holy man, living and meditating in a cave. At the end of August, accompanied by the sadhu, he set off on a spiritual journey to a holy lake—one from which he would never return.\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ci\u003eLost in the Valley of Death\u003c\/i\u003e is about one man’s search to find himself, in a country where, for many Westerners, the path to spiritual enlightenment can prove fraught, even treacherous. But it is also a story about all of us and the ways, sometimes extreme, we seek fulfillment in life.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Harley Rustad (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Knopf Canada |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-04-25","offer_id":44151199203583,"sku":"9780735279483","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9780735279483.jpg?v=1682436344","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780735279483","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}