{"product_id":"the-collecting-bug-a-rock-collectors-philosophy-of-life-9798623797681","title":"The Collecting Bug: A Rock Collector's Philosophy of Life","description":"There are many people in this world who get the urge to collect things, an urge that might be called the \"collecting bug.\" This book is about my particular collecting bug, the hobby of collecting of rocks, minerals, fossils, gemstones, and the like. However, much of what I have included could be applied to the collection of other things, both man made and natural; rocks are simply the object of much of my own efforts. There have been many books published on this subject. There are numerous excellent works on what to collect, where to collect, and how to identify what you collect. What I intend to explore is, rather, why - and why not - to collect. It is my hope that the reader will gain an appreciation of avocational rock collecting and why so many of us pursue it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9114198\"\u003eBob Farrar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798623797681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI048000\"\u003eEarth Sciences | Mineralogy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43348822753517,"sku":null,"price":6.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0f4dd228-9b89-4c72-ae1f-8f1618e26574.jpg?v=1664033370","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-collecting-bug-a-rock-collectors-philosophy-of-life-9798623797681","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}