{"product_id":"abandoned-hauntingly-beautiful-deserted-theme-parks-hardcover-1","title":"Abandoned: Hauntingly Beautiful Deserted Theme Parks - Hardcover","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\u003eSeph Lawless\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e called him \"a master of the abandoned\"--and for good reason. Take a strange and wonderful photographic journey into a world time has forgotten--amusement parks that have been shut down and overgrown.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \"artivist\" known only as Seph Lawless has spent the last ten years photo-documenting the America that was left behind in the throes of economic instability and overall decline--decrepit shopping malls, houses, factories, even amusement parks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough nearly two hundred gorgeous and elegiac photographs, \u003ci\u003eAbandoned\u003c\/i\u003e details Lawless's journey into what was once the very heart of American entertainment: the amusement park. Here is includes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisney World's Discovery Island and River Country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoyland Amusement Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDogpatch USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFun Spot Amusement Park and Zoo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBushkill Amusement Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLand of Oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Shawnee Amusement Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeauga Lake Amusement Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpreepark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChippewa Lake Amusement Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnchanted Forest Playland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLawless visits deserted parks across the country, capturing in stark detail their dilapidated state, natural overgrowth, and obvious duality of sad and playful symbolism. Previously self-published as \u003ci\u003eBizarro\u003c\/i\u003e, this updated edition of Lawless's photographic tribute to decaying American amusement parks contains new content and a new foreword.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeph Lawless\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for his extensive documentation of deserted locations across the globe, and he has been photographing abandoned American cities since 2005. His images and video renderings are part of an ongoing project called \u003ci\u003eAutopsy of America\u003c\/i\u003e, which depicts forgotten cities and towns across the United States and intimately portrays the individuals who still inhabit these areas, known as the ones who were \"left behind.\" Lawless's work has been widely reported in the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Insider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and on \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMashable\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, FOX News, NBC News, and ABC News.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.6 x 11.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45805650051269,"sku":"9781510723351","price":48.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/5xkPMnkzNK9781510723351_4650a3f3-0e25-4bea-8c15-a4d0422cbb64.webp?v=1770909922","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/abandoned-hauntingly-beautiful-deserted-theme-parks-hardcover-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}