{"product_id":"the-scholar-of-moab-paperback","title":"The Scholar of Moab - 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\u003eSteven L. Peck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2011 Best Novel, Association for Mormon letters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMontaigne Medal Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Steven Peck has imagined a world ever-so-slightly tweaked from this real one...\u003ci\u003eThe Scholar of Moab\u003c\/i\u003e explores the otherworld of nature, imagination, and mind.\" --BROOKE WILLIAMS, author of \u003ci\u003eHalflives\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happens when a two-headed cowboy, a high school dropout, and a poet abducted by aliens come together in 1970s Moab, Utah? \u003ci\u003eThe Scholar of Moab\u003c\/i\u003e, a dark-comedy perambulating murder, affairs, and cowboy mysteries in the shadow of the hoary La Sal Mountains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Hyrum Thayne, an unrefined geological surveyor, steals a massive dictionary out of the Grand County library in a midnight raid, startling the good people of Moab into believing a nefarious band of Book of Mormon thugs, the Gadianton Robbers, has arisen again. To make matters worse, Hyrum's illicit affair with Dora Tanner, a local poet thought to be mad, results in the delivery of a bouncing baby boy who vanishes the night of his birth. Righteous Moabites accuse Dora of the murder, but who really killed their child? Did a coyote dingo the baby? Was it an alien abduction as Dora claims? Was it Hyrum? Or could it have been the only witness to the crime, one of a pair of Oxford-educated conjoined twins who cowboy in the La Sals on sabbatical? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEVEN L. PECK\u003c\/b\u003e knows Moab, inside out. An evolutionary ecologist at Brigham Young University, Peck teaches the philosophy of biology. His scientific work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Naturalist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrends in Ecology and Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBiological Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgriculture and Human Values\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBiology \u0026amp; Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. Steven also co-edited a volume on environmental stewardship. His creative works include a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of the King's Jeweler\u003c\/i\u003e (2003 Covenant Communications). His poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003eDialogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBellowing Ark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIrreantum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Rock Review\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines. Peck was nominated for the 2011 Science Fiction Poetry Association's Rhysling Award. Other awards include the Meyhew Short Story Contest, First Place at Warp and Weave, Honorable Mention in the 2011 Brookie and D.K. Brown Fiction Contest, and Second Place in the Eugene England Memorial Essay Contest.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven L. Peck is an evolutionary ecologist at Brigham Young University where he teaches the philosophy of biology. His scientific work has appeared in numerous publications. As the Renaissance Man he is, Steve has won a fistful of awards for both his poetry and science fiction work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44839849099366,"sku":"9781937226022","price":23.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Y1hVQm5yQ2g3Rm5pK0lqeGxCOFIxdz09.webp?v=1772520617","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-scholar-of-moab-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}