{"product_id":"axiomatic-9781945492297","title":"Axiomatic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tumarkin presents a remarkable tour de force . . . These essays will linger in readers' minds for years after.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on nine years of research, \u003ci\u003eAxiomatic\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways we understand the traumas we inherit and the systems that sustain them. In five sections--each one built on an axiom about how the past affects the present--Tumarkin weaves together true and intimate stories of a community dealing with the extended aftermath of a suicide, a grandmother's quest to kidnap her grandson to keep him safe, one community lawyer's struggle inside and against the criminal justice system, a larger-than-life Holocaust survivor, and the history of the author's longest friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith verve, wit, and critical dexterity, Tumarkin asks questions about loss, grief, and how our particular histories inform the people we become in the world. \u003ci\u003eAxiomatic\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an unforgettable voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Transit Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945492297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maria Tumarkin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672104628380,"sku":"9781945492297","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1fe39e12-850b-4a59-b393-d73d077aac6a.jpg?v=1603926963","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/axiomatic-9781945492297","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}