{"product_id":"beyond-measure-essays-9781946448132","title":"Beyond Measure: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond Measure\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating exploration of the rituals, routines, metrics and expectations through which we attempt to quantify and ascribe value to our lives. With mordant humor and penetrating intellect, Arndt casts her gaze beyond event-driven narratives to the machinery underlying them: judo competitions measured in weigh-ins and wait times; the significance of the elliptical's stationary churn; the rote scripts of dating apps; the stupefying sameness of the daily commute.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRachel Z. Arndt's writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003ePopular Mechanics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuartz\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. She received MFAs in nonfiction and poetry from the University of Iowa, where she was an Iowa Arts Fellow and nonfiction editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/em\u003e. After stints in Rhode Island and New York, she now lives in Chicago and works as a reporter at Modern Healthcare, covering healthcare technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarabande Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946448132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rachel Z. Arndt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672242516124,"sku":"9781946448132","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1e08a8c4-51c4-4404-9370-92cfe5593d3f.jpg?v=1603927283","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beyond-measure-essays-9781946448132","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}