{"product_id":"everyday-knowledge-9781962847216","title":"Everyday Knowledge","description":"Jim Cummins' wit and humor are legendary among both his friends. In his latest book of poems, Cummins maintains that the fear of death is the ultimate ego-trip, and central to this belief is his amusement at the self-centeredness of American experience. As he wrote in an early poem, he's interested in exploring the \"border region between narcissism and an inner life.\" These poems cover a range of subjects, from teaching film noir to the silliness of academia \u0026amp; religion \u0026amp; maleness, to guns, love, friendship, beating a mother to death with a brick, an orange-colored president in diapers, and the death of a raccoon. With special cameos by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Tom \u0026amp; Viv, John Wayne, Nick Black Elk, and Acker Bilk. Don't miss out. SAMPLE: \u003cp\u003eBe Careful What You Wish For\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne night as you're staring \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto the 'abyss of erudition, '\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe abyss loses interest in you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand moves on down the line-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esort of like metaphysical speed dating, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexcept you didn't get the chance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto show it your credentials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou're ticked off, but it's unfairness \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat got you here to begin with, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eright? One thing you'd been certain of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas that you were an interesting case- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecould this be a wake-up call? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe abyss is way down the line now, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoblivious, leaving behind a nothingness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou peek out over the rim of, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elike a child who's just learned how \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto stand up in his crib.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e DOS Madres Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962847216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"James Cummins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396476657845,"sku":"9781962847216","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f5642181-61d7-41c3-ae5d-04c61c8e4d06.jpg?v=1747750023","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/everyday-knowledge-9781962847216","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}