{"product_id":"ground-up-9780374531546","title":"Ground Up","description":"\u003cp\u003eLight streams through the windows as the espresso machine roars; a gorgeous, rich scent fills the air; and witty conversation unspools over the porcelain cups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's the caf  dream. Mark and Nina are about to experience the reality. Determined to re-create the perfect Viennese coffeehouse, they descend on New York's gritty but hip Lower East Side to educate the locals on authentic caf  culture. Soon Mark and Nina are in a downward spiral that will strip them of money, friends, sex life, status, shelter, and, finally, sanity--and offer salvation through something they have never experienced: disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the author's own coffeehouse hell, \u003ci\u003eGround Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp and funny portrait of a New York constantly reinventing itself, and a surprisingly tender story of falling out of love and back in it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374531546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2009 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Idov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636659843228,"sku":"9780374531546","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c1f270c8-8f0e-4e21-a88c-3197f1ce023e.jpg?v=1603842567","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ground-up-9780374531546","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}