{"product_id":"home-and-away-memoir-of-a-fan-9780786886524","title":"Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan","description":"The #1 \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller from the host of NPR's \u003cem\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/em\u003e--\"absolutely spectacular--wise and intimate, often funny, always touching\" (Scott Turow)--now in paperback,  In a beautifully written narrative that runs from childhood to adulthood through times of war and peace, Scott Simon movingly traces his life as a fan--of sports, theater, politics, and the people and things he holds dear. \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e columnist Ron Fimrite says of \u003cem\u003eHome and Away\u003c\/em\u003e, \"Rarely do you find in books of this genre a clearer look into mysteries and confusions of childhood . . . moving and often amusing portraits . . . insights into the complex and often corrupt world of Chicago politics, the city being this book's true protagonist. There are compelling scenes from Simon's years as a war correspondent, roving reporter, and political operative . . . There is also an emotional account of Michael Jordan's last championship season with the Bulls that is a book within a book . . . \"The writing is uniformly superb. This is, in fact, a memoir of such breadth and reach it compares favorably with another book that is allegedly about the nature of sports allegiance, Frederick Exley's \u003cem\u003eA Fan's Notes.\u003c\/em\u003e And that, believe me, is saying something.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786886524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Scott Simon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642968797340,"sku":"9780786886524","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a2f2fe53-ad76-4f0e-9432-ceb5c45fdc1e.jpg?v=1603855817","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/home-and-away-memoir-of-a-fan-9780786886524","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}