{"product_id":"house-of-pain-new-and-selected-essays-9781557289995","title":"House of Pain: New and Selected Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaurence Gonzales began his successful publishing career in 1989 with the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Still Point\u003c\/i\u003e and later \u003ci\u003eThe Hero's Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), both with the University of Arkansas Press. From these collections of essays he went on to write for renowned magazines in addition to publishing several books, including the best selling \u003ci\u003eDeep Survival\u003c\/i\u003e. His journalism garnered two National Magazine Awards, and his latest nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eSurviving Survival\u003c\/i\u003e, was named by \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best books of 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new collection of essays shows us the sometimes hair-raising, sometimes heart-wrenching writing that Gonzales has become known for. This \"compelling and trustworthy guide\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) takes us from a maximum-security prison to a cancer ward, from a mental institution to the World Trade Center. Among the essays included is \"Marion Prison,\" a National Magazine Award finalist, with its intimate view inside the most maximum security prison in America. \"House of Pain\" takes the reader into the life of a brain surgeon at Chicago's Cook County Hospital, a grim world that few ever see. \"Rites of Spring,\" another National Magazine Award finalist, follows Gonzales and his wife on their journey through cancer, not once, but twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther stories venture above the Arctic Circle, flying deep into the Alaskan wilderness among grizzly bears and trumpeter swans; explore aerobatics in high-performance aircraft; and eulogize Memphis and Miami as American cities that mourn their fates in uniquely different ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557289995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Laurence Gonzales","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45078776643765,"sku":"9781557289995","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7ee4879f-f471-45a8-b17d-413894bbe756.jpg?v=1738681657","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/house-of-pain-new-and-selected-essays-9781557289995","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}