{"product_id":"paris-to-the-moon-9780375758232","title":"Paris to the Moon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"The finest book on France in recent years.\"--Alain de Botton, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1995, Adam Gopnik, his wife, and their infant son left the familiar comforts and hassles of New York City for the urbane glamour of Paris. In the grand tradition of Stein, Hemingway, Baldwin, and Liebling, Gopnik set out to enjoy the storied existence of an American in Paris--walks down the paths of the Tuileries, philosophical discussions in caf s, and afternoon jaunts to the Mus e d'Orsay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as readers of Gopnik's beloved and award-winning \"Paris Journal\" in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e know, there was also the matter of raising a child and carrying on with \u003ci\u003ela vie quotidienne\u003c\/i\u003e--the daily, slightly less fabled life. As Gopnik discovers in this tender account, the dual processes of navigating a foreign city and becoming a parent are not completely dissimilar--both promise new routines, new languages, and a new set of rules by which each day is to be lived. With singular wit and insight, Gopnik manages to weave the magical with the mundane in this wholly delightful book that \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e deemed \"magisterial.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375758232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.30w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2001 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2001 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/12\/2001 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2001 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/25\/2002 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adam Gopnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636708339868,"sku":"9780375758232","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_17000e08-f59f-4cef-b9a5-af0aafe19f79.jpg?v=1603842715","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/paris-to-the-moon-9780375758232","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}