{"product_id":"please-dont-bomb-the-suburbs-a-midterm-report-on-my-generation-and-the-future-of-our-super-movement-9781936070596","title":"Please Don't Bomb the Suburbs: A Midterm Report on My Generation and the Future of Our Super Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"[A] sober and funny assessment of where activism is and where it needs to go.\" --\u003cem\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Wimsatt's level of sincerity and enthusiasm is refreshing and bracing, and the book stands as a reminder that anybody who wants to help improve the world can find plenty of ways to get busy, and also have a great time doing it.\" --\u003cem\u003eLiterary Kicks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a potty-mouth graffiti writer from the Southside of Chicago, William \"Upski\" Wimsatt electrified the literary and hip-hop world with two of the most successful underground classic books in a generation, \u003cem\u003eBomb the Suburbs\u003c\/em\u003e (1994) and \u003cem\u003eNo More Prisons\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), which sold more than 90,000 copies combined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003ePlease Don't Bomb the Suburbs\u003c\/em\u003e, Wimsatt weaves a first-person tour of America's cultural and political movements from 1985-2010. It's a story about love, growing up, a generation coming of age, and a vision for the movement young people will create in the new decade. With humor, storytelling, and historical insight, Wimsatt lays out a provocative vision for the next twenty-five years of personal and historical transformation. Never heard of Billy Wimsatt before? Your life just got better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936070596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.54w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William Upski Wimsatt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43896911724725,"sku":"9781936070596","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ee256f88-7d34-4908-bd2e-864da602e013.jpg?v=1712632747","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/please-dont-bomb-the-suburbs-a-midterm-report-on-my-generation-and-the-future-of-our-super-movement-9781936070596","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}