{"product_id":"the-beautifully-worthless-9780872865716","title":"The Beautifully Worthless","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2005 Lambda Literary Award for Debut Lesbian Fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Beautifully Worthless\u003c\/i\u003e is an outrageous act of kindness.\"--\u003cb\u003eEileen Myles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"She's insanely talented, it's mad. \u003ci\u003eThe Beautifully Worthless\u003c\/i\u003e crisscrosses the USA, like \u003ci\u003eClose to the Knives\u003c\/i\u003e, like Kerouac, desperately seeking out everything occluded and driven, a frenzy of seeking frozen into poetry.\"\u003cb\u003e--Kevin Killian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ali Liebegott's books evoke a life-affirming sensation that comes from embracing the pendular. Her ability to hit the right tone is scientific, almost violent in its precision--a single word or observation, well-placed, can have a reader crying or laughing aloud.\"--\u003cb\u003eEvan Karp, \u003ci\u003eBomb Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA runaway waitress leaves her lover, grabs her dog, and hits the highway. Ali Liebegott maps her travels in a series of hilarious and heartbreaking letters to the girl she left behind, and some of the most exquisite poetry written about love, heartache, and madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872865716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 4.98w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/21\/2014 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ali Liebegott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230710071477,"sku":"9780872865716","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6caccd96-9036-4eb8-9199-38f037a2c481.jpg?v=1750169841","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-beautifully-worthless-9780872865716","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}