{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-the-dead-9781640092532","title":"The Big Book of the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Every observation is a marvel, every sentence a heartbreak or a revelation of joy.\" --Ann Patchett, author of \u003ci\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marion Wink is esteemed for bringing humor and wit to that most unavoidable of subjects: death. At last, Winik's critically acclaimed, cult favorites \u003ci\u003eGlen Rock\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e have been carefully combined in their proper order, revealing more clearly than ever before the character hidden throughout these stories: Winik herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, Winik arranges her arresting portraits of the dead chronologically, spanning \"Friends of My Youth,\" \"The Austin Years, including NOLA,\" \"Glen Rock, PA, pop. 2050,\" and \"Love in the Time of Baltimore.\" Featuring twelve additional vignettes--including remembrances of Anthony Bourdain and Philip Roth--along with a brand new introduction, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e continues Winik's work as an empathic, witty chronicler of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640092532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Marion Winik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663892344988,"sku":"9781640092532","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4a64b547-6d03-4eff-9754-c3155223b0b5.jpg?v=1603905310","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-big-book-of-the-dead-9781640092532","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}