{"product_id":"the-birds-that-fly-backwards-volume-i-ouroboros-9798234015723","title":"The Birds That Fly Backwards: Volume I - Ouroboros","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA transcendent memoir from the Peabody Award-winning writer behind \u003cem\u003eBattlestar Galactica, For All Mankind\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eStar Trek: Deep Space Nine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A stunning and deeply personal work of art.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Liz Phang\u003c\/strong\u003e, Writer\/Producer for \u003cem\u003eYellowjackets, Foundation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Birds That Fly Backwards: Volume I - Ouroboros\u003c\/em\u003e, David Weddle delivers a harrowing, heartbreaking, and ultimately triumphant journey into the heart of an American family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning from 1926 to 1996, this complex memoir is told not in conventional prose, but in the gripping, kinetic form of a screenplay because the Weddle family worshipped movies and mythologized their own stories through the lens of the cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside the Narrative: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Origins of an Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e Follow David's formative years, from his 1960s childhood obsession with movies to his graduation from USC Cinema School.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Family Through the Prism: \u003c\/strong\u003e Witness the intersecting journeys of various members of the Weddle family. Their conflicting points of view dramatize the absence of any absolute truth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Portrait of an Epoch: \u003c\/strong\u003eExperience sixty years of American life as the Weddle family grapples with the highs and lows of the \"Greatest Generation\" and the turbulent legacy of the generation that followed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the \"raw cunning\" and \"deep empathy\" that have made Weddle a titan of modern television, this \"memory play\" unearths the crucibles where characters-and people-are truly made. Whether you are a fan of prestige drama, film history, or powerful family memoirs, \u003cem\u003eThe Birds That Fly Backwards \u003c\/em\u003eis an essential, universal story of conflict, vulnerability, humor, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcclaim for \u003cem\u003eThe Birds That Fly Backwards\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I learned more about writing complex, rich characters through listening to David talk about his family history than any writing course I ever took.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Ronald D. Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e, Creator of \u003cem\u003eBattlestar Galactica\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOutlander\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A kaleidoscopic journey into the heart of his own family...Weddle bravely uses his incredible power as a screenwriter to make us see, hear, and feel every moment.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Liz Phang\u003c\/strong\u003e, Writer\/Producer for \u003cem\u003eYellowjackets \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Strain.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Weddle digs beneath surface grit and glitter to unearth the crucibles where characters are made... a turbulent group portrait of a conflicted middle-class family.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Michael Sragow\u003c\/strong\u003e, former film critic for \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roll the Hard Six Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234015723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.81d","brand":"David Weddle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715629379765,"sku":"9798234015723","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-birds-that-fly-backwards-volume-i-ouroboros-9798234015723","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}