{"product_id":"the-brief-history-of-the-dead-9781400095957","title":"The Brief History of the Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Kevin Brockmeier, one of this generation's most inventive young writers, comes a striking new novel about death, life, and the mysterious place in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe City is inhabited by those who have departed Earth but are still remembered by the living. They will reside in this afterlife until they are completely forgotten. But the City is shrinking, and the residents clearing out. Some of the holdouts, like Luka Sims, who produces the City's only newspaper, are wondering what exactly is going on. Others, like Coleman Kinzler, believe it is the beginning of the end. Meanwhile, Laura Byrd is trapped in an Antarctic research station, her supplies are running low, her radio finds only static, and the power is failing. With little choice, Laura sets out across the ice to look for help, but time is running out. Kevin Brockmeier alternates these two storylines to create a lyrical and haunting story about love, loss and the power of memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400095957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/18\/2007 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2012 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e108718 \/ Brief History of the Dead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kevin Brockmeier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43705182617781,"sku":"9781400095957","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_54b3538d-da45-43c4-8599-fda6611c56dc.jpg?v=1709656061","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-brief-history-of-the-dead-9781400095957","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}