{"product_id":"the-perpetual-motion-machine-9781597096911","title":"The Perpetual Motion Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER -- 2017 RED HEN PRESS NONFICTION AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED --2018 AMERICAN BEST BOOK, AUTOBIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED -- 2019 RUBERY INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD, NONFICTION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by a brother's high school science project--a perpetual motion machine that could save the world-- \u003cem\u003eThe Perpetual Motion Machine\u003c\/em\u003e is a memoir in essays that attempts to save a sibling by depicting the visceral pain that accompanies longing for some past impossibility. The collection has been a science project in its study of memory, in the calculation and plotting of the moments that make up a childhood. The preparation has been \"in the field\" in that it is built upon the gathering of lived experience; the evidence is photo albums, family interviews, and anecdotes from friends. The project has been one giant experiment--to see if they can all make it out alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Hen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597096911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brittany Ackerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38014399938741,"sku":"9781597096911","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4bc9c0dd-55e8-4aba-baf3-8242e9c88e39.jpg?v=1609147601","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-perpetual-motion-machine-9781597096911","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}