{"product_id":"the-silver-linings-playbook-9780374533571","title":"The Silver Linings Playbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel, now a major movie by David O. Russell--nominated for eight Academy Awards (including Best Picture), four Golden Globes, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAawww shucks  NPR's Nancy Pearl said. I know that's hardly a usual way to begin a book review, but it was my immediate response to finishing Matthew Quick's heartwarming, humorous and soul-satisfying first novel . . . This book makes me smile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Pat Peoples. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure him a happy ending--the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. (It might not come as a surprise to learn that Pat has spent several years in a mental health facility.) The problem is, Pat's now home, and everything feels off. No one will talk to him about Nikki; his beloved Philadelphia Eagles keep losing; he's being pursued by the deeply odd Tiffany; his new therapist seems to recommend adultery as a form of therapy. Plus, he's being haunted by Kenny G  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid O. Russell's adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e features Bradley Cooper (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's Sexiest Man Alive) in the role of Pat, alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles, Chris Tucker, and Jacki Weaver. As the award-winning novelist Justin Cronin put it: Tender, soulful, hilarious, and true, \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Crichton Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374533571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Matthew Quick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636665086108,"sku":"9780374533571","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8a1a226a-2a1f-49da-9d34-0dc001be13d2.jpg?v=1603842579","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-silver-linings-playbook-9780374533571","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}