{"product_id":"the-way-the-world-works-essays-9781416572480","title":"The Way the World Works: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Nicholson Baker has assembled a \"provocative and entertaining\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) collection of his most original and brilliant pieces from the last fifteen years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom political controversy to the intimacy of his own life, from forgotten heroes of pacifism to airplane wings, telephones, paper mills, David Remnick, Joseph Pulitzer, the \u003ci\u003eOED\u003c\/i\u003e, and the manufacture of the Venetian gondola, Nicholson Baker ranges over the map of life to examine what troubles us, what eases our pain, and what brings us joy. \u003ci\u003eThe Way the World Works\u003c\/i\u003e is a keen-minded, generous-spirited compendium by a modern American master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416572480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.06w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/29\/2013 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nicholson Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42277176049845,"sku":"9781416572480","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ee81e2b0-15da-4293-8091-ee7dc8e05d82.jpg?v=1657595536","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-way-the-world-works-essays-9781416572480","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}