{"product_id":"very-recent-history-9780061914317","title":"Very Recent History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Recent History\u003c\/em\u003e by Choire Sicha is an idiosyncratic and elegant narrative that follows a handful of young men in New York City as they navigate the ruins of money and power--in search of love and connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the Wall Street crash of 2008, the richest man in town is the mayor. Billionaires shed apartments like last season's fashions, even as the country's economy turns inside out. The young and careless go on as they always have, getting laid and getting laid off, falling in and out of love, and trying to navigate the strange world they traffic in: the Internet, complex financial markets, credit cards, pop stars, micro-plane cheese graters, and sex apps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA true-life fable of money, sex, and politics, Choire Sicha's \u003cem\u003eVery Recent History: An Entirely Factual Account of a Year (c. AD 2009) in a Large City\u003c\/em\u003e turns our focus to a year in the life of a great city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061914317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Choire Sicha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43448905400501,"sku":"9780061914317","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3ad3a15f-eda1-4109-b9ed-fd55435c6ac4.jpg?v=1704214249","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/very-recent-history-9780061914317","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}