{"product_id":"when-you-are-engulfed-in-flames-9780316154680","title":"When You Are Engulfed in Flames","description":"\"David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art,\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book. \u003cbr\u003eTrying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina. In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life-having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane or armoring the windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds-to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, David Sedaris's sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing from \"a writer worth treasuring\" (\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhen You Are Engulfed in Flames\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris...defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he's also getting better....Sedaris's best stuff will still--after all this time--move, surprise, and entertain.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Catching\u003cbr\u003eKeeping Up\u003cbr\u003eThe Understudy\u003cbr\u003eThis Old House\u003cbr\u003eBuddy, Can You Spare a Tie?\u003cbr\u003eRoad Trips\u003cbr\u003eWhat I Learned\u003cbr\u003eThat's Amore\u003cbr\u003eThe Monster Mash\u003cbr\u003eIn the Waiting Room\u003cbr\u003eSolutions to Saturday's Puzzle\u003cbr\u003eAdult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete Toadstool\u003cbr\u003eMemento Mori\u003cbr\u003eAll the Beauty You Will Ever Need\u003cbr\u003eTown and Country\u003cbr\u003eAerial\u003cbr\u003eThe Man in the Hut\u003cbr\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003cbr\u003eApril in Paris\u003cbr\u003eCrybaby\u003cbr\u003eOld Faithful\u003cbr\u003eThe Smoking Section \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316154680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2009 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Sedaris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636077424796,"sku":"9780316154680","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_55d50ee9-085b-465a-98a5-5500601bd1f1.jpg?v=1603841131","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-you-are-engulfed-in-flames-9780316154680","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}