{"product_id":"wild-ducks-flying-backward-9780553383539","title":"Wild Ducks Flying Backward","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"hilarious\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) collection of essays, articles, observations--and even some country-music lyrics--that offer a rare overview of the eclectic sensibility of an American original\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Tom] Robbins is fearless, original, mind-expanding, and funny as hell.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Part philosopher, part court jester, Robbins uses sparkling phrases mixed with over-the-top puns to impart his Zenlike wisdom.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether rocking with the Doors, depoliticizing Picasso's \u003ci\u003eGuernica, \u003c\/i\u003e lamenting the angst-ridden state of contemporary literature, or drooling over tomato sandwiches and a species of womanhood he calls \"the genius waitress,\" Tom Robbins's briefer writings exhibit the five traits that perhaps best characterize his novels: an imaginative wit, a cheerfully brash disregard for convention, a sweetly nasty sensuality, a mystical but keenly observant eye, and an irrepressible love of language. Embedded in this primarily journalistic compilation are brand-new short stories, a sheaf of largely unpublished poems, and an offbeat assessment of our divided nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWherever you read \u003ci\u003eWild Ducks Flying Backward, \u003c\/i\u003e you'll encounter the serious playfulness that percolates from the mind of a self-described \"romantic Zen hedonist\" and \"stray dog in the banquet halls of culture.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553383539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.55w x 0.57d","brand":"Tom Robbins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107754438837,"sku":"9780553383539","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_70bdb2e0-dd9d-4a0e-b73f-8823096993b9.jpg?v=1765862160","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wild-ducks-flying-backward-9780553383539","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}