{"product_id":"a-box-of-matches-9780375706035","title":"A Box of Matches","description":"Emmett has a wife and two children, a cat, and a duck, and he wants to know what life is about. Every day he gets up before dawn, makes a cup of coffee in the dark, lights a fire with one wooden match, and thinks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat Emmett thinks about is the subject of this wise and closely observed novel, which covers vast distances while moving no further than Emmett's hearth and home. Nicholson Baker's extraordinary ability to describe and celebrate life in all its rich ordinariness has never been so beautifully achieved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholson Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Contemporaries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.22w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375706035","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43293780705417,"sku":"9780375706035","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0e3fc1af-8efa-4ddf-bb86-208a18dc074c.jpg?v=1737442322","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-box-of-matches-9780375706035","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}