{"product_id":"not-that-you-asked-rants-exploits-and-obsessions-9780812977592","title":"(Not That You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions","description":"In \u003ci\u003e(Not that You Asked)\u003c\/i\u003e, Steve Almond documents a life spent brawling with the idiot kings of modern culture. He squares off against Sean Hannity on national TV, takes on Oprah Winfrey, nearly gets kidnapped by a reality TV crew, and winds up in Boston, where he quickly enrages the entire population of Red Sox Nation. Amid the carnage, he finds time to celebrate his literary hero, the late Kurt Vonnegut. These are essays the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003ehas called \"rich, fearless [and] cutting.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003e(Not that You Asked) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Refreshingly irreverent . . . absurdly funny.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Almond] scores big in every chapter of this must-have collection. Biting humor, honesty, smarts and heart: Vonnegut himself would have been proud.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Taunting, revealing, irreverent, and earnest.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Steve Almond has created a distinctive voice and literary persona. Pleasure-obsessed, self-deprecating, horny, hilarious and always dedicated to parsing the messy terrain of the human heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Forward.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Almond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.07h x 5.19w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812977592","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45398183411849,"sku":"9780812977592","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_343c145c-4066-4e1b-b5e1-4b1cdc7aa7bb.jpg?v=1773727993","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/not-that-you-asked-rants-exploits-and-obsessions-9780812977592","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}