{"product_id":"let-me-down-easy-tcg-edition-paperback","title":"Let Me Down Easy (Tcg Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Deavere Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled from dozens of interviews conducted by the author, Anna Deavere Smith's \u003cem\u003eLet Me Down Easy \u003c\/em\u003eis a bracing, tender, melancholy, and triumphant exploration of death and dying. The speakers Smith inhabits include healthcare professionals, theologians, artists, athletes, and activists. They speak of the body as a battleground, a tool, a weapon, a joy, a burden. Smith's great gift has always been her ability to break down her subjects' defenses and present them in their full, complicated beauty. Whether channeling Lance Armstrong, Lauren Hutton, Peter Gomes, or others who are not in the public eye, Smith reminds us again and again that in learning to die we learn to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna Deavere Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is an acclaimed actress, playwright, author, and teacher. Smith rose to prominence with her verbatim theater pieces \u003cem\u003eFires in the Mirror \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eTwilight: Los Angeles 1992\u003c\/em\u003e. She is also known for her performances in the films \u003cem\u003eThe American President\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRachel Getting Married\u003c\/em\u003e, and her recurring roles on TV's \u003cem\u003eblack-ish, The West Wing, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNurse Jackie\u003c\/em\u003e. Smith is the recipient of the MacArthur \"Genius\" Fellowship, two Tony nominations, and she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. She received the 2012 National Humanities Award from President Obama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771569176864,"sku":"9781559365468","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/40b6b042118c7ec60af8d9c69e3c1256.webp?v=1780388652","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/let-me-down-easy-tcg-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}