{"product_id":"somebody-told-me-the-newspaper-stories-of-rick-bragg-paperback","title":"Somebody Told Me: The Newspaper Stories of Rick Bragg - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRick Bragg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith his bestselling \u003ci\u003eAll Over but the Shoutin'\u003c\/i\u003e, Rick Bragg gave us memorable stories of his own childhood. Here he offers the best of his work as a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist writing the remarkable stories of others.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For twenty years, Bragg has focused his efforts on the common man. So while some of these stories are about people whose names we know--such as Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother who drowned her two sons--most are people whose names we've never heard, people who have survived tornadoes and swamps, racism and bombs. In incisive, unadorned prose that is nonetheless strikingly beautiful, these pieces rise above journalism to become literature and show the triumph of the human spirit.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his bestselling All Over but the Shoutin', Rick Bragg gave us memorable stories of his own childhood. In Somebody Told Me, he offers the best of his work as a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist writing the remarkable stories of others. \u003cbr\u003eFor twenty years, Bragg has focused his efforts on the common man. So while some of these stories are about people whose names we know-such as Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother who drowned her two sons-most are people whose names we've never heard, people who have survived tornadoes and swamps, racism and bombs. In incisive, unadorned prose that is nonetheless strikingly beautiful, these pieces rise above journalism to become literature and show the triumph of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick Bragg's memoir \u003cb\u003eAva's Man\u003c\/b\u003e will be published by Knopf in August 2001. He lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, and just outside Jacksonville, Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 7.96 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755641045280,"sku":"9780375725524","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0ace2a2c7fb9ced537e93e5b92c8d144.webp?v=1780064444","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/somebody-told-me-the-newspaper-stories-of-rick-bragg-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}