{"product_id":"the-bassoon-king-art-idiocy-and-other-sordid-tales-from-the-band-room-paperback","title":"The Bassoon King: Art, Idiocy, and Other Sordid Tales from the Band Room - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRainn Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the three-time Emmy nominated actor and author of \u003ci\u003eSoul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution--\u003c\/i\u003eRainn Wilson's memoir is about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone's favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Viewers of \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e fell in love with the character and grew to love the actor who played him even more. Rainn founded a website and media company, SoulPancake, that eventually became a bestselling book of the same name. He also started a hilarious Twitter feed (sample tweet: \"I'm not on Facebook\" is the new \"I don't even own a TV\") that now has more than four million followers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, he's ready to tell his own story and explain how he came up with his incredibly unique sense of humor and perspective on life. He explains how he grew up \"bone-numbingly nerdy before there was even a modicum of cool attached to the word.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Bassoon King\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles his journey from nerd to drama geek (\"the highest rung on the vast, pimply ladder of high school losers\"), his years of mild debauchery and struggles as a young actor in New York, his many adventures and insights about \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e, and finally, Wilson's achievement of success and satisfaction, both in his career and spiritually, reconnecting with the artistic and creative values of the Bahá'í faith he grew up in.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAINN WILSON\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Dwight Schrute on NBC's \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e, though today he's equally well-known for his millions of Twitter followers and the philosophy website he founded, SoulPancake, which launched a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling book of the same name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756012077344,"sku":"9780451469434","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1ac6d44f2112d239bcca6e649f705047.webp?v=1780072666","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bassoon-king-art-idiocy-and-other-sordid-tales-from-the-band-room-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}