{"product_id":"the-memory-of-running-paperback","title":"The Memory of Running - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon McLarty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Smithy is an American original, worthy of a place on the shelf just below your Hucks, your Holdens, your Yossarians.\" --Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery so often, a novel comes along that captures the public's imagination with a story that sweeps readers up and takes them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Ron McLarty's \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Running\u003c\/i\u003e is this decade's novel. By all accounts, especially his own, Smithson \"Smithy\" Ide is a loser. An overweight, friendless, chain-smoking, forty-three-year-old drunk, Smithy's life becomes completely unhinged when he loses his parents and long-lost sister within the span of one week. Rolling down the driveway of his parents' house in Rhode Island on his old Raleigh bicycle to escape his grief, the emotionally bereft Smithy embarks on an epic, hilarious, luminous, and extraordinary journey of discovery and redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRon McLarty is an award-winning actor and playwright best known for his appearances on television series, including \u003cb\u003eLaw \u0026amp; Order\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Practice\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eJudging Amy\u003c\/b\u003e. He has appeared in films and on the stage, where he has directed many of his own plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.22 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Memory of Running: A Novel\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762751602976,"sku":"9780143036685","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/baa5c9b4aa3bc0382bf9ec11c0a2c943.webp?v=1780225224","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-memory-of-running-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}