{"product_id":"the-partly-cloudy-patriot-paperback","title":"The Partly Cloudy Patriot - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Vowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKatherine Streeter\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom public radio This American Life contributor and self-described \"history nerd\" Sarah Vowell comes a collection of humorous and personal essays investigating American history, pop culture and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.In this insightful and funny collection of personal stories Vowell travels through the American past and in doing so ponders a number of curious questions: Why is she happiest when visiting the sites of bloody struggles like Salem or Gettysburg? Why do people always inappropriately compare themselves to Rosa Parks? Why is a bad life in sunny California so much worse than a bad life anywhere else? What is it about the Zen of foul shots? And, in the title piece, why must doubt and internal arguments haunt the sleepless nights of the true patriot? Her essays confront a wide range of subjects, themes, icons, and historical moments: Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton; Canadian Mounties and German filmmakers; Tom Cruise and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; twins and nerds; the Gettysburg Address, the State of the Union, and George W. Bush's inauguration. The result is a teeming and engrossing book, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Vowell is a contributing editor for public radio's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eTime, Esquire, GQ, Spin, Salon, McSweeneys, The Village Voice, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRadio On, Take the Cannoli, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Partly Cloudy Patriot.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in New York Cit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 197\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.56 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761482596640,"sku":"9780743243803","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9e235bab1d4541657fae0f050dd56c77.webp?v=1780208649","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-partly-cloudy-patriot-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}