{"product_id":"the-world-was-my-garden-too-paperback","title":"The World Was My Garden, Too - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Pickering\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe roams New England, Arkansas, the Caribbean, Nova Scotia and the familiar and odd plots of mind and thought. He explores shorelines and climbs \"hillish\" mountains. He sits on porches and talks to passersby and their dogs. He meets strange and delightful people, most of whom are real. \"Reading Pickering,\" a reviewer wrote in \u003cem\u003eThe Smithsonian\u003c\/em\u003e decades ago, \"is like taking a walk with your oldest, wittiest friend.\" \"Now,\" Pickering says, \"I am old, and the friends who thought me witty have fallen off the perch. But that's okay. What I write makes me smile and mutter, 'What a guy.'\" And what wonderful essays these are--pages that awaken the affections and make readers smile and embrace the beauty of this bruised world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51793193566496,"sku":"9781948692144","price":28.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/701d0c21a7e7b46d576c8309d032ba00.webp?v=1780715858","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-world-was-my-garden-too-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}