{"product_id":"when-we-get-to-surf-city-paperback","title":"When We Get to Surf City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreene Bob\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a bonus excerpt from Bob Greene's forthcoming \u003ci\u003eLate Edition: A Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is something absolutely magical about Bob Greene's voice.--Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Lecture\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRunning away to join the circus is a dream we're told to put away once we're no longer young. But for the last fifteen summers, Bob Greene has stepped into a universe that is hiding in plain sight: the touring world of the great early rock bands who gave America the car-radio-and-jukebox music it still loves best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSinging backup with the legendary Jan and Dean as they endlessly crisscross the nation, in the company of Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Martha and the Vandellas, and the Beach Boys, Greene takes us to football stadiums and minor-league ballparks, to no-name ice cream stands and midnight diners. Along the way he tells a riveting story of great fame and lingering sorrow, of unexpected friendship and lasting dreams, of the things that keep us going in the face of all the things that threaten to stop us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHilarious and heartbreaking, moving and brilliant, this is the trip of a lifetime, a travelogue of the heart, accompanied by a thundering guitar chorus of Fender Stratocasters.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning journalist Bob Greene is a CNN contributor and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author whose books include \u003ci\u003eDuty: A Father, His Son, and the Man Who Won the War \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 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 May 12, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762437914912,"sku":"9780312376918","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fa093df58bd20de5b7e5ddc3e952945f.webp?v=1780221282","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-we-get-to-surf-city-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}