{"product_id":"beg-borrow-steal-paperback-by-michael-greenberg","title":"Beg, Borrow, Steal Paperback by Michael Greenberg","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2010-11-02)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e240\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780307740670\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e255.15\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.29 x 13.13 x 1.8\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Greenberg entertainingly chronicles the hardships, delights, and moral dilemmas of being a writer and a New Yorker in this \"darkly comic\" essay collection (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Review of Books).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo eke out a living, Greenberg doctors doomed movie scripts, peddles cosmetics on the street, and waits tables at a posh restaurant, all while raising his son on the Lower East Side. Along the way, he meets a host of fascinating city characters, including a Holocaust survivor, a repentant communist, and rats who behave like humans.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHilarious and bittersweet, Greenberg's stories invite us into a world where the familial, the literary, the tragic, and the mundane not only speak to one another, but deeply enjoy the exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eA native New Yorker, Michael Greenberg is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eHurry Down Sunshine\u003c\/i\u003e, published in sixteen countries and chosen as one of the best books of 2008 by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, Amazon.com, and \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in such varied places as \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552738660513,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780307740670","price":26.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780307740670.jpg?v=1781714482","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/beg-borrow-steal-paperback-by-michael-greenberg","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}