{"product_id":"please-dont-bomb-the-suburbs-paperback-by-william-upski-wimsatt","title":"Please Don't Bomb the Suburbs Paperback by William Upski Wimsatt","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\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2010-09-21)\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\u003e216\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781936070596\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e272.16\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e22.76 x 15.27 x 1.68\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest-selling author\/activist William Upski Wimsatt is back with a blueprint for contemporary political organizers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[A] sober and funny assessment of where activism is and where it needs to go.” —\u003ci\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“Wimsatt’s level of sincerity and enthusiasm is refreshing and bracing, and the book stands as a reminder that anybody who wants to help improve the world can find plenty of ways to get busy, and also have a great time doing it.” —\u003ci\u003eLiterary Kicks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a potty-mouth graffiti writer from the Southside of Chicago, William “Upski” Wimsatt electrified the literary and hip-hop world with two of the most successful underground classic books in a generation, \u003ci\u003eBomb the Suburbs\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and \u003ci\u003eNo More Prisons\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), which sold more than 90,000 copies combined.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn \u003ci\u003ePlease Don’t Bomb the Suburbs\u003c\/i\u003e, Wimsatt weaves a first-person tour of America’s cultural and political movements from 1985–2010. It’s a story about love, growing up, a generation coming of age, and a vision for the movement young people will create in the new decade. With humor, storytelling, and historical insight, Wimsatt lays out a provocative vision for the next twenty-five years of personal and historical transformation. Never heard of Billy Wimsatt before? Your life just got better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWILLIAM UPSKI WIMSATT\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBomb the Suburbs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo More Prisons \u003c\/i\u003e(more than 90,000 combined sales). A maverick graffiti artist, journalist, political and philanthropic organizer, Wimsatt has appeared in hundreds of publications and is a popular speaker at colleges and conferences. He founded the League of Young Voters, worked for Barack Obama in Ohio, and co-organized the first ever briefing of social justice artists with the White House. He was honored as a “Visionary” by \u003ci\u003eUtne Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, and included in\u003ci\u003e The Source’s\u003c\/i\u003e “Power 30” list. \u003ci\u003ePlease Don’t Bomb the Suburbs \u003c\/i\u003eis his latest book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556637462689,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781936070596","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781936070596.jpg?v=1781823360","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/please-dont-bomb-the-suburbs-paperback-by-william-upski-wimsatt","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}