{"product_id":"promised-land-paperback-by-jay-parini","title":"Promised Land Paperback by Jay Parini","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\u003eAnchor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2010-01-12)\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\u003e400\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780307386182\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e328.86\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.19 x 13.34 x 2.29\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eIn this lively exploration of America’s intellectual heritage, acclaimed poet, novelist, and critic Jay Parini celebrates the life and times of thirteen books that helped shape the American psyche.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMoving nimbly between the great watersheds in American letters—including \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Souls of Black Folk\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e—Parini demonstrates how these books entered American life and altered how we think and act in the world. An immensely readable and vibrant work of cultural history, \u003cb\u003ePromised Land\u003c\/b\u003e exposes the rich literary foundation of our culture, and is sure to appeal to all book lovers and students of the American character alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Parini\u003c\/b\u003e, a poet and novelist, teaches at Middlebury College in Vermont. His novels include \u003cb\u003eThe Apprentice Lover\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBenjamin’s Crossing\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Last Station\u003c\/b\u003e (now a major motion picture). His fifth volume of poetry was \u003cb\u003eThe Art of Subtraction: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/b\u003e (2005). He has written biographies of John Steinbeck, Robert Frost, and William Faulkner, in addition to \u003cb\u003eThe Art of Teaching\u003c\/b\u003e (2005)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Poetry Matters\u003c\/b\u003e (2008). His reviews and essays appear frequently in major periodicals, including \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicle of Higher Education \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552682791073,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780307386182","price":28.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780307386182.jpg?v=1781712635","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/promised-land-paperback-by-jay-parini","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}