{"product_id":"i-wish-therefore-i-am-9781644285145","title":"I Wish, Therefore I Am","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"We're composed of wishes as thoroughly as we're composed of water.\" So writes Gary Lippman in his latest book, a \"literary wish list\" that blends experimental memoir, surrealist adventure, and self-help meditation into one unforgettable ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Wish, Therefore I Am\u003c\/em\u003e is a mosaic of a singular American lifetime's worth of desires-and how those desires collide with a cast of recurring characters: a band of evil ninjas, a mysterious black-clad vagabond, and the ancient goddess of destiny herself, Dame Fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wishes in this book range from the fantastical to the deeply personal, invoking winged dinosaurs, whirling dervishes, the Rolling Stones, African proverbs, Amelia Earhart, Civil War-era missiles, Tarot cards, pirates, psychoanalysts, and a pair of eternally rolling dice--and that's just in the first six pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComic, tragic, erotic, whimsical, and profound, \u003cem\u003eI Wish, Therefore I Am\u003c\/em\u003e is a tonic for these times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLippman, Gary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGary Lippman is the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eSet the Controls for the Heart of Sharon Tate\u003c\/em\u003e (2019) and the short story collection \u003cem\u003eWe Loved the World But Could Not Stay\u003c\/em\u003e (2022). His play \u003cem\u003eParadox Lust\u003c\/em\u003e was produced off-Broadway in 2001, and his journalism has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVICE\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e. Lippman's work has been praised by novelist Tom Robbins, multimedia artist Laurie Anderson, musician Lydia Lunch, and actors Michael Imperioli, Lorraine Bracco, and Matthew Rhys. Beyond writing, Lippman has served as a pro bono attorney with New York's Innocence Project, where DNA evidence is used to help exonerate the wrongfully convicted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Bird Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690531488018,"sku":"9781644285145","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9f4433a9-40de-4737-880f-11e3d1fb3c2a.jpg?v=1761738543","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-wish-therefore-i-am-9781644285145","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}