{"product_id":"when-you-are-engulfed-in-flames-9780316024594","title":"When You Are Engulfed in Flames","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhen You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Sedaris's sixth essay collection showcases his signature ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art. This masterpiece of comic writing features 22 essays that proceed from bizarre daily conundrums to deeply resonant human truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Inside This Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays range from attempting to make coffee when the water is shut off—leading to considerations of using flower vase water—to uncomfortable memories of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina. Sedaris navigates absurd situations like having a lozenge fall from your mouth into a fellow passenger's lap on a plane, or armoring windows with LP covers to protect against neurotic songbirds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection culminates in a brilliant account of Sedaris's venture to Tokyo specifically to quit smoking, providing both humor and insight into personal transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCritical Acclaim\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris...defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he's also getting better....Sedaris's best stuff will still—after all this time—move, surprise, and entertain.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Sedaris is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and Public Radio International's \"This American Life.\" He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMe Talk Pretty One Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNaked\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBarrel Fever\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Catching\u003cbr\u003eKeeping Up\u003cbr\u003eThe Understudy\u003cbr\u003eThis Old House\u003cbr\u003eBuddy, Can You Spare a Tie?\u003cbr\u003eRoad Trips\u003cbr\u003eWhat I Learned\u003cbr\u003eThat's Amore\u003cbr\u003eThe Monster Mash\u003cbr\u003eIn the Waiting Room\u003cbr\u003eSolutions to Saturday's Puzzle\u003cbr\u003eAdult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete Toadstool\u003cbr\u003eMemento Mori\u003cbr\u003eAll the Beauty You Will Ever Need\u003cbr\u003eTown and Country\u003cbr\u003eAerial\u003cbr\u003eThe Man in the Hut\u003cbr\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003cbr\u003eApril in Paris\u003cbr\u003eCrybaby\u003cbr\u003eOld Faithful\u003cbr\u003eThe Smoking Section","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680551506194,"sku":"9780316024594","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_04ea57d0-807b-4eef-b354-9302bf0a0be7.jpg?v=1734922516","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/when-you-are-engulfed-in-flames-9780316024594","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}