{"product_id":"501-minutes-to-christ-poe-ballantine-9780976631194","title":"501 Minutes to Christ: Personal Essays","description":"Poe Ballantine's second collection of personal essays follows, and expands on, his acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThings I Like About America.\u003c\/i\u003e Ballantine's world is a crazy quilt of odd jobs, eccentric characters, boarding houses, buses, and beer, rendered in the author's by turns absurd and poignant voice. \"The Irving\" briskly details the author's diabolic plan to punch John Irving in the nose after opening for him before an audience of 2,000 people at the prestigious Wordstock Festival. \"Wide-Eyed in the Gaudy Shop\" takes readers on a wild ride through Mexico as Ballantine meets and marries his wife Christina. \"Blessed Meadows for Minor Poets\" offers a devastating take on the author's life as his years of struggle to secure a major contract for a short story collection end in catastrophe. The writer the \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"part Huck Finn, part Hunter S. Thompson\" brings a blistering wit and shrewd observation to this composite portrait of an unconventional life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Poe Ballantine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0976631199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780976631194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 5.58w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2007 pg. 135","brand":"Poe Ballantine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48457577791743,"sku":"9780976631194","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9630c65f-0cc1-45ce-8cfe-f314e2f86a13.jpg?v=1777400043","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/501-minutes-to-christ-poe-ballantine-9780976631194","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}