{"product_id":"a-step-from-death-larry-woiwode-9781582434698","title":"A Step from Death: A Memoir","description":"Larry Woiwode's literary fame began with his first novel, the 1969 classic \u003ci\u003eWhat I'm Going to Do, I Think, \u003c\/i\u003e and continued unabated through his brilliant 2000 memoir \u003ci\u003eWhat I Think I Did.\u003c\/i\u003e In this deeply affecting follow-up to the latter, Woiwode addresses his son as heir to his emotional interior. With vibrant wordcraft and a poetic sensibility, Woiwode begins his story by relating a near-death experience with a malfunctioning hay baler -- the kind of mistake that can kill a novice farmer. This episode is the first skein in a rich tapestry of memories, from colorful snippets of Woiwode's time in New York as a young writer working with the late, great William Maxwell, to his days as a young father, husband, and teacher trying to scrape enough together to buy a ranch in western North Dakota, and finally to the prospect of an empty nest and the step from death that he finds rapidly approaching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Woiwode\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582434697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582434698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/19\/2009 pg. 24","brand":"Larry Woiwode","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46136065753343,"sku":"9781582434698","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1001b817-0fbb-4df4-948c-4030870ad371.jpg?v=1726415582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-step-from-death-larry-woiwode-9781582434698","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}