{"product_id":"can-openers-hal-ward-9781542854375","title":"Can Openers: Essays about Life and Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eA longtime essayist, Ward's thoughtful, funny treatises and letters have long entertained and enlightened his friends and family-inspiring many to store his missives away as treasures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCan Openers\u003c\/i\u003e, Ward gathers together his best observations on modern society, travel, and the arts; the foibles of family life; and-his own personal quest-his wish to see his long-suffering Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl just once before he dies (which, like many dreams, often seems ethereal and unreachable).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs for subject matter, Ward has plenty available. A world traveler who has visited over thirty-six countries, he's well equipped to compare cultural norms. His love of rock music has brought him to over four hundred concerts, including performances by the Grateful Dead, Springsteen, and Paul McCartney-experiences he draws on throughout his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWard's essays have something of \"The Emperor's New Clothes\" about them: he strips back the veil to expose the truth-even if that truth sometimes proves embarrassing. His writing reflects his own unlimited sense of wonder at the world coupled with the inevitable exasperation that comes from living in modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hal Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542854377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542854375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Hal Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520542195967,"sku":"9781542854375","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d9acc5a-0ddf-4d7b-b262-8c6eeec56530.jpg?v=1762885706","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/can-openers-hal-ward-9781542854375","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}