{"product_id":"conscious-and-unconscious-in-america-thomas-9798240941009","title":"Conscious and Unconscious in America: Part Two Second City Unconscious","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConscious and Unconscious in America: Part Two, Second City Unconscious\u003c\/strong\u003e is a bold, reflective, and sharply observed literary journey into art, improvisation, memory, and the hidden forces that shape American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the voice of Michael\/Richard, Richard Thomas explores what it means to live as an artist in a culture that often rewards obedience, performance, status, and safe ambition over truth. Moving through Second City, the West Bank Café, Los Angeles, New York, film, theater, friendship, betrayal, and personal reckoning, this book blends memoir-like reflection, literary fiction, cultural criticism, and philosophical essay into one searching narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its center is a question every serious artist eventually faces: What happens when your inner life no longer fits the world that once claimed to understand you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith fierce honesty and dark humor, Thomas examines improvisation as more than performance. It becomes a way of seeing, remembering, resisting, and becoming fully conscious. The book speaks to artists, writers, performers, thinkers, and readers drawn to unconventional literary work about creativity, self-discovery, American culture, and the cost of living truthfully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntimate, challenging, and deeply original, \u003cstrong\u003eSecond City Unconscious\u003c\/strong\u003e is for readers who believe art is not escape, but a way to confront life more clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798240941009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Morton Mill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997795922175,"sku":"9798240941009","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conscious-and-unconscious-in-america-thomas-9798240941009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}