{"product_id":"even-the-terrible-things-seem-mary-schmich-9781572842809","title":"Even the Terrible Things Seem Beautiful to Me Now: On Hope, Loss, and Wearing Sunscreen","description":"What it means when your father dies. How it feels when summer comes. What it's like to live in a great but troubled American city. The value of wearing sunscreen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are just a few of the topics that Mary Schmich addresses in this second, expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eEven the Terrible Things Seem Beautiful to Me Now\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of her columns from the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, including the 10 that won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Schmich is the rare newspaper columnist whose writing resonates long after it's published and far beyond the place she lives. She may be best known for a column widely called \"Wear Sunscreen\"--misattributed to Kurt Vonnegut and turned into a hit recording by Baz Luhrmann--but her writing ranges as widely as life itself. It can be slyly humorous, deeply moving, or tough. She addresses subjects as varied as family love, sexual harassment, long friendships, poverty, and Chicago violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Every city has its voices, the enduring writers who both explain and create a city's culture. Chicago has had many, including the legendary Mike Royko and Studs Terkel. Mary Schmich is among them. In a hectic age, her writing lifts us, calms us, and helps us understand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Schmich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1572842806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781572842809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Agate Midway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.50d","brand":"Mary Schmich","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043618615551,"sku":"9781572842809","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc2a9315-c08f-425a-80a6-7772023e7fe1.jpg?v=1684968201","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/even-the-terrible-things-seem-mary-schmich-9781572842809","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}