{"product_id":"fish-out-of-water-eric-metaxas-9781684511723","title":"Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat Happens When One of America's Most Admired Biographers Writes His Own Biography?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Eric Metaxas, the answer is \u003ci\u003eFish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life\u003c\/i\u003e--a poetic and sometimes hilarious memoir of his early years, in which the Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants struggles to make sense of a world in which he never quite seems to fit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRenowned for his biographies of William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther, Metaxas is the author of five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, the witty host of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSocrates in the City \u003c\/i\u003econversation series, and a nationally syndicated radio personality. But here he reveals a personal story few have heard, taking us from his mostly happy childhood--and riotous triumphs at Yale--to the nightmare of drifting toward a dark abyss of meaninglessness from which he barely escapes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way he introduces us to an unforgettable troupe of picaresque characters who join this quintessentially first-generation American boy in what is both bildungsroman and odyssey--and which underscores just how funny, serious, happy, sad, and ultimately meaningful life can be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Metaxas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684511720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684511723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Salem Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2021 pg. 14","brand":"Eric Metaxas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053621899519,"sku":"9781684511723","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e600af56-15d1-45c1-a676-740d031cc824.jpg?v=1685025323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fish-out-of-water-eric-metaxas-9781684511723","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}