{"product_id":"ham-sam-harris-9781476733449","title":"Ham: Slices of a Life: True Life Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a collection of personal essays that are \"both rip-roaringly funny and sentimental, drawing natural (and justified) comparisons to David Sedaris and David Rakoff\" (\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e), longtime recording artist and actor Sam Harris recounts stories of friendship, love, celebrity, and growing up and getting sober.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn sixteen brilliantly observed true stories, Sam Harris emerges as a natural humorist in league with David Sedaris, Chelsea Handler, Carrie Fisher, and Steve Martin, but with a voice uniquely his own. Praised by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e for his \"manic, witty commentary,\" and with a storytelling talent \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e- worthy,\" he puts a comedic spin on full-disclosure episodes from his own colorful life. In \"I Feel, You Feel\" he opens for Aretha Franklin during a blizzard. \"Promises\" is a front-row account of Liza Minnelli's infamous wedding to \"the man whose name shall go unmentioned.\" In \"The Zoo Story\" Harris desperately searches for a common bond with his rough-and-tumble four-year-old son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat better place to find painfully funny material than in growing up gay, gifted, and ambitious in the heart of the Bible belt? And that's just the first cut: From partying to parenting, from Sunday school to getting sober, these slices of \u003ci\u003eHam\u003c\/i\u003e will have you laughing and wiping away salty tears in equal measure with their universal and down-to-earth appeal. After all, there's a little ham in all of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476733449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476733449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Sam Harris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935550079231,"sku":"9781476733449","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_62521039-884b-4db2-85b3-974fabbf0ab7.jpg?v=1681420449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ham-sam-harris-9781476733449","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}