{"product_id":"history-is-embarrassing-karen-chase-9781960327024","title":"History Is Embarrassing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays full of startling directness, fearlessness, and surprise.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with profound reflections and snapshots from the past, Karen Chase's \u003ci\u003eHistory is Embarrassing\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together threads from one single life--a girl suffering from polio, a poet, a Jewish woman, a writer, and a painter. Like Chase, the characters who populate these essays are outsiders--undercover cops, a gay couple in 1500s India, bear poachers, psychiatric patients, and even a president--each a meaningful part of history. Divided into three parts--histories, pleasures, and horrors--\u003ci\u003eHistory is Embarrassing\u003c\/i\u003e is an assortment of thought-provoking essays that are sure to resonate with many readers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Chase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 196032702X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960327024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CavanKerry Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.06w x 0.48d","brand":"Karen Chase","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829739188479,"sku":"9781960327024","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_803f82ea-f69c-48af-b2cc-d930ad9818cf.jpg?v=1708451520","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-is-embarrassing-karen-chase-9781960327024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}