{"product_id":"home-and-away-scott-simon-9780786886524","title":"Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan","description":"The #1 \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from the host of NPR's \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e--\"absolutely spectacular--wise and intimate, often funny, always touching\" (Scott Turow)--now in paperback,  In a beautifully written narrative that runs from childhood to adulthood through times of war and peace, Scott Simon movingly traces his life as a fan--of sports, theater, politics, and the people and things he holds dear.\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Ron Fimrite says of \u003ci\u003eHome and Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Rarely do you find in books of this genre a clearer look into mysteries and confusions of childhood . . . moving and often amusing portraits . . . insights into the complex and often corrupt world of Chicago politics, the city being this book's true protagonist. There are compelling scenes from Simon's years as a war correspondent, roving reporter, and political operative . . . There is also an emotional account of Michael Jordan's last championship season with the Bulls that is a book within a book . . . \"The writing is uniformly superb. This is, in fact, a memoir of such breadth and reach it compares favorably with another book that is allegedly about the nature of sports allegiance, Frederick Exley's \u003ci\u003eA Fan's Notes.\u003c\/i\u003e And that, believe me, is saying something.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Simon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786886528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786886524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Scott Simon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986677039359,"sku":"9780786886524","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d22f90f4-f262-4335-b93a-aec5f3085b6d.jpg?v=1683284689","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/home-and-away-scott-simon-9780786886524","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}