{"product_id":"how-to-be-normal-phil-christman-9781953368102","title":"How to Be Normal: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003ePhil Christman is one of the best cultural critics working today. Or, as a reviewer of his previous book, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Futures\u003c\/i\u003e, put it, \"one of the most underappreciated writers of [his] generation.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may also know Phil from his columns in \u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlough\u003c\/i\u003e, or his viral essay \"What Is It Like To Be A Man?\", the latter adapted in his new book, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Normal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristman's second book includes essays on \"How To Be White,\" \"How to Be Religious,\" \"How To Be Married,\" and more, in addition to new versions of the above. Find in it also brilliant analyses of middlebrow culture, bad movies, Mark Fisher, Christian fundamentalism, and more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith exquisite attention to syntax and prose, the astoundingly well-read Christman pairs a deceptively breezy style with radical openness. In his witty, original hands, seemingly \"normal\" subjects are rendered exceptional, and exceptionally. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Christman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953368107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953368102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhil Christman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMidwest Futures\u003ci\u003e, winner of both the Independent Publisher Book Award and a Midwest Independent Publisher Award. He currently lectures in the English department at University of Michigan. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Hedgehog Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outline\u003c\/i\u003e, and other places. He lives in Ann Arbor, MI.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phil Christman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44052135739647,"sku":"9781953368102","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ddfa871-e9e1-48b7-bed9-471cdc7a12e2.jpg?v=1685017145","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-be-normal-phil-christman-9781953368102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}