{"product_id":"i-wrote-this-book-because-tim-kreider-9781476739014","title":"I Wrote This Book Because I Love You: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003e*\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e essayist and author of \u003ci\u003eWe Learn Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Kreider trains his singular power of observation on his (often befuddling) relationships with women.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePsychologists have told him he's a psychologist. Philosophers have told him he's a philosopher. Religious groups have invited him to speak. He had a cult following as a cartoonist. But, above all else, Tim Kreider is an essayist--one whose deft prose, uncanny observations, dark humor, and emotional vulnerability have earned him deserved comparisons to David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, and the late David Foster Wallace (who was himself a fan of Kreider's humor). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautifully written, with just enough humor to balance his spikiness\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eI Wrote This Book Because I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e focuses Tim's unique perception and wit on his relationships with women--romantic, platonic, and the murky in-between. He talks about his difficulty finding lasting love and seeks to understand his commitment issues by tracking down the John Hopkins psychologist who tested him for a groundbreaking study on attachment when he was a toddler. He talks about his valued female friendships, one of which landed him on a circus train bound for Mexico. He talks about his time teaching young women at an upstate New York college, and the profound lessons they wound up teaching him. And in a hugely popular essay that originally appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he talks about his nineteen-year-old cat, wondering if it's the most enduring relationship he'll ever have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In a style reminiscent of Orwell, E.B. White and David Sedaris\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), each of these pieces is \"heartbreaking, brutal, and hilarious\" (Judd Apatow), and collectively they cement Kreider's place among the best essayists working today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Kreider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476739013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476739014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Tim Kreider","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992057807103,"sku":"9781476739014","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_523a1194-f773-4a2f-9cac-fe709bb96311.jpg?v=1683313807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-wrote-this-book-because-tim-kreider-9781476739014","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}