{"product_id":"jack-sit-barry-friedman-9781954871670","title":"Jack S*it: Voluptuous Bagels and Other Concerns of Jack Friedman","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy father, Jack Friedman, CPA (even if he made the diploma himself), and Purple Heart recipient (even if lifted it from the guy in the bed next to him in a Tokyo Army hospital), moved to Las Vegas from Atlantic City when he was 78.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe bought a house at 84. The bank gave him a thirty-year mortgage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is that story. The early years-and by early, I mean his 80s. I spent more time with him at this point in his life than any other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am a comedian. I had time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis\u003c\/em\u003e is the first volume of my conversations, arguments, buffets, and philosophical musings with my father from the years 2004-2014. There was \"The Mob,\" the survivor's group of those who buried their spouses, the bowling, the possible death of Bernie, the coupons, the long-suffering Jeannette \"who buried two husbands. Did you ever? Two!\" And always the toupees, many kept in boxes in the bedroom, garage, and sometimes out on the dinner table. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy father, though in his 80s, thought he looked 40, and had the energy of a twenty-year-old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was 16 two weeks ago, Ba. Where did it all go?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he entered his eighth and ninth decades, he couldn't hear, didn't listen, had no short-term memory, and mostly didn't care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the perfect scenario for a son trying to understand his father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs my sister, whose name he couldn't always remember, once said about his approach to life, \"He's been like that for as long as I've known him.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI should have started this book sooner. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954871678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954871670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Babylon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Barry Friedman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133589745919,"sku":"9781954871670","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d90b668-87ec-4974-b9fa-456f7c716d08.jpg?v=1687487033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jack-sit-barry-friedman-9781954871670","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}