{"product_id":"let-nothing-you-dismay-mark-odonnell-9780375700965","title":"Let Nothing You Dismay","description":"\"Uproarious...one of the funniest writers around.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTad Leary has problems. Just fired from his job at a Manhattan private school, about to be evicted from his sublet, and stalled on his dissertation (\"Social Hierarchies of Imaginary Places\"), he wakes up on the Sunday before Christmas to realize he has seven parties to attend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA trooper in jeans and a pressed white shirt, he sets off for brunch with his eccentric family, an afternoon performance-art piece by a friend sporting little more than a tattooed goatee, a dinner party where he runs into an ex-girlfriend, a late-night soiree where he spars with an ex-boyfriend, and more. With a charming combination of wit, wisdom--and just a little whimpering--Tad charts a survivalist's course through Manhattan's social hierarchies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A delight.... By turns zany and meditative, satirical and mellow...a gently bittersweet comedy.\"--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wise, hilarious stocking stuffer.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark O'Donnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 037570096X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375700965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.18w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Cover Author Interv\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1999 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2008 pg. 21","brand":"Mark O'Donnell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598228156671,"sku":"9780375700965","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e88591dc-e880-4d1e-9f98-f4929ccbe0b6.jpg?v=1702381316","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/let-nothing-you-dismay-mark-odonnell-9780375700965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}