{"product_id":"letters-to-the-grandchildren-skip-eisiminger-9780989082662","title":"Letters to the Grandchildren","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile writing these essays, both of my parents died. When I read that Cicero had left his son a series of brief personal \"letters,\" I was disappointed that my parents had not done something similar. That's when I decided to learn from the \"sin\" of their omission and salt away some of my essays in a book.\u003cbr\u003e Arthur Schopenhauer said that given our \"three score and ten\" allotment, a wise division would be forty years devoted to the \"text\" and thirty to the \"commentary.\" My division thus far has been rather less balanced--sixty-five for the text and six for the commentary, but at least I've managed to get a few things in print before shuffling off to Buffalo dragging my mortal coil. To switch the metaphor, I've spent the last six years unpeeling a very large onion. In the process, I've cut my fingers numerous times and occasionally brought tears to my eyes, but once saut ed with a little butter, the result, I think, is a palatable dish. Guten Appetit \u003cbr\u003e --Skip Eisiminger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Skip Eisiminger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0989082660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989082662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clemson University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Skip Eisiminger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120556994815,"sku":"9780989082662","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_502633ff-6d71-4b0a-8804-05b82b127c3e.jpg?v=1687414976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-to-the-grandchildren-skip-eisiminger-9780989082662","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}