{"product_id":"lick-the-spoon-robert-urban-9798298467643","title":"Lick The Spoon","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy now, Dr. Robert Urban should probably know better. After all, this is his \u003cb\u003etenth book\u003c\/b\u003e-and six of them have been \u003ci\u003enational bestsellers.\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe other four? Let's just say they are... \"still top notch doorstops\")\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in \u003ci\u003eLick the Spoon, \u003c\/i\u003e Urban proves once again that nobody else can make you laugh, cringe, and nod in painful recognition quite like he can. His collection of stories and observations from his life aren't just funny-they're the kind of funny where you feel like you're right there with him, muttering, \u003ci\u003e\"Oh no, Rob... you didn't.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Except you're secretly glad he did, because now you don't feel as ridiculous about the time \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e had to Google \"how to get duct tape out of hair.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an ode to optimism, even when optimism feels like an extreme sport. Urban finds the humor in everyday disasters-family chaos, midlife mysteries, the weird optimism of thinking \u003ci\u003ethis time\u003c\/i\u003e your diet will stick-and delivers it with the honesty of a guy who's not above embarrassing himself if it means you'll laugh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause that's the magic of Robert Urban: he makes the ordinary absurd, the awkward hilarious, and the cringe... kind of beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo grab a seat at the table, laugh until your sides hurt, and-against your better judgment and warnings by the FDA-\u003ci\u003elick the spoon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Urban\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798298467643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.66d","brand":"Robert Urban","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427841818879,"sku":"9798298467643","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d3e6594-b1d3-4784-b05a-6e03d8b7cb24.jpg?v=1761581932","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lick-the-spoon-robert-urban-9798298467643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}