{"product_id":"long-story-short-dennis-upper-9780595694556","title":"Long Story Short: A Memoir","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Nothing happens in a vacuum.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo begins \u003ci\u003eLong Story Short\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of one hundred absorbing stories from clinical psychologist Dennis Upper's life. A vivid and thoughtful evocation of personal experiences, the tales in this engaging volume are long and short, funny and sad, trivial and profound.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom his first childhood memory to his last day at Yale, and from running the Boston Marathon to dealing with a patient's suicide, these absorbing narratives show how all the brief and important moments in life help us each to develop and grow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe images, sensations, and stories might be unique, but the premise that binds the strands of Upper's life together is the simple love of storytelling. By showing that we are all shaped by our individual life experiences, \u003ci\u003eLong Story Short\u003c\/i\u003e probes the importance of memories and how writing about them leads to personal growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Upper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595694551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595694556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Dennis Upper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48453362942207,"sku":"9780595694556","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7edc46e2-da38-43e4-9685-4f7deee0c8be.jpg?v=1777299831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/long-story-short-dennis-upper-9780595694556","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}