{"product_id":"loud-and-clear-anna-quindlen-9780812970272","title":"Loud and Clear","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - Pulitzer Prize-winner Anna Quindlen offers wisdom, opinions, insights, and reflections about current events and modern life in this provocative and inspiring book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tour de force for our time, [\u003ci\u003eLoud and Clear\u003c\/i\u003e] is equally as compelling as a look at public events as it is a reflection on being a woman and on motherhood.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Oklahoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her trademark insight and her special ability to convey the impact public events have on ordinary lives, Anna Quindlen here combines commentary on American society and the world at large with reflections on being a woman, a writer, and a mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these pieces, first written for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLoud and Clear\u003c\/i\u003e takes on topics ranging from social change to raising children, from the political and emotional aftermath of September 11 to personal values, from the impact on individuals of global events to the growth that can be gained by spending summer days staring into the middle distance. Grounding the public in the private, connecting people to each other and to the greater world, Quindlen encourages us to develop authentic lives, even as she serves as a catalyst for political and social change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Quindlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812970276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812970272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.04w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e78189 \/ Loud and Clear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 106","brand":"Anna Quindlen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926372450559,"sku":"9780812970272","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_946305ea-b013-4ff6-8d6a-18fd685470b0.jpg?v=1681082712","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/loud-and-clear-anna-quindlen-9780812970272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}