{"product_id":"mailman-stephen-starring-grant-9781668018057","title":"Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn uproarious and \"utterly charming\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir by a mailman in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, who found that working for the post office saved his life, taught him who he was, gave him purpose, and educated him deeply about a country he loves but had lost touch with.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSteve Grant was laid off in March of 2020. He was fifty and had cancer, so he needed health insurance, fast. Which is how he found himself a rural letter carrier in Appalachia, back in his old hometown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly, he was the guy with the goods, delivering dog food and respirators and lube and heirloom tomato seeds and \u003ci\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e replica swords. He transported chicken feed to grandmothers living alone in the mountains and forded a creek with a refrigerator on his back. But while he carried the mail, he also carried a whole lot more than just the mail, including a family legacy of rage and the anxiety of having lost his identity along with his corporate job. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd yet, slowly, surrounded by a quirky but devoted band of letter carriers, working this different kind of job, Grant found himself becoming a different kind of person. He became a lifeline for lonely people, providing fleeting moments of human contact and the assurance that our government still cares. He embraced the thrill of tackling new challenges, the pride of contributing to something greater than himself, the joy of camaraderie, and the purpose found in working hard for his family and doing a small, good thing for his community. He even kindled a newfound faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brash and loving portrait of an all-American institution, \u003ci\u003eMailman\u003c\/i\u003e offers a \"warm and oddly patriotic\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) look at both rural America and the dedicated (and eccentric) letter carriers who keep our lives running smoothly day to day. \"A compelling and empathetic guide\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e), Grant has written an irreverent, heartfelt, and often hilarious tribute to the simple heroism of daily service, the dignity and struggle of blue-collar work, the challenge and pleasure of coming home again after twenty-five years away, and the delight of going the extra mile for your neighbors, every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Starring Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668018055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668018057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Stephen Starring Grant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47474623938815,"sku":"9781668018057","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19df3bda-e400-46f9-8308-254d659bb6d8.jpg?v=1762317891","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mailman-stephen-starring-grant-9781668018057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}