{"product_id":"melancholia-alan-balter-9781952326301","title":"Melancholia","description":"Dr. Balter has published two nonfiction books: \u003ci\u003eDivided Apple: A Story about Teaching in Chicago \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLearning Disabilities: A Book for Parents, \u003c\/i\u003eboth with Kendall-Hunt publishers. He has also published two novels: \u003ci\u003e Holden and Me\u003c\/i\u003e (Rockway Press), for which he received their international fiction award in 2006 and Different Ways of Being (Linkville Press, 2013). His poetry has appeared in the \"New York Literary Magazine,\" \"The Chicago Writers Association Magazine,\" \"Better than Starbucks,\" \"The Westward Quarterly,\" and \"Kelsay Books,\" among others. His essay, \"Cruel and Unusual Endings,\" about physician-assisted suicide, appeared in the Op-Ed section of the Chicago Tribune in 2000.\u003cp\u003eDr. Balter and his wife Barbara, also a retired teacher, live in Northbrook, Illinois. They enjoy extensive travel and 14 grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Balter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952326303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952326301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.10d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alan Balter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445971169535,"sku":"9781952326301","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8aa82093-e807-411d-8679-9acea73549cf.jpg?v=1777221824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/melancholia-alan-balter-9781952326301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}