{"product_id":"multiplydivide-wendy-s-walters-9781941411049","title":"Multiply\/Divide: On the American Real and Surreal","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the manner of Calvino's \u003ci\u003eInvisible Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, Wendy S. Walters's essays deftly explore the psyches of cities such as Chicago, Detroit, New York, Portsmouth, and Washington, D.C. In \"Cleveland,\" she interviews an African-American playwright who draws great reviews, but can't muster an audience. An on-air telephone chat between a DJ and his listeners drives a discussion of race and nutrition in \"Chicago Radio.\" In \"Manhattanville\" the author, out for a walk with her biracial son, is mistaken for his nanny. Each essay explores societal questions--how eras of immense growth can leave us unable to prosper from that growth, how places intended for safety become fraught with danger, and how race and gender bias threaten our communities. Walters's haunting utterances are beautifully precise estimations of a place and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendy S. Walters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941411045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941411049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarabande Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/2015","brand":"Wendy S. Walters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305441149183,"sku":"9781941411049","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8697c806-e240-4a69-b061-9e6933fab01c.jpg?v=1758830888","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/multiplydivide-wendy-s-walters-9781941411049","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}