{"product_id":"plastic-allison-cobb-9781643620381","title":"Plastic: An Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the 2022 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the 2022 CLMP Firecracker Award in Creative Nonfiction!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePlastic\u003c\/i\u003e is powerful and moving, a deep, personal exploration of the modern world.\"--\u003cb\u003eRichard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize recipient for \u003ci\u003eThe Making of the Atomic Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePlastic: An Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e, Cobb's obsession with a large plastic car part leads her to explore the violence of our consume-and-dispose culture, including her own life as a child of Los Alamos, where the first atomic bombs were made. The journey exposes the interconnections among plastic waste, climate change, nuclear technologies, and racism. Using a series of interwoven narratives―from ancient Phoenicia to Alabama―the book bears witness to our deepest entanglements and asks how humans continue on this planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allison Cobb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164362038X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643620381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nightboat Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021","brand":"Allison Cobb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049612472575,"sku":"9781643620381","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0fcbe875-9345-409a-886a-5da085810298.jpg?v=1685002517","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plastic-allison-cobb-9781643620381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}