{"product_id":"polaroids-from-the-dead-douglas-coupland-9780060987213","title":"Polaroids from the Dead","description":"Douglas Coupland takes his sparkling literary talent in a new direction with this crackling collection of takes on life and death in North America -- from his sweeping portrait of Grateful Dead culture to the deaths of Kurt Cobain, Marilyn Monroe and the middle class.\u003cp\u003eFor years, Coupland's razor-sharp insights into what it means to be human in an age of technology have garnered the highest praise from fans and critics alike. At last, Coupland has assembled a wide variety of stories and personal \"postcards\" about pivotal people and places that have defined our modern lives. \u003cem\u003ePolaroids from the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e is a skillful combination of stories, fact and fiction -- keen outtakes on life in the late 20th century, exploring the recent past and a society obsessed with celebrity, crime and death. Princess Diana, Nicole Brown Simpson and Madonna are but some of the people scrutinized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Coupland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060987219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060987213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.38h x 7.36w x 0.62d","brand":"Douglas Coupland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990061383935,"sku":"9780060987213","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11838ff6-8580-4470-bb40-11f896e680ad.jpg?v=1683302779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/polaroids-from-the-dead-douglas-coupland-9780060987213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}