{"product_id":"remembrance-of-things-i-forgot-bob-smith-9780299283407","title":"Remembrance of Things I Forgot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It's safe to say your relationship is in trouble if the only way you can imagine solving your problems is by borrowing a time machine.\"\u003c\/p\u003e In 2006 comic book dealer John Sherkston has decided to break up with his physicist boyfriend, Taylor Esgard, on the very day Taylor announces he's finally perfected a time machine for the U.S government. John travels back to 1986, where he encounters \"Junior,\" his younger, more innocent self. When Junior starts to flirt, John wonders how to reveal his identity: \"I'm you, only with less hair and problems you can't imagine.\" He also meets up with the younger Taylor, and this unlikely trio teams up to plot a course around their future relationship troubles, prevent John's sister from making a tragic decision, and stop George W. Bush from becoming president. In this wickedly comic, cross-country, time-bending journey, John confronts his own--and the nation's--blunders, learning that a second chance at changing things for the better also brings new opportunities to screw them up. Through edgy humor, time travel, and droll one-liners, Bob Smith examines family dysfunction, suicide, New York City, and recent American history while effortlessly blending domestic comedy with science fiction. Part acidic political satire, part wild comedy, and part poignant social scrutiny, \u003ci\u003eRemembrance of Things I Forgot \u003c\/i\u003eis an uproarious adventure filled with sharp observations about our recent past. \u003cp\u003eInSight Out Book Club, featured selection \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBob Smith named one of Instinct magazine's Leading Men 2011Winner, Barbara Gittings Literature Award\/Stonewall Book Awards, American Library Association\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, Over the Rainbow Selection, American Library Association\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, Green Carnation Prize, international prize for LGBT Literature\u003cbr\u003eAmazon Top Ten Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian Books of 2011 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School Librarians \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library Reviewers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299283402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299283407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.91w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Triangle Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2011 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/23\/2011","brand":"Bob Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981537280255,"sku":"9780299283407","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ceee9474-edf8-4b40-86fa-b01cc33988fd.jpg?v=1683256157","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/remembrance-of-things-i-forgot-bob-smith-9780299283407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}