{"product_id":"running-the-books-avi-steinberg-9780767931311","title":"Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to attend Harvard, he has nothing but a senior thesis on Bugs Bunny to show for himself. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, Steinberg remains stuck at a crossroads, his \"romantic\" existence as a freelance obituary writer no longer cutting it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeeking direction (and dental insurance) Steinberg takes a job running the library counter at a Boston prison. He is quickly drawn into the community of outcasts that forms among his bookshelves--an assortment of quirky regulars, including con men, pimps, minor prophets, even ghosts--all searching for the perfect book and a connection to the outside world. Steinberg recounts their daily dramas with heartbreak and humor in this one-of-a-kind memoir--a piercing exploration of prison culture and an entertaining tale of one young man's earnest attempt to find his place in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Avi Steinberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0767931319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767931311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Avi Steinberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44860104900863,"sku":"9780767931311","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cbd2035f-869a-43fb-8a96-0e620b330b82.jpg?v=1709135409","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/running-the-books-avi-steinberg-9780767931311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}