{"product_id":"sleeping-with-lumbago-sam-r-culotta-9781462050604","title":"Sleeping with Lumbago: Often Humorous, Always Personal Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpanning seven decades from his 1940s childhood in Rochester, New York, to his retirement in Southern California, \u003ci\u003eSleeping with Lumbago\u003c\/i\u003e documents the events and experiences of author Sam R. Culotta's life. He recalls his Catholic school days, his family's migration west, his teens, his military service, and, most notably, the dynamics of his Sicilian-American family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith his signature sardonic wit and good-natured criticism, he takes on nuns, schoolmates, friends, and neighbors as well as more than a few professions, religious institutions, social conventions and, of course, himself. In the story \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were Two\u003c\/i\u003e, Culotta discusses the unusual and embarrassing discovery made during a physical exam at his Catholic elementary school when he was in sixth grade. \u003ci\u003eCaution: Friends May Be Dangerous to Your Health\u003c\/i\u003e describes a narrow escape from injury, accident, and mayhem when his buddy Don pulls a dangerous stunt in his 1949 Mercury.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSleeping with Lumbago\u003c\/i\u003e presents a collection of humorous personal essays that document the unexceptional life of an unexceptional man with an exceptional amount of wit and discontent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam R. Culotta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1462050603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462050604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Sam R. Culotta","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439254286591,"sku":"9781462050604","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4de17b47-0e02-4177-9371-45a2cfb8ef63.jpg?v=1777176443","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sleeping-with-lumbago-sam-r-culotta-9781462050604","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}