{"product_id":"the-accidental-immigrant-david-bouchier-9780595772308","title":"The Accidental Immigrant: America Observed","description":"Transatlantic humorist David Bouchier brings wit, wisdom and a touch of philosophy to the everyday dramas of American suburban life. This book brings together more than a hundred essays, originally broadcast on National Public Radio, or published in his \u003ci\u003eOut of Order\u003c\/i\u003e column in the Sunday New York Times. \u003cp\u003eWhen work and marriage brought David Bouchier to Long Island in 1986 the endless suburbs seemed mysterious and exotic to him. He was inspired to begin writing essays and newspaper columns about his life there - a personal and public diary of the Resident Alien experience. In 1992 a weekly public radio essay was added to the newspaper columns, and thousands of listeners still enjoy David's weekly radio broadcasts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese are the affectionate and sometimes acerbic observations of an Accidental Immigrant, who still finds life in America endlessly stimulating and wonderfully strange. David Bouchier's thoughts about love, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the suburbs will make you smile, and make you think. Boring suburban rituals like lawn care mall shopping, wedding rehearsals, and barbecues will never seem the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Bouchier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595772307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595772308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"David Bouchier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48435583287551,"sku":"9780595772308","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_244c7d31-a64e-4eee-92db-29646120ece1.jpg?v=1777151347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-accidental-immigrant-david-bouchier-9780595772308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}