{"product_id":"the-wagon-and-other-stories-martin-preib-9780226679822","title":"The Wagon and Other Stories from the City","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department-a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, \u003ci\u003eThe Wagon and Other Stories from the City\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book follows Preib as he transports body bags, forges an unlikely connection with his female partner, trains a younger officer, and finds himself among people long forgotten-or rendered invisible-by the rest of society. Preib recounts how he navigates the tenuous labyrinths of race and class in the urban metropolis, such as a domestic disturbance call involving a gang member and his abused girlfriend or a run-in with a group of drunk yuppies. As he encounters the real and imagined geographies of Chicago, the city reveals itself to be not just a backdrop, but a central force in his narrative of life and death. Preib's accounts, all told in his breathtaking prose, come alive in ways that readers will long remember.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Preib\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226679829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226679822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.64w x 0.45d","brand":"Martin Preib","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46094085554431,"sku":"9780226679822","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ccb0d1a8-f50a-4c15-8116-0d3dc2bcecbc.jpg?v=1724843639","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wagon-and-other-stories-martin-preib-9780226679822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}