{"product_id":"these-foolish-things-john-lahr-9781324036364","title":"These Foolish Things: Mementos of a Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThese Foolish Things\u003c\/em\u003e, the acclaimed author and seminal drama critic of the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e for more than twenty years captures the events and people who informed his life, each chapter inspired by an object that connects to his past. Son of famed comedian Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion in \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, Lahr assembles a droll and insightful mosaic of growing up in a show business family; his apprenticeship in the 1960s underground press; and his time at the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, where he has published nearly a million words. Called \"one of the greatest biographers writing today\" (\u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e), Lahr gives a penetrating account of his struggles to bring the stories of Joe Orton, Dame Edna Everage, Bill Hicks, Elaine Stritch, and Tennessee Williams into print. The capstone to a revered career, \u003cem\u003eThese Foolish Things\u003c\/em\u003e is a delightful, unconventional self-portrait from the major American drama critic of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lahr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324036362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324036364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John Lahr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874671603967,"sku":"9781324036364","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/these-foolish-things-john-lahr-9781324036364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}