{"product_id":"truisms-alexander-theroux-9798218049485","title":"Truisms","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique work in Theroux's canon, \u003cem\u003eTruisms \u003c\/em\u003edistills a lifetime of observation and reading into thousands of rhyming quatrains, a \u003cem\u003eRubaiyat \u003c\/em\u003efor our times. It is a compendium of universal truths, witty aphorisms, personal opinions, wise maxims, sardonic insults, cranky complaints, abrupt advice, and believe-it-or-not factoids that only he could assemble. Beginning with a well-informed history of apothegms and epigrams, Theroux states, \"A truism provides a way of seeing by way of the compendious and concise, the summary and the succinct, a thought closed like a door with a bang.\" \u003cem\u003eTruisms \u003c\/em\u003eis \"the way I see the world,\" he concludes, and it should appeal to both Theroux's fans and to anyone who appreciates pithy proverbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Steven Moore, author (\u003cem\u003eThe Novel: An Alternative History, My Back Pages: Reviews and Essays, Alexander Theroux: A Fan's Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, etc.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Theroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8218049487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218049485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tough Poets Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.38d","brand":"Alexander Theroux","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44132631576831,"sku":"9798218049485","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6594e013-43e2-4c56-a1ac-f78c20de834e.jpg?v=1687481356","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/truisms-alexander-theroux-9798218049485","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}