{"product_id":"what-i-found-in-a-dar-williams-9780465098965","title":"What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities-One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dubbed by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eas \"one of America's very best singer-songwriters,\" Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums, but touring America's small towns. She has played their venues, composed in their coffee shops, and drunk in their bars. She has seen these communities struggle, but also seen them thrive in the face of postindustrial identity crises. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, in an account that \"reads as if Pete Seeger and Jane Jacobs teamed up\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), Williams muses on why some towns flourish while others fail, examining elements from the significance of history and nature to the uniting power of public spaces and food. Drawing on her own travels and the work of urban theorists, Williams offers real solutions to rebuild declining communities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat I Found in a Thousand Towns \u003c\/i\u003eis more than a love letter to America's small towns, it's a deeply personal and hopeful message about the potential of America's lively and resilient communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dar Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465098967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465098965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017","brand":"Dar Williams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051806945535,"sku":"9780465098965","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84912844-a166-4199-8bfc-871643a46cc7.jpg?v=1685015280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-i-found-in-a-dar-williams-9780465098965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}