{"product_id":"what-it-cost-selected-writings-literary-club-of-cincinnati-9781947934207","title":"What It Cost; Selected Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll the works gathered in this volume were written in response to the following call for submissions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry David Thoreau says in \u003cem\u003eWalden \u003c\/em\u003ethat \"the cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life, which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.\" These are some examples: the musician who sells his soul for amazing talent; the parent who misses a child's event to excel at work; the child who throws over a friendship in exchange for popularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I told a friend that I had acquired a free cat, my friend quickly replied, \"No such thing as a free cat.\" When my late grandfather's leather chair became a wildly expensive scratching post, I remembered my friend's sage wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour Publications Committee requests member original submissions, fiction or non-fiction, that explore \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat It Cost\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Feel free to interpret cost beyond financial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's easy to wax effusive about the chosen pieces, some profound, all personal reflections. But such pomp is unnecessary as the works stand on their own merits, just like the papers written and delivered from the podium at every meeting. Enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Literary Club Of Cincinnati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947934201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947934207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Literary Club Of Cincinnati","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075015930111,"sku":"9781947934207","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2df5eb7-9324-4e4c-b67b-5fb2693c44ee.jpg?v=1685457116","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-it-cost-selected-writings-literary-club-of-cincinnati-9781947934207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}