{"product_id":"wish-i-could-be-there-allen-shawn-9780143113072","title":"Wish I Could Be There: Notes from a Phobic Life","description":"In addition to being the son of famous \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e editor William Shawn and brother of the distinguished playwright and actor Wallace Shawn, Allen Shawn is agoraphobic-he is afraid of both public spaces and isolation. \u003ci\u003eWish I Could Be There\u003c\/i\u003e gracefully captures both of these extraordinary realities, blending memoir and scientific inquiry in an utterly engrossing quest to understand the mysteries of the human mind. Droll, probing, and honest, Shawn explores the many ways we all become who we are, whether through upbringing, genes, or our own choices, creating \"an eloquent meditation upon the mysteries of personality and family\"* and the struggle to face one's demons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen Shawn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143113070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143113072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.36h x 5.80w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2008 pg. 24","brand":"Allen Shawn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44715567546623,"sku":"9780143113072","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85217349-6a69-4c6d-a2c4-18f0fc683777.jpg?v=1705672748","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wish-i-could-be-there-allen-shawn-9780143113072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}