{"product_id":"home-and-away-isbn-9780786886524","title":"Home and Away","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from the host of NPR's \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e--\"absolutely spectacular--wise and intimate, often funny, always touching\" (Scott Turow)--now in paperback, In a beautifully written narrative that runs from childhood to adulthood through times of war and peace, Scott Simon movingly traces his life as a fan--of sports, theater, politics, and the people and things he holds dear.\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Ron Fimrite says of \u003ci\u003eHome and Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Rarely do you find in books of this genre a clearer look into mysteries and confusions of childhood . . . moving and often amusing portraits . . . insights into the complex and often corrupt world of Chicago politics, the city being this book's true protagonist. There are compelling scenes from Simon's years as a war correspondent, roving reporter, and political operative . . . There is also an emotional account of Michael Jordan's last championship season with the Bulls that is a book within a book . . . \"The writing is uniformly superb. This is, in fact, a memoir of such breadth and reach it compares favorably with another book that is allegedly about the nature of sports allegiance, Frederick Exley's \u003ci\u003eA Fan's Notes.\u003c\/i\u003e And that, believe me, is saying something.\"\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892875423973,"sku":"NP9780786886524","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/home-and-away-isbn-9780786886524","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}