{"product_id":"some-assembly-required-isbn-9781594486678","title":"Some Assembly Required","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Bird by Bird, Hallelujah Anyway, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAlmost Everything\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“If there is a doyenne of the parenting memoir, it would be Anne Lamott.”—\u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter in her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax’s life. In careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam—about whom she first wrote so movingly in \u003ci\u003eOperating Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e—struggle to balance their changing roles. By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, \u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required \u003c\/i\u003eis the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family—as this book will change everyone who reads it.“[Lamott’s] crisp writing and self-deprecating honesty ring charmingly true.”\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e is] full of Lamott’s trademark neurotic spirituality, and it’s one Lamott’s fans will want.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wonderful . . . [with] Lamott’s trademark sharp wit and self-deprecating humor . . . Like so many of Lamott’s books, [\u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e] leaves readers with new insights.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—The Associated Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Lamott’s] typical combination of astuteness and wit . . . As always, Lamott’s ‘raggedy faith’ is central to her, and whether you share her concerns or not, you appreciate her candor.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The story of one year in a woman’s life, a year that happens to include the arrival of a blanket-bundled gift for Lamott and her longtime readers.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e] highlights the trademark humor we've come to expect from Lamott, with laugh-out-loud one-liners that are both self-deprecating and wise … a welcome addition in the larger Gospel of Lamott.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Funny, insightful, irreverent…filled with humor and the author's quirky faith…Bound to do for grandmothers what the earlier book did for mothers — bring them insight and sanity in the midst of chaos.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Anne Lamott’s singular gift for bringing readers into the intimate circle of her life flows effortlessly in this new memoir, mixing the absurd and sublime with her usual alchemical genius…you’ll be seduced by the darkly comic tone, self-deprecating wit, and relentless honesty; she somehow makes the bumps and joys of her life intensely relatable. She can capture the bliss and beauty of tiny emotional events in a few perfect words, then skewer her own worst impulses with brutal hilarity.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBust Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Lamott\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHelp, Thanks, Wow; Small Victories; Stitches\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGrace (Eventually)\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePlan B\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTraveling Mercies; Bird by Bird\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOperating Instructions\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eHallelujah Anyway\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eImperfect Birds \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRosie\u003c\/i\u003e. A past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame, she lives in Northern California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSam Lamott\u003c\/b\u003e is an inventor, designer, entrepreneur, and artist who lives in San Francisco.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300692545765,"sku":"NP9781594486678","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781594486678.jpg?v=1767736903","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/some-assembly-required-isbn-9781594486678","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}