{"product_id":"someone-could-get-hurt-isbn-9781592408764","title":"Someone Could Get Hurt","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sharp, funny, and heartfelt memoir from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Night the Lights Went Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hike,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e about fatherhood and the ups and downs of raising a family in modern America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one writes about family quite like Drew Magary. In \u003ci\u003eSomeone Could Get Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e, he reflects on his own parenting experiences to explore the anxiety, rationalizations, compromises, and overpowering love that come with raising children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn brutally honest and funny stories, Magary reveals how American mothers and fathers cope with being in over their heads—from getting drunk while trick-or-treating and telling dirty jokes to make bath time go smoothly to committing petty vandalism to bond with a five-year-old.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSomeone Could Get Hurt\u003c\/i\u003e offers a hilarious and heartfelt look at child rearing with a glimpse into the genuine love and compassion that accompany the missteps and flawed logic. It’s the story of head lice, almost-dirty words, flat head syndrome, and a man trying to commit the ultimate act of selflessness in a selfish world.“It’s an honest and hilarious portrayal of how aggravating it can be to raise a family.” —Justin Halpern, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSh*t My Dad Says\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The world needs Drew Magary’s wonderfully funny, breathtakingly honest book about parenting.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jen Doll, memoirist and senior writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Wire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Father's Day book for dads who hate getting books for Father’s Day.”\u003cbr\u003e—Will Leitch, author of \u003ci\u003eAre We Winning?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGod Save the Fan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you are a parent, I challenge you to not simultaneously laugh and sob through this entire book.”\u003cbr\u003e—Rachel Dratch, comedian and author of \u003ci\u003eGirl Walks into a Bar...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Drew Magary’s THE POSTMORTAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Unnerving. . . . An absorbing picture of dawning apocalypse. . . . A disturbing portrait of a society convinced it's close to utopia when a cure for aging is invented. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't take long for that seeming utopia to dissolve into a planet-overstressed from overpopulation, food and fuel shortages, and general lawlessness-going into systemic failure. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e is a suitably chilling entry into the 'it's-the-end-of-the-world' canon.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eThe Austin Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Magary's vision of future technology and science is eerily realistic. . . . By the time you finish, you'll want to hold your loved ones close and stockpile bottles of water. If all else fails, you could potentially make a living selling them a few decades from now.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eThe New York Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Magary's vision of future technology and science is eerily realistic. . . . By the time you finish, you'll want to hold your loved ones close and stockpile bottles of water. If all else fails, you could potentially make a living selling them a few decades from now.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eMark Frauenfelder, Boing Boing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Immortality has figured in a number of sf novels prior to this one, but never, to my experience, in this way. . . . A very clear-eyed picture, one I don't think has been drawn before. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e surprised me in a good way.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eMichelle West, Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e is a punchy, fast-paced and endearing story. . . . As the novel progresses, it turns from a snappy morality tale, to a noir- ish revenge fable, to an action movie; complete with guns, rogue religious cults and government-sanctioned hit men. The narrative comes to us through John's blog entries and collections of news bytes and pundit commentary. Through his sixty years as a 29-year-old, he experiences all the love, pain, grief, and terror of a standard lifetime and is still in good enough shape to kick some ass at the end. Like much good dystopian fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e is an at-times unflattering commentary on human beings, present, past and future, that hits the mark in many ways. . . . For anyone intrigued with Life Extension science, it's a fun examination of our fears and expectations.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eThe Nervous Breakdown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A darkly comic, totally gonzo, and effectively frightening population- bomb dystopia in the spirit of Logan's Run, Soylent Green, and the best episodes of The Twilight Zone.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eNeal Pollack, author of Alternadad and Stretch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As insanely entertaining as it is ambitious, \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e takes us into an America set in the next few years and coming apart under the onslaught of a dreadful new plague--that of human immortality. Magary possesses an explosive imagination and let loose in \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e, he creates an alternate history of the near future that feels real and is probably inevitable. Read \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e if you want to find out what happened to the human race in our last violent and absurd few years in New York.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eEvan Wright, author of Generation Kill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As someone who is totally freaked out by the thought of dying, \u003ci\u003eThe Postmortal\u003c\/i\u003e really stood on top of me and peed on my face. It's depiction of the future isn't filled with crappy robots fighting Will Smith. It's filled with eerily realistic portrayals of what the future could look like and does it all in an incredibly entertaining story.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eJustin Halpern, author of Sh*t My Dad Says\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The first novel from a popular sports blogger and humorist puts a darkly comic spin on a science fiction premise and hits the sweet spot between Margaret Atwood and Kurt Vonnegut. . . . [Magary] understands that satire is most effective when it gives the real world a gently absurd nudge, then lets its characters react much as we ourselves might under the same circumstances.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eRon Hogan, Shelf Awareness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Drew Magary’s MEN WITH BALLS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMen with Balls\u003c\/i\u003e is funny, completely uninformative, and horrifyingly profane. In short: the perfect book.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eMichael Schur, Co-Executive Producer of The Office\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Profane, beyond naughty, and, I have to say, just damn funny.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eBuzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the funniest books I've ever read--the product of a meticulously demented mind. Required reading for anyone who loves sports, and any athlete who knows how to read.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eWill Leitch, founder of Deadspin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I hope to one day write a book that is even comparable to \u003ci\u003eMen with Balls\u003c\/i\u003e. It is definitely a must-read.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eChris Cooley, Pro Bowl tight end, Washington Redskins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Drew Magary possesses a keen insight into pro sports' unyielding loads of crap. Men with Balls oozes with, well, balls.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eJeff Pearlman, author of Sweetness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Extremely funny. And I'm not just saying that because Drew gives me free mustache rides every Thursday.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eJay Chandrasekhar, cowriter and director of Super Troopers and Club Dread\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMen with Balls\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrifyingly astute takedown of pro sports masquerading as brilliant satire.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003eStefan Fatsis, author of A Few Seconds of Panic and Word Freak\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrew Magary\u003c\/b\u003e is a correspondent for\u003ci\u003e GQ\u003c\/i\u003e and a columnist for \u003ci\u003eDeadspin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGawker\u003c\/i\u003e. 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