{"product_id":"the-bassoon-king-isbn-9780451469434","title":"The Bassoon King","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the three-time Emmy nominated actor, climate activist, and author of \u003ci\u003eSoul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution—\u003c\/i\u003eRainn Wilson’s memoir is about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone's favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Viewers of \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e fell in love with the character and grew to love the actor who played  him even more. Rainn founded a website and media company, SoulPancake,  that eventually became a bestselling book of the same name. He also  started a hilarious Twitter feed (sample tweet: “I'm not on Facebook” is  the new “I don't even own a TV”) that now has more than four million  followers.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Now, he's ready to tell his own story and explain  how he came up with his incredibly unique sense of humor and perspective  on life. He explains how he grew up “bone-numbingly nerdy before there  was even a modicum of cool attached to the word.” \u003ci\u003eThe Bassoon King\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles his journey from nerd to drama geek (“the highest rung on  the vast, pimply ladder of high school losers”), his years of mild  debauchery and struggles as a young actor in New York, his many  adventures and insights about \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e, and finally, Wilson's  achievement of success and satisfaction, both in his career and  spiritually, reconnecting with the artistic and creative values of the  Bahá’í faith he grew up in.\"Quirky, witty, literate.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rainn Wilson's memoir captures the essence of his offbeat humor.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Wilson defies the typical tropes of celebrity memoir. At points, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBassoon King\u003c\/i\u003e’s episodes read with the comparably startling, surreal and yet downright endearing outrageousness of an Augusten Burroughs or even David Sedaris essay. . . . Wilson’s memoir details what it’s like for a regular human, a relatable human, a nerd to become famous after climbing the proverbial ladder of professional acting (whilst keeping your humanity and your grounded perspective intact).”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e a top 10 book of November\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Filled with genuinely fascinating stories about his unusual upbringing, his entrée into the comedy world, and his thoughtfully developed views on life, Wilson’s book is an unsurprisingly funny and surprisingly poignant entry in the cavalcade of celebrity memoirs.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A breath of fresh air in a genre desperately gasping for some. . . . A deeply personal recollection of Wilson's journey from bassoon player to Emmy-nominated beet farmer. . . . It's outlandish and unexpected, but it reads real.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePhoenix New Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eYou know Rainn Wilson as Dwight from NBC’s\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e but I’m not sure many are fully prepared for how outrageous and often endearing his life story can be, captured in the pages of\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Bassoon King\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOakland Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wilson's hilarious book is a brisk, delightful read for his devoted fans.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e star brings a value-added approach to his new book \u003ci\u003eThe Bassoon King\u003c\/i\u003e: It's a coming-of-age story \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ea showbiz memoir \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a funny read. Wilson also brings a values-added approach: \u003ci\u003eThe Bassoon King\u003c\/i\u003e is a gentle introduction to the Bahá'i Faith, which Wilson re-embraced as an adult, after wrestling with both drugs and the question of meaning in his life.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wilson’s story is engaging. . . . Readers will relish his experiences as Dwight Schrute (who contributes the book’s foreword) in \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e—snagging the part, the show’s debut, the actors and writers, and behind-the-scenes reminiscences.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“[Wilson] shares the ups and downs of his journey to fame in this funny and frank memoir . . . of particular interest to aspiring actors and other creative types, as well as the many fans of the long-running NBC comedy.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Certainly for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e, but the amiable actor also offers thoughtful glimpses into the realities of the TV and film industry and an impassioned rationale for living an openly spiritual life.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAINN WILSON\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Dwight Schrute on NBC’s \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e,  though today he’s equally well-known for his millions of Twitter  followers and the philosophy website he founded, SoulPancake. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSoul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSoulPancake: Chew on Life’s Big Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304471220453,"sku":"NP9780451469434","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451469434.jpg?v=1767738269","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-bassoon-king-isbn-9780451469434","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}