{"product_id":"in-mid-air-points-of-view-from-over-a-decade","title":"Adam Gopnik: In Mid-Air [2018] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Engaging, witty, thoughtful, clever, casual, ebullient, erudite and thoroughly modern' Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A dazzling talent - hilarious, winning and deft' Malcolm Gladwell \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Mid-Air \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of short essays by the acclaimed writer and speaker, Adam Gopnik. Known for his ability to perceive 'the whole world in a grain of sand', he uses this format to take a dizzying range of subjects and intricately explore their meaning to our lives - as people, as citizens and as families. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom how he works so that his daughter can have holes in her clothes, to why appropriation is more empowering than oppressing; from French sex to binge-watching TV, from the secret of a happy marriage to why we should mention the war   - each topic is illuminated by his erudition and wit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs in their original form on the radio, Gopnik's essays - each one a pleasure garden of wry confessions, self-deprecating asides, wordplay and striking insights - feel like the most intimate of conversations between writer and reader; yet at the same time they capture a public forum of pithy debate and tender persuasion. Above all, \u003ci\u003eIn Mid-Air \u003c\/i\u003einitiates a sense of wonder in the ordinary that yearns to be shared.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gopnik, Adam","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46473452257619,"sku":"9781786489227","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/gopnik-adam-adam-gopnik-in-mid-air-2018-hardback-9781786489227-1145882923.jpg?v=1741559253","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/in-mid-air-points-of-view-from-over-a-decade","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}