{"product_id":"the-land-and-its-people-essays","title":"The Land And Its People: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn The Land And Its People, His Collection Following HappyGoLucky, David Sedaris Reflects On What It Means To Be A Foreigner, A Brother, A Lifelong Friend.He Tries On The Role Of Caretaker After His Boyfriend HughS HipReplacement Surgery, And Both Succeeds And Fails. He Buys His Sister A Cape And Discusses His Brother With A Jaded Duolingo Bot. He Walks Dozens Of Miles With His Friend Dawn And Challenges Her To Eat A Truck Tire. Ever Adding To His List Of Countries I Have Been To, He Rides A Horse Named Tequila In Guatemala, Buys A Bespoke PriestS Cassock In Vatican City, And Goes On Safari In Kenya Without Taking A Single Photo.There Is Sadness HereScrolling Through His Address Book, He Realizes How Many Dear Friends Are Now DeceasedBut Also Delight: He Revels In Authors Biographies, The Malapropism That Becomes A DecadesLong Inside Joke, And Pair Of WellMade Cotton Underpants. He Is Bitten By A Dog. A Train Passenger Vomits In His Face. A Woman On The Street Late At Night Either Sexually Harasses Him Or DoesnT. Look How Hard It Is To Be Alive!Throughout These EssaysAt Once Acerbic And Tender, Playful And ProfoundSedaris Shows How Much There Is To Marvel At When You Keep Your Head Up And Your Eyes Open, Observing With Warmth And Curiosity This Fascinating Human Species And The Lands We Inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47956429373685,"sku":"DADAX0316264830","price":47.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81yX5alTjtL.jpg?v=1775539656","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-land-and-its-people-essays","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}