{"product_id":"axiomatic-book-maria-tumarkin-9781945492297","title":"Axiomatic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTumarkin presents a remarkable tour de force . . . These essays will linger in readers' minds for years after.--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on nine years of research, \u003ci\u003eAxiomatic\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways we understand the traumas we inherit and the systems that sustain them. In five sections--each one built on an axiom about how the past affects the present--Tumarkin weaves together true and intimate stories of a community dealing with the extended aftermath of a suicide, a grandmother's quest to kidnap her grandson to keep him safe, one community lawyer's struggle inside and against the criminal justice system, a larger-than-life Holocaust survivor, and the history of the author's longest friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith verve, wit, and critical dexterity, Tumarkin asks questions about loss, grief, and how our particular histories inform the people we become in the world. \u003ci\u003eAxiomatic\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an unforgettable voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49563957526801,"sku":"CIN1945492295G","price":6.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51052801982737,"sku":"NIN9781945492297","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":53103508259089,"sku":"CIN1945492295LN","price":6.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1945492295.jpg?v=1751062774","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/axiomatic-book-maria-tumarkin-9781945492297","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}