{"product_id":"home-and-away-book-scott-simon-9780786864157","title":"Home and Away","description":"The #1 \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from the host of NPR's \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e--absolutely spectacular--wise and intimate, often funny, always touching (Scott Turow)--now in paperback,  In a beautifully written narrative that runs from childhood to adulthood through times of war and peace, Scott Simon movingly traces his life as a fan--of sports, theater, politics, and the people and things he holds dear.\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Ron Fimrite says of \u003ci\u003eHome and Away\u003c\/i\u003e, Rarely do you find in books of this genre a clearer look into mysteries and confusions of childhood . . . moving and often amusing portraits . . . insights into the complex and often corrupt world of Chicago politics, the city being this book's true protagonist. There are compelling scenes from Simon's years as a war correspondent, roving reporter, and political operative . . . There is also an emotional account of Michael Jordan's last championship season with the Bulls that is a book within a book . . . The writing is uniformly superb. This is, in fact, a memoir of such breadth and reach it compares favorably with another book that is allegedly about the nature of sports allegiance, Frederick Exley's \u003ci\u003eA Fan's Notes.\u003c\/i\u003e And that, believe me, is saying something.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50360470307089,"sku":"CIN078686415XG","price":4.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53114009518353,"sku":"CIN078686415XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53134172946705,"sku":"CIN078686415XA","price":4.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/078686415X.jpg?v=1751362757","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/home-and-away-book-scott-simon-9780786864157","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}