{"product_id":"messages-from-my-father-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Messages from My Father: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCalvin Trillin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCalvin Trillin, the celebrated \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer, offers a rich and engaging biography of his father, as well as a literate and entertaining fanfare for the common (and decent, and hard-working) man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbe Trillin had the western Missouri accent of someone who had grown up in St. Joseph and the dreams of America of someone who had been born is Russia. In Kansas City, he was a grocer, at least until he swore off the grocery business. He was given to swearing off things--coffee, tobacco, alcohol, all neckties that were not yellow in color. Presumably he had also sworn off swearing, although he was a collector of curses, such as May you have an injury that is not covered by workman's compensation. Although he had a strong vision of the sort of person he wanted his son to be, his explicit advice about how to behave didn't go beyond an almost lackadaisical You might as well be a mensch. Somehow, though, Abe Trillin's messages got through clearly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author's unerring sense of the American character is everywhere apparent in this quietly powerful memoir, \u003ci\u003eMessages from My Father\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man was stubborn, writes Calvin Trillin - the second most stubborn member of the Trillin family - to begin his fond, wry, and affecting memoir of his father. Abe Trillin had the western Missouri accent of someone who had grown up in St. Joseph and the dreams of America of someone who had been born is Russia. In Kansas City, he was a grocer, at least until he swore off the grocery business. He was given to swearing off things - coffee, tobacco, alcohol, all neckties that were not yellow in color. Presumably he had also sworn off swearing, although he was a collector of curses like \"May you have an injury that is not covered by workman's compensation\". Although he had a strong vision of the sort of person he wanted his son to be, his explicit advice about how to behave didn't go beyond an almost lackadaisical \"You might as well be a mensch\". Somehow, though, Abe Trillin's messages got through clearly. Fathers, sons, and admirers of Trillin's unerring sense of the American character will be entertained and touched by this quietly powerful memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalvin Trillin\u003c\/b\u003e has been writing for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e for over 30 years. His many books include \u003ci\u003eTepper Isn't Going Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTravels with Alice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRemembering Denny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFamily Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tummy Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeadline Poet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eToo Soon To Tell\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45336500797542,"sku":"9780374525088","price":23.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bWlJLzhYZDg0Ky9tQ2NMbG9pSHNzdz09.webp?v=1774608567","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/messages-from-my-father-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}