{"product_id":"montaigne-in-barn-boots-an-amateur-ambles-through-philosophy-paperback","title":"Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles Through Philosophy - 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\u003eMichael Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe beloved memoirist and bestselling author of \u003cem\u003ePopulation: 485\u003c\/em\u003e reflects on the lessons he's learned from his unlikely alter ego, French Renaissance philosopher Michel de Montaigne.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The journey began on a gurney,\" writes Michael Perry, describing the debilitating kidney stone that led him to discover the essays of Michel de Montaigne. Reading the philosopher in a manner he equates to chickens pecking at scraps--including those eye-blinking moments when the bird gobbles something too big to swallow--Perry attempts to learn what he can (good and bad) about himself as compared to a long-dead French nobleman who began speaking Latin at the age of two, went to college instead of kindergarten, worked for kings, and once had an audience with the Pope. Perry \"matriculated as a barn-booted bumpkin who still marks a second-place finish in the sixth-grade spelling bee as an intellectual pinnacle . . . and once said hello to Merle Haggard on a golf cart.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a spirit of exploration rather than declaration, \u003cem\u003eMontaigne in Barn Boots\u003c\/em\u003e is a down-to-earth (how do you pronounce that last name?) look into the ideas of a philosopher \"ensconced in a castle tower overlooking his vineyard,\" channeled by a midwestern American writing \"in a room above the garage overlooking a disused pig pen.\" Whether grabbing an electrified fence, fighting fires, failing to fix a truck, or feeding chickens, Perry draws on each experience to explore subjects as diverse as faith, race, sex, aromatherapy, and Prince. But he also champions academics and aesthetics, in a book that ultimately emerges as a sincere, unflinching look at the vital need to be a better person and citizen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The journey began on a gurney,\" writes Michael Perry, describing the debilitating kidney stone that led him to discover the essays of Michel de Montaigne. Reading the philosopher in a manner he equates to chickens pecking at scraps--including those eye-blinking moments when the bird gobbles something too big to swallow--the bestselling humorist embarks on a journey to glean what he can about life from the long-dead French nobleman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a spirit of exploration rather than declaration, \u003cem\u003eMontaigne in Barn Boots\u003c\/em\u003e is a down-to-earth (how do you pronounce that last name?) look into the ideas of a philosopher who \"composed essays while ensconced in a castle tower overlooking his vineyard\" channeled by a Midwestern American writing \"in a room above the garage overlooking a disused pig pen.\" Whether grabbing an electrified fencer, fighting fires, failing to fix a truck, or feeding chickens, Perry blends his personal experiences with Montaigne's illuminating essays to write his own poignant (and hilarious) meditations on human nature. The result is a sincere, unflinching look at the vital need to be a better person and citizen in our modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The journey began on a gurney,\" writes Michael Perry, describing the debilitating kidney stone that led him to discover the essays of Michel de Montaigne. Reading the philosopher in a manner he equates to chickens pecking at scraps--including those eye-blinking moments when the bird gobbles something too big to swallow--the bestselling humorist embarks on a journey to glean what he can about life from the long-dead French nobleman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a spirit of exploration rather than declaration, \u003cem\u003eMontaigne in Barn Boots\u003c\/em\u003e is a down-to-earth (how do you pronounce that last name?) look into the ideas of a philosopher who \"composed essays while ensconced in a castle tower overlooking his vineyard\" channeled by a Midwestern American writing \"in a room above the garage overlooking a disused pig pen.\" Whether grabbing an electrified fencer, fighting fires, failing to fix a truck, or feeding chickens, Perry blends his personal experiences with Montaigne's illuminating essays to write his own poignant (and hilarious) meditations on human nature. The result is a sincere, unflinching look at the vital need to be a better person and citizen in our modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45161675817062,"sku":"9780062230577","price":23.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TzV0Z01mbDZLY1ZURk9HcDlwVHU3QT09.webp?v=1773413431","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/montaigne-in-barn-boots-an-amateur-ambles-through-philosophy-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}