{"product_id":"playing-catch-with-strangers-a-family-guy-reluctantly-comes-of-age-paperback","title":"Playing Catch with Strangers: A Family Guy (Reluctantly) Comes of Age - 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\u003eBob Brody\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York City essayist Bob Brody only recently reached a milestone long overdue -- he's shown signs of finally resembling a full-fledged adult. In vignettes by turns heartbreaking, harrowing and hilarious, he chronicles his upbringing with deaf parents, getting stabbed in the chest five weeks after moving into his first apartment, and almost blowing his first date with his future wife thanks to a drunken remark. Here, too, Brody recounts his 10-year estrangement from his mother, confesses to committing a boyhood misdeed against his father, and reveals how a criminal running toward him and his wife with a gun in his hand forced him to prove once and for all how much he loved her. Ultimately, \u003cem\u003ePlaying Catch with Strangers \u003c\/em\u003ecelebrates Brody's still-ongoing struggle to achieve adulthood, revealing his occasional successes -- and frequent failures -- trying to be a good son, a good husband, a good father, and yes, even a good son-in-law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePlaying Catch with Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e is a gem . . . filled with insights, wit, pithy observations, common sense and neighborly decency . . a delightful and thought-provoking memoir.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Dan Rather, former CBS-TV anchor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bob Brody is a modern-day E.B. White who writes about everyday life with clarity, honesty and humor . . . a delight to read\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Bob Guccione Jr., former editor of \u003cem\u003eSpin\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A good man, Bob Brody is also an observant one. Nothing escapes his vision. Growing up with deaf parents, he learned to listen hard to the world around him, and this poignant memoir is the result.\" --Philip Lopate, editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Art of the Personal Essay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this winning memoir, Bob Brody wears his heart on both sleeves, along with a chip on both shoulders. He's every inch a diehard New Yorker, equally tender and tough.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Nicholas Pileggi, author of \u003cem\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you like to laugh or cry, rejoice  Bob Brody is here \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Lenore Skenazy, author of \u003cem\u003eFree-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I can't imagine a better Sunday morning than having the kids entertain themselves, nursing a cup of coffee and settling down to pore over Bob Brody's essays.\" \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003eJill Smoker, author of \u003cem\u003eConfessions Of A Scary Mommy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brody offers us ringside seats to an engrossing journey through his life with unflinching honesty and quirky charm.\" \u003cem\u003ePlaying Catch with Strangers \u003c\/em\u003eis full of wonder, regrets, and ultimately love.\" --Danielle Offri, MD, author of \u003cem\u003eWhat Patients Say, What Doctors Hear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44412305145958,"sku":"9781942762393","price":27.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/d3pET1JsTHpRNlgzaHhwNDZUSnpmdz09.webp?v=1769910649","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/playing-catch-with-strangers-a-family-guy-reluctantly-comes-of-age-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}