{"product_id":"2940169196931","title":"Look Alive Out There: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSloane Crosley returns to the form that made her a household name in really quite a lot of households: Essays! These small doses of wit and sass make for an exuberant, unforgettable audiobook.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Sloane Crosley comes \u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There\u003c\/i\u003eamp;mdash;a brand-new collection of essays filled with her trademark hilarity, wit, and charm. The characteristic heart and punch-packing observations are back, but with a newfound coat of maturity. A thin coat. More of a blazer, really.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eI Was Told There¿d Be Cake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Did You Get This Number\u003c\/i\u003e know Sloane Crosley¿s life as a series of relatable but madcap misadventures. In \u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There\u003c\/i\u003e, whether it¿s playing herself on \u003ci\u003eGossip Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, scaling active volcanoes, crashing shivas, befriending swingers, or staring down the barrel of the fertility gun, Crosley continues to rise to the occasion with unmatchable nerve and electric one-liners. And as her subjects become more serious, her essays deliver not just laughs but lasting emotional heft and insight. Crosley has taken up the gauntlets thrown by her predecessorsamp;mdash;Dorothy Parker, Nora Ephron, David Sedarisamp;mdash;and crafted something rare, affecting, and true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLook Alive Out There\u003c\/i\u003e arrives on the tenth anniversary of \u003ci\u003eI Was Told There¿d be Cake\u003c\/i\u003e, and Crosley¿s essays have managed to grow simultaneously more sophisticated and even funnier. And yet she¿s still very much herself, and it¿s great to have her backamp;mdash;and not a moment too soon (or late, for that matter).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161841942768,"sku":"2940169196931","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169196931_p0.jpg?v=1763674913","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169196931","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}