{"product_id":"2940170008551","title":"Population: 485 (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a 12-year absence, a real-life prodigal seeks to serve his hometown -- New Auburn, Wisconsin, population: 485 -- by joining the volunteer fire and rescue department. In a place where men post claims of manhood on bug deflectors, where the local vigilante is a farmer's wife with a pistol and a Bible, and where the most senior firefighter is a cross-eyed butcher with one kidney and two ex-wives (both of whom work at the only gas station in town), writer Michael Perry sets out \"to meet my neighbors at the invitation of the fire siren.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis audio also includes eight wise and witty essays selected from Perry's new book, \u003cstrong\u003eOff Main Street\u003c\/strong\u003e. Whether fighting fires, playing nurse to a murderer, hitting the road with a truck driver, or meditating on Elvis and osmosis, Perry shows us that his small-town roots have not limited his worldview -- in fact, they've enlarged it in some of the subtlest, most observant and memorable ways possible. This collection is a diverse and generous survey of the author's talents as a journalist, penetrating observer and rural-bred storyteller of Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116983992560,"sku":"2940170008551","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170008551_p0.jpg?v=1763698944","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170008551","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}