{"product_id":"2940170295760","title":"I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hilariously funny, touching, and revelatory book from one of America's preeminent humorist. In his plays, his screenplays, and his writing for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePremiere\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Rudnick has established himself as a comic master whose talents transcend genre. Now, in \u003ci\u003eI Shudder\u003c\/i\u003e, he trains his wickedly perceptive eye on everything from his New Jersey family to Hollywood to demented alcoholic Broadway stars waving swords.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt his Uncle Rudy's funeral, Rudnick's beloved Aunt Lil put one hand on her husband's coffin and her other hand on Rudnick's shoulder and said, \"Your Uncle Rudy always loved you. He never understood why, in your writing, you had to use that kind of language, but he loved you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharming and touching, \u003ci\u003eI Shudder\u003c\/i\u003e is rendered in Rudnick's gorgeous, zinger-laden prose and reminds us of the need to keep our tongues sharp in the midst of life's many obstacles and absurdities. Here is one of the most accomplished collections in years, from a writer who ranks with David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs as one of our most gifted and hilarious social observers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA HarperAudio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115165630704,"sku":"2940170295760","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170295760_p0.jpg?v=1763795763","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170295760","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}