{"product_id":"9780316154680","title":"When You Are Engulfed in Flames","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art,\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book.\u003cbr\u003eTrying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina. In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life-having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane or armoring the windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds-to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, David Sedaris's sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing from \"a writer worth treasuring\" (\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhen You Are Engulfed in Flames\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris...defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he's also getting better....Sedaris's best stuff will still—after all this time—move, surprise, and entertain.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Catching\u003cbr\u003eKeeping Up\u003cbr\u003eThe Understudy\u003cbr\u003eThis Old House\u003cbr\u003eBuddy, Can You Spare a Tie?\u003cbr\u003eRoad Trips\u003cbr\u003eWhat I Learned\u003cbr\u003eThat's Amore\u003cbr\u003eThe Monster Mash\u003cbr\u003eIn the Waiting Room\u003cbr\u003eSolutions to Saturday's Puzzle\u003cbr\u003eAdult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete Toadstool\u003cbr\u003eMemento Mori\u003cbr\u003eAll the Beauty You Will Ever Need\u003cbr\u003eTown and Country\u003cbr\u003eAerial\u003cbr\u003eThe Man in the Hut\u003cbr\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003cbr\u003eApril in Paris\u003cbr\u003eCrybaby\u003cbr\u003eOld Faithful\u003cbr\u003eThe Smoking Section\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019927929072,"sku":"9780316154680","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780316154680_p0.jpg?v=1772804615","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780316154680","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}