{"product_id":"9780743211543","title":"Feasting the Heart: Fifty-two Commentaries for the Air","description":"In the fall of 1993, Alice Winkler of National Public Radio's \"Morning Edition\" asked Reynolds Price to write a short story for a Christmas morning broadcast. This assignment would result in NPR's inviting Price to join its varied group of commentators on \"All Things Considered.\" The laws of radio require a concision that has become a welcome new discipline for Price; and here are all the personal essays which he has broadcast since July 25, 1995. \u003cbr\u003e Whether recounting events from his past, examining the details of his current experience as a writer, teacher, traveler, and general witness of the world, Price demonstrates in his direct prose that a writer can instantly connect with his audience. He discusses a few predictable topics -- family, the poisonous mysteries of racial intolerance, and faith -- but he also deals with new matters: capital punishment, \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind,\u003c\/i\u003e his adventures while navigating an immensely inaccessible America in a wheelchair; and he provides a memorable piece on childlessness. Throughout, Price never loses sight of the origin of either the word or the spirit of the essay -- the French word connotes a \u003ci\u003etry,\u003c\/i\u003e an \u003ci\u003eattempt\u003c\/i\u003e -- and each piece here is a well-formed, revealing, often amusing and refreshing foray into a moment unlike any we've encountered in other forms from him. We're unlikely to read more thought-provoking work from a commentator for a great time to come.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107530850544,"sku":"9780743211543","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743211543_p0.jpg?v=1763627885","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743211543","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}