{"product_id":"9781429996457","title":"The History Boys: The Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow a major motion picture from Fox Searchlight Pictures, \u003ci\u003eThe History Boys\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Film\u003c\/i\u003e contains Alan Bennett's diary of the filming, the shooting script, and an introduction by director Nicholas Hytner, as well as an extensive plate section that includes a look behind the scenes and stills from the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form (or senior) boys in a British boys' school are, as such boys will be, in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at a good university, generally in that order. In all their efforts, they are helped and hindered, enlightened and bemused, by a maverick English teacher who seeks to broaden their horizons in sometimes undefined ways, and a young history teacher who questions the methods, as well as the aim, of their schooling. In \u003ci\u003eThe History Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Bennett evokes the special period and place that the sixth form represents in an English boy's life. In doing so, he raises not only universal questions about the nature of history and how it is taught but also questions about the purpose of education today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153973068016,"sku":"9781429996457","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429996457_p0.jpg?v=1769903987","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429996457","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}