{"product_id":"9781459721197","title":"Sky Train: Stories from CBC's Fresh Air","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat do Northtrop Frye, French dairy cows, and Historic Fort York have in common? They're all part of Ward McBurney's lyric and personal stories from CBC Radio's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e, which are now available for the first time in print.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroadcasting live on Saturday mornings, with Jeff Goodes as host, Ward has been performing his own work for over four years. Sky Train collects 35 of his creative non-fiction pieces, in which Isaac Brock, steam trains, dream trains, Fred Astaire, star fortifications, a tai chi master, truss bridges, ghost soldiers, lost loves, found objects, and, not the least, the author's pet turtle, all find a home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA spirit of companionship and urban curiosity informs these stories, which cherish the marginalia of everyday life, while revealing that the past is always just around the present corner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179961204976,"sku":"9781459721197","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459721197_p0.jpg?v=1763878132","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459721197","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}