{"product_id":"9781480480346","title":"The Man in the Empty Boat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eIron \u0026amp; Silk\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e comes a moving memoir of love and family, loss and spiritual yearning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnxiety has always been part of Mark Salzman’s life: He was born into a family as nervous as rabbits, people with extra angst coded into their genes. As a young man he found solace through martial arts, meditation, tai chi, and rigorous writing schedules, but as he approaches midlife, he confronts a year of catastrophe. First, Salzman suffers a crippling case of writer’s block; then a sudden family tragedy throws his life into chaos. Overwhelmed by terrifying panic attacks, the author begins a search for equanimity that ultimately leads to an epiphany from a most unexpected source.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Empty Boat \u003c\/i\u003e is a witty and touching account of a skeptic’s spiritual quest, a story of one man’s journey to find peace as a father, a writer, and an individual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054103937264,"sku":"9781480480346","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480480346_p0.jpg?v=1763619898","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480480346","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}