{"product_id":"9781555975548","title":"Vanishing Point: Not a Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn adventurous exploration of the \"I\" in American culture, by the author of \u003ci\u003eNeck Deep and Other Predicaments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMe. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. Me. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn contemporary America, land of tell-all memoirs and endless reality television, what kind of person denies the opportunity to present himself in his own voice, to lead with \"I\"? How many layers of a life can be peeled back before the self vanishes? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative, witty series of meditations, Ander Monson faces down the idea of memoir, grappling with the lure of selfinterest and self-presentation. While setting out to describe the experience of serving as head juror at the trial of Michael Antwone Jordan, he can't help veering off into an examination of his own transgressions, inadvertent and otherwise. He scrutinizes his private experience of the public funeral ceremony for Gerald R. Ford. He considers his addiction to chemically concocted Doritos and disappointment in the plain, natural corn chip, and finds that the manufactured, considered form, at least in snacks, is ultimately a more rewarding experience than the \"truth.\" So why is America so crazy about accurately confessional memoirs?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eVanishing Point\u003c\/i\u003e, Monson delivers on the promise shown in \u003ci\u003eNeck Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, which introduced his winning voice and ability to redefine the essay and \"puts most memoirs to shame\" (\u003ci\u003eTime Out Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055636300016,"sku":"9781555975548","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555975548_p0.jpg?v=1763756032","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555975548","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}