{"product_id":"9781609522018","title":"The End of the World Notwithstanding: Stories I Lived to Tell","description":"\u003cb\u003eRife with misadventures, brushes with death, and moments of existential insight, \u003ci\u003eThe End of the World Notwithstanding\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious yet reflective look at the emotional experiences that make everyday life exciting—and the physical ones that remind us we’re lucky to be alive.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’m traveling alone, renting a cabin at a normally tranquil spot—that’s called foreshadowing—on the banks of the Big Laramie River at the edge of the Medicine Bow National Forest.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo begins Janna L. Goodwin’s lighthearted collection of nail-biting stories, all true, and all of which fill the listener with wonder … as in, “I wonder how any of us survives?”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncounters with wildfire, insects, house pets, weather, gravity, predators, bullies, and the most potent force of all—fear itself—unfold in remote landscapes of the American West (and Midwest); on the neon-splashed sidewalks of Hollywood; at a Catskills summer camp for actors; in the lavish apartment of a famous senator; in a Hawaiian beach condo; on the side of a mountain above the Mediterranean Sea; and far beneath the streets of Paris. Goodwin looks for and ultimately finds meaning (if not security) in a clear-eyed acknowledgment of our shared, human condition—and in laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Travelers' Tales Guides, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056993779952,"sku":"9781609522018","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609522018_p0.jpg?v=1763838471","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609522018","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}