{"product_id":"9781770894235","title":"Travels Through the Golden State: A California Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this Anansi Digital Publication, James Laxer takes the pulse of America from the vantage point of Southern California at a time when the United States is riven with debates about immigration, guns, and how to tackle the economic crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his perch in a little cottage in wealthy La Jolla on the outskirts of San Diego, Laxer talked to local people in the winter of 2013 on the streets, in cafes, at a gun shop, onboard an aircraft carrier, outside Mitt Romney’s new monster house, and on a beach, where people and seals dispute ownership of the terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaxer explored the region and wrote a daily diary, drawing on his long experience of traveling in the United States and analyzing American issues. His best selling book, \u003cem\u003eStalking the Elephant: My Discovery of America\u003c\/em\u003e was described by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, David Shribman, as \"a book by a Canadian that can change the United States.\" The book was by published by the New Press in New York under the title \u003cem\u003eDiscovering America: Travels in the Land of Guns, God and Corporate Gurus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTravels Through the Golden State\u003c\/em\u003e, Laxer provides an outsider’s look at the issues that are dividing the United States in the early days of Barack Obama’s second term.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149966688496,"sku":"9781770894235","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770894235_p0.jpg?v=1763707963","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770894235","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}