{"product_id":"9781937650674","title":"Almost a Century: An American Life East and West of Suez, Volume 1 \u0026 2","description":"In almost a century, Americans went from traveling by horse to train to car to plane. In almost a century, human lives were taken by influenza, polio, whooping cough, and AIDs, and saved by vaccines, antibiotics, and other medical advances. In almost a century, people communicated by mail, then phone, and now internet. In almost a century, the United States grew from small-town isolationism to global interventionism and entered into two world wars. In almost a century, Walter J. P. Curley, like millions of other Americans, was born, raised, and lived through this vortex of cultural, scientific, technological, and historic change. Now, at 94, Curley, a decorated Marine Corps officer, former U.S. Ambassador to France and Ireland, successful businessman, and author of several books, takes a long look back at almost a century-one in which he has been most fortunate to play a role. .","brand":"Small Batch Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060654391536,"sku":"9781937650674","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937650674_p0.jpg?v=1763661288","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937650674","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}