{"product_id":"when-you-are-engulfed-in-flames","title":"When You Are Engulfed in Flames","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Sedaris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Little, Brown, 2009-06-02\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art,\" (\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Christian Science Monitor\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina. In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life-having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane or armoring the windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds-to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, David Sedaris's sixth essay collection is a new masterpiece of comic writing from \"a writer worth treasuring\" (\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Seattle Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;). \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Praise for When You Are Engulfed in Flames:\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\"Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, Sedaris...defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life.\" --\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Kirkus Reviews\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;This latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he's also getting better....Sedaris's best stuff will still--after all this time--move, surprise, and entertain.\" --\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Booklist\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Table of Contents:\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;It's Catching\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Keeping Up\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The Understudy\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;This Old House\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Buddy, Can You Spare a Tie?\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Road Trips\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;What I Learned\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;That's Amore\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The Monster Mash\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;In the Waiting Room\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Solutions to Saturday's Puzzle\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Adult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete Toadstool\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Memento Mori\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;All the Beauty You Will Ever Need\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Town and Country\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Aerial\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The Man in the Hut\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Of Mice and Men\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;April in Paris\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Crybaby\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Old Faithful\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The Smoking Section\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47085274202281,"sku":"PHBK-9780316154680","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/view_archive_f11123d2-a9ec-4e00-b276-05a72f36fc1a.jpg?v=1778728714","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/when-you-are-engulfed-in-flames","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}