{"product_id":"home-and-away-memoir-of-a-fan-9780786886524","title":"Home and Away: Memoir of a Fan","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Scott Simon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hyperion Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hyperion Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe #1 \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from the host of NPR's \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition\u003c\/i\u003e--\"absolutely spectacular--wise and intimate, often funny, always touching\" (Scott Turow)--now in paperback,  In a beautifully written narrative that runs from childhood to adulthood through times of war and peace, Scott Simon movingly traces his life as a fan--of sports, theater, politics, and the people and things he holds dear.\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Ron Fimrite says of \u003ci\u003eHome and Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Rarely do you find in books of this genre a clearer look into mysteries and confusions of childhood . . . moving and often amusing portraits . . . insights into the complex and often corrupt world of Chicago politics, the city being this book's true protagonist. There are compelling scenes from Simon's years as a war correspondent, roving reporter, and political operative . . . There is also an emotional account of Michael Jordan's last championship season with the Bulls that is a book within a book . . . \"The writing is uniformly superb. This is, in fact, a memoir of such breadth and reach it compares favorably with another book that is allegedly about the nature of sports allegiance, Frederick Exley's \u003ci\u003eA Fan's Notes.\u003c\/i\u003e And that, believe me, is saying something.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperion Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355785158807,"sku":"9780786886524","price":1812.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786886524.webp?v=1767309066","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/home-and-away-memoir-of-a-fan-9780786886524","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}