{"product_id":"a-field-guide-to-the-north-american-family","title":"A Field Guide to the North American Family","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor years, the Hungates and the Harrisons have coexisted peacefully in the suburbs of New York. But when the patriarch of one family dies, the survivors face a stark imperative: adapt or face extinction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In sixty-three entries and an accompanying website, \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to the North American Family\u003c\/i\u003e offers a collaborative portrait of two fictional specimens. Photographers contributed this edition's lavish illustrations via afieldguide.com, an ongoing, networked Internet community. Though the novella's entries can be read straight through, alphabetical headings and cross-referenced design enable readers to move through the narrative as they see fit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part fiction, part reference work, part photo-essay, this singular \u003ci\u003eField Guide\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers and participants to consider the state of the family--and to explore the future of the book.\u003cbr\u003e Garth Risk Hallberg holds an MFA from New York University. His fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Canteen\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Evergreen Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eh2so4\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the anthology \u003ci\u003eBest New American Voices \u003c\/i\u003e(Harcourt). He is also a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Comics \u0026amp; graphic novels, Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mark Batty Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780977985098\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mark Batty Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.82","offer_id":47915191140529,"sku":"SB-0977985091-C3","price":1.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0977985091.jpg?v=1789163389","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-field-guide-to-the-north-american-family","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}