{"product_id":"another-sort-of-life-9781462826254","title":"Another Sort of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eMay you live in interesting times,\u0026amp;quote; runs the old Chinese curse. During the worst recession since the 1930s, a university professor leaves the safe routines of campus life and hits the road, looking for a change of pace. But as the economy plummets, a supposedly manageable adventure becomes a four-and-a-half year journey into times that prove \u0026amp;quote;interesting\u0026amp;quote; indeed. He finds work as a cut-rate adjunct prof, a field hand, car washer, day laborer, janitor, and a variety of other vocations far removed from his previous existence. Along the way he gets into fights, skirts homelessness, and mingles with an unforgettable cast of characters, including an ex-professor who has found a new life in the woods; a business genius who is not what he seems; a painter who teleports to the asteroid belt; and a brilliant scholar who has chosen poverty in disgust of modernity. This book is a journey into hard times and a visit with a subculture where life is lived close to the bone. It's also an intimate history of the early 1980s as seen from its lower regions. But ultimately it's a satisfying adventure that is leavened with humor, color, and, always, with the fullness of life. (Tentative Title) ANOTHER SORT OF LIFE: A Journey into \u0026amp;quote;Interesting Times,\u0026amp;quote; 1979-1984\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53028378280215,"sku":null,"price":1348.42,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6918\/8119\/files\/9781462826254.jpg?v=1780994910","url":"https:\/\/payment.letskitaboo.com\/products\/another-sort-of-life-9781462826254","provider":"Kitaboo One eStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}