{"title":"Personal Memoirs","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"coop-a-year-of-poultry-pigs-and-parenting-paperback","title":"COOP: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"You can read Michael Perry's \u003cem\u003eCoop\u003c\/em\u003e as an outrageously funny comedy about a semi-hapless neophyte navigating the pitfalls (and pratfalls) of the farming life. Please do, in fact. But scratch a little deeper, past Perry's lusciously entertaining and epigrammatic prose, his ultra-charming combo of Midwestern earnestness and serrated wit, and you'll find a reflective, sincere, and surprisingly touching-at times, even heart-cracking-story about a man struggling to put down roots.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Miles, author of \u003cem\u003eWant Not\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn over his head with two pigs, a dozen chickens, and a baby due any minute, the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003ePopulation: 485\u003c\/em\u003e gives us a humorous, heartfelt memoir of a new life in the country.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in a ramshackle Wisconsin farmhouse--faced with thirty-seven acres of fallen fences and overgrown fields, and informed by his pregnant wife that she intends to deliver their baby at home--Michael Perry plumbs his unorthodox childhood for clues to how to proceed as a farmer, a husband, and a father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether he's remembering his younger days--when his city-bred parents took in sixty or so foster children while running a sheep and dairy farm--or describing what it's like to be bitten in the butt while wrestling a pig, Perry flourishes in his trademark humor. But he also writes from the quieter corners of his heart, chronicling experiences as joyful as the birth of his child and as devastating as the death of a dear friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perry can take comfort in the power of his writing, his ability to pull readers from all corners onto his Wisconsin spread, and make them feel right at home among the chickens.\" --\u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in a ramshackle Wisconsin farmhouse--faced with thirty-seven acres of fallen fences and overgrown fields, and informed by his pregnant wife that she intends to deliver their baby at home-- Michael Perry plumbs his unorthodox childhood for clues to how to proceed as a farmer, a husband, and a father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether he's remembering his younger days--when his city-bred parents took in sixty or so foster children while running a sheep and dairy farm--or describing what it's like to be bitten in the butt while wrestling a pig, Perry flourishes in his trademark humor. But he also writes from the quieter corners of his heart, chronicling experiences as joyful as the birth of his child and as devastating as the death of a dear friend.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e(Starred Review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perry can take comfort in the power of his writing, his ability to pull readers from all corners onto his Wisconsin spread, and make them feel right at home among the chickens.\" --\u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving in a ramshackle Wisconsin farmhouse--faced with thirty-seven acres of fallen fences and overgrown fields, and informed by his pregnant wife that she intends to deliver their baby at home-- Michael Perry plumbs his unorthodox childhood for clues to how to proceed as a farmer, a husband, and a father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether he's remembering his younger days--when his city-bred parents took in sixty or so foster children while running a sheep and dairy farm--or describing what it's like to be bitten in the butt while wrestling a pig, Perry flourishes in his trademark humor. But he also writes from the quieter corners of his heart, chronicling experiences as joyful as the birth of his child and as devastating as the death of a dear friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.04 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58914663072088,"sku":"9780061240447","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/1220\/7960\/files\/1LRH8FeZee9780061240447.webp?v=1792781584"},{"product_id":"country-matters-the-pleasures-and-tribulations-of-moving-from-a-big-city-to-an-old-country-farmhouse-paperback","title":"Country Matters: The Pleasures and Tribulations of Moving from a Big City to an Old Country Farmhouse - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Korda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSuccess Research Cor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dreaming of moving to the country? First, read Michael Korda's engaging memoir. City types will find laughter, profit, and fair warning in \u003ci\u003eCountry Matters\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith his inimitable sense of humor and storytelling talent, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Michael Korda brings us this charming, hilarious, self-deprecating country living memoir of a city couple's new life in the country.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once entertaining, canny, and moving, \u003ci\u003eCountry Matters\u003c\/i\u003e does for Dutchess County, New York, what \u003ci\u003eUnder the Tuscan Sun\u003c\/i\u003e did for Tuscany. This witty farm life memoir, replete with Korda's own line drawings, reads like a novel, as it chronicles the author's transformation from city slicker to full-time country gentleman, complete with tractors, horses, and a leaking roof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he decides to take up residence in an eighteenth-century farmhouse in Dutchess County, ninety miles north of New York City, Korda discovers what country life is really like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwning pigs, more than owning horses, even more than owning the actual house, firmly anchored the Kordas as residents in the eyes of their Pleasant Valley neighbors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou may own your land, but without concertina barbed wire, or the 82nd Airborne on patrol, it's impossible to keep people off it!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's possible to line up major household repairs over a tuna melt sandwich.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe locals are not particularly quick to accept these outsiders, and the couple's earliest interactions with their new neighbors provide constant entertainment in this funny city to country story, particularly when the Kordas discover that hunting season is a year-round event--right on their own land! From their closest neighbors, mostly dairy farmers, to their unforgettable caretaker Harold Roe--whose motto regarding the local flora is \"Whack it all back! \"--the residents of Pleasant Valley eventually come to realize that the Kordas are more than mere weekenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSure to have readers in stitches, this hilarious memoir is a book that has universal appeal for all who have ever dreamed of owning that perfect little place to escape to up in the country, or, more boldly, have done it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his inimitable sense of humor and storytelling talent, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Michael Korda brings us this charming, hilarious, self-deprecating memoir of a city couple's new life in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once entertaining, canny, and moving, \u003cem\u003eCountry Matters\u003c\/em\u003e does for Dutchess County, New York, what \u003cem\u003eUnder the Tuscan Sun\u003c\/em\u003e did for Tuscany. This witty memoir, replete with Korda's own line drawings, reads like a novel, as it chronicles the author's transformation from city slicker to full-time country gentleman, complete with tractors, horses, and a leaking roof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he decides to take up residence in an eighteenth-century farmhouse in Dutchess County, ninety miles north of New York City, Korda discovers what country life is really like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwning pigs, more than owning horses, even more than owning the actual house, firmly anchored the Kordas as residents in the eyes of their Pleasant Valley neighbors. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou may own your land, but without concertina barbed wire, or the 82nd Airborne on patrol, it's impossible to keep people off it! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's possible to line up major household repairs over a tuna melt sandwich. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd everyone in the area is fully aware that Michael \"don't know shit about septics.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe locals are not particularly quick to accept these outsiders, and the couple's earliest interactions with their new neighbors provide constant entertainment, particularly when the Kordas discover that hunting season is a year-round event -- right on their own land! 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