{"product_id":"9781555973698","title":"Famous Builder","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFamous Builder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Paul Lisicky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Lisicky remembers being not much like other boys his age, but rather the awkward thirteen-year-old with \"arms thick as drinking straws,\" who composes tunes in his head that he might later send to \u003ci\u003eFolk Mass Today\u003c\/i\u003e or to the producers of \u003ci\u003eThe Partridge Family\u003c\/i\u003e. Born into a family whose incremental success bumps them up a notch from their immigrant upbringing and into suburban America, Paul puts his creative, undaunted energy into drawing intricate housing development plans and writing liturgical music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the lively, loving essays contained in \u003ci\u003eFamous Builder\u003c\/i\u003e, Lisicky explores the constant impulse to rebuild the self. With gracious, thoughtful candor and pitch-perfect humor, he explores the very personal realms of childhood dreams and ambitions, adolescent sexual awakenings, and adult realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781555973698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593362682062,"sku":"9781555973698","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_acf905f4-df24-472d-adfe-f89b56c3bdcd.jpg?v=1637787066","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781555973698","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}