{"product_id":"history-is-embarrassing","title":"History Is Embarrassing","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHistory Is Embarrassing\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eKaren Chase\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781960327024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCavanKerry Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays full of startling directness, fearlessness, and surprise.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with profound reflections and snapshots from the past, Karen Chase's \u003ci\u003eHistory is Embarrassing\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together threads from one single life--a girl suffering from polio, a poet, a Jewish woman, a writer, and a painter. Like Chase, the characters who populate these essays are outsiders--undercover cops, a gay couple in 1500s India, bear poachers, psychiatric patients, and even a president--each a meaningful part of history. Divided into three parts--histories, pleasures, and horrors--\u003ci\u003eHistory is Embarrassing\u003c\/i\u003e is an assortment of thought-provoking essays that are sure to resonate with many readers. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"CavanKerry Press","offers":[{"title":"History Is Embarrassing | Karen Chase | Paperback | 9781960327024 | New | Memoir 1581408","offer_id":50622318084354,"sku":"1581408","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/717v60_OO9L.jpg?v=1791194856","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/history-is-embarrassing","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}