{"product_id":"if-you-lived-here-id-know-your-name-news-from-small-town-alaska","title":"If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eIf You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eHeather Lende\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781565125247\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAlgonquin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eLater Printing\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e281\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott, essayist and NPR commentator Heather Lende introduces readers to life in the town of Haines, Alaska . . . subtly reminding readers to embrace each day, each opportunity, each life that touches our own and to note the beauty of it all.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tiny Haines, Alaska, is ninety miles north of Juneau, accessible mainly by water or air--and only when the weather is good. There's no traffic light and no mail delivery; people can vanish without a trace and funerals are a community affair. Heather Lende posts both the obituaries and the social column for her local newspaper. If anyone knows the going-on in this close-knit town--from births to weddings to funerals--she does. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether contemplating the mysterious death of eccentric Speedy Joe, who wore nothing but a red union suit and a hat he never took off, not even for a haircut; researching the details of a one-legged lady gold miner's adventurous life; worrying about her son's first goat-hunting expedition; observing the awe-inspiring Chilkat Bald Eagle Festival; or ice skating in the shadow of glacier-studded mountains, Lende's warmhearted style brings us inside her small-town life. We meet her husband, Chip, who owns the local lumber yard; their five children; and a colorful assortment of quirky friends and neighbors, including aging hippies, salty fishermen, native Tlingit Indians, and volunteer undertakers--as well as the moose, eagles, sea lions, and bears with whom they share this wild and perilous land. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like Bailey White's tales of Southern life or Garrison Keillor's reports from the Midwest, NPR commentator Heather Lende's take on her offbeat Alaskan hometown celebrates life in a dangerous and breathtakingly beautiful place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHeather Lende's new book, \u003ci\u003eOf Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics \u003c\/i\u003eis available now. \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska | Heather Lende | Paperback | 9781565125247 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks A 1775944","offer_id":50758126207234,"sku":"1775944","price":28.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81_vVPuNZ1L.jpg?v=1792037630","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/if-you-lived-here-id-know-your-name-news-from-small-town-alaska","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}