{"product_id":"joyride-by-susan-orlean-9781838955502","title":"Joyride","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The story of my life is the story of my stories,' writes Susan Orlean in this extraordinary, era-defining memoir from one of the greatest practitioners of narrative nonfiction of our time. \u003cem\u003eJoyride\u003c\/em\u003e is a magic carpet ride through Orlean's life and career, where every day is an opportunity for discovery and every moment holds the potential for wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout her storied career, her curiosity draws her to explore the most ordinary and extraordinary of places, from going deep inside the head of a regular ten-year-old boy for a legendary profile ('The American Man Age Ten') to reporting on a woman who owns twenty-seven tigers, from capturing the routine magic of Saturday night to climbing Mt. Fuji.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Orlean has always written her way into other people's lives in order to understand the human experience, \u003cem\u003eJoyride\u003c\/em\u003e is her most personal book ever—a searching journey through finding her feet as a journalist, recovering from the excruciating collapse of her first marriage, falling head-over-heels in love again, becoming a parent while mourning the decline of her own mother, sojourning to Hollywood for films based on her work including \u003cem\u003eAdaptation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlue Crush\u003c\/em\u003e, and confronting mortality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoyride\u003c\/em\u003e is also a time machine to a bygone era of journalism, from Orlean's bright start in the golden age of alt-weeklies to her career-making days working alongside icons such as Robert Gottlieb, Tina Brown, David Remnick, Anna Wintour, Sonny Mehta, and Jonathan Karp—forces who shaped the media industry as we know it today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInfused with Orlean's signature warmth and wit, \u003cem\u003eJoyride\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for anyone who hungers to start, build, and sustain a creative life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46998315237612,"sku":"9781838955502","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/be040e7783efef8489f1df66f7c5958b.jpg?v=1763237396","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/joyride-by-susan-orlean-9781838955502","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}