{"product_id":"truisms-9798218049546","title":"Truisms","description":"\u003cp\u003eA unique work in Theroux's canon, \u003cem\u003eTruisms \u003c\/em\u003edistills a lifetime of observation and reading into thousands of rhyming quatrains, a \u003cem\u003eRubaiyat \u003c\/em\u003efor our times. It is a compendium of universal truths, witty aphorisms, personal opinions, wise maxims, sardonic insults, cranky complaints, abrupt advice, and believe-it-or-not factoids that only he could assemble. Beginning with a well-informed history of apothegms and epigrams, Theroux states, \"A truism provides a way of seeing by way of the compendious and concise, the summary and the succinct, a thought closed like a door with a bang.\" \u003cem\u003eTruisms \u003c\/em\u003eis \"the way I see the world,\" he concludes, and it should appeal to both Theroux's fans and to anyone who appreciates pithy proverbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Steven Moore, author (\u003cem\u003eThe Novel: An Alternative History, My Back Pages: Reviews and Essays, Alexander Theroux: A Fan's Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, etc.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12903568\"\u003eAlexander Theroux\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tough Poets Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218049546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8218049541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tough Poets Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44519993508077,"sku":"9798218049546","price":37.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a0e7d8de-3bca-4f97-9d59-badfe91db288.jpg?v=1701267942","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/truisms-9798218049546","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}