{"product_id":"the-door-man-9781953236470","title":"The Door-Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1917, during the construction of a large reservoir in the Catskill hamlet of Gilboa, New York, a young paleontologist named Winifred Goldring identified fossils from an ancient forest flooded millions of years ago when the earth's botanical explosion of oxygen opened a path for the evolution of humankind. However, the reservoir water was needed for NYC, and the fossils were buried once again during the flooding of the doomed town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mix of fact and fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Door-Man\u003c\/em\u003e follows three generations of interwoven families who share a deep wound from Gilboa's last days. The story is told by Winifred's grandson, a disaffected NYC doorman working near the Central Park Reservoir during its decommissioning in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brief and provisional nature of one's life on earth - and the nested histories of the places, people and events that give it meaning - engender a reckoning within the tangled roots and fragile bonds of family.\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-15152512\"\u003ePeter Matthiessen Wheelwright\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fomite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953236470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953236472\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-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fomite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708722057453,"sku":"9781953236470","price":21.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_89be3d5b-726e-4250-8ed7-b2302dc317bc.jpg?v=1650097747","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-door-man-9781953236470","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}