Get Me Through the Next Five Minutes: Odes to Being Alive

by James Parker

Book Overview

Our politics are broken; our world is melting; the next catastrophe looms. Enter James Parker, who for years now has been writing odes of appreciation on subjects from the seemingly minor ("Ode to Naps") to the unexpected ("Ode to Giving People Money") to the seemingly minor, unexpected, and hyperspecific ("Ode to Running in Movies"). Finally collecting Parker's beloved and much-lauded odes in one place, this volume demonstrates the profound power...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324091630
• ISBN13: 9781324091639
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.8" x 7.5"