{"product_id":"dan-gets-a-minivan-life-at-the-intersection-of-dude-and-dad-9781451606478","title":"Dan Gets a Minivan: (Life at the Intersection of Dude and Dad)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA coming-of-middle-age tale told with warmth and wit that's \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elike \u003ci\u003eSeinfeld\u003c\/i\u003e for the stay-at-home-dad set. Raise a sippy cup and cheer him on\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA coming-of-middle-age tale told with warmth and wit, \u003ci\u003eDan Gets a Minivan \u003c\/i\u003eprovides the one thing every parent really needs: comic relief. Whether you're a dude, a dad, or someone who's married to either, fasten your seat belt and prepare to crack up.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe least hip citizen of Brooklyn, Dan Zevin has a working wife, two small children, a mother who visits each week to \"help,\" and an obese Labrador mutt who prefers to be driven rather than walked. How he got to this point is a bit of a blur. There was a wedding, and then there was a puppy. A home was purchased in New England. A wife was promoted and transferred to New York. A town house. A new baby boy. A new baby girl. A full-time dad was born. A prescription for Xanax was filled. Gray hairs appeared; gray hairs fell out. Six years passed in six seconds. And then came the minivan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Zevin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451606478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZevin, Dan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dan Zevin's latest book \u003ci\u003eDan Gets a Minivan: Life at the Intersection of Dude and Dad\u003c\/i\u003e (Scribner) is the winner of the 2013 Thurber Prize for American Humor. Dan has followed his readers through each phase of life, from post-college coping (\u003ci\u003eEntry-Level Life\u003c\/i\u003e) to tying the knot (\u003ci\u003eThe Nearly-wed Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e) to developing a disturbing new interest in lawn care and wine tastings (\u003ci\u003eThe Day I Turned Uncool: Confessions of a Reluctant Grownup\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan has been a comic correspondent for National Public Radio's WBUR, the humor columnist for \u003ci\u003eBoston Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eBoston Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, and a contributor to national publications including \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDetails\u003c\/i\u003e, The NewYorker.com, \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eParents\u003c\/i\u003e. His last two books, \u003ci\u003eDan Gets a Minivan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Day I Turned Uncool\u003c\/i\u003e, have been optioned by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan lives with his wife, kids, and pet rabbit in the suburbs of New York, where he has become an active member of his local Costco. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisit his personal site, at DanZevin.com, or his Facebook fan page, at Facebook.com\/pages\/Dan-Zevin\/160838183983243","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44939180277875,"sku":"9781451606478","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5c01072d-2b26-4203-a0e4-2defc0bd7d57.jpg?v=1778250378","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dan-gets-a-minivan-life-at-the-intersection-of-dude-and-dad-9781451606478","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}