{"product_id":"dont-kill-the-birthday-girl-tales-from-an-allergic-life-9780307588128","title":"Don't Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully written and darkly funny journey through the world of the allergic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike twelve million other Americans, Sandra Beasley suffers from food allergies. Her allergies--severe and lifelong--include dairy, egg, soy, beef, shrimp, pine nuts, cucumbers, cantaloupe, honeydew, mango, macadamias, pistachios, cashews, swordfish, and mustard. Add to that mold, dust, grass and tree pollen, cigarette smoke, dogs, rabbits, horses, and wool, and it's no wonder Sandra felt she had to live her life as \"Allergy Girl.\" When butter is deadly and eggs can make your throat swell shut, cupcakes and other treats of childhood are out of the question--and so Sandra's mother used to warn guests against a toxic, frosting-tinged kiss with \"Don't kill the birthday girl!\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt may seem that such a person is \"not really designed to survive,\" as one blunt nutritionist declared while visiting Sandra's fourth-grade class. But Sandra has not only survived, she's thrived--now an essayist, editor, and award-winning poet, she has learned to navigate a world in which danger can lurk in an unassuming corn chip. \u003ci\u003eDon't Kill the Birthday Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is her story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith candor, wit, and a journalist's curiosity, Sandra draws on her own experiences while covering the scientific, cultural, and sociological terrain of allergies. She explains exactly what an allergy is, describes surviving a family reunion in heart-of-Texas beef country with her vegetarian sister, delves into how being allergic has affected her romantic relationships, exposes the dark side of Benadryl, explains how parents can work with schools to protect their allergic children, and details how people with allergies should advocate for themselves in a restaurant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA compelling mix of memoir, cultural history, and science, \u003ci\u003eDon't Kill the Birthday Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is mandatory reading for the millions of families navigating the world of allergies--and a not-to-be-missed literary treat for the rest of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Beasley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307588128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSANDRA BEASLEY is the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eI Was the Jukebox\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2009 Barnard Women Poets Prize, and \u003ci\u003eTheories of Falling\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize. Her honors include a DCCAH Individual Artist Fellowship, the Friends of Literature Prize from the Poetry Foundation, and the Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award from Poets \u0026amp; Writers, Inc. She lives in Washington, D.C., where her prose has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44185076236403,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_21ae3a21-b2af-41f6-a00a-001d6eaa2049.jpg?v=1767099563","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dont-kill-the-birthday-girl-tales-from-an-allergic-life-9780307588128","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}