{"product_id":"open-house-of-family-friends-food-piano-lessons-and-the-search-for-a-room-of-my-own-9780312424596","title":"Open House: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons, and the Search for a Room of My Own","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA warm and seductive meditation on the personal and political from a renowned columnist and one of the great theorists of race and law (Henry Louis Gates, Jr.).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her trademark wit and insight, Patricia Williams relates stories from the many facets of her life--as a lawyer, scholar, writer, African-American, descendant of slaves, mother, and single, fifty-something woman--always aware of the ironies inherent in situations where her many identities don't conform to societal expectations. The \u003ci\u003eOpen House\u003c\/i\u003e of Williams's imagination takes us on a funny, often provocative, and entertaining journey which includes Oprah, Williams's Aunt Mary who passed as white, her Best White Friend, and tips on how to eat a watermelon without fear of racial judgment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia J. Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312424596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia J. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e, a recipient of the MacArthur genius award, is a columnist (Diary of a Mad Lawyer, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e), and a professor of law at Columbia University. Her previous books are \u003ci\u003eSeeing a Color-Blind Future, The Alchemy of Race and Rights, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rooster's Egg\u003c\/i\u003e. She contributes regularly to \u003ci\u003eMs. \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39955432800371,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_90a4b400-802a-4be9-910e-73f455cf0025.jpg?v=1648651832","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/open-house-of-family-friends-food-piano-lessons-and-the-search-for-a-room-of-my-own-9780312424596","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}