{"product_id":"fathers-day-across-america-with-an-unusual-dad-and-his-extraordinary-son-9780544002289","title":"Father's Day: Across America with an Unusual Dad and His Extraordinary Son","description":"Buzz Bissinger's twins were born three minutes--and a world--apart. Gerry, the older one, is a graduate student preparing to become a teacher. His brother Zach is a savant, challenged by serious intellectual deficits but also blessed with rare talents: an astonishing memory, a dazzling knack for navigation, and a reflexive honesty that can make him both socially awkward and surprisingly wise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne summer, striving to understand the twenty-four-year-old son who remains, in many ways, a mystery, Buzz convinces Zach to join him on a cross-country road trip. As father and son drive from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, revisiting all the places they have lived together, Buzz learns to see the world through Zach's eyes. \u003cem\u003eFather's Day \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful account of this journey, and a universal tale of the bond between parents and children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Grade: A . . . Gorgeous.\" -- \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Blunt, tender, sometimes harrowing, and always affecting, Father's Day is a triumph.\" -- Susan Orlean, author of \u003cem\u003eRin Tin Tin\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Orchid Thief\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Buzz Bissinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Houghton Mifflin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\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 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544002289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBissinger, Buzz:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuzz Bissinger is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of four books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003e3 Nights in August\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold two million copies and inspired a film and TV franchise. He is a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e and a sports columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40381045833843,"sku":"9.78054E+12","price":18.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b55dbff6-79ab-47e9-bbd6-7435ad149389.jpg?v=1661348457","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/fathers-day-across-america-with-an-unusual-dad-and-his-extraordinary-son-9780544002289","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}