{"product_id":"the-work-a-jigsaw-memoir-9781954744967","title":"The Work: A Jigsaw Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In Sklar's memoir, a journalist and Oscar-nominated screenwriter reflects on his professional and personal journey....A beautifully written account of a principled life.\"-\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sklar creates a sensitive, illuminating portrait of his life through loving accounts of the people who have truly moved and changed him.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, Editor's Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this moving non-fiction collection, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Sklar (\u003cem\u003eJFK, \u003c\/em\u003ewith Oliver Stone)\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eleads readers on an unpredictable personal journey through seven decades of our collective history and politics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSklar's wide-ranging essays take us from the hysteria and fear of the 1950s Hollywood blacklist to his collaboration with writer-director Oliver Stone on the screenplay of \u003cem\u003eJFK\u003c\/em\u003e and the glamour of the Academy Awards. From the Sixties counter culture of California to the Black Gullah-Geechee culture of a South Carolina Sea Island cut off from mainstream America. From the Japanese internment camps of World War II to the coffee fields of 1980s war-torn Nicaragua. From thoroughbred horses running at Saratoga Race Course to a mangy street dog looking for love in the \u003cem\u003ezócalo \u003c\/em\u003eof Oaxaca, Mexico. At every stop on this memorable journey, Sklar draws vivid portraits of unforgettable brave souls doing the hard work to create a more peaceful, just, and loving world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zachary Sklar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Olive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954744967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/12\/2023\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olive Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41138233376883,"sku":"9.78195E+12","price":30.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_39a043e8-9518-4323-a0ca-ed9427bc8eec.jpg?v=1701786415","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-work-a-jigsaw-memoir-9781954744967","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}