{"product_id":"tinsel-a-search-for-americas-christmas-present-9780547394565","title":"Tinsel: A Search for America's Christmas Present","description":"In \u003cem\u003eTinsel, \u003c\/em\u003e Hank Stuever turns his unerring eye for the idiosyncrasies of modern life to Frisco, Texas--a suburb at once all-American and completely itself--to tell the story of the nation's most over-the-top celebration: Christmas. Stuever's tale begins on the blissful easy-credit dawn of Black Friday, as he jostles for bargains among the crowds at the big-box stores. From there he follows Frisco's true believers as they navigate through three years of holiday drama. Tammie Parnell is the proprietor of \"Two Elves with a Twist,\" a company that decks the halls of other people's McMansions. Jeff and Bridgette Trykoski spend eleven months preparing the visible-from-space, awe-inspiring light display they stage on their lawn each December. And single mother Caroll Cavazos, a devout churchgoer, hopes that the life-affirming moments of the season can transcend her everyday struggles. \u003cem\u003eTinsel\u003c\/em\u003e is a humane, revealing, and very funny portrait of one community's quest to discover a more perfect holiday amidst the frenzied, mega-churchy, shoparific world of Christmas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hank Stuever\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547394565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStuever, Hank:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - HANK STUEVER is an award-winning pop-culture writer for the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e's style section. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eOff Ramp, \u003c\/em\u003e an essay collection, and has appeared on \u003cem\u003eToday\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe View, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, \u003c\/em\u003e and National Public Radio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45322678730867,"sku":"9780547394565","price":30.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_aa46bd23-0dba-43c2-af75-922167449f3f.jpg?v=1786020958","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/tinsel-a-search-for-americas-christmas-present-9780547394565","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}