{"product_id":"how-to-be-normal-essays-hardcover","title":"How to Be Normal: Essays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhil Christman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eErudite riffs on race, religion, masculinity and [more]. . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA crisp set of essays that bring big social and cultural debates to a human level.\" --Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Phil Christman is one of the best cultural critics working today. Or, as a reviewer of his previous book, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Futures\u003c\/i\u003e, put it, \"one of the most underappreciated writers of [his] generation.\" You may also know Phil from his columns in \u003ci\u003eCommonweal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePlough\u003c\/i\u003e, or his viral essay \"What Is It Like To Be A Man?\", the latter adapted in his new book, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Normal\u003c\/i\u003e. Christman's second book includes essays on \"How To Be White,\" \"How to Be Religious,\" \"How To Be Married,\" and more, in addition to new versions of previously published essays. You'll also find brilliant analyses of middlebrow culture, bad movies, Mark Fisher, Christian fundamentalism, and more. With exquisite attention to syntax and prose, the astoundingly well-read Christman pairs a deceptively breezy style with radical openness. In his witty, original hands, seemingly \"normal\" subjects are rendered exceptional, and exceptionally.\u003cbr\u003e \"A probing and provocative collection.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Engaging a belles-lettristic negative capability, Christman takes on the big subjects while always remembering that the point of criticism is to more fully be a person, part of 'our little attempts that we make at building a home in this world.'\" --Ed Simon, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Christman charts a frank and fearless guide for the perplexed, the battered, the exhausted, and the outraged.\" --Chris Lehmann, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Earnest and intense.\" --Richard Babcock, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhil Christman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eMidwest Futures\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of both the Independent Publisher Book Award and a Midwest Independent Publisher Award. He currently lectures in the English department at University of Michigan. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Hedgehog Review, Commonweal, The Christian Century, The Outline, \u003c\/em\u003eand other places. He lives in Ann Arbor, MI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 231\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334054875373,"sku":"9781953368102","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/DObF_re9rm9781953368102.webp?v=1785001127","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/how-to-be-normal-essays-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}