Overview
Our politics are broken; our world is melting; the next catastrophe looms. Enter James Parker, who for years now has been writing odes of appreciation on subjects from the seemingly minor (āOde to Napsā) to the unexpected (āOde to Giving People Moneyā) to the seemingly minor, unexpected, and hyperspecific (āOde to Running in Moviesā). Finally collecting Parkerās beloved and much-lauded odes in one place, this volume demonstrates the profound power of the form. Each ode is an exercise in gratitude. Each celebrates the permanent susceptibility of everyday humdrum life to dazzling saturations of divine light: the squirrel in the street, the crying baby, the misplaced cup of tea. Parkerās odes are songs of praise, but with a decent amount of complaining in there, too: a human ratio of moans. Varied in length but unified in tone, mostly in prose, sometimes toppling into verse, the odes range across music, movies, literature, psychology, and beyond, all through the lens of Parkerās personal history. Gathered together, they form an accidental how-to guide to honoring your own experienceāand to finding your own odes.
This book title, Get Me Through the Next Five Minutes (Odes to Being Alive), ISBN: 9781324091639, by James Parker, published by W. W. Norton & Company (June 4, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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