{"product_id":"get-thee-to-a-bakery-9781496225511","title":"Get Thee to a Bakery","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart memoir, part travelogue, \u003ci\u003eGet Thee to a Bakery\u003c\/i\u003e explores both humorous and harrowing aspects of growing older and making sense of social, technological, and environmental change.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eGet Thee to a Bakery\u003c\/i\u003e] is a masterclass in how to make art out of the quotidian.\"—Rachel Rueckert, \u003ci\u003eFourth Genre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rick Bailey's essay collection is rich and refreshing, fun and jubilant, and an overall joy to read.\"—Stephanie Nesja, \u003ci\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I wanted to hang out with Bailey's essays longer than I was afforded. In them, I felt comfort, inspiration, joy.\"—Jody Gerbig, \u003ci\u003eBrevity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Whether you love to people watch, enjoy virtual travelling, enjoy a spot of humour, or are simply looking for a great read, this is the book for you.\"—Susan Keefe,\u003ci\u003e Midwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If Seinfeld was the show about nothing, this collection might be the book about everything.\"—alkratz.com\u003cbr\u003e“Rick Bailey has a deft comic touch. He can make even a flooding basement or a power outage fascinating and hilarious. The world is a more interesting and far funnier place when seen through his eyes.”—Sharon Harrigan, author of \u003ci\u003eHalf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rick Bailey writes with a rare blend of intelligence and whimsy. Few essayists convey such joy in being alive. Bailey’s prose is sharp and the essays in \u003ci\u003eGet Thee to a Bakery\u003c\/i\u003e are as accessible as they are profound.”—Cal Freeman, author of \u003ci\u003eFight Songs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rick Bailey is an epicurean globetrotter, whisking us on a wholly satisfying culinary tour with equal measures of humor and heart. These short meditations on food, wine, music, place, and language are deliciously entertaining, a pleasure on the reading palate.”—Dorene O’Brien, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat It Might Feel Like to Hope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Get Thee to a Bakery\u003cbr\u003e 2. This Body Offers to Carry Us\u003cbr\u003e 3. A Minor Memory\u003cbr\u003e 4.\u003ci\u003e Con te partirò\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. On Wine Tasting and the Limits of Winespeak\u003cbr\u003e 6. Learning to Like It\u003cbr\u003e 7. You’re Not Going to Eat That, Are You?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Clean Up Your Act\u003cbr\u003e 9. Alien Pleasures\u003cbr\u003e 10. Ecumenical Meat Loaf\u003cbr\u003e 11. Good Eggs    \u003cbr\u003e 12. \u003ci\u003eBombolone\u003c\/i\u003e, Venus, Boar\u003cbr\u003e 13. Speak to Me\u003cbr\u003e 14. Do the Work\u003cbr\u003e 15. Take the Money\u003cbr\u003e 16. Listen to Teresa\u003cbr\u003e 17. Anyone Who Had a Heart\u003cbr\u003e 18. Drop It\u003cbr\u003e 19. Teeth First    \u003cbr\u003e 20. Back to Comanche\u003cbr\u003e 21. Smitty\u003cbr\u003e 22. Still Alive\u003cbr\u003e 23. Badass\u003cbr\u003e 24. Stand Up\u003cbr\u003e 25. Waterful\u003cbr\u003e 26. We’re Melting\u003cbr\u003e 27. Monsters\u003cbr\u003e 28. Fit But\u003cbr\u003e 29. Quit It\u003cbr\u003e 30. A Suite, a Swim, a Fish\u003cbr\u003e 31. Me and Velociraptor and Forrest Gump\u003cbr\u003e 32. Rock Me\u003cbr\u003e 33. Faces in the Stone\u003cbr\u003e 34. Where We Are Was Once a Sea\u003cbr\u003e 35. But Why Florida?\u003cbr\u003e 36. Coffee Ma’am\u003cbr\u003e 37. In Search of\u003cbr\u003e 38. The Efficacy of Loud\u003cbr\u003e 39. Yoga, Space, and Bragadin’s Skin\u003cbr\u003e 40. Don’t Wait\u003cbr\u003e 41. Third Eye Seeing    \u003cbr\u003e 42. This American Smile\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409234534743,"sku":"9781496225511","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496225511.jpg?v=1730506076","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/get-thee-to-a-bakery-9781496225511","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}