{"product_id":"in-the-shadows-of-a-fallen-wall-9780803271418","title":"In the Shadows of a Fallen Wall","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the deeper cultural assumptions through which Americans view the larger world\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tweedie has achieved what the best memoirs strive for. Beyond telling the story of a year in Germany, \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadows of a Fallen Wall\u003c\/i\u003e is an eloquent argument for trying something novel, learning something new, and embracing discomfort to become a bigger, better, and more compassionate person.”—Julija Šukys, author of \u003ci\u003eEpistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona Šimaitė\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Few Americans these days take the trouble to investigate a country about which they know less than they think. Sanford Tweedie has, and the result is a lucidly written and perceptive account of one family’s experience of a Germany that—though now united—is not yet as one.”—Michael Gorra, author of \u003ci\u003ePortrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn the Shadows of a Fallen Wall \u003c\/i\u003eis highly recommended.\"—Jack Mason, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tweedie's bravery and persistence in the face of formidable challenges makes for an entertaining and recommended read.\"—D. Driftless, \u003ci\u003eReaders Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Walls in Our Heads \u003cbr\u003e1. Breaking Down the Wall \u003cbr\u003e2. But for the Weather \u003cbr\u003e3. Leaving the American Sector \u003cbr\u003e4. Concrete Details: Your Guide's Tour of Erfurt \u003cbr\u003e5. alfs, Autos, and Encounters with the Polizei \u003cbr\u003e6. Words Fail Me, Yet Again \u003cbr\u003e7. Destinations and Wanderings \u003cbr\u003e8. Field without Dreams: Baseball in the Former GDR \u003cbr\u003e9. The Class That Doesn't Exist in the Country That Once Did \u003cbr\u003e10. Whatever You Do, Don't Look Down \u003cbr\u003e11. In Former Times \u003cbr\u003eAfterword: Echoes of a Fallen Wall \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405272031575,"sku":"9780803271418","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803271418.jpg?v=1730489378","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-the-shadows-of-a-fallen-wall-9780803271418","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}