{"product_id":"in-mid-air-6603","title":"In Mid-Air","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Engaging, witty, thoughtful, clever, casual, ebullient, erudite and thoroughly modern' Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A dazzling talent - hilarious, winning and deft' Malcolm Gladwell \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Mid-Air \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of short essays by the acclaimed writer and speaker, Adam Gopnik. Known for his ability to perceive 'the whole world in a grain of sand', he uses this format to take a dizzying range of subjects and intricately explore their meaning to our lives - as people, as citizens and as families. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom how he works so that his daughter can have holes in her clothes, to why appropriation is more empowering than oppressing; from French sex to binge-watching TV, from the secret of a happy marriage to why we should mention the war ­­- each topic is illuminated by his erudition and wit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs in their original form on the radio, Gopnik's essays - each one a pleasure garden of wry confessions, self-deprecating asides, wordplay and striking insights - feel like the most intimate of conversations between writer and reader; yet at the same time they capture a public forum of pithy debate and tender persuasion. Above all, \u003ci\u003eIn Mid-Air \u003c\/i\u003einitiates a sense of wonder in the ordinary that yearns to be shared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786760319155,"sku":"9781786489227","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477298959781786489227.jpg?v=1762807878","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/in-mid-air-6603","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}