{"product_id":"brothers-26-stories-of-love-and-rivalry-paperback","title":"Brothers: 26 Stories of Love and Rivalry - Paperback","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\u003eAndrew Blauner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFrank McCourt\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The next best thing to not having a brother (as I do not) is to have \u003ci\u003eBrothers.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eGay Talese\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a tapestry of stories about the complex and unique relationship that exists between brothers. In this book, some of our finest authors take an unvarnished look at how brothers admire and admonish, revere and revile, connect and compete, love and war with each other. With hearts and minds wide open, and, in some cases, with laugh-out-loud humor, the writers tackle a topic that is as old as the Bible and yet has been, heretofore, overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors range in age from twenty-four to eighty-four, and their stories from comic to tragic. \u003ci\u003eBrothers\u003c\/i\u003e examines and explores the experiences of love and loyalty and loss, of altruism and anger, of competition and compassion--the confluence of things that conspire to form the unique nature of what it is to be and to have a brother.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Brother.\" One of our eternal and quintessential terms of endearment. Tobias Wolff writes, \"The good luck of having a brother is partly the luck of having stories to tell.\" David Kaczynski, brother of \"The Unabomber\" \"I'll start with the premise that a brother shows you who you are--and also who you are not. He's an image of the self, at one remove . . . You are a 'we' with your brother before you are a 'we' with any other.\" Mikal Gilmore refers to brotherhood as a \"fidelity born of blood.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe've heard that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But where do the apples fall in relation to each other? And are we, in fact, our brothers' keepers, after all?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese stories address those questions and more, and are, like the relationships, full of intimacy and pain, joy and rage, burdens and blessings, humor and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poignant stories spread out like blood from a gash....This book is like a big brother reminding you of what is important in life. It will make you want to pick up the phone and call out: Brother, where art thou?\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrothers\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that the similarities brothers find so infuriating in their youth ultimately yield to a kind of comfort and consolation they won't find anywhere else. They've been through the trenches together and shed the same blood. Who else but a brother can understand that?\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn endlessly fascinating book. [Brothers] will quite likely appeal to readers in their parental roles, to women with brothers, and just about everybody else in one manner or another.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch the boys in this rich anthology battle and booze, worship, envy, argue, and die, and try not to think of your own brother.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis intimate collection offers rare insight into brothers' sometimes chummy, often complex relationships with one another. A compelling read that sheds new light on a relationship that is as old as the Bible, yet often overlooked.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrank McCourt's rollicking essay detailing each of his brothers' strengths and weaknesses is a fitting introduction to literary agent Blauner's assortment of sibling ruminations. An accomplished paean to brotherly love.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poignant stories spread out like blood from a gash....This book is like a big brother reminding you of what is important in life. It will make you want to pick up the phone and call out: Brother, where art thou?\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBrothers\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that the similarities brothers find so infuriating in their youth ultimately yield to a kind of comfort and consolation they won't find anywhere else. They've been through the trenches together and shed the same blood. Who else but a brother can understand that?\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An endlessly fascinating book. [Brothers] will quite likely appeal to readers in their parental roles, to women with brothers, and just about everybody else in one manner or another.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Watch the boys in this rich anthology battle and booze, worship, envy, argue, and die, and try not to think of your own brother.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This intimate collection offers rare insight into brothers' sometimes chummy, often complex relationships with one another. A compelling read that sheds new light on a relationship that is as old as the Bible, yet often overlooked.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Frank McCourt's rollicking essay detailing each of his brothers' strengths and weaknesses is a fitting introduction to literary agent Blauner's assortment of sibling ruminations. An accomplished paean to brotherly love.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Blauner\u003c\/b\u003e is founder of Blauner Books Literary Agency, editor of \u003ci\u003eCOACH: 25 Writers Reflect on People Who Made a Difference\u003c\/i\u003e, and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of Baseball.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.08 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43740748513415,"sku":"9780470599648","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/uwVsGTMZlK9780470599648.webp?v=1768762314","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/brothers-26-stories-of-love-and-rivalry-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}