{"product_id":"essential-self-defense-paperback","title":"Essential Self-Defense: A Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Rapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Rapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe next work for the stage from the Pulitzer finalist Adam Rapp, \u003ci\u003eEssential Self-Defense.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEssential Self-Defense\u003c\/i\u003e, disgruntled misfit Yul Carroll takes a job as an attack dummy in a women's self-defense class and finds himself mysteriously drawn to Sadie, the repressed bookworm mercilessly honing her skills on him. Meanwhile, all's not well on the unassuming Midwestern streets of Bloggs: with local children vanishing at an alarming rate, our hero, his lady friend, and a motley assortment of poets, butchers, and punk librarians prepare to battle the darkness on the edge of town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Rapp \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous plays, most notably \u003ci\u003eNocturne \u003c\/i\u003e(Faber, 2002) and \u003ci\u003eRed Light Winter \u003c\/i\u003e(Faber, 2006) which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130017976455,"sku":"9780865479685","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9befb35843016728fbfbbfae4c8c709f.webp?v=1732607598","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/essential-self-defense-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}