{"product_id":"thundering-sneakers-paperback-1","title":"Thundering Sneakers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePrudence Mackintosh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThundering Sneakers begins the story of the Mackintosh boys. In these essays, Prudence Mackintosh describes the delights and terrors of living with little boys who are determined to be boys, despite the carefully nonsexist childrearing practices of the 1970s. With telling vignettes of boyish disasters that drive her to despair, as well as the rare quiet moments of hugs and confidences that make it all worthwhile, she perfectly captures the early years when a young mother still looks for \"the real mother\" to come and bail her out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Prudence Mackintosh is a popular author and public speaker, whose commentary on family life, schooling, Texas women, and Dallas architecture has also appeared in such magazines and newspapers as \u003ci\u003eMcCall's, Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, D Magazine, Parenting, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Dallas with her husband, John A. Mackintosh, Jr., with whom she looks forward to completing the conversations interrupted by their sons thirty years ago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.12 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134827696263,"sku":"9780292752696","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/189a17b36685a9d86df03dac4e033eb7_e9048a12-e30d-42bd-8c16-0f9bc2840d3f.webp?v=1732644866","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/thundering-sneakers-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}