{"product_id":"truisms-hardcover","title":"Truisms - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Theroux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique work in Theroux's canon, \u003cem\u003eTruisms \u003c\/em\u003edistills a lifetime of observation and reading into thousands of rhyming quatrains, a \u003cem\u003eRubaiyat \u003c\/em\u003efor our times. It is a compendium of universal truths, witty aphorisms, personal opinions, wise maxims, sardonic insults, cranky complaints, abrupt advice, and believe-it-or-not factoids that only he could assemble. Beginning with a well-informed history of apothegms and epigrams, Theroux states, \"A truism provides a way of seeing by way of the compendious and concise, the summary and the succinct, a thought closed like a door with a bang.\" \u003cem\u003eTruisms \u003c\/em\u003eis \"the way I see the world,\" he concludes, and it should appeal to both Theroux's fans and to anyone who appreciates pithy proverbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Steven Moore, author (\u003cem\u003eThe Novel: An Alternative History, My Back Pages: Reviews and Essays, Alexander Theroux: A Fan's Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, etc.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42125056901255,"sku":"9798218049485","price":50.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a482fa772cae460a8ba88d0af6d6d930.webp?v=1732574778","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/truisms-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}