{"product_id":"9781684511723_fish-out-of-water","title":"Fish Out of Water","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat Happens When One of America's Most Admired Biographers Writes His Own Biography?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Eric Metaxas, the answer is \u003ci\u003eFish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life\u003c\/i\u003e--a poetic and sometimes hilarious memoir of his early years, in which the Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants struggles to make sense of a world in which he never quite seems to fit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRenowned for his biographies of William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther, Metaxas is the author of five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, the witty host of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSocrates in the City \u003c\/i\u003econversation series, and a nationally syndicated radio personality. But here he reveals a personal story few have heard, taking us from his mostly happy childhood--and riotous triumphs at Yale--to the nightmare of drifting toward a dark abyss of meaninglessness from which he barely escapes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way he introduces us to an unforgettable troupe of picaresque characters who join this quintessentially first-generation American boy in what is both bildungsroman and odyssey--and which underscores just how funny, serious, happy, sad, and ultimately meaningful life can be.","brand":"Eric Metaxas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701756473393,"sku":"9781684511723","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781684511723.jpg?v=1781778800","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781684511723_fish-out-of-water","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}