{"product_id":"a-step-from-death-a-memoir-9781582433738","title":"A Step from Death: A Memoir","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Step from Death: A Memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e by Woiwode, Larry. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781582433738.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarry Woiwodes literary fame began with his first novel, the 1969 classic What Im Going to Do, I Think, and continued unabated through his brilliant 2000 memoir What I Think I Did. In this deeply affecting follow–up to the latter, Woiwode addresses his son as heir to his emotional interior. With vibrant wordcraft and a poetic sensibility, Woiwode begins his story by relating a near–death experience with a malfunctioning hay baler — the kind of mistake that can kill a novice farmer. This episode is the first skein in a rich tapestry of memories, from colorful snippets of Woiwodes time in New York as a young writer working with the late, great William Maxwell, to his days as a young father, husband, and teacher trying to scrape enough together to buy a ranch in western North Dakota, and finally to the prospect of an empty nest and the step from death that he finds rapidly approaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45113426378805,"sku":"ByrdShop_1582433739","price":59.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781582433738_ac7c338e-3929-4389-acf8-e58f92c48212.jpg?v=1781059123","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-step-from-death-a-memoir-9781582433738","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}