{"product_id":"on-the-one-hand-on-the-other-hand-9781683964346","title":"On the One Hand \/ On the Other Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003eA double-sided book with over 70 years of the wit and wisdom of the iconoclastic artist and author R.O. Blechman! Many readers will be familiar with Blechmans covers for The New Yorker magazine  more will be familiar with the countless books for children and adults hes illustrated (or written and illustrated) since 1953  and many more will be familiar with his animated Christmas short for CBS  his commercials for Alka-Seltzer  and for his Emmy Awardwinning animated presentation  The Soldiers Tale (PBS). On The One Hand \/ On The Other Hand collects the best of Blechmans writing and drawing from across the breadth of nearly his 70-year career as cartoonist  commentator  and iconoclast. Presented as a handsome double-sided book  On the One Hand includes a portfolio of 17 of Blechmans graphically sublime covers for the fabled Story magazine. On the Other Hand includes a collection of essays that offer his trenchant insights  both playful and profound  on the state of our culture today including his personal perspective on film  theater (\"Well  lets be fair to Franz Kafka. Can you blame a cockroach?\")  literature  history  politics  social change  and his fellow cartoonists and illustrators. Blechman shares his hard-earned insights and personal anecdotes on persisting your way to success (\"Second Acts\")  on growing older but not surrendering youth (\"Im Not Finished\")  and on the constraints that every artist from caveman days to the present must overcome. (\"Against those odds  confidence is hard to come by.\") Black and white illustrations and full color.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666190655541,"sku":"ByrdShop_1683964349","price":62.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781683964346.jpg?v=1782422269","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/on-the-one-hand-on-the-other-hand-9781683964346","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}