{"product_id":"things-that-are-by-amy-leach","title":"Things That Are by Amy Leach","description":"\u003cp\u003eThings That Are Essays By Amy Leach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I know of no other writer on earth—or in the sky—like Amy Leach.” —EULA BISS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNonfiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the cosmic to the quotidian, this debut collection of essays by Amy Leach asks us to reconsider our kinship with the wild world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThings That Are \u003c\/em\u003etakes jellyfish, fainting goats, and imperturbable caterpillars as just a few of its many inspirations. Surveying both the tiniest earth dwellers and the most far-flung celestial bodies—considering the similarity of gods to donkeys, the inexorability of love and vines, the relations of exploding stars to exploding sea cucumbers—Leach rekindles a vital communion with the wild world, dormant for far too long. These are essays that leap from the animal to the human to the phenomenal, and somehow transcend all three, yielding “words of wisdom” (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e) to carry with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReminiscent of the work of Ander Monson, John D’Agata, and Eula Biss—yet truly a new species of its own—\u003cem\u003eThings That Are \u003c\/em\u003eis a book of wonder, one the reader cannot help but leave with their perceptions expanded and confounded in delightful ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_sku__154 field field--name-sku field--type-string field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__item\"\u003eISBN: 9781571313515\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_book_publish_date__154 field field--name-field-book-publish-date field--type-datetime field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003ePublish Date: \u003ctime datetime=\"2014-06-17T12:00:00Z\" class=\"datetime\"\u003e06\/17\/2014\u003c\/time\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_book_pages__154 field field--name-field-book-pages field--type-integer field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003ePages: 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_bug_dimensions__154 field field--name-field-bug-dimensions field--type-physical-dimensions field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003eDimensions: 5.31 × 8 × 0.56 in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_bug_weight__154 field field--name-field-bug-weight field--type-physical-measurement field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003eWeight: 8.7 oz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"183 - Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50552776884464,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/8154\/6311\/files\/Things_that_Are_300dpi_RGB.jpg?v=1790694938","url":"https:\/\/maineyarnandfibersupply.com\/products\/things-that-are-by-amy-leach","provider":"Maine Yarn \u0026 Fiber Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}