{"product_id":"clowns-and-rats-scare-me-paperback","title":"Clowns and Rats Scare Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCary Clack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSan Antonians love Cary Clack for the sparkle of wit and wisdom he brings to them in his column in the \u003ci\u003eSan Antonio Express-News.\u003c\/i\u003e But his style and sensibility make his work equally popular far beyond that city. He offers pithy, probing coverage of national issues such as terrorism, racism, and child abuse, but his keen sense of humor often turns to the stuff of everyday life such as the inexplicable power of Krispy Kreme doughnuts and his terror of clowns. The columns collected here sample the best of 13 years' worth of Clack's amusing and thoughtful commentaries, and begin with an enlightening foreword by noted poet Naomi Shihab Nye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/b\u003e was born to a Palestinian father and an American mother and lived in Palestine, Jerusalem, and San Antonio, Texas, where she studied at Trinity University. She is the author of numerous poetry books, including \u003ci\u003eYou and Yours, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East, Fuel, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRed Suitcase\u003c\/i\u003e. Her honors include awards from the Texas Institute of Letters and the International Poetry Forum, the Carity Randall Prize, the Academy of American Poets' Lavan Award, and four Pushcart Prizes. She has been a Lannan fellow, a Guggenheim fellow, and a Witter Bynner fellow, and she was elected a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets in 2010. She has traveled to the Middle East and Asia for the U.S. Information Agency three times, promoting international goodwill through the arts. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460569350322,"sku":"9781595340375","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cd1765acad98a47f50a5f0178d7cae7e.webp?v=1778924958","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/clowns-and-rats-scare-me-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}