{"product_id":"dust-in-our-veins-paperback","title":"Dust in Our Veins - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Glass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlippery Stream Banks Village has droughts, dust, and thumping frogs. It's a rural Thai village rich in community and interesting people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere's Old Mr. Pote with his secret. There's Uncle Song, ready to bet on anything. There's Grenade Hands, who boxes his way to national fame.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd there's Het, the narrator, who introduces us to his village. Het tells us about the community quest to win a soccer ball, the skinny village lizards, and the staircase that leads up to nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough Het's stories, we learn about the people he knows and the challenges they face together. But does Het have a talent that will lead him away from his Slippery Stream Banks home?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDust in Our Veins\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Het's village and the extraordinary things he sees in the ordinary routines of rural Thai life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Glass grew up in Pennsylvania, where he earned a BA from Penn State. He later received an MA in fiction writing from the University of Florida and a doctorate in teaching English as a second language from Purdue University. He volunteered with the Peace Corps in Thailand and ended up teaching for sixteen years in the provinces of Udon Thani and Mahasarakham, both in northeastern Thailand. Today he lives near Washington, DC, with his wife, Noke, and their son, Nat. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEven a Little Is Something: Stories of Nong\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47448350163122,"sku":"9780998846507","price":14.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/784ba6e2e14abb9336f18bdbc63ad31a.webp?v=1778753139","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/dust-in-our-veins-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}