{"product_id":"room-temperature-paperback","title":"Room Temperature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholson Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholson Baker's novel \u003cem\u003eThe Mezzanine\u003c\/em\u003e turned a lunch hour into a postmodern version of \u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e. In \u003cem\u003eRoom Temperature\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published by Grove Press in 1984, Baker takes the reader an even greater distance in the course of twenty minutes, although his narrator is obliged to be stationary, as he is giving his baby daughter her bottle. Though all in the room is still, the narrator's mind is not, and in inspired moments of mental flight, Mike's thoughts on his newfound parenthood lead him back to his own childhood and to reflections on the objects of his youth. From glass peanut butter jars to French horns, from typography to courtship, Baker mixes physics and the physical in a style that has earned him accolades throughout his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his second novel, Baker turns a young father's feeding-time reverie into a catalog of the minutiae of domestic love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.06 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451580825778,"sku":"9780802144911","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4efb40b7f2dac71e99aa17e5ac8e789f.webp?v=1778797592","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/room-temperature-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}