{"product_id":"9781504094030","title":"Anything Is Good","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWaitzkin, Fred\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Bronx boys take radically different paths in a novel about the limits of genius and the loss of home, by a “terrifically gifted” author (Anita Shreve, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stars Are Fire\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Ralph Silverman was a childhood buddy, a foreign film buff, a victim of bullies, a boy genius. He held long conversations with his pet parakeet and spent countless hours on a computer, creating mesmerizing music and solving problems in philosophy. He was a friend of great scholars and the son of a wealthy outer-borough businessman with shady associates and a second family. And, as he begins to take over the story from the narrator, he has found himself in South Florida, physically abused and then expelled into an unfamiliar world—with a broken pair of glasses, no money, and no shoes—by the distant cousin his sister left him with before disappearing forever.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eSearching for Bobby Fischer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnything is Good\u003c\/i\u003e is a hypnotically compelling tale of a man haunted by the fate of his childhood buddy, and of that friend’s pleasures and misfortunes as he navigates an unhoused life—a life more complex and dramatic than a bypasser might ever imagine.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Fred Waitzkin’s previous books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Very few writers can deliver a story with this much heart…a great novel.”—Sebastian Junger\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Waitzkin’s propulsive narrative makes for compelling reading from first page to last.”—Gabriel Byrne\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A gem of a book.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46577132011775,"sku":"9781504094030","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_5b5eaf57-f26f-4fa0-a714-19a195bf6adb.jpg?v=1738949126","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781504094030","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}