{"product_id":"approaching-eye-level-9780374538255","title":"Approaching Eye Level","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeminal essays on loneliness, living in New York, friendship, feminism, and writing from nonfiction master Vivian Gornick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVivian Gornick's \u003ci\u003eApproaching Eye Level \u003c\/i\u003eis a brave collection of personal essays that finds a quintessentially contemporary woman (urban, single, feminist) trying to observe herself and the world without sentiment, cynicism, or nostalgia. Whether walking along the streets of New York or teaching writing at a university, Gornick is a woman exploring her need for conversation and connection--with men and women, colleagues and strangers. She recalls her stint as a waitress in the Catskills and a failed friendship with an older woman and mentor, and reconsiders her experiences in the feminist movement, while living alone, and in marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTurning her trademark sharp eye on herself, Gornick works to see her part in things--how she has both welcomed and avoided contact, and how these attempts at connections have enlivened and, at times, defeated her. First published in 1996, \u003ci\u003eApproaching Eye Level\u003c\/i\u003e is an unrelentingly honest collection of essays that finds Gornick at her best, reminding us that we can come to know ourselves only by engaging fully with the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12516421\"\u003eVivian Gornick\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374538255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374538255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO010000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVivian Gornick\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including the acclaimed memoir\u003ci\u003e Fierce Attachments\u003c\/i\u003e, named the best memoir of the past 50 years by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e in 2019; the essay collections \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Novel of Love \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Men in My Life\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism; and \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Woman and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. She began her career as a staff writer for\u003ci\u003e The Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e in 1969, and her work has since appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publication\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834881573003,"sku":"9780374538255","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_0bea6ca9-192f-468b-a08a-ac0d6ea1484b.jpg?v=1755665943","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/approaching-eye-level-9780374538255","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}