{"product_id":"the-older-you-get-the-shorter-your-stories-should-be-9781628064209","title":"The Older You Get, the Shorter Your Stories Should Be","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Bob Bowie's reflections on his well-lived and adventurous life are charming, funny, poignant and wise. This book is a real pleasure to read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Drew Faust \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePresident Emerita, Harvard University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bob Bowie has written a riveting and rollicking collection of tales comprising his life as a Renaissance Man who overcame serious childhood learning disabilities to become a Harvard Poet Laureate, adventurer, lawyer and playwright. Writing with brutal candor and self-deprecating wit, Bowie unspools stories that both entertain and pack plenty of wisdom. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Ben Bradlee, Jr. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning Editor of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Boston Globe Spotlight Team\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pearl after pearl - brief easily accessible stories that reflect the unclouded eye of the author for all things honest, compassionate and revelatory. I laughed, cried, reflected, regretted and rejoiced reading this seemingly random collection before recognizing the common thread - clear eyed humanity. Mr. Bowie's curation of his self deprecating, poignant and often hilarious moments, will become a dear friend whose warmth and comfort are there to visit again and again!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Ty Cobb\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProminent Washington, D.C. lawyer \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e and former White House Special Counsel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11812050\"\u003eRobert R. Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Salt Water Media, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628064209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162806420X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HUM\"\u003eHumor\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HUM003000\"\u003eForm | Essays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Salt Water Media, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43827578994827,"sku":"9781628064209","price":26.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_fa705a95-d665-4f56-854b-9302d90bb59a.jpg?v=1755539278","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-older-you-get-the-shorter-your-stories-should-be-9781628064209","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}