{"product_id":"9781771666633","title":"Begin by Telling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever forget \/\u003cbr\u003e to connect the dots \/\u003cbr\u003e This book is an attempt to connect a couple.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBegin by Telling\u003c\/i\u003e, experimental pop sensation Meg Remy (U.S. Girls) spins a web out from her body to myriad corners of American hyper-culture. Through illustrated lyric essays depicting visceral memories from early childhood to present day, Remy paints a stark portrait of a spectacle-driven country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs though channel surfing, we catch glimpses of Desert Storm, the Oklahoma City Bombing, random street violence, the petrochemical industry, small town Deadheads, a toilet with uterus lining in it, the county STD clinic, and missionaries at the front door. Each is shared through language of the body; the sensation of experiencing many of the defining events and moments of a country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmersive and utterly compelling, the threads in \u003cem\u003eBegin by Telling\u003c\/em\u003e nimbly interweave with probing quotes and statistics, demonstrating the importance of personal storytelling, radical empathy, and the necessity of reflecting on society and one's self within that construct.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meg Remy (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Book*hug Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2021-03-16","offer_id":44151032676607,"sku":"9781771666633","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f58c0c36-fbfe-4204-8da8-4923eadb2656.jpg?v=1700741899","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781771666633","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}