{"product_id":"the-work-a-jigsaw-memoir-paperback","title":"The Work: A Jigsaw Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZachary Sklar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In Sklar's memoir, a journalist and Oscar-nominated screenwriter reflects on his professional and personal journey....A beautifully written account of a principled life.\"-\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sklar creates a sensitive, illuminating portrait of his life through loving accounts of the people who have truly moved and changed him.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, Editor's Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this moving non-fiction collection, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Sklar (\u003cem\u003eJFK, \u003c\/em\u003ewith Oliver Stone)\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eleads readers on an unpredictable personal journey through seven decades of our collective history and politics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSklar's wide-ranging essays take us from the hysteria and fear of the 1950s Hollywood blacklist to his collaboration with writer-director Oliver Stone on the screenplay of \u003cem\u003eJFK\u003c\/em\u003e and the glamour of the Academy Awards. From the Sixties counter culture of California to the Black Gullah-Geechee culture of a South Carolina Sea Island cut off from mainstream America. From the Japanese internment camps of World War II to the coffee fields of 1980s war-torn Nicaragua. From thoroughbred horses running at Saratoga Race Course to a mangy street dog looking for love in the \u003cem\u003ezócalo \u003c\/em\u003eof Oaxaca, Mexico. At every stop on this memorable journey, Sklar draws vivid portraits of unforgettable brave souls doing the hard work to create a more peaceful, just, and loving world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732894945343,"sku":"9781954744967","price":28.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2743692119a5d799c5ac66cd2ff6c2c0.webp?v=1765134037","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-work-a-jigsaw-memoir-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}