{"product_id":"9781250214874","title":"Rendezvous with Oblivion: Reports from a Sinking Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eListen, Liberal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat’s the Matter with Kansas\u003c\/i\u003e, a scathing collection of his incisive commentary on our cruel times—perfect for this political moment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhat does a middle-class democracy look like when it comes apart? When, after forty years of economic triumph, America’s winners persuade themselves that they owe nothing to the rest of the country?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his sharp eye for detail, Thomas Frank takes us on a wide-ranging tour through present-day America, showing us a society in the late stages of disintegration and describing the worlds of both the winners and the losers—the sprawling mansion districts as well as the lives of fast-food workers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRendezvous with Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of interlocking essays examining how inequality has manifested itself in our cities, in our jobs, in the way we travel—and of course in our politics, where in 2016, millions of anxious ordinary people rallied to the presidential campaign of a billionaire who meant them no good.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese accounts of folly and exploitation are here brought together in a single volume unified by Frank’s distinctive voice, sardonic wit, and anti-orthodox perspective. They capture a society where every status signifier is hollow, where the allure of mobility is just another con game, and where rebellion too often yields nothing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor those who despair of the future of our country and of reason itself, \u003ci\u003eRendezvous with Oblivion\u003c\/i\u003e is a booster shot of energy, reality, and moral outrage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719964725309,"sku":"9781250214874","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781250214874_p0.jpg?v=1771591263","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9781250214874","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}