{"title":"Gene Weingarten","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Gene Weingarten collection, featuring compelling works that beautifully blend history, humanity, and storytelling. Gene Weingarten is a renowned American journalist, known for his incisive writing and insightful examination of societal nuances. His ability to delve into the depths of human experiences with empathy and wit makes his work truly captivating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmongst his notable works is the celebrated book \u003cem\u003eOne Day\u003c\/em\u003e. In this remarkable exploration of history, Weingarten artfully reconstructs the events of a seemingly ordinary day, unveiling the extraordinary within the mundane. This book is a testament to his talent for making history accessible and engaging, turning past events into gripping narratives that capture the reader's imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a history enthusiast or someone looking for thought-provoking reads, the Gene Weingarten collection is sure to offer a profound and enriching experience. Dive into his books and discover the intricate tapestry of human stories that await.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"one-day-by-gene-weingarten-9780399185830","title":"One Day","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Gene Weingarten explores the events of a random day in U.S. history, offering a diorama of American life that illuminates all that has changed—and all that hasn't—in the last three decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"One of the 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Last 25 Years\" - Slate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn New Year's Day 2013, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Gene Weingarten asked three strangers to, literally, pluck a day, month, and year from a hat. That day—chosen completely at random—turned out to be Sunday, December 28, 1986, by any conventional measure a most ordinary day. Weingarten spent the next six years proving that there is no such thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat Sunday between Christmas and New Year's turned out to be filled with comedy, tragedy, implausible irony, cosmic comeuppances, kindness, cruelty, heroism, cowardice, genius, idiocy, prejudice, selflessness, coincidence, and startling moments of human connection, along with evocative foreshadowing of momentous events yet to come. Lives were lost. Lives were saved. Lives were altered in overwhelming ways. Many of these events never made it into the news; they were private dramas in the lives of private people. They were utterly compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Day\u003c\/em\u003e asks and answers the question of whether there is even such a thing as \"ordinary\" when we are talking about how we all lurch and stumble our way through the daily, daunting challenge of being human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338525036780,"sku":"9780399185830","price":33.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2767603482330.jpg?v=1743733723"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/gene-weingarten.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}