{"product_id":"perpetual-motion-machine","title":"Perpetual Motion Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER — 2017 RED HEN PRESS NONFICTION AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED —2018 AMERICAN BEST BOOK, AUTOBIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED — 2019 RUBERY INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD, NONFICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by a brother’s high school science project—a perpetual motion machine that could save the world— \u003cem\u003eThe Perpetual Motion Machine\u003c\/em\u003e is a memoir in essays that attempts to save a sibling by depicting the visceral pain that accompanies longing for some past impossibility. The collection has been a science project in its study of memory, in the calculation and plotting of the moments that make up a childhood. The preparation has been “in the field” in that it is built upon the gathering of lived experience; the evidence is photo albums, family interviews, and anecdotes from friends. The project has been one giant experiment—to see if they can all make it out alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32132291461203,"sku":"","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781597096911_2ea6f149-5957-4a5a-8106-9b6b6ff42795.jpg?v=1765409441","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/perpetual-motion-machine","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}