{"product_id":"9781734744521","title":"A Brush With Jeff and Other Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One should be light like a bird and not like a feather,\" wrote the French poet Paul Valéry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of personal and playful essays, J. E. Chadwick explores \u003ci\u003elightness\u003c\/i\u003e - how to let go of whatever weighs you down. \u003c\/p\u003eChadwick discovers the art of walking around European cities and the surprising truth about cooking for forty silent strangers. He reveals how to survive a narcissist (especially if it's you), when to fire and rehire one's mind, and offers three words to live by. Readers will meet Hirayama, the toilet-cleaning protagonist of Wim Wenders' \u003ci\u003ePerfect Days, \u003c\/i\u003eand rediscover \u003ci\u003eLuna Luna\u003c\/i\u003e, the greatest lost art story ever told.\u003cp\u003eBut there's a twist. This is not the book Chadwick intended to write; \u003ci\u003eA Brush With Jeff \u003c\/i\u003ewas seduced by the idea it contained - \u003ci\u003elightness\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis magpied collection is for anyone who yearns for a more joyful existence and is ready to grow lighter, but with control, like a bird.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turf Tavern Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428299657457,"sku":"9781734744521","price":10.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781734744521_p0.jpg?v=1765170558","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781734744521","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}