{"product_id":"journal-of-the-plague-years-end-notes-paperback","title":"Journal of the Plague Years: End Notes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Rember\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this powerful collection of personal journal entries, a writer at the height of his powers responds to the fear and uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic in real time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn March of 2020, John Rember was scheduled to go on tour for his latest book. Covid-19 intervened. In the following years, 1.2 million people died of Covid in the United States. Global deaths exceeded 7 million. A world, one secure, predictable, and safe, had disappeared forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuarantining in Idaho's Sawtooth Valley, Rember and his wife, Julie, went hiking and, during the snowy months, backcountry skiing. They cooked gourmet dinners for two. They had a well-stocked woodpile, an Internet connection, and enough unread books to last a non-pandemic-shortened lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was idyllic. Fearful. A touch claustrophobic. They had no idea if they would see another year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, the times needed a witness. \u003cem\u003eEnd Notes\u003c\/em\u003e records warmth in the face of cold pandemic statistics, dark humor in the face of death, and a penetrating honesty in the face of a consensus reality addicted to denial. Written at a time near the end of this country's history, the three volumes of \u003cem\u003eJournal of the Plague Years\u003c\/em\u003e offer a primary source for historians of the future, should there be any.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47375129575609,"sku":"9798999596826","price":24.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/wsnFYs1fcM9798999596826.webp?v=1780735868","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/journal-of-the-plague-years-end-notes-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}