{"product_id":"open-house-of-family-friends-food-piano-lessons-and-the-search-for-a-room-of-my-own-paperback","title":"Open House: Of Family, Friends, Food, Piano Lessons, and the Search for a Room of My Own - 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\u003ePatricia J. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA warm and seductive meditation on the personal and political from a renowned columnist and \"one of the great theorists of race and law\" (Henry Louis Gates, Jr.).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her trademark wit and insight, Patricia Williams relates stories from the many facets of her life--as a lawyer, scholar, writer, African-American, descendant of slaves, mother, and single, fifty-something woman--always aware of the ironies inherent in situations where her many identities don't conform to societal expectations. The \u003ci\u003eOpen House\u003c\/i\u003e of Williams's imagination takes us on a funny, often provocative, and entertaining journey which includes Oprah, Williams's Aunt Mary who passed as white, her Best White Friend, and tips on how to eat a watermelon without fear of racial judgment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia J. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e, a recipient of the MacArthur \"genius\" award, is a columnist (\"Diary of a Mad Lawyer,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e), and a professor of law at Columbia University. Her previous books are \u003ci\u003eSeeing a Color-Blind Future, The Alchemy of Race and Rights, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rooster's Egg\u003c\/i\u003e. She contributes regularly to \u003ci\u003eMs. \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47332340990137,"sku":"9780312424596","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/QXO3b9DSE49780312424596.webp?v=1780476637","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/open-house-of-family-friends-food-piano-lessons-and-the-search-for-a-room-of-my-own-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}