{"product_id":"what-nails-it-paperback-1","title":"What Nails It - 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\u003eGreil Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a celebrated critic, a heartfelt and adventurous reflection on the art of writing about art \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Essential for fans of Marcus and fruitful reading for anyone reflecting on the mysteries of art.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Writers write. They can't help it. They can't not.\" In this spirited book, the revered cultural critic Greil Marcus explains his compulsion as a yearning for fun, for play, and, most of all, to discover--to feel the moment when a creation speaks in its own voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marcus reflects on over half a century spent honing the art of attention--from his California childhood, overshadowed by mystery and silence surrounding his father's death, to his discovery of the critic Pauline Kael, to a confrontation with a sixteenth-century painting in Venice. Through it all, he invites readers to join him in exploring the revolutionary power of art: what it is, why it captures us, and how it forces us to confront what we think we know and who we think we are. Art challenges us to see the world differently, Marcus argues, and the role of the critic is to enact this perspective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Funny and poignant, \u003ci\u003eWhat Nails It\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to the indispensable art of criticism by one of its greatest practitioners.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreil Marcus\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books, from \u003ci\u003eMystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music\u003c\/i\u003e in 1975 to \u003ci\u003eFolk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs\u003c\/i\u003e in 2022. With Werner Sollors he is the editor of \u003ci\u003eA New Literary History of America\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353683738809,"sku":"9780300285529","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/3iZRzRr23P9780300285529_620c83f6-6e68-4c97-8eb9-819d2a47c7a2.webp?v=1780543063","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/what-nails-it-paperback-1","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}