{"product_id":"watching-paint-dry-stories-from-the-trade-paperback","title":"Watching Paint Dry: Stories from the Trade - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Burbidge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Burbidge has aimed his brush, roller, and spray gun at everything from ritzy mansions to trashy trailers. He's gone underground to paint sewage-treatment plants and risked death to paint factory ceilings. He has no doubt inhaled enough noxious dust and paint fumes to shorten his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut he's not dead yet. And the captivating characters he has encountered along the way have more than offset the toils of painting for a living. Ex-cons, addicts, drifting college grads, even a guy with a hole in his head-that's your typical paint crew, bonded only by the fact that they're caught in a job society thinks is for simpletons. In \u003ci\u003eWatching Paint Dry, \u003c\/i\u003e John Burbidge scrapes beneath the surface of painting's reputation for monotony while intimately portraying the men and women who craft the backdrop to our civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Informative, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking . . . this is a book you will want to recommend to everyone you know.\"\u003c\/p\u003e--Sharon Barrett, \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e book critic for 28 years\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to having painted professionally for fifteen years, John Burbidge is a writer whose award-winning stories have appeared in a variety of magazines, newspapers, and anthologies. He lives in Helena, Montana, with his wife and two daughters. Visit his website at www.howtopaintahouseright.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45602596683820,"sku":"9780984021000","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/watching-paint-dry-stories-from-the-trade-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}