{"product_id":"toy-fights-a-boyhood-paperback","title":"Toy Fights: A Boyhood - 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\u003eDon Paterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon Paterson is one of our most acclaimed contemporary poets, possessed of \"an infinite sensitivity to the world\" (Zadie Smith). But his current standing gives few hints of his hilariously misspent youth. An indifferent student prone to obsessions (with girls at school and . . . origami), Paterson nevertheless made clear early on his immense gift for observation. In \u003cem\u003eToy Fights\u003c\/em\u003e, he vividly re-creates the customs of the Scottish working class, from the titular childhood game (\"basically twenty minutes of extreme violence without pretext\") to the virtues of the sugary sweet known as tablet. When American pop culture arrived, Paterson fell hard for the so-called outlaw sound; by his teens, he was traveling with his father, a Stetson-wearing \"country\" musician, and becoming guitar-mad himself. A memoir of family, music, and highly inventive profanity, \u003cem\u003eToy Fights\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable account of the years we all spend in rehearsal for real life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58182561431633,"sku":"9781324095194","price":16.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/iNL4EHDjLM9781324095194.webp?v=1757321715","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/toy-fights-a-boyhood-paperback","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}