{"product_id":"stealing-saint-nick-a-legendary-corpse-a-notorious-theft-and-the-stories-that-shape-the-world","title":"Stealing Saint Nick: A Legendary Corpse, a Notorious Theft, and the Stories That Shape the World","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author M. T. Anderson writes books for children, teens, and adults, including \n\u003ci\u003eOctavian Nothing: The Pox Party, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the National Book Award; \n\u003ci\u003eElf Dog \u0026amp; Owl Head, \u003c\/i\u003ea Newbery Honor book; and \n\u003ci\u003eFeed, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the LA Times Book Prize. His nonfiction book \n\u003ci\u003eSymphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad\u003c\/i\u003e, was a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction finalist. His most recent book, \n\u003ci\u003eNicked, \u003c\/i\u003eis a historical heist story set in the eleventh century. He lives in New England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t★ \"Saint Nicholas's enduring legends, Anderson insightfully reflects, challenge us to consider how older ideas of ethics, morality, and heroism relate to our own beliefs and how vitally important it is to listen to others' stories. \n\u003cb\u003eHistorical writing at its most thrilling and thought-provoking.\u003c\/b\u003e\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom NBA, Printz, and Newbery Honor winner M. T. Anderson, a tour de force of research and storytelling that follows the life of a humble young man named Nicholas who became one of the world's most influential figures in religion, government, and commerce--whether you believe in him or not.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eM. T. Anderson still believes in Santa Claus--just not in the way you think. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn of the research for \n\u003ci\u003eNicked, \u003c\/i\u003e his acclaimed adult debut, \n\u003ci\u003eStealing Saint Nick\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the man who became Father Christmas--but only after surviving the Great Persecution, the fall of the Roman Empire, and the theft of his magically oozing bones (twice). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnderson traces Nicholas of Myra, future patron saint of consumption, from his humble origins as a child born into a fringe Jewish cult in a small town on the Mediterranean coast in the third century AD through his rise to one of the preeminent saints in all of Christianity to his transformation into an icon of capitalism and unwitting rival to Jesus Christ. Along the way, Anderson shows how human history can only be known and understood by both examining the objective facts and by studying the fantastical stories that people choose to make into myths. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnderson's full powers as a storyteller and a scholar are on display in this incredibly readable and hugely informative tale about how the stories we believe in common shape the course of humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9780593699546, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dutton Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496101150998,"sku":"9780593699546","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593699546.jpg?v=1783053181","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/stealing-saint-nick-a-legendary-corpse-a-notorious-theft-and-the-stories-that-shape-the-world","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}