{"product_id":"babbitt","title":"Babbitt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the house, the car, and the good name belong to a life you never chose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge F. Babbitt sells houses and land in Zenith, a booming Midwestern city that loves to boast. He has a comfortable home, a busy social life, and a reputation to protect. Yet beneath the sales talk and club chatter, he feels a hunger for something freer. Sinclair Lewis turns this respectable businessman’s daily routine into a sharp comedy about the cost of fitting in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt home, Myra Babbitt tends to George’s comfort while their children question the choices he expects them to make. His oldest friend, Paul Riesling, longs to escape an unhappy marriage. Around them, business values shape religion, politics, and friendship. Babbitt wants approval, but his growing restlessness puts that desire under strain: how much room does Zenith leave for a mind of one’s own?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA city built to boast\u003c\/strong\u003e – Step beneath Zenith’s towers, where civic pride and business ambition fill the conversation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe comedy of respectability\u003c\/strong\u003e – Hear the gap between Babbitt’s confident words and the doubts his daily life reveals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComfort with cracks beneath\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a family whose comfortable home cannot keep different hopes from pulling them apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pressure to agree\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how clubs, friends, and shared habits make conformity feel like personal choice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA hunger for freedom\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Babbitt’s uneasy longing for something beyond property, approval, and a good name.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy social comedy, question the routines of office or sales work, or want to explore American conformity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet the man behind Zenith’s cheerful boasts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534626914652,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00114_en_ebook-front_c09.jpg?v=1792174977","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/babbitt-de","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}