{"product_id":"the-vinyl-cafe-notebooksbooks","title":"The Vinyl Cafe Notebooks","description":"Selected from 15 years of radio-show archives and re-edited by the author, this wonderfully eclectic essay collection gives a glimpse into the thoughtful mind at work behind \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Cafe\u003c\/i\u003e. From meditations on peacekeeping to praise for the toothpick, \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Cafe Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e runs the gamut from considered argument to light-hearted opinion. Whether McLean is visiting a forgotten corner of the Canadian Shield, a big-city doughnut factory, or Sir John A. Macdonald's gravesite, his observations are absorbing, unexpected, and original. With thought-provoking proposals about the world we live in and introductions to the people he meets in his extensive travels across our country, \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Cafe Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e is informed by McLean's intimate relationship with Canada and Canadians. Yet the collection is also an intriguing look at the writer himself—his past, his present, and his vision of the future. Sometimes funny, often wise, and always entertaining, \u003ci\u003eThe Vinyl Cafe Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to provide a wealth of reading pleasure that fans will return to again and again.  \u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McLean, Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44148881457376,"sku":"","price":20.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":47263999852768,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/Screenshot2025-04-16at4.37.40PM.png?v=1744832444","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-vinyl-cafe-notebooksbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}