{"product_id":"coyote-v-acme-9780312420581","title":"Coyote V. Acme","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Twenty-two side-splitting glimpses into some oddball corners of the American mind from bestselling author Ian Frazier.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe title essay of \u003ci\u003eCoyote v. Acme\u003c\/i\u003e, Frazier's second collection of humorous essays, imagines the opening statement of an attorney representing cartoon character Wile E. Coyote in a product liability suit against the Acme Company, supplier of unpredictable rocket sleds and faulty spring-powered shoes. Other essays are about Bob Hope's golfing career, a commencement address given by a Satanist college president, a suburban short story attacked by the Germans, the problem of issues versus non-issues, and the theories of revolutionary stand-up comedy from Comrade Stalin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom first to last, this is Frazier at his hilarious best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGreat Plains\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fish's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Rez, Family, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTravels in Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eDating Your Mom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLamentations of the Father\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cursing Mommy's Book of Days\u003c\/i\u003e. A frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692655939858,"sku":"9780312420581","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30cd34d4-20c9-46d6-9525-c1f15ea2ddf8.jpg?v=1734130859","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/coyote-v-acme-9780312420581","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}