{"product_id":"fugitives-and-refugees-a-walk-in-portland-oregon-9781400047833","title":"Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon","description":"Want to know where Chuck Palahniuk's tonsils currently reside? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeen looking for a naked mannequin to hide in your kitchen cabinets? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCurious about Chuck's debut in an MTV music video? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat goes on at the Scum Center? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do you get to the Apocalypse Caf ? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the closest thing he may ever write to an autobiography, Chuck Palahniuk provides answers to all these questions and more as he takes you through the streets, sewers, and local haunts of Portland, Oregon. According to Katherine Dunn, author of the cult classic \u003cb\u003eGeek Love\u003c\/b\u003e, Portland is the home of America's \"fugitives and refugees.\" Get to know these folks, the \"most cracked of the crackpots,\" as Palahniuk calls them, and come along with him on an adventure through the parts of Portland you might not otherwise believe actually exist. No other travel guide will give you this kind of access to \"a little history, a little legend, and a lot of friendly, sincere, fascinating people who maybe should've kept their mouths shut.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are strange personal museums, weird annual events, and ghost stories. Tour the tunnels under downtown Portland. Visit swingers' sex clubs, gay and straight. See Frances Gabe's famous 1940s Self-Cleaning House. Look into strange local customs like the I-Tit-a-Rod Race and the Santa Rampage. Learn how to talk like a local in a quick vocabulary lesson. Get to know, I mean really get to know, the animals at the Portland zoo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOh, the list goes on and on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHUCK PALAHNIUK is the author of six novels, including the bestsellers \u003cb\u003eFight Club\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eChoke\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eLullaby\u003c\/b\u003e. His latest novel is \u003cb\u003eDiary\u003c\/b\u003e. For more information, visit www.chuckpalahniuk.net.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625579581714,"sku":"9781400047833","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_63efe20b-1521-404e-9a91-99ffa8b649e9.jpg?v=1732632402","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fugitives-and-refugees-a-walk-in-portland-oregon-9781400047833","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}