{"product_id":"jennifer-government-9781400030927","title":"Jennifer Government","description":"A wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype, \u003ci\u003eJennifer Government \u003c\/i\u003eis the best novel in the world ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny and clever.... A kind of ad-world version of \u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove.... \u003c\/i\u003e[Barry] unleashes enough wit and surprise to make his story a total blast.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wicked and wonderful.... [It] does just about everything right.... Fast-moving, funny, involving.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaxation has been abolished, the government has been privatized, and employees take the surname of the company they work for. It's a brave new corporate world, but you don't want to be caught without a platinum credit card--as lowly Merchandising Officer Hack Nike is about to find out. Trapped into building street cred for a new line of $2500 sneakers by shooting customers, Hack attracts the barcode-tattooed eye of the legendary Jennifer Government. A stressed-out single mom, corporate watchdog, and government agent who has to rustle up funding before she's allowed to fight crime, Jennifer Government is holding a closing down sale--and everything must go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMax Barry is an Australian, for which he apologizes. He is the author of the cult hit \u003cb\u003eSyrup\u003c\/b\u003e, although he spelled his name \"Maxx\" for that novel, \"because it seemed like a funny joke about marketing, and I failed to realize everyone would assume I was a pretentious asshole.\" He was born on March 18, 1973, and lives in Melbourne, Australia, where he writes full-time, the advantage being that he can do it while wearing boxer shorts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645517074706,"sku":"9781400030927","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad3a31e9-0493-449b-a9d0-f417b2f6221e.jpg?v=1733154390","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jennifer-government-9781400030927","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}