{"product_id":"nowhere-near-hollywood-9781916004306","title":"Nowhere Near Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNowhere Near Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e is the fifth major instalment of the 'Max Zajack' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamiliar to readers across the world from the earlier novels, this time around Max, after years of struggle to get his writing recognized, decides impulsively -- and unwisely -- to try his hand at acting in order to get his career off the ground. If anything can bring him attention, he tries to convince his skeptical and long-suffering girlfriend, Gayle, it's recognition as a performer. After all, the most powerful man in the world -- the President of the United States -- is himself a flopped \"B\" actor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shot through with Max's characteristic black humor, \u003cem\u003eNowhere Near Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e traces his long, wacky journey\u003cbr\u003e through the fringes of the film and theater industries in New York City, from playing a Native American\u003cbr\u003e pitching hot dogs, to being asked to drop his trousers at a movie audition, to his heartbreaking near-misses\u003cbr\u003e as a playwright and screenwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSafranko, Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mark SaFranko is an author, playwright and actor based in New Jersey, US. He is the author of more than ten published novels and 50 short stories.","brand":"Honest Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434559050002,"sku":"9781916004306","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_41a22e61-ed86-4c52-a81f-9d2ee57c2163.jpg?v=1729604199","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nowhere-near-hollywood-9781916004306","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}