{"product_id":"the-ferrari-in-the-bedroom-9780385237925","title":"The Ferrari in the Bedroom","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[Jean] Shepherd is that very rare breed, a homespun humorist cut from the same Midwestern cloth as Mark Twain and George Ade.\"--\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJean Shepherd was one of America's favorite humorists, his most notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable Ralphie Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday classic \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Story\u003c\/i\u003e. But he was so much more, a comic Garrison Keillor-like figure whose unique voice transcended the airwaves and affected a whole generation of nostalgic Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ferrari in the Bedroom\u003c\/i\u003e is Shepherd's wry, affectionate look at the hang-ups and delusions of Americans in the 1970s. From his sardonic assessment of fads such as the nostalgia craze (\"Thinking that the old days were good is a terrible sickness. Everything was just as bad then as it is now.\") to a modest proposal for the foundation of S.P.L.A.T. (The Society for the Prevention of the Leaving of Animal Turds), Jean Shepherd provides a generous measure of his special brand of wise and warm humor as an antidote for some of America's more ridiculous obsessions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor many years a cult radio and cabaret personality in New York City, \u003cb\u003e Jean Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e was the creator of the popular film A Christmas Story, which is based on his novels In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories, and which has become a holiday tradition on the Turner Network. Jean Shepherd passed away in 1999.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523560149266,"sku":"9780385237925","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c4e42485-d777-41e8-9080-f5ed07956b63.jpg?v=1731152420","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ferrari-in-the-bedroom-9780385237925","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}