{"product_id":"the-greatest-thing-that-almost-happened-9780061868146","title":"The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRediscover an American classic! The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Don Robertson is an emotionally resonant, wonderfully evocative journey back to the early 1950s that reintroduces readers to a teenaged Morris Bird III, one of the most endearing characters in contemporary American literature. Fan Stephen King puts the first book in the Morris Bird III trilogy, The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \"on the same shelf as \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCatcher in the Rye \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Outsiders\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ecalls Don Robertson \"\u003c\/em\u003eone of the best unknown novelists in the United States.\" Find out what you've been missing with \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Thing That Almost Happened.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobertson, Don:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDon Robertson (1929-1999) wrote eighteen novels, including two others featuring Morris Bird III: \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sum and Total of Now\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Thing That Almost Happened\u003c\/em\u003e was made into a movie starring James Earl Jones. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409465544978,"sku":"9780061868146","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1935ae20-8dd5-4462-83b4-d4dedf4dc589.jpg?v=1729288176","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-greatest-thing-that-almost-happened-9780061868146","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}