{"product_id":"the-mouse-that-roared-9781518719493","title":"The Mouse That Roared","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE AND NEW EDITION PAPERBACK \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Leonard Wibberley's classic political satire, a tiny backwards country decides the only way to survive a sudden economic downturn is to declare war on the United States and lose to get foreign aid - but things don't go according to plan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mouse That Roared\u003c\/i\u003e was made into a successful feature film starring Peter Sellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks in The Grand Fenwick Series: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBooks 2 through 5 are best read after \u003ci\u003eThe Mouse That Roared\u003c\/i\u003e, but all of the books can be read and enjoyed at any point in the series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook 1: The Mouse That Roared\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: The Mouse On The Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook 3: The Mouse On Wall Street\u003cbr\u003eBook 4: The Mouse That Saved The West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook 5: Beware Of The Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e (A Grand Fenwick Series Prequel) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e***All five books now also available in a Kindle series bundle--\u003ci\u003eThe Mouse That Roared Boxed Set (Books 1-5)***\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeonard Wibberley was born in Dublin Ireland, in 1915. He was the sixth child of a schoolteacher and a agricultural scientist. At nine his family moved to London. Seven years later, when his father died, he went to work as a stockroom apprentice for a publisher and later became a reporter. After various jobs, he came to the United States in 1943 and engaged in newspaper work for ten years. While working for the Los Angeles Times, he published his first work, The King's Beard. Three years later he published his most successful book, The Mouse That Roared, which was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, and later made into a classic film starring Peter Sellers. Wibberley lived in Hermosa Beach from 1949 until his death in 1983. He wrote over 100 books and 100's of newspaper articles. He was also an adventurer, who enjoyed traveling, scuba diving, ocean sailing, and road racing. He also enjoyed playing the violin, painting and shouting at his six kids. Leonard also wrote mysteries, juvenile fiction, historical novels, and non-fiction under the pen names Leonard Holton, Patrick O'Connor, and Christopher Webb. Sign up for his monthly newsletter at http: \/\/bit.ly\/LeonardNews to receive columns written by Leonard Wibberley that were syndicated by newspapers nationally over his lifetime. You will also receive news of the upcoming releases of the ebook editions of his many novels.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641711366418,"sku":"9781518719493","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_863a3d79-e48b-439d-98c3-c25af3762f91.jpg?v=1733031899","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mouse-that-roared-9781518719493","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}