{"product_id":"common-3-john-s-budd-9781481761499","title":"Common 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn America, tensions between various political factions mounted, as did citizen dissatisfaction with, and resistance to, the nation's transition to Socialism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2001-2014. The government constructed three secret experimental communities (Commons): communist, fascist, and democratic. If revolution became imminent, the public would be informed of the experiment to give them hope for change and moderate their discontent until a more acceptable order was established.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty years later the most popular of the three prototypical communities would be selected to replace America's Socialist society. Residents were chosen by lottery to live in the Commons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJune 1, 2034. Teen lovers, Juan Don and Hope Orgazmus, escape from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommon 3\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a crime punishable by death. They are captured and returned to Common 3. To avoid execution, they become entangled in, and their lives constantly threatened by, a maelstrom of political intrigue, murder, subterfuge, and uncertainty from which they desperately seek safe refuge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis story begins with the teenagers' escape and ends with a shocking, apocalyptic foreshadowing of man's fate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJuan and Hope are surrounded by a large cast of characters - heroic, quirky, marginally insane, or monstrously sociopathic, all unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story is masterful and captivating. Its shadows and suspense are lightened by the humor of its burlesque, satire, and ironies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John S. Budd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481761498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481761499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.05d","brand":"John S. Budd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458708123903,"sku":"9781481761499","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60443543-373a-4dbd-8ad3-140be6add79e.jpg?v=1777406117","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/common-3-john-s-budd-9781481761499","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}