{"product_id":"coyote-v-acme-ian-frazier-9780312420581","title":"Coyote V. Acme","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Twenty-two side-splitting glimpses into some oddball corners of the American mind from bestselling author Ian Frazier.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe title essay of \u003ci\u003eCoyote v. Acme\u003c\/i\u003e, Frazier's second collection of humorous essays, imagines the opening statement of an attorney representing cartoon character Wile E. Coyote in a product liability suit against the Acme Company, supplier of unpredictable rocket sleds and faulty spring-powered shoes. Other essays are about Bob Hope's golfing career, a commencement address given by a Satanist college president, a suburban short story attacked by the Germans, the problem of issues versus non-issues, and the theories of revolutionary stand-up comedy from Comrade Stalin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom first to last, this is Frazier at his hilarious best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Frazier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312420587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312420581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.63h x 5.36w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Thurber Prize for American Humor - Winner","brand":"Ian Frazier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046965670143,"sku":"9780312420581","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1939d7a9-9af9-4f4e-a36d-0eed53188c67.jpg?v=1684987511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coyote-v-acme-ian-frazier-9780312420581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}