{"product_id":"duck-billed-platitudes-jonathan-downes-9781909488540","title":"Duck Billed Platitudes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stuff in this book is not dated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not annotated - and there has been no attempt to put it into any historical or socio-political context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrecisely because the vast majority of this stuff is lightweight, hopefully easy to read, and hopefully entertaining. It is a mixture of editorials, some book reviews, and a few feature articles, which have been taken almost at random from stuff that I wrote between 2013 - 2016 in a magazine called \u003cem\u003eGonzo Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, of which I am the founding editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I may quote, somewhat out of context, Mark Twain: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epersons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epersons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR per G.G., CHIEF OF ORDNANCE\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo which I shall only add that I hope that it affords you some little amusement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHail Eris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Downes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Downes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909488542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909488540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CFZ Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Jonathan Downes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125539696895,"sku":"9781909488540","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ca3a07f-937b-4865-9f81-f1389d71a38f.jpg?v=1687443202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/duck-billed-platitudes-jonathan-downes-9781909488540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}