{"product_id":"essential-stories-robert-barry-kaplan-9780595479191","title":"Essential Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA man is repeatedly abducted by the same aliens. A woman metamorphoses into a giant bird. A man and woman are surgically joined to each other. A man experiences the difficulties of remodeling a haunted house. A woman repeatedly drives her boyfriend to the brink of suicide. A man encounters a prehistoric beast in his backyard. A young couple kidnaps little children to supplement their income. A man searches for his evil twin.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese are the types of situations the characters in \u003ci\u003eEssential Stories\u003c\/i\u003e routinely find themselves in.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA man reminisces about the time his town was invaded by zombies. A woman is frustrated with her discount-store clone. A man and woman rent an apartment to a vampire. A man is seduced by a beautiful witch. A woman reveals the strange secret of her everlasting youth. A hitch-hiker accepts a ride from an alien. An artist's statues come to life. A man relates the conditions of his imprisonment. A man and woman visit an alternate universe. The last man and woman on Earth are ambivalent about having children.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stories are occasionally silly, often tongue-in-cheek, usually outlandish, and sometimes poignant. Told in a straightforward matter-of-fact style, they show how ordinary people react to extraordinary events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Barry Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595479197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595479191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Robert Barry Kaplan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946824302847,"sku":"9780595479191","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_39b76f3c-478a-4289-9001-1004e95c09bc.jpg?v=1681515333","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/essential-stories-robert-barry-kaplan-9780595479191","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}