{"product_id":"genius-patrick-dennis-9780912777467","title":"Genius: Volume 34","description":"Following in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eAuntie Mame\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author Patrick Dennis turns his wicked satirical pen on the insane world of fictional film director Leander Starr. Fleeing the IRS, creditors, and jilted lovers, Starr holes up in a Mexico City apartment--Casa Ximenez--with his faithful valet, Alistair St. Regis. Soon others descend on the villa--Starr's ex-wife, his estranged socialite daughter, a shady Mexican film producer, a tax collector who has chased Starr around the world, and a dim young widow sitting on a fortune in laxative stock. Starr concocts a plan to distract them all: an abbreviated cinematic epic covering the history of Mexico titled \u003ci\u003eValley of the Vultures\u003c\/i\u003e, starring them. Will the scheme work? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to Dennis's uproarious novel, this fresh edition includes a long-lost short story of Leander Starr, \"'Twas the Night Before Christmas in the Railway Station,\" as well as a new afterword by the author's son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Dennis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 091277746X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780912777467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Patrick Dennis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989650702591,"sku":"9780912777467","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2748e395-7ee5-401f-8e1a-fb5053850e1f.jpg?v=1683300711","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/genius-patrick-dennis-9780912777467","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}