{"product_id":"i-know-this-looks-bad-jpv-oliver-gent-9781954744271","title":"I Know This Looks Bad: Errors and Graces in a Louche Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this funny and warm-hearted memoir, JPV Oliver, Gent, of Saratoga Springs, NY, recounts academic disaster, dodgy foreign entanglements, preposterous corporate misadventures and delivers a few poignant tributes along the way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former speechwriter for Seagram and GE, Oliver tells his story in 365 vignettes creating a vibrant picture of an astonishing life, first as a beer truck driver in 1970s Albany, NY, then in a career that took him around the world for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one scene, Oliver's delivering kegs of cheap lager to grimy gin mills, next he's on the evening news in New York City, then he's strolling around an 800-year-old Polish salt mine. In one episode, HRH Prince Philip gives him a private tour of Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuckle up. It's a remarkable ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJPV Oliver, Gent, is a recipient of the prestigious 2019 Laphroaig Prize for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jpv Oliver Gent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954744277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954744271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Epigraph Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Jpv Oliver Gent","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051176161535,"sku":"9781954744271","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_508e754c-48c8-4faa-a255-3c2c9d5ca354.jpg?v=1685011539","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-know-this-looks-bad-jpv-oliver-gent-9781954744271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}