{"product_id":"if-you-liked-school-youll-irvine-welsh-9780393330779","title":"If You Liked School, You'll Love Work","description":"Irvine Welsh's first short-story collection since his debut work \u003cem\u003eThe Acid House\u003c\/em\u003e presents five extraordinary stories, which remind us that he is a master of the short form, a brilliant storyteller, and--unarguably--one of today's funniest and most subversive writers. In \"Rattlesnakes\" three young Americans, lost in the desert, are accosted by two armed Mexicans. A Korean chef and a Chicago socialite find themselves connected through the disappearance of a pooch named Toto in \"The D.O.G.S. of Lincoln Park.\" And in the title story, Mickey Baker--an ex-pat English bar owner living on the Costa Brava--tries to keep all of his balls in the air: maintaining his barmaid's weight at the sexual maximum, attending to the youthful Persephone, and dodging his ex-wife and Spanish gangsters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In typically Welshian fashion, the characters and settings are anything but typical. These stories will make you laugh and gasp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irvine Welsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 039333077X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393330779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/30\/2007 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2007 pg. 825\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2007 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/2007 pg. 20","brand":"Irvine Welsh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990172205311,"sku":"9780393330779","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d097eea8-4eda-4417-b34a-f371750d855f.jpg?v=1683303402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/if-you-liked-school-youll-irvine-welsh-9780393330779","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}