{"product_id":"journal-of-an-average-american-joe-perry-9781491755914","title":"Journal of an Average American","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"I was born late and have been slow ever since.\u003cbr\u003e I was supposed to be born in April, but I arrived on June 19. \u003cbr\u003e Explaining my late arrival, the doctor said, 'Somebody made a mistake, ' and I took offense to that.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Joe Perry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Like life, Joe Perry's stories are a mixture of the sometimes humorous and sometimes serious. They all take place around the same time period as \u003ci\u003eForrest Gump\u003c\/i\u003e (but without all that emphasis on running). And like Forrest, the author himself is an average person who has lived a life that is anything but. During his years of military service, he was a messenger for President Lyndon Baines Johnson. During his years of spiritual service as a minister, he was blessed to be called to as a messenger for the King of Kings and Lord of Lords on a higher plane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eJournal of an Average American\u003c\/i\u003e started out as Joe's private journal, but it quickly grew into a book of introspection, punctuated with philosophy, poetry, sermons, articles, laments, and history. Throughout, it celebrates average people as its main characters and source of all knowledge, insight, and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As a common person, writing about common people and their common experiences, Joe Perry was surprised to come to the epiphany that people and their experiences are really very \u003ci\u003euncommon\u003c\/i\u003e after all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Perry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491755911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491755914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joe Perry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458810523903,"sku":"9781491755914","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_069dff3a-c0a8-4ed8-b7c4-39bc20519e49.jpg?v=1777406769","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/journal-of-an-average-american-joe-perry-9781491755914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}