{"product_id":"knifeboy-tod-harrison-williams-9781416538219","title":"Knifeboy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFriends. Family. Housekeepers.\u003cbr\u003e All's Fair in Love, War, and Knife Selling.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Check your dignity at the door as you stride across the welcome mat with Jay Hauser in this insightful and strangely touching story about \u003cb\u003eyoung love, fear, manipulation, \u003c\/b\u003e and the lengths we go to to succeed in a world that values charisma, competition, and acceptance above all else. Set on the elite campus of Dartmouth College and in the well-heeled reaches of the Detroit suburbs, this \u003cb\u003etwisted and affecting coming-of-age novel\u003c\/b\u003e provides a startlingly authentic and often hilarious glimpse of life through the eyes of an indulged and misguided young hustler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jay Hauser is wrapping up his first year at Dartmouth when he takes a summer job selling knives door-to-door to prove to Isabelle, the great love of his life, that he is charming enough to pull it off. His quest quickly becomes a dark obsession as he works his way up the knife-selling ladder trying to win the summer sales competition and lands neck-deep in an \u003cb\u003eabsurd subculture\u003c\/b\u003e that is harder to break away from than he could ever have imagined. As sophomore year looms on the horizon, Jay's summer \"break\" has evolved into a hazy bender spent lying and scamming his way through all the places -- and people -- he once called home. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKnifeboy\u003c\/i\u003e marks the \u003cb\u003earresting debut\u003c\/b\u003e of a fine young writer who reveals the \u003cb\u003eunnerving reality\u003c\/b\u003e of a ravenous generation in a lavish and unforgiving world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tod Harrison Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416538216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416538219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.59w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/23\/2007 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2007 pg. 825\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2007 pg. 54","brand":"Tod Harrison Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123473674495,"sku":"9781416538219","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2ccd5db-02d9-49c8-aca1-201156a8aaf9.jpg?v=1687431093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/knifeboy-tod-harrison-williams-9781416538219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}