{"product_id":"meltdown-and-other-covid-stories-david-margolis-9780991215485","title":"Meltdown and Other Covid Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho better to write about the Covid pandemic than a retired physician, a prime target for the deadly virus? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. David Margolis wrote these tales during the worst time of the pandemic, cooped up in a house with only his imagination as a guest. He has produced a remarkable collection of stories, combining sadness and loss with medical knowledge and distinctive humor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe protagonist of the first story is a superstitious old woman who believes that Covid was sent by the devil and who can prove that it wasn't? We read about a muddled septuagenarian whose imaginary friend from childhood replaces his dead wife. There's an autobiographical sketch written by the virus itself, a play by play description concerning the invasion of Dave's nose. There's a sad dog with large hairy ears who waits for his master to return after he's taken away on a stretcher. We encounter a klatch of washed-up Gods sipping coffee in the heavens, who kvetch about irreverent humans and are delighted that the Covid has come. There's a misogynist sinner whose ashes are taken to a rundown cemetery and dumped in a cluster of weeds. The final story, \u003cem\u003eMeltdown\u003c\/em\u003e, is a dystopian tale about a super virulent Covid virus that kills most of the Earth's population, leaving only a few desperate humans to argue amongst themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Margolis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0991215486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780991215485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Uranus Publishing Company LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.37d","brand":"David Margolis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45476954145023,"sku":"9780991215485","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_599c91a6-4793-4515-9b2b-e40d6a0376bb.jpg?v=1715918641","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meltdown-and-other-covid-stories-david-margolis-9780991215485","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}