{"product_id":"nowhere-near-hollywood-mark-safranko-9781916004306","title":"Nowhere Near Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNowhere Near Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e is the fifth major instalment of the 'Max Zajack' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamiliar to readers across the world from the earlier novels, this time around Max, after years of struggle to get his writing recognized, decides impulsively -- and unwisely -- to try his hand at acting in order to get his career off the ground. If anything can bring him attention, he tries to convince his skeptical and long-suffering girlfriend, Gayle, it's recognition as a performer. After all, the most powerful man in the world -- the President of the United States -- is himself a flopped \"B\" actor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shot through with Max's characteristic black humor, \u003cem\u003eNowhere Near Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e traces his long, wacky journey\u003cbr\u003e through the fringes of the film and theater industries in New York City, from playing a Native American\u003cbr\u003e pitching hot dogs, to being asked to drop his trousers at a movie audition, to his heartbreaking near-misses\u003cbr\u003e as a playwright and screenwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Safranko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191600430X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916004306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Honest Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Mark Safranko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940949688575,"sku":"9781916004306","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_94b0a525-c177-4c53-b7e9-1c3abaf46a42.jpg?v=1681450067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nowhere-near-hollywood-mark-safranko-9781916004306","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}