{"product_id":"organ-grinder-alan-fishbone-9780865478343","title":"Organ Grinder","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne part Plato, one part Aristophanes, two parts \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrgan Grinder\u003c\/i\u003e is a cocktail of lewd wisdom gathered equally from the poetry of antiquity and from near-death experiences on the open road. In a series of short works inspired by Horatian satire, Alan Fishbone bounces from gonzo fever-dream to philosophical treatise, investigating the conflicts between idealism and cynicism, love and sex, body and soul. Here's a taste: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter my accident, I thought I was done with motorcycles. Until a few years ago-- I was lying in bed having trouble sleeping when I heard a voice say to me, \"Alan, get a Harley and ride to Death Valley.\" I didn't even like Harleys. And I didn't believe that God had called me and told me to get one. It seemed unlikely that the monotheistic god we're stuck with would endorse a brand of motorcycle. Maybe the pagan gods of antiquity. Zeus might have ridden a Road King, or Apollo a BMW; you can imagine Aphrodite on the back of Ares's Ninja, zooming around the planets with the tip of a golden thong sticking out of her robe. Even that twerp Hermes on a Vespa delivering messages. Those gods liked to drink and screw and run around, like bikers, but not Yahweh or the Lord or Allah--strictly black limousines and security goons for those guys. Thou shalt not ride. Thou shalt not be free. Thou shalt pay off the debt of thy sins. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo writes Alan Fishbone, our motorcycle riding scholar of ancient Greek and Latin, in one of the salty, sharp-eyed pieces that fill the pages of\u003ci\u003e Organ Grinder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Fishbone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0865478341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865478343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2017 pg. 16","brand":"Alan Fishbone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942815695103,"sku":"9780865478343","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_53d23f39-1d7c-4f0b-86f0-26e76b04b012.jpg?v=1681494519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/organ-grinder-alan-fishbone-9780865478343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}