{"product_id":"the-beautiful-and-the-absurd-freeman-j-wong-9781896848297","title":"The Beautiful and the Absurd: Stories for Our Times","description":"[From \"Unbelievable Therapist in the Morgue,\" p. 105]\u003cbr\u003e \"It's like sex therapy. I follow a self-created standard procedure in stimulating deceased women to bring them back to life.\"\u003cbr\u003e \"You think this is quite the joke, don't you?\" said the prosecutor. \"No,\" said Steels. \"Everyone knows that somewhere between eight thousand and fifteen thousand patients die in Canada every year because crowding in the emergency department delays them getting treatment. My patients are among these pitiful people.\u003cbr\u003eSome of them may be declared dead before they really are. I have a simple therapy that works for some of them. I love them. I try my therapy on all of them. I enjoy doing it.\"\u003cbr\u003e[From \"Never Came Back\" p. 202] \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I hate you, I hate this house, and I'm leaving for good!\" Teenage Jed was furious that his father had destroyed his computer. He began flinging clothing into a reusable shopping bag.\u003cbr\u003e \"Go and don't ever come back,\" Mr. Brave shouted back, as furious as his son. [Unfortunately, he never came back.] \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove and Romance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgeless Romance Reunion 7\u003cbr\u003eOh, Life! 13\u003cbr\u003eTriangle Marriage 29\u003cbr\u003eLover's Shoelace 37 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeartwarming Anecdotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Father Who Shines 44\u003cbr\u003eRay's Favorite Saying 58\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Favors 68\u003cbr\u003eLove and Joy 77\u003cbr\u003eA Lovely Dental Patient 83 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiracle Escape in Toronto 86\u003cbr\u003eUnbelievable Therapist in the Morgue 93\u003cbr\u003eHeroic Mother and Daughter 108\u003cbr\u003eSurprise Arrests 116\u003cbr\u003eBrutal Animal Cruelty 123\u003cbr\u003eTelling the Truths in the Dark Room 132\u003cbr\u003eScreaming Woman in the Clinic 137 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandlords and Tenants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMay and Her Tenants 139\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Dream in the Making 146\u003cbr\u003eCause of Eric's Tragedy 150\u003cbr\u003eA Landlord Speaks Out 159 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren under Protection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect Candidate for a Bravery Medal 167\u003cbr\u003eFoster Parents at Work 179\u003cbr\u003eFleeing Father 182\u003cbr\u003eChristmas Gift for Chalway 185\u003cbr\u003eA Fight Between Father and Son 189\u003cbr\u003eHarvard University Boy 193 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eParenting at Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNever Came Back 201\u003cbr\u003eA Child in Pain 204\u003cbr\u003e\"My Daddy Touches Me\" 206\u003cbr\u003eA Daughter That Is Not 209\u003cbr\u003eParents' Meeting on LGBTQ2+ Issues 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Freeman J. Wong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 189684829X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781896848297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bestview Scholars Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Freeman J. Wong","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49082959560959,"sku":"9781896848297","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-beautiful-and-the-absurd-freeman-j-wong-9781896848297","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}