{"product_id":"the-committee-on-town-happiness-alan-michael-parker-9781938103803","title":"The Committee on Town Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Committee on Town Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e consists of ninety-nine linked stories about disappearing townsfolk. Air balloons are launched to search for the missing, galas proliferate, laws are imposed ad absurdum, and a guerilla group forms as the Committee shapes the future of small-town America in this biting examination of modern bureaucracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Michael Parker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous novels and seven collections of poems. His awards include three Pushcart Prizes and the 2012 North Carolina Book Award. Professor of English at Davidson College, he also teaches in the Queens University MFA program. He lives in Davidson, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Michael Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938103807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938103803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dzanc Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2014","brand":"Alan Michael Parker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401428914431,"sku":"9781938103803","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_353a60fa-3fc5-4caf-b9ed-83002f022819.jpg?v=1733887525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-committee-on-town-happiness-alan-michael-parker-9781938103803","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}