{"product_id":"the-ferrari-in-the-bedroom-jean-shepherd-9780385237925","title":"The Ferrari in the Bedroom","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[Jean] Shepherd is that very rare breed, a homespun humorist cut from the same Midwestern cloth as Mark Twain and George Ade.\"--\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJean Shepherd was one of America's favorite humorists, his most notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable Ralphie Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday classic \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Story\u003c\/i\u003e. But he was so much more, a comic Garrison Keillor-like figure whose unique voice transcended the airwaves and affected a whole generation of nostalgic Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ferrari in the Bedroom\u003c\/i\u003e is Shepherd's wry, affectionate look at the hang-ups and delusions of Americans in the 1970s. From his sardonic assessment of fads such as the nostalgia craze (\"Thinking that the old days were good is a terrible sickness. Everything was just as bad then as it is now.\") to a modest proposal for the foundation of S.P.L.A.T. (The Society for the Prevention of the Leaving of Animal Turds), Jean Shepherd provides a generous measure of his special brand of wise and warm humor as an antidote for some of America's more ridiculous obsessions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Shepherd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385237928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385237925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 184","brand":"Jean Shepherd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990167388415,"sku":"9780385237925","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b52ebc9e-4f7c-4306-ab74-684b3c5e15e6.jpg?v=1683303373","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ferrari-in-the-bedroom-jean-shepherd-9780385237925","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}