{"product_id":"these-people-are-us-george-singleton-9780156012744","title":"These People Are Us","description":"Once you start reading George Singleton's eagerly awaited first book of stories, a strange thing happens: You discover that the characters sound like people you know--people who are trying hard to make sense of modern absurdities.\u003cbr\u003e With a style all his own, Singleton fashions a world that wins our hearts but teases our senses: how to find a black-market sonogram so your pregnant wife won't find out you accidentally taped over the original; how to help your father and everyone else in town fake being hit by a tornado to get emergency government funds; and why not to look for your next wife at your local recycling center. \u003cbr\u003e Step into Singleton's world and you'll see why he is earning a reputation as one of the funniest, wisest, and most surprising Southern writers of his generation--and why he was named one of the \"new writers you need to know\" by \u003cem\u003eBook Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Singleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 015601274X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156012744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"George Singleton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990094774527,"sku":"9780156012744","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f036c53-31a6-4bf3-aed6-6d3401fc1978.jpg?v=1683302958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/these-people-are-us-george-singleton-9780156012744","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}