{"product_id":"this-is-your-captain-speaking-jon-methven-9781451642155","title":"This Is Your Captain Speaking","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if a miraculous plane landing was no miracle? In the vein of Christopher Buckley and Gary Shteyngart, Jon Methven reimagines such an event as a PR stunt in this biting, hilarious satire on the culture of hero worship and celebrity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA PILOT, A JOURNALIST, AND A SEMEN TRAFFICKER WALK ONTO A PLANE . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen flight AW2921 crashes into the Hudson River and all 162 passengers survive, it's a Monday morning miracle. What the rapturous public doesn't know: the whole thing was staged as a last-ditch attempt at resurrecting the Air Wanderlust stock price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaptain Hank Swagger piloted the miracle plane into the river. Disgraced TV news anchor Lucy Springer was \"luckily\" the only reporter on board, and the first to capture the story. Con man Normal Fulk recently faked his own death to escape the consequences of his barely legal career as a celebrity semen trafficker. Toting his last big score--the \"John Lennon\"--Normal has to leave it behind on the sinking plane or risk being identified and arrested. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the aftermath of the crash and the chaotic week that follows, Lucy, Normal, and Captain Swagger are all about to discover what it means to be at the center of a miracle that is anything but.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Methven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451642156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451642155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/09\/2012 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012","brand":"Jon Methven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935904792831,"sku":"9781451642155","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_46b11775-0f90-4c4b-aed1-80b8f744f5ce.jpg?v=1681422499","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-is-your-captain-speaking-jon-methven-9781451642155","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}