{"product_id":"uncle-freds-confidential-reader-fred-barrett-9781495946943","title":"Uncle Fred's Confidential Reader: Takeoffs, Definitions, Poems and One-Liners","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing in the tradition of wit and wisdom, along with Ambrose Bierce's \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e and Benjamin Franklin's\u003ci\u003e Poor Richard's Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e, Fred Barrett's \u003ci\u003eUncle Fred's Confidential Reader\u003c\/i\u003e alphabetically addresses common terms, concepts, and public figures-both historical and contemporary-with a comedian's humor and a critic's commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e secrets of the republican and democratic parties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet rich quick by following master schemer Alvin P. Golops's expensive investment advice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscover the time-share opportunities at Scorching Sands Resort in Dry Creek, Nevada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd let Uncle Fred's bumper stickers, poems, and short plays entertain you-all the while delivering a dose of stinging truth. For example, \"General Corncob's Acres of Conestogas\" is a short play that places a contemporary car salesman's pitch into the Old West as Pa, Ma, and the kids look to buy a new wagon from Ike Roundabout, and Pa has his eye on a team of low-emission oxen to yoke it up to.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRanging from pointed to sarcastic to whimsical, and tackling every subject imaginable, \u003ci\u003eUncle Fred's Confidential Reader\u003c\/i\u003e will entertain and surprise you with the turn of every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred Barrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1495946940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781495946943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.40d","brand":"Fred Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49163058053375,"sku":"9781495946943","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/uncle-freds-confidential-reader-fred-barrett-9781495946943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}