{"product_id":"2940000761342","title":"The Booming of Acre Hill and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBANGS BOOMS!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe specimen of the species herein: Dumfries Corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume Bangs booms delightfully on suburbs (and the \"urbs\", of course) in such pieces as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Strange Misadventures of an Organ\" in which a philosopher resident of Dumfries Corners must a make an odd decision about a church organ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An Affinitive Romance\" in which a man and a woman who are perfect for one another never meet -- and so, live happily ever after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, of course, the title piece \"The Booming of Acre Hill\" in which we meet the Acre Hill Land Improvement Company and the ghastly spectacle of the Acre Hill Country Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Kendrick Bangs booms satirically indeed!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026rR Samizdat Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174573097200,"sku":"2940000761342","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940000761342_p0.jpg?v=1763545082","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940000761342","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}