{"product_id":"2940012796820","title":"Collected Shorts","description":"'Collected Shorts' is a book of humorous, short stories and - as so many others before me have, in so many ways, tried to communicate or deliver their thoughts, feelings and opinions of the world and events around them - so have I. In that regard, the work can make no special claim to be different or unique, but the differences between people and my difference to you, the reader, makes every opinion unique and every opinion worthwhile. In fact, if you could imagine for one moment, a world without dissimilarities, you might imagine a world with no art forms at all, or an uninteresting, boring world filled with automatons who've nothing new to say and nothing new to add. That in itself would make the world and its progress stand still and the human race suffer as it never has before. So, in view of our many opinions and outlooks on life, we should celebrate, listen, write and read to participate and add to the enjoyment and entertainment of all. Such is the endowment of humanity and its gift to ourselves and to each other.","brand":"Reid Laurence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121014554864,"sku":"2940012796820","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012796820_p0.jpg?v=1763572748","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012796820","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}