{"product_id":"2940014116435","title":"The Psychological Solution","description":"A body appeared mysteriously in the trash can…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt\u003cbr\u003eHenry Columbus, khaki clad, his ebon face gray with ashes and dust, and driver of one of those two-wheeled abominations maintained by the municipality of New York for the reception of rubbish and the dispersal of dust over passengers, was industriously emptying the ash cans on the north side of West 85th Street.\u003cbr\u003eIt was a charming spring morning, and Henry, well content with the world and himself, was whistling cheerily while he worked. As he rolled the battered iron containers to the curb, and raising them, dumped their contents into his vehicle, he glanced at the miscellaneous odds and ends that poured from them, ever on the watch for some discarded but still serviceable article which he might salvage.\u003cbr\u003eFarther down the street, and working east from Amsterdam Avenue on the opposite side of the thoroughfare, was Tony Celentano with his wagon. Like Henry, the Italian was also on the alert for chance treasure-trove among the rubbish.\u003cbr\u003eAs the dusky namesake of the famous discoverer reached the group of cans before a block of brown-stone front houses, he noticed that one of the receptacles was filled to overflowing with a bulging, patched, burlap bag.\u003cbr\u003eWhatever the contents were they were heavy, and wondering vaguely what the can contained, Henry heaved it over the edge of his cart. The bag however, was tightly jammed into the can, and, in order to dislodge it, he was forced to clamber onto the half-filled wagon. Grumbling a bit at the extra labor involved, he grasped the sacking with a huge black paw and tugged at the bundle.","brand":"eStar Books LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079946977520,"sku":"2940014116435","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014116435_p0.jpg?v=1763600748","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014116435","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}