{"product_id":"2940016483344","title":"The Power","description":"That breathing behind you is Edwin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf all men, why would the boy Pharaoh Tutankhamen reach\u003cbr\u003ethrough the ages to give Edwin–an inconsequential insurance\u003cbr\u003eactuarial–the power to be invisible? Edwin gets his reality-altering\u003cbr\u003eability at a museum exhibit when his existential dive and\u003cbr\u003etransformations begin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoutinely ignored by women, Edwin first uses his power as\u003cbr\u003ea voyeur. Later, when his nemesis Imelda fires him, financial\u003cbr\u003enecessity drives a jobless Edwin to use invisibility to game the\u003cbr\u003estock market and get very rich.\u003cbr\u003eOn an unseen visit to the FDA to gather insider information,\u003cbr\u003eEdwin overhears executives plan to squash an important drug\u003cbr\u003ebreakthrough. Their politically driven cynicism enrages Edwin\u003cbr\u003eand what follows is a press conference at the White House unlike\u003cbr\u003eany ever held.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdwin uses his power to become invisible to avert a dangerous\u003cbr\u003emilitary confrontation, and later, on a visit to a biotech firm,\u003cbr\u003eEdwin realizes that he alone must prevent a global food crisis.\u003cbr\u003eEach adventure gives him insight into what personal power is\u003cbr\u003euntil Edwin finally gets why the Pharaoh chose him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Power is driven by our archetypal curiosity about invisibility–\u003cbr\u003eour fly-on-the-wall fascination with it in the tradition of\u003cbr\u003eWells’ classic The Invisible Man or seen currently in our wonderment\u003cbr\u003eat Harry Potter’s magic cloak. In The Power, magic\u003cbr\u003ebecomes a metaphor that asks the questions: when does power\u003cbr\u003edestroy us and when does it fulfill? How does Edwin and how\u003cbr\u003edo you the reader define your power? The Power is a vicarious\u003cbr\u003eride that leaves you feeling ever more empowered.","brand":"EBookbakery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146619797744,"sku":"2940016483344","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016483344_p0.jpg?v=1763636743","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016483344","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}