{"product_id":"2940016502557","title":"Hooliganism: Stories","description":"HOOLIGANISM is an anthology of Mike Houlihan’s best columns from The Irish American News, with additional material from the Chicago Tribune Magazine, and Chicago Public Radio. This book captures the best stories from one of Irish America’s funniest raconteurs. Houlihan takes the reader on a picaresque journey as he recounts his travels in show biz as a Shakespearian clown; his days as proprietor of The Hooley-Dooley, an Irish gin mill in Rockaway Beach, NY; his adventures as a theatre and film producer chasing investors; memories of growing up Irish-Catholic on the south side of Chicago; and his day to day tightrope walk as an itinerant actor, father, and husband. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHooliganism also revisits and reinvents several Irish American urban myths and fables featuring a stock company of rogues, scoundrels, and boozers. Funny stuff in ten-minute installments. Filled with Irish jokes, anecdotes, and preposterous tales, this book is like enjoying a pint of your favorite stout. If you read the whole thing in one sitting you’ll be drunk with laughter. Best to take it slow, one at a time and savor the enjoyment, chuckles, and eccentric wit of Mike Houlihan.  The anthology covers the very best of Mike’s stories from 1993-2008.","brand":"BlogIntoBook.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146614915312,"sku":"2940016502557","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016502557_p0.jpg?v=1763636622","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016502557","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}