{"product_id":"2940016613390","title":"Cheating at Electronic Bowling and other life lessons- a Novel","description":"Rod and Derek, somewhere near Interlaken, Switzerland, were having a lunch of bread and cheese as they sat on a wall overlooking a vast green valley. Below them were the lonely sounds of livestock bells clanging slowly. The Swiss commandos came at them from all directions. As the two college kids lay prostrate with their faces in the roadside gravel, Rod quickly swallowed the remaining hash. The pair were being arrested for international espionage. They thought it was about their bootleg 8-track tape business back home at school. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong with profits from the sales of stereo equipment from their dorm room, a minor pawn operation and occasional pot reprocessing of very small quantities of very poor pot, the pair took a year off and travelled to Europe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake a voyage with Rodney Dane Gerfield and his friend Derek Jaakola as they laugh and stumble their way through their young lives together. One was having difficulty taking life seriously; the other worried that he may run out of time before his family had a chance to see him become successful. They were best friends and very, very different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSex, drugs and the ever-present 1970's rock \u0026amp; roll references are as much a part of their adventures as are their \"guy relationship,\" girlfriends back-home issues, arrests, incarcerations, family loss and one's personal fortune.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe characters they meet along the way are always quirky and very funny. This is a laugh-out-loud novel with interesting insights, riotously funny scenes and issues familiar to us all. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave some fun. Read my book. I would be most appreciative and would love to read your review.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Barry Whitehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182472577264,"sku":"2940016613390","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016613390_p0.jpg?v=1763638829","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016613390","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}