{"product_id":"2940044718166","title":"Things I Could Get Out of My Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of six short speculative fictions by William Mangieri, in which we learn some life lessons:\u003cbr\u003eIt doesn’t do to dwell in the past.\u003cbr\u003eTo get back one life you need to give up another.\u003cbr\u003eLove can either blind you or light the darkness.\u003cbr\u003eDon’t make deals with dishonest people.\u003cbr\u003eDon’t insult the people who prepare your food.\u003cbr\u003eDon’t turn the radio up when cruising the neighborhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes the short stories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassed Life\u003cbr\u003eTalk about an identity crisis! Ed thought he had a good handle on who he was - but a family death, adoption, phone calls from the past, and time travel can really mess with your sense of self.\u003cbr\u003eSometimes it's better to leave the past alone…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eB.I.T.\u003cbr\u003eA man with a life-altering, gene-hacking virus must decide whether to accept his new existence, or try to regain his old identity. As often happens, we must wonder: what are we willing to give up to be cured?\u003cbr\u003eThrough Her Eyes\u003cbr\u003eJennie had a surprise planned for Pete, but Pete had one for her, too. Things aren’t always what they seem.\u003cbr\u003eThey say that we’re blinded by love, but sometimes it's the only thing that can light the darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBusiness is Business\u003cbr\u003eIn this fairytale taken from a different perspective, an honest craftsman enters into a business relationship, but soon finds himself ensnared in the machinations of a voluptuous gold-digger.\u003cbr\u003eThen she has a child and declares it’s his. No, wait, it’s not quite the way it sounds; this is Rumpelstiltskin we’re talking about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Dish Best Served\u003cbr\u003eA self-aggrandizing faux-French intergalactic food critic runs afoul of a prideful chef, and gets an unexpected lesson in alien cuisine, living, and manners. If you can’t say something nice...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuiet!\u003cbr\u003eIt's been 40 years since men last visited the moon. Since then it feels like we've abandoned manned space exploration. What if that's not all we abandoned?\u003cbr\u003eI've taken some liberties with the Apollo 17 transcripts, but this is fiction, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(stories also available individually)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Mangieri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077859229936,"sku":"2940044718166","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044718166_p0.jpg?v=1763666555","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044718166","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}