{"product_id":"2940044807846","title":"Mirror Maze","description":"\u003cp\u003eMirror Maze\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubliminal persuasion while the world drowns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an ad copywriter, Frank earns his living manipulating people's opinions. Hired to use his talent help a politician he hates win a presidential election, can his own mind be rebeling? His true love calls him to reclaim his own consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA near-future, dystopian science fiction short story about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal warming\/climate change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapitalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsumerism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubliminal persuasion and influence, especially in advertising\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow explicit images in advertizing haunt and influence our imaginations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnvironmental physical pollution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMental\/emotional pollution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vast amounts of packaging and other waste our society throws away\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical campaign advertising\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever felt frustrated over the refusal of people to lower their materialistic lifestyles for the good of the planet . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr if you've ever felt frustrated because no matter how hard you work, how much money you make, you're still not happy . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr if you've ever felt your mind influenced against your will by advertising . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can relate to Mirror Maze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarning: I've used a sort of semi-stream of consciousness style to convey the emotional collapse of the main character. As an advertising copywriter, he writes the ads, but is even more influenced by their words and images than the average person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite being one of the manipulators, he's as caught in the 'mirror maze' of our modern narcissistic society as any of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTherefore, scroll up, and click the buy button \u0026amp; get started today!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Stooker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179822268656,"sku":"2940044807846","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044807846_p0.jpg?v=1763967443","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044807846","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}