{"product_id":"2940045458498","title":"Total Beach: A Surland Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe residents of Surfland, Oregon, face what might be the biggest thing ever to hit their beloved beaches: a killer whale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the whale only marks the beginning when it comes to the feeding frenzy gripping the town—and the problems gripping those drawn by the event’s wake, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• A lovesick teacher on non-maternity leave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• A noisy New Yorker perpetually double-parked in an erogenous zone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• A psychotic boss with terrible taste in children's cinema\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• A weatherman in the midst of a stormy self-realization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• An RV worth more than some third-world countries, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Nineteen children scaring the wildlife back into the oceans (and a 20th child back into the womb.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother troubling conundrum in the Pacific Northwest's strangest town, and only one man can keep the insanity at bay: reality refugee Jackson Poe. Poe proves keeping his guard up and his convertible top down no matter the weather is no fluke. Be it a vomiting dog in the sky or a crazed surfer looking to hang loose—or noose—life on America's wettest edge once again becomes a Total Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Oregon’s answer to Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Sheldon McArthur, North by Northwest Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The best beach book of the year and maybe the best comedic thriller of the year.”\u003cbr\u003e—Sheldon McArthur, North by Northwest Books, on Beach Slapped\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A non-stop laugh you cannot put down.”\u003cbr\u003e—Sheldon McArthur, North by Northwest Books, on The Beach is Back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarton Grover Howe is a bestselling author, humor columnist and stand-up comic. He currently resides in a small town on the Oregon coast within shouting distance of Surfland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barton Grover Howe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110271303920,"sku":"2940045458498","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045458498_p0.jpg?v=1763679635","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045458498","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}