{"product_id":"2940045939584","title":"Adventures of Sparky. The Search for the Butterfly Tattoo","description":"\u003cp\u003eSparky was at a turning point in his life.\u003cbr\u003eHe just retired from thirty years in the NY Subway and divorced after a marriage of nearly the same length of time.\u003cbr\u003eFinding himself where so many of us do at that end of our middle age, Sparky also found that he was totally bored and all alone.\u003cbr\u003eStarting to feel the extended warrantee of his body wearing out, he began a search for a magical self cure.\u003cbr\u003eSparky did what came natural to any New York City born and raised, tough, streetwise former US Navy sailor.\u003cbr\u003eHe figured that in his position it would need to be balls to the wall to effect change in his life and found what he thought to be the perfect comfort zone, one of gambling, booze and broads.\u003cbr\u003eIt was a great time for a while until that one morning when he woke up on the couch with an empty bottle of bourbon in his hand, again.\u003cbr\u003eSparky finally realized that he was now more alone than ever and getting drunk wasn’t helping. He now knew that no matter how much salt you put in the soup, it’s still just salty soup and was lost once again, drowning in boredom and booze.\u003cbr\u003eThen fate dealt him a great hand and he was in the chips after a lucky gambling trip to Atlantic City.\u003cbr\u003eThe luckiest of his life for that matter and suddenly he had a new mission in life and had the means to chase his new found dream.\u003cbr\u003eLittle did he imagine that a trip to the casino, a butterfly tattoo and few words from a young NY waitress who he barely knew would set the new course of his future.\u003cbr\u003eAlong with his alter ego of a certain unnamed British Secret Agent, he was destined for travel, romance, adventure, excitement and danger the likes of which he had only before experienced in a drunken daydream.\u003cbr\u003eBuckle up and come along on this whirlwind ride to experience the thrills, chills and company of a couple of nice broads in his quest for the butterfly tattoo.\u003cbr\u003eCome on along and share in the Adventures of Sparky, I won’t tell.\u003cbr\u003eNote to readers.\u003cbr\u003eThis story was written specifically for readers 50 and older. If you’re in your 40’s and want to see what the future holds, go ahead, take a shot and read it.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that this book is being targeted to a particular audience and with regard to the subject matter within, in order to maintain absolute suitability for our age group and accommodate our unique attention spans, it has been kept brief and “wow look at that Ferrari.”\u003cbr\u003eNow what were we talking about?\u003cbr\u003eWell, it doesn’t really matter.\u003cbr\u003eSparky has been reborn as many of us have been or will soon be. Why not take a break and an exciting trip with the:\u003cbr\u003e“Adventures of Sparky”\u003cbr\u003eBe Well Have Fun Laugh Grow Old\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ira Levofsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083106730224,"sku":"2940045939584","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045939584_p0.jpg?v=1763687024","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045939584","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}