{"product_id":"2940149334605","title":"Other Duties As Assigned","description":"Other Duties As Assigned is the story of Marty McCallender, a regular guy who just wants to make it through the work day without falling asleep during a meeting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne day he hears a rumor that the company is planning for the launch of a new product at the field office in the town of Arroyo Desperado.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarty's job has taken him there in the past, and it just so happens that he's been asked to make another trip this week.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he drives through the desert in a battleship-gray company car on a lonely two-lane highway, he remembers the time he dreamed he saw a flying saucer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe had this dream back when he was a kid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarty and his buddy were exploring an extinct volcano outside of town when they stopped to rest, both falling asleep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dream was so vivid that, many years later, he remembers every detail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was a dream, wasn't it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarty stops for gas in the small town of Cakeville, named for the fine pastries available at a café that closed down years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe strikes up a conversation with the reclusive proprietor of the gas station, who lives up in the hills outside of town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has built a deck where he sits and watches for UFOs, and invites Marty to come and see it on his way back from Arroyo Desperado.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he arrives at the field office, there's not much to be found out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe marketing types arrived in a small charter plane, picked up the manager and left.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack home, Marty is soon asked to make another trip to the field office.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's been told a Miss Green has asked for him specifically to assist in standardizing the office's product ordering and inventory systems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho is this Miss Green?","brand":"BookLocker.com, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47068146237680,"sku":"2940149334605","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149334605_p0.jpg?v=1763715324","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149334605","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}