{"product_id":"2940149447091","title":"Rhyme or Treason","description":"A collection of darkly humorous stories and columns. In \"Twilight of the Clowns\" a traditional way of life ends as clowning ceases to be a viable way of life; In \"Everybody Loves a Little Elf\" elves save a man's business but create a literal stink about property rights and slave labor; In \"More than One Day in the Life of Igor Igoravitch\" a KGB agent is caught up in a web of intrigue that is his own creation; Australians move to take over the world with their national food, the hot dog; The web of lies in Charlotte's Web is exposed; and the price of the simulacra in the window is finally laid bare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories and columns originally appeared in the magazine Vision? Nary!, of which MAXIMUMROCK'N'ROLL said: \"A sarcastic, funny magazine that takes it to you with humor about the general f***ed-up-ness of America- down home heartland America.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A cross between Garrison Keillor and Salvador Dali.\"\u003cbr\u003e- The Northwest Examiner","brand":"Vision Nary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075468738800,"sku":"2940149447091","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149447091_p0.jpg?v=1763724923","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149447091","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}