{"product_id":"2940149751105","title":"The Lake Effect","description":"\"The Lake Effect is a riveting glimpse of Americana through the eyes of two brothers, Terry and Bill Monnie. As their relationship develops, you experience first-hand how disparate aspects of 20th Century life build an emerging nation - and more importantly, a family dynamic. Their path isn't always neat and concise, but in the end, isn't that what family is all about?\"\u003cbr\u003e-Dean Congbalay, Vice President, Development , Comey and Shepherd, Realtors \u003cbr\u003e Cincinnati, Ohio \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Traveling with Bill and Terry on their journey from growing up in a small town in rural Pennsylvania to adulthood is both nostalgic and thought provoking. Their adventures and misadventures evoke long forgotten memories of struggles for self identity and casts light on the turbulent times of the sixties. With Bill, there is no timid testing the waters with one toe. He jumps into the Civil Rights Movement head first, waving his convictions and emotions like a banner. Terry takes life as it comes, meeting each new challenge as it arises, anticipating with relish the next great surprise that lies in store for him.\u003cbr\u003eTerry and Bill face real life threats with courage and conviction while experiencing the hatred, bigotry, and violence of two very different wars. Whether traveling with Bill in his old '54 Ford to the Deep South to register voters, driving with his friends to the 1965 Selma, Alabama March, trekking with Terry through Germany, exploring cultures outside small-town USA, or riding with him on the bus to experience the horrors of the Vietnam \"War\" after his plane landed in Saigon, it is one fascinating adventure. What Bill and Terry discover and share with us, is that in the end, what really matters in life is love - love of family, friends, and country - love of all humankind. Ultimately, we are all on the same bus.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Jan Williams, Conneaut Lake Area High School-Class of 1961\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"A Snowy Day Distribution \u0026 Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149190775024,"sku":"2940149751105","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149751105_p0.jpg?v=1763722888","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149751105","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}