{"product_id":"2940151240581","title":"The Disappearing Man","description":"The Disappearing Man takes you on a trip that blends harsh reality with midlife frenzy, through a man's coming to terms (or perhaps not) with his fear of women and of living a life but not living up to his expectations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's a 40-year-old, somewhat-happily married Arizona college professor when he disappears, which might be expected to be a clue leading to foul play, but this man reappears in Kansas. He's in a pickup truck with some good ol' boys and scrambling to decipher who he is, where he is, and why these guys think he's a veterinarian. One disappearance would be a strange midlife crisis, but this man disappears again, and then again, reappearing in Mexico, in California and in situations, from drug-running dangerous to comical, all requiring that he \"awaken\" with his wits about him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe enter the mind of a man lost in a dream, sometimes a nightmare, sometimes a sublime reverie, always a trip well worth taking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Disappearing Man is written by Ron Goulet, an award-winning playwright and poet, bringing his style and post-modern insights to the world of novel storytelling. This story begins thusly:\u003cbr\u003e\"The first time I disappeared I was forty years old. They say life begins after forty. That's gotta be a laugher. My LIVES began after forty! That is, my many lives began after I began disappearing....\"","brand":"Lucky Bat Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180166594800,"sku":"2940151240581","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151240581_p0.jpg?v=1764011171","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151240581","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}