{"product_id":"2940151618014","title":"The War Against Boredom: Short Stores, Riffs, Insanities","description":"\"Great fun!.\"--Ben Schott, author of \u003ci\u003eSchott's Original Miscellany\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sharp satire with a poetic heart\"--\u003ci\u003eThe B\u0026amp;N Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by newyorker.com humor contributor Seth Kaufman, \u003ci\u003eThe War Against Boredom\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious assault on the mind-numbing effects of the modern world. Reverse-engineering obsessions with Big Data, the Internet, movies, coffee shops, pot, spying, rock stars, relationships and sex scandals, Kaufman morphs reality into comedy with 21 short stories and satirical columns. It's a must-read for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e and Kaufman's acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eThe King of Pain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNuns with Guns\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotable skirmishes in \u003ci\u003eThe War Against Boredom\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e• A husband hires a business consultant to help improve his marriage. \u003cbr\u003e• An assistant engineer recalls working with Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury and a llama.\u003cbr\u003e• An insurance actuary becomes a star by decoding the odds for the Academy Awards.\u003cbr\u003e• A caustic National Security Administration advice columnist answers questions and exposes employees.\u003cbr\u003e• Cheech and Chong reunite over a golden hookah.\u003cbr\u003e• A techie conducts an old school search for love in the intriguing \"Segway in Overdrive.\"","brand":"Sukuma Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073810120944,"sku":"2940151618014","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151618014_p0.jpg?v=1764012559","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151618014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}