{"product_id":"2940152611922","title":"Bartoli's Burden","description":"\u003cp\u003eGino Bartoli enjoyed a brief stint as a weak-hitting Major League reserve infielder, followed by a long career as a scout.  Retired and living in Nevada City, California, he meets each Thursday with his good pal Paddy Hannigan to drink and talk.  Lots of drink, lots of talk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndeed, Bartoli is a charming braggadocio who never lets truth (or a box score) get in the way of a good yarn –– but one day he slips and mentions a teenage pitcher he discovered in Alaska in 1963. When Paddy hounds him for more information, a lifetime of lies––some harmless, some not––begin to squeeze in on Gino, and he decides to record the truth of his life. For Paddy's eyes only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut secrets as dark as Bartoli’s force Paddy into the unavoidable dilemma of protecting or exposing his good friend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champlain Avenue Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149757169904,"sku":"2940152611922","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152611922_p0.jpg?v=1764024322","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152611922","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}