{"product_id":"2940154050231","title":"Magic Carpet Ride: A Badass Hippie Tale (Book 2 of Badass Hippie Tales)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCombine sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll and throw in a little S \u0026amp; M. Mix with a healthy shot of death--and bingo! Things can get out of hand before you can say \"qualudes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagic Carpet Ride takes you from your front door to the bad-boy backseat of a 1970s Cadilac Fleetwood--and then some, with characters like Bong Hey Zeus, Mick Mack MacGyver and the long-suffering Bridget, who just wants to light up and make them all go a way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Badass Hippie Tales series is a kind of rock ’n’ roll homage to the bawdy humour of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, an antidote to the smarmy feel-goodness of The Vinyl Cafe, and a reminder to Rolling Stone magazine of gonzo journalism’s once-glorious past. Brace yourselves, we’re going on a politically incorrect Magic Carpet Ride through the Voodoo Vortex, complete with forbidden sex in an ashram, lethal doses of chemical pick-me-ups, accompanied by an unforgettable 60s and 70s soundtrack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJump onto the magic carpet for a little trip around Bridget's home town: \"This morning’s edition of The Casket had contained some incredible news. Mick Mac MacGyver’s 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood was for sale.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At least four can serenely trip out in the back seat. Anything more, er, athletic requires the other two non-participating passengers to bump up front into first class. Serious enquiries only. Apply within.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mick Mac — so named because no one could agree whether the car should be affectionately dubbed the Fleetwood Mac or the Mick Fleetwood—was as legendary as a car could be in these parts. Half the town had lost their virginity in its capacious back seat. The other half had been conceived there. A surprising number of townsfolk had actually been born in the thing....\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leslie Smith Dow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114151100656,"sku":"2940154050231","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154050231_p0.jpg?v=1764067093","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154050231","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}