{"product_id":"2940157010911","title":"Picture Business: L.A. Stories, Poems and Portraits","description":"Los Angeles past and present is the focus of this accomplished, entertaining collection of short stories, poems and essays. Among the unforgettable characters are a faded actress planning a media hoax, a would-be entertainment mogul, a young Midwest widow in love with Dean Martin, an ambitious newscaster, a cranky film director and a pigeon who doubles as a talent agent. The comically bizarre settings include a Las Vegas coffee shop, a university department devoted to Marilyn Monroe studies, a junior high science fair and a swimming raft off the coast of Malibu.\u003cbr\u003eVaried in tone and theme, the pieces are linked by an unfailing eye for detail and a fondness for the absurd. This is a Los Angeles, according to the introduction, of \"dreamers, hustlers, artists, visionaries, eccentrics and a considerable number of ordinary working people who have come west to reinvent themselves.\"","brand":"Dog Ear Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071094178032,"sku":"2940157010911","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157010911_p0.jpg?v=1764094309","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157010911","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}