{"product_id":"2940169206012","title":"Without a Hero: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eT.C. Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e was first feted as a master of the short story for his critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eGreasy Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. With these stories applauded by \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as \"wickedly comical,\" he displays once again a virtuosity and versatility rare in literary America today. \u003ci\u003eWithout a Hero\u003c\/i\u003e zooms in on American phenomena such as a center for the treatment of acquisitive disorders; a couple in search of the last toads on earth; and a real estate wonder boy on a dude safari near convenient Bakerfield, California. Sharp, guileful, and malevolently funny, Boyle's stories are \"more than funny, better than wicked,\" says \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer.\u003c\/i\u003e \"They make you cringe with their clarity.\"","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104428933360,"sku":"2940169206012","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169206012_p0.jpg?v=1763675152","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169206012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}