{"product_id":"9780385237925","title":"The Ferrari in the Bedroom","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean Shepherd was one of America’s favorite humorists, his most notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable Ralphie Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday classic \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Story\u003c\/i\u003e. But he was so much more, a comic Garrison Keillor–like figure whose unique voice transcended the airwaves and affected a whole generation of nostalgic Americans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ferrari in the Bedroom\u003c\/i\u003e is Shepherd’s wry, affectionate look at the hang-ups and delusions of Americans in the 1970s. From his sardonic assessment of fads such as the nostalgia craze (“Thinking that the old days were good is a terrible sickness. Everything was just as bad then as it is now.”) to a modest proposal for the foundation of S.P.L.A.T. (The Society for the Prevention of the Leaving of Animal Turds), Jean Shepherd provides a generous measure of his special brand of wise and warm humor as an antidote for some of America’s more ridiculous obsessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown\/Archetype","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50076616655088,"sku":"9780385237925","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385237925_p0.jpg?v=1784729445","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385237925","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}