{"product_id":"9780547542836","title":"Nine Kinds of Naked","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Part quirky love story, part philosophical manifesto, and part metaphysical mystery . . . right at home with the works of Tom Robbins and Christopher Moore” (\u003ci\u003eSacramento Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A prisoner spins a playing card into a somersault, stirring a whirlwind that becomes a tornado that takes the roof off a church in nearby Normal, Illinois. Elizabeth Wildhack is born in that church and someday she will meet that prisoner, a man named Diablo, on the streets of New Orleans—where a hurricane-like Great White Spot hovers off the coast. But how is it all interconnected? And what does it have to do with a time-traveling serf and a secret society whose motto is “Walk away”?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This surreal novel exploring chaos theory comes from the acclaimed author of the cult favorites \u003ci\u003eJust a Couple of Days\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove and Other Pranks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “As fanciful and inventive in its form . . . as it is in its observations. It fed tasty crackers to all the hungry parrots in my mental aviary.” —Tom Robbins\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Linguistic gymnastics abound . . . Vigorito demonstrates once again that he’s a wild stylist . . . startlingly original . . . an entertaining anarchist.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A whimsical tale of time, space, coincidence, and cause and effect. The author displays most of the linguistic acrobatics and playful rumination that made his debut a cult classic . . . In the tradition of Douglas Adams and Tom Robbins.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113504817392,"sku":"9780547542836","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547542836_p0.jpg?v=1769896664","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547542836","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}