{"product_id":"9780578037394","title":"A Hamster is Missing in Washington, D.C.","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning humorist Ed Spivey Jr. has compiled his best work and created a memoir of living, working, and raising kids in the nation's capital during the Bush years, a time of conflict, environmental degradation, and economic hardship (and that's just the part about his family). From a daughter's first dance to a lobbyist's first jail sentence and a cicada's first date (after waiting underground for 17 years, one gets anxious), Spivey captures the times with his well-honed talent for finding the funny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpivey's book celebrates the uniquely American system of democracy that protects our God-given right to, year after year, do the dumbest things, and the author doesn't miss a one. In these troubled times, laughter is the best medicine, and A Hamster Is Missing in Washington, D.C. is just the prescription you need, unless you have an infection, in which case you'll also need an antibiotic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn May, A Hamster is Missing in Washington, D.C. earned the 2010 Gold Medal in Humor from the Independent Book Publishers, just the latest recognition for a writer who has consistently won top honors from the nation's independent and religious press. Nationally-known journalist and commentator Bill Moyers said of Spivey's book, \"If I could write this finny, I'd quit my day job.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Solo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012669751536,"sku":"9780578037394","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780578037394_p0.jpg?v=1763720462","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780578037394","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}