{"product_id":"9780615146713","title":"Smoke and Mirrors","description":"A hypnotist counts us collectively back to 2000 - where it all began. \"We were mesmerized, hypnotized and bamboozled.\" It was all a deceptive show, performed through the tricks of Smoke \u0026amp; Mirrors. Mr Paine, hypnotist, social philosopher and activist, uses cutting edge investigations - and a sharp pin - to pop the fantasy bubble\/babble that fooled a nation into believing that the candidate who came in second, won the race. Look past the barrage of Bushspeak, sound bites, slanted news and spin-meisters and see HOW it was done. \"Wake up from the trance: we were, as a people and a nation, hood-winked into surrendering the highest office in the land.\" The crime, treason, points to what we need to do now - what we should have done years ago. The solution is clear: We need to overcome our timidity, uncertainty and fear, and stand up for the right thing; namely, getting our country back. We do not have to sleep walk, nor goose step, any more. We can end this Now.","brand":"Paine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50016755745008,"sku":"9780615146713","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780615146713_p0.jpg?v=1784234601","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615146713","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}