{"product_id":"9780982622834","title":"Temporary People: A First-Person Account of the Scandal that Rocked the NBA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTemporary People \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the human condition in all its most vulnerable exposures. Sharp and satirical, it is a breathtakingly paced romp, and the end will leave you drop-jawed and wanting more. \u003ci\u003eTemporary People \u003c\/i\u003eis a book for the ages and Steven Gillis delivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Temporary People is a vicious and compelling storyboard for our time.\"—Jeff Parker, author of Ovenman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As thoroughly dark and thoroughly humane as Vonnegut's apocalyptic novels like \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e Galapagos\u003c\/i\u003e.... Here's a fable for our time, and for just about any other time you can imagine.\"—Chris Bachelder, author of U.S.!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Gillis \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eWalter Falls \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e, both finalists for the Independent Publisher Book of the Year Award and \u003ci\u003eForeWord Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e’s Book of the Year awards for 2003 and 2005. He is a six-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and a collection of his stories—titled \u003ci\u003eGiraffes\u003c\/i\u003e—was published in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dzanc Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132598534384,"sku":"9780982622834","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780982622834_p0.jpg?v=1763886307","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780982622834","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}