{"product_id":"9781429972949","title":"Money Wanders: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eJonah Eastman, disgraced Presidential pollster, is summoned home to Atlantic City by his ailing grandfather Mickey Price--a legendary Atlantic City gangster and owner of the Golden Prospect casino. When Mickey dies, Jonah is \"persuaded\" by mob boss Mario Vanni to help improve his image by launching a misinformation campaign aimed at gaining public acceptance and ultimately a way \"outta the life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Jonah goes to war through a comical and audacious manipulation of  the media which includes online rumoring, exploiting romantic myths of the mob, and orchestrating a union-backed pseudo-vigil after Vanni is arrested. To pull off these stunts, he enlists the help of his grandfather's Prohibition-era cronies, pimply-faced hackers, a disgruntled Secret Service agent, a cagey Washington lobbyist, a slick Philadelphia publicist, and a street-fighting rabbi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoney Wanders\u003c\/i\u003e is a wild and uproarious tour of spin and media manipulation from the lobbied halls of Congress to the dilapidated boardwalk of Atlantic City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127406706928,"sku":"9781429972949","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429972949_p0.jpg?v=1769902678","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429972949","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}