{"product_id":"9781439128541","title":"Floating Off the Page: The Best Stories from The Wall Street Journal's Middle Column","description":"On any given day, millions of \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e readers put aside the serious business and economic news of the day to focus first on the paper's middle column (a.k.a. the A-hed), a virtual sound-bubble for light literary fare -- a short story, a tall tale, an old yarn, a series of vignettes, and other unexpected delights that seem to \"float off the page.\" In this first-ever compendium of middle-column pieces, you'll find an eclectic selection of writings, from the outlandish to the oddly enlightening. Read about:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• one man's attempt to translate the Bible into Klingon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• sheep orthodontics, pet-freezing, and toad-smoking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• being hip in Cairo, modeling at auto shows, piano-throwing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• the fate of mail destined for the World Trade Center after 9\/11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• the plight of oiled otters in Prince William Sound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...and much, much more. Edited by 20-year \u003ci\u003eJournal\u003c\/i\u003e veteran Ken Wells, and with a foreword by \u003ci\u003eLiar's Poker\u003c\/i\u003e author Michael Lewis, \u003ci\u003eFloating Off the Page\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect elixir for fans of innovative prose in all its forms and function.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123457245424,"sku":"9781439128541","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439128541_p0.jpg?v=1763756502","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439128541","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}