{"product_id":"9781439184035","title":"Bored to Death: A Noir-otic Story","description":"The basis for the HBO® Original Series starring Jason Schwartzman (\u003ci\u003eRushmore\u003c\/i\u003e), Zach Galifianakis (\u003ci\u003eThe Hangover\u003c\/i\u003e), and Ted Danson, \u003ci\u003eBored to Death\u003c\/i\u003e is a Raymond Chandleresque tale of a struggling Brooklyn writer—curiously named Jonathan Ames—who, in a moment of odd whimsy and boredom, becomes a private detective after spontaneously posting an ad on craigslist. As a rank amateur who just thinks he can help, this Ames alter ego quickly becomes embroiled in the search for a missing NYU coed. He moves from one scrape to the next, all while trying to escape a life of periodic alcoholism, dead-end relationships, writer’s block, and hours of Internet backgammon. \u003ci\u003eBored to Death\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney’s\u003c\/i\u003e Issue 24 and is the centerpiece of Ames’s collection of essays and fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Double Life Is Twice as Good\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBored to Death Artwork © 2009 Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. HBO® and related channels and service marks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179596824816,"sku":"9781439184035","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439184035_p0.jpg?v=1763758201","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439184035","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}