{"product_id":"9781507201633","title":"Good for Nothing","description":"\"Enchanted by \u003ci\u003eGood For Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e...\" --Stephen Fry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This book could be the lovechild of Bill Bryson and Martin Amis.... But at its heart is a very serious point. It is about the tsunami of destruction that has hit Middle America since the financial crisis.\" --\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Flip Mellis believes his recent past would be best described as: a man with his feet planted on terra firma. As a husband and father, he was a consistent breadwinner. As a business professional, he was a go-getter. For twenty years, he did all that was expected of him, if not much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But a job loss in his middle years, in the midst of a national economic crisis, has knocked Flip squarely on his big, soft ass, where he has been wallowing for nearly a year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over the course of one hectic week, replete with a cast of colorful characters, Flip is forced by circumstances of his own invention to finally get his life headed in the right direction. Like a pudgy, irritable toddler, he carefully tests his balance and lurches forward, stumbling around absurd obstacles and grasping for any solid purchase. Ultimately a spark of human resilience locked deep within his core begins to spread. The question becomes: will Flip's best efforts be enough to lead him safely to redemption or will they merely lead to a futile, purely graceless, and quixotic crash?","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137115865328,"sku":"9781507201633","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781507201633_p0.jpg?v=1763720224","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781507201633","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}