{"product_id":"9781603862424","title":"The Man Who Was Thursday","description":"G. K. Chesterton's classic novella tackles anarchy, social order, God, peace, war, religion, human nature, and a few dozen other weighty concepts. And somehow he manages to blend all of it together into a delightful satire, full of tongue-in-cheek commentary that is still relevant today. As the book opens, Gabriel Symes is debating with a soapbox anarchist. The two men impress each other enough that the anarchist introduces Symes to a seven-man council of anarchists, all named after days of the week. Soon they elect Symes their newest member-Thursday. But they don't know he's also been recruited by an anti-anarchist organization. And soon Symes finds out that he's not the only person on the council who is not what he seems. There are other spies and double-agents, all working for the same cause. But who-and what-is the jovial, powerful Mr. Sunday, the head of the organization? Hot-air balloons, elaborate disguises, duels, and police chases-all go to make up this satirical spy novel that both educates and entertains.\u003cp\u003eincludes illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watchmaker Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062459678960,"sku":"9781603862424","price":5.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781603862424_p0.jpg?v=1763826230","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781603862424","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}