{"product_id":"9781849144575","title":"The Mushroom Men","description":"\u003cp\u003eHuman history is littered with the records of wars. Yet God is said to be Love. Personal history can be leavened by the search for peace - with or without relying on the dubious love of God. And yet faiths of most persuasions still pursue peace as an ideal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the territory of these poems on IMPERFECT PEACE. They provide a battlefield of bloated doubts and overblown optimism, despite the possibility of a nuclear Armageddon. Yet, as asked by Christopher Gilmore, these twenty poems can be read open-hearted questions. His wish is that you, the kind reader, will find unexpected insights on the puzzles of pain and the paradoxes of both peace and war. The adventurous reader is warmly welcomed to THE MUSHROOM MEN:-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Universal Declaration of Human Rights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs a fine paper-thin ideal. Hurray!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Universal Declaration of Human Fights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHas a ring of fine tin-steel. Hurray! Hurray!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the bombs grow bigger and our butter spreads thick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the blacks grow bigger and their bellies feel sick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd their eyes pop empty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they plead for plenty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they nibble spent bullets and suck on dirt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHurt.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CompletelyNovel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047043678448,"sku":"9781849144575","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781849144575_p0.jpg?v=1763753043","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781849144575","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}