{"product_id":"9781880216941","title":"These People Are Us","description":"Once you start reading George Singleton's first book of smart, laugh-out-loud stories, a strange thing happens: You discover that the characters sound like people you know -- people who are trying hard to make sense of modern absurdities.\u003cp\u003e With a style all his own, Singleton shrewdly shapes a world built on seemingly everyday circumstances, a world that is both genuine and curious: how to find a black-market sonogram so your pregnant wife won't find out you accidentally taped over the original; how to help your father and everyone else in town fake being hit by a tornado to get emergency government funds; and why not look for your next wife at your local recycling center.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"River City Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49869026427120,"sku":"9781880216941","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781880216941","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}