{"product_id":"9781927483251","title":"Glimpses Through the Mirror: The Collected Pen Point Columns","description":"\u003cp\u003eJim Campbell — a kinder, gentler, Andy Rooney of the North — trains his lively intelligence and dry wit on the major and minor details of modern life, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatistics (which he is always tempted to fabricate, to see what people are willing to swallow)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig-city commutes from the confines of an air-conditioned communications hub — his car \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow gullible we are about clean energy (and interplanetary travel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGambling (describing a field trip to see if actual gamblers bear any resemblance to the ecstatic partiers of the commercials) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting over the past — fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe benefits of celebrating New Year's on August 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiving olive trees (and peace) a proper chance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eInteresting, insightful, and entertaining. These are just three words to describe Jim Campbell's columns. Each one is brilliantly conceived and written with conviction: You'll find many an important message — and lots of good laughs — throughout.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—WILLIAM ROEBUCK, Editor-in-Chief, Home Digest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJIM CAMPBELL is a retired pastor and an employed writer. He lives in Oakville, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BPS Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033205784816,"sku":"9781927483251","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927483251_p0.jpg?v=1763636296","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927483251","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}