{"product_id":"9781939419736","title":"Ear to the Ground","description":"\u003cbr\u003eSeismologist Charlie Richter, grandson of the inventor of the Richter scale, knows earthquakes, and has a method for predicting them. Arriving in Los Angeles to begin work at the Center for Earthquake Studies, a mysterious agency that seems more Hollywood than science, Charlie settles into his new life. His only distraction from work is Grace, an assistant to a powerful producer, and her deadbeat scriptwriter boyfriend Ian.\u003cp\u003eIt's only a matter of time before Charlie sees the \"Big One\" looming on the horizon. When Charlie alerts his boss at the Center, he is the one that's in for a shock: this is exactly what the Center was hoping for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the news leaked, everyone's suddenly looking to produce the next disaster blockbuster. One of the few scripts Ian actually wrote, \u003ci\u003eEar to the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, happens to be about an earthquake disaster, and soon it's plucked from obscurity and given the fast track. But with a little bit of luck, Charlie may just foil everybody's plans. He just needs explosives, a helicopter, a little more time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy award-winning writer and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e book critic David Ulin, \u003ci\u003eEar to the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is a rollicking visit back to the 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unnamed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060183580912,"sku":"9781939419736","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939419736_p0.jpg?v=1763666381","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939419736","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}