{"product_id":"9781944409203","title":"Gravy Planet","description":"\u003cp\u003eMitchell Courtenay, the narrator of this story, had three grave problems—his wife Kathy, who refused to finalize their conditional marriage; the planet Venus; and the Conservationists, commonly known as \"Connies\" an outlawed organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKathy, a brilliant surgeon, disliked Courtenay's ideals. As a young star class copysmith in Fowler Schocken Associates, the largest advertising agency on Earth, Courtenay was dedicated to the highest principle of this completely free enterprise society: Sales. Only through sales, he held, could the economy expand indefinitely. Kathy bitterly wanted to know why it had to, a question that, to Courtenay, was little short of commercial heresy.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCourtenay is selected to head the Venus Project, a contract granted by the Incorporated United States of America to develop and exploit Earth's sister planet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDanger and mayhem ensue as Courtenay struggles to stay alive. . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eOriginally published as a 3-part serial in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine’s June, July and August 1952 issues.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MDP Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181344735472,"sku":"9781944409203","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944409203_p0.jpg?v=1763788253","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944409203","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}