{"product_id":"duck-billed-platitudes-paperback","title":"Duck Billed Platitudes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Downes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stuff in this book is not dated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not annotated - and there has been no attempt to put it into any historical or socio-political context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrecisely because the vast majority of this stuff is lightweight, hopefully easy to read, and hopefully entertaining. It is a mixture of editorials, some book reviews, and a few feature articles, which have been taken almost at random from stuff that I wrote between 2013 - 2016 in a magazine called \u003cem\u003eGonzo Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, of which I am the founding editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I may quote, somewhat out of context, Mark Twain: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epersons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epersons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR per G.G., CHIEF OF ORDNANCE\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo which I shall only add that I hope that it affords you some little amusement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHail Eris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Downes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712723030079,"sku":"9781909488540","price":25.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d2fec31adcfe405d052be7a0adb4567f.webp?v=1765062358","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/duck-billed-platitudes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}