{"product_id":"nature-of-the-beast-isbn-9781593762452","title":"Nature of the Beast","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen the world is threatened by an alien force, a Florida gator wrestler is all that stands between survival and total annihilation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough humans have never heard their name, mankind’s greatest enemies are called the Zawa. A race of alien zealots, they crisscross the stars on a bloodthirsty crusade, destroying life on other planets in service of their sinister galactic god. And Earth is next on their list.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey offer mankind one hope for survival: They will engage in hand-to-hand combat with Earth’s chosen champion to determine the planet’s fate. To find the world’s deadliest creature, Earth’s richest man—media titan Milan Marlowe—organizes a no-species-barred fight to the death, pitting sharks, gorillas, and polar bears against one another in a gruesome knockout tourney. No one bets on the alligator, but that’s because no one has heard of his trainer. Bruno Bolo is an alligator wrestler, blues singer, and whiskey-hound from the humid Florida swamps. He has a quick temper, quicker fists, and courage that is unmatched in man or beast. And he might just be humanity’s last chance . . .\u003cb\u003eAdam Mansbach\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the number-one \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eGo the Fuck to Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into forty languages and has sold over three million copies worldwide. His novels include the California Book Award–winning \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cult classic \u003ci\u003eAngry Black White Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, which is taught at more than one hundred schools. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Mcgowan\u003c\/b\u003e works as a record producer and screenwriter in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOwen Brozman\u003c\/b\u003e lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. You can see more of his work at www.owenbrozman.com.","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304921420005,"sku":"NP9781593762452","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781593762452.jpg?v=1767733584","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/nature-of-the-beast-isbn-9781593762452","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}