{"product_id":"these-people-are-us-stories-isbn-9780156012744","title":"These People Are Us: Stories","description":"Once you start reading George Singleton's eagerly awaited first book of stories, a strange thing happens: You discover that the characters sound like people you know--people who are trying hard to make sense of modern absurdities.\u003cbr\u003e\tWith a style all his own, Singleton fashions a world that wins our hearts but teases our senses: how to find a black-market sonogram so your pregnant wife won't find out you accidentally taped over the original; how to help your father and everyone else in town fake being hit by a tornado to get emergency government funds; and why not to look for your next wife at your local recycling center. \u003cbr\u003e\tStep into Singleton's world and you'll see why he is earning a reputation as one of the funniest, wisest, and most surprising Southern writers of his generation--and why he was named one of the \"new writers you need to know\" by \u003cem\u003eBook Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHESE PEOPLE ARE US\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"George Singleton has the singular voice of a down-home schizophrenic. His stories are crazy mad fun.\"--\u003cem\u003ePlayboy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Plenty of sharp-witted humor . . . A raconteur of trends, counter-trends, obsessions and odd characters.\"--\u003cem\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every page has a sentence worth reading over again just to savor the image.\"--\u003cem\u003eWinston-Salem Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889863487717,"sku":"NP9780156012744","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/these-people-are-us-stories-isbn-9780156012744","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}