{"product_id":"the-customer-is-always-wrong-hardcover","title":"The Customer Is Always Wrong - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMimi Pond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young woman's art career begins to lift off as those around her succumb to addiction and alcoholism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Customer is Always Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e is the saga of a young na ve artist named Madge working in a restaurant of charming drunks, junkies, thieves, and creeps. Oakland in the late seventies is a cheap and quirky haven for eccentrics and Mimi Pond folds the tales of the fascinating sleaze-ball characters that surround young Madge into her workaday waitressing life. Outrageous and loving tributes and takedowns of her co-workers and satellites of the Imperial Cafe create a snapshot of a time in Madge's life where she encounters who she is, and who she is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in the same brash yet earnest style as her previous memoir \u003ci\u003eOver Easy\u003c\/i\u003e, Pond's storytelling gifts have never been stronger than in this epic, comedic, standalone graphic novel. Madge is right back at the Imperial with its great coffee and depraved cast, where things only get worse for her adopted greasy spoon family while her career as a cartoonist starts to take off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMimi Pond\u003c\/b\u003e started her career as a cartoonist at the \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e in the late 70s. In the years following, she wrote and illustrated five humor books and contributed regularly to dozens of national magazines and newspapers, including the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2014, she published the first part of her coming of age memoir, \u003ci\u003eOver Easy\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband--the painter Wayne White.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.5 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770226934048,"sku":"9781770462823","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a84974f715461b27d339fb7c0b472f85.webp?v=1780367252","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-customer-is-always-wrong-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}