{"product_id":"tva-baby-paperback","title":"TVA Baby - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Bisson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a harrowing, high-speed ride through the Upper South (a TVA baby is a good ol' boy with a Yankee father and a 12-gauge) and ending in a desperate search through New Orleans graveyards for Darwin's doomsday machine (\"Charlie's Angels\"), Terry Bisson's newest collection of short stories covers all the territory between--from his droll faux-FAQ's done for Britain's \u003cem\u003eScience\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, to the most seductive of his \u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e fantasies (\"Private Eye\"), to an eerie dreamlike evocation of the 9\/11 that might have been (\"A Perfect Day\"). On the way we meet up with Somali Pirates, a perfect-crime appliance (via PayPal) and a visitor from Atlantis who just wants a burger with fries, please.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders who like cigarettes, lost continents, cars, lingerie, or the Future will be delighted. For those who don't, there's always Reality TV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerry Bisson is the host of the popular reading series SF in SF, the editor of the Outspoken Authors pocketbook series, and the recipient of the Hugo and Nebula awards for his work in science fiction. He lives in San Francisco, California.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.87 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770845593888,"sku":"9781604864052","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b879ac8d7b846ae7850a83febb7db06b.webp?v=1780379362","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tva-baby-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}