{"product_id":"fun-with-problems-9780547394534","title":"Fun with Problems","description":"In \u003ci\u003eFun with Problems, \u003c\/i\u003eRobert Stone demonstrates once again that he is \"one of our greatest living writers\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e The stories in this new collection share the signature blend of longing, violence, and black humor with which Stone illuminates the dark corners of the human soul. Entire lives are laid bare with remarkable precision, in captivating prose: a screenwriter carries on a decades-long affair with a beautiful actress, whose descent into addiction he can neither turn from nor share; a bored husband picks up a mysterious woman only to find that his ego has led him woefully astray; a world-beating Silicon Valley executive receives an unwelcome guest at his mansion in the hills; a scuba dive takes uneasy newlyweds to a point of no return.\u003ci\u003e Fun with Problems\u003c\/i\u003e showcases Stone's great gift: to pinpoint and make real the impulses--by turns violently coercive and quietly seductive--that cause us to conceal, reveal, and betray our truest selves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547394534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.60w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2010 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2010 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robert Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638698242204,"sku":"9780547394534","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0670f45a-ff0d-4183-b39f-951544750354.jpg?v=1603847957","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fun-with-problems-9780547394534","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}