{"product_id":"it-just-happened-9798988168720","title":"It Just Happened","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It Just Happened \u003c\/em\u003eis an unusual book. It's written for adults, but it's (mostly) about kids. Or... what it's like to be a kid, trying to makes sense of the world. (In particular, the way the world worked back in 1973.) People have told me the book is 'Neither here nor there; caught between adult fiction and Y\/A' - (it is not Y\/A, believe me) - 'It might even be \u003cem\u003eliterary fiction, \u003c\/em\u003e' someone muttered. Well, I'll tell you what it's \u003cem\u003esupposed\u003c\/em\u003e to be: funny, romantic, slightly insane-a bit nostalgic-but most of all, it's meant to be a fun read. That's it. But I suppose you'll have to decide for yourself...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Phil Joanou, author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilly Burton is a strange boy. Or, at least, that's what everyone tells him. He lives inside his head; thinking and thinking and dreaming and scheming. But this year-1973-his twelfth year on earth, is like no other. He is constantly under threat from the school psychopath; his dad is under investigation by the Senate Select Committee on Watergate; the odd girl across the street has taken a keen interest in Billy (and him, in her); Bob Woodward is after his dad (unless Billy can stop him); his dog (Mr. Pooch) is out of control and cannot be found; Billy has come into possession of a book entitled \u003cem\u003e\"The Happy Hooker\"\u003c\/em\u003e (and intends to decipher the meaning of all things \"sexy\"); he realizes his new (and only) friend is a juvenile delinquent; and he has somehow come to know the iconoclastic physicist, Richard Feynman (Nobel Prize winner), whose motto is, \u003cem\u003e\"Damn the torpedoes!\"\u003c\/em\u003e-which has become Billy's motto too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1973 is going to be a wild ride for one Billy Burton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhil Joanou has directed feature films (\"Three O'clock High\"-\"State of Grace\"-\"U2: Rattle and Hum\" etc. etc.) as well as documentaries, commercials, some television and several music videos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Joanou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988168720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.25d","brand":"Phil Joanou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42862847623349,"sku":"9798988168720","price":27.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ce512514-85bf-4ab0-b4a5-31060d64e7a6.jpg?v=1683671696","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/it-just-happened-9798988168720","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}