{"product_id":"mere-anarchy-9780812979503","title":"Mere Anarchy","description":"Here, in his first collection since his three hilarious classics \u003ci\u003eGetting Even\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWithout Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSide Effects\u003c\/i\u003e, Woody Allen has managed to write a book that not only answers the most profound questions of human existence but is also the perfect size to place under any short table leg to prevent wobbling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn hysterical flights of inspirational sanity we are introduced to a cast of characters only Allen could imagine: Jasper Nutmeat, Flanders Mealworm, and the independent film mogul E. Coli Biggs, just to name a few. Whether he is writing about art, sex, food, or crime, he is explosively funny. In \"This Nib for Hire,\" a Hollywood bigwig comes across an author's book in a little country store and describes it in a way that aptly captures this magnificent volume: \"Actually,\" the producer says, \"I'd never seen a book remaindered in the kindling section before.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMere Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The stories in\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMere Anarchy deliver the same joys and foibles that have been with its author from the start.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Janet Maslin, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Uproarious . . . In each story the ornate and the vulgate slam together and make it rain polysyllabic absurdity.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nostalgically enjoyable . . . The stories in \u003ci\u003eMere Anarchy \u003c\/i\u003edeliver the same joys and foibles that have been with its author from the start.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant neurotica . . . unfailingly entertaining . . .  an] obsessive and seriously funny book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Los Angeles Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Like the Carnegie's one-pound sandwiches, Allen's literary slapstick is . . . comedy on wry.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812979503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.86h x 5.26w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (USA Only) - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2008 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Woody Allen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067644805301,"sku":"9780812979503","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b0853b1f-a1f7-4cd1-a9ea-4f90c6b38ff7.jpg?v=1690862106","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mere-anarchy-9780812979503","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}