{"product_id":"mike-nelsons-death-rat-9780060934729","title":"Mike Nelson's Death Rat!","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write \u003cem\u003eDeath Rat, \u003c\/em\u003e of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun \u003cem\u003eDogwood Downs\u003c\/em\u003e series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD \"LoveDeathTomorrowJelly\" was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of \u003cem\u003eDeath Rat.\u003c\/em\u003e . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e It Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060934729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.08h x 5.31w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2003 pg. 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/17\/2003 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael J. Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42183704346805,"sku":"9780060934729","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4d24e6c2-f443-4c8c-b8e0-2295577172d3.jpg?v=1654569929","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mike-nelsons-death-rat-9780060934729","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}