{"product_id":"my-american-unhappiness-9780547549101","title":"My American Unhappiness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Bakopoulos has invented a man for all rainy seasons--a horny, heartbroken cousin of Richard Ford's Frank Bascombe.\" --Tom Piazza \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A winning distraction, a smart entertainment.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA clairvoyant when it comes to the Starbucks orders, a renegade when it comes to bureaucracy, Zeke asks almost everybody he meets, \"Why are you so unhappy?\" The answers he receives--a mix of true sadness and absurd complaint--become the core of an obsessive project, \"The Inventory of American Unhappiness,\" a project that becomes all the more personally meaningful as he follows steps outlined in a women's magazine on finding the perfect mate. Incisively tapping the voice of one of the most charming--and deluded--narrators to come along in years, Dean Bakopolous captures our zeitgeist with lacerating wit and a big heart, confirming Jonathan Miles's (author of \u003ci\u003eDear American Airlines\u003c\/i\u003e) claim that \"there's no such thing as unhappiness when you're holding a Dean Bakopolous novel.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hilarious and heartfelt . . . This funny-sad novel seems to take elements of the author's own life . . . and twists them in a funhouse mirror--with delightful results.\" --NPR\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 07\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547549101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.07h x 5.29w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2012 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2012 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dean Bakopoulos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638703714460,"sku":"9780547549101","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_52f9760d-0c10-472a-bd02-7a9ed0b41dc1.jpg?v=1603847971","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-american-unhappiness-9780547549101","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}