{"product_id":"spelling-simplified-9780299191740","title":"Spelling Simplified","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth novel in Jerry Apps s Ames County series, \u003ci\u003eCranberry Red\u003c\/i\u003e brings the story into the present, portraying the challenges of agriculture in the twenty-first century. \u003cbr\u003e As the novel opens, Ben Wesley has lost his job as agricultural agent for Ames County. He is soon hired as a research application specialist for Osborne University, a for-profit institution that has developed Cranberry Red, a new chemical that promises not only to improve cranberry crop yields but also to endow the fruits with the power to prevent heart disease, reduce brain damage from strokes, and ward off Alzheimer s disease. Ben must promote the new product to cranberry growers in Ames County and beyond, but he worries whether the promised results are credible. Was Cranberry Red rushed to market?\u003cbr\u003e When the chemical does all that the university claims it will do, Ben is relieved . . . until disturbing side effects emerge. Can he criticize Cranberry Red and safeguard farmers and consumers without losing his job, or will Ben s honesty get him fired while his community continues to get sicker?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist, General Fiction, Midwest Book Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299191740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.56w x 0.51d","brand":"Judi Kesselman-Turkel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51817749872821,"sku":"9780299191740","price":8.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4d2521d1-15b5-4b16-b270-dad314b994d9.jpg?v=1759241537","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/spelling-simplified-9780299191740","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}