{"product_id":"the-cruellest-joke-9780645716504","title":"The Cruellest Joke","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when society pushes a man too far?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill had worked hard his whole life. He was proud of what he had accomplished. He was proud of where he was in life. Society disagreed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill wanted nothing more than to live his life in peace. Unfortunately for him, society never stopped twisting the cruel dagger of fate into his wounded chest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt work, Bill constantly strove to achieve his absolute best. Nobody was perfect but one should strive for it nonetheless. However, everybody else misinterpreted this noble pursuit as a nuisance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt leisure, Bill just could not rekindle the happiness he experienced in his younger years. Instead, life was like a colourless painting of a graveyard. The graveyard of his hopes and dreams. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo matter what he did, Bill was left feeling worse than when he started. Each time society provoked him, he felt his fuse get shorter... and shorter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociety kept pushing, and pushing, and pushing... It did not care, it did not take responsibility. Just how far was society going to keep pushing? Was there a limit to how bad things could get?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was no hope. The light at the end of the tunnel was merely an incoming train. Such was life. The Cruellest Joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Weston Draper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645716504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d","brand":"Weston Draper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737734746293,"sku":"9780645716504","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fbd5d31f-7aa8-48bf-b02b-fa0ab0f48396.jpg?v=1676385059","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-cruellest-joke-9780645716504","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}