{"product_id":"the-lay-off-house-9781639886104","title":"The Lay-off House","description":"\u003cp\u003eLosing a job is never fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoug knew this from three previous lay-offs and now he had to deal with the familiar disaster for the fourth time. He did what he always did when the pink slip was handed to him; he went home, he drank, and he brooded alone. But this time, acquaintances and strangers come to Doug's door, seeking shelter from the same economic calamity. Together they make a community, a home, and a way out of the rat-race. But there are those in the wider world, some close and some far, who don't think there should be an escape and that the rat-race is all there is and ever will be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story about the challenge of making one's own life in a society that tries to say 'no', \u003cem\u003eThe Lay-off House\u003c\/em\u003e by David Rogers portrays how many of us live now, in the real economy, and suggests a way to try and live a little better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atmosphere Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639886104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"David Rogers Jr.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42439265058997,"sku":"9781639886104","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f21f7280-ce67-4be7-ae16-afb9ecb2178d.jpg?v=1665461371","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lay-off-house-9781639886104","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}