{"product_id":"9780312387037","title":"Diminished Capacity","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDiminished Capacity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sherwood Kiraly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimished Capacity\u003c\/b\u003e by Sherwood Kiraly, author of three other novels including \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Rush\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Babies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho's Hot, Who's Not\u003c\/i\u003e, is a humorous story about an unlikely trio who hatch a plan to sell a rare baseball card, and is the basis for the motion picture starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda, and Virginia Madsen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe townsfolk once voted him the strangest man in Missouri, but he turned the honor down, claiming it was \"just a popularity contest.\" He has baited hooks connected to the keys of an old typewriter by the side of the Mississippi, so the local fish can write poetry. He keeps stacks of old newspapers piled up to his bedroom ceiling, and he doesn't know why. They don't get much more eccentric than old Rollie Zerbs of LaPorte, Missouri. But he does have one thing going for him--a rare 1909 Chicago Cubs tobacco baseball card, one of the most valuable cards in existence. And even though he can't remember where he just put it, he's on his way to Chicago to see what the card will bring...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Funny, utterly guileless, and extremely well-written...original characters...A book meant simply to be enjoyed.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A swift-flowing tale of low comedy and high jinks. Kiraly does an admirable job.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fannie Flagg meets W. P. Kinsella...whimsical, charming, and funny.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Engaging, quirky...good for a laugh and a pleasant afternoon.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312387037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593258643662,"sku":"9780312387037","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3db0cc2e-27ec-4173-a1c7-ff9bba9c034e.jpg?v=1637784727","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312387037","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}