{"product_id":"9780374603076","title":"Cranial Fracking","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCranial Fracking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ian Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDispatches from the front lines of American culture by the great humorist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Frazier, “America’s greatest essayist” (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), has gathered his insights on the most urgent issues of today in \u003ci\u003eCranial Fracking\u003c\/i\u003e. From climate change (what did Al Gore say at his colloquium on the rising temperatures in Hell?) to the state of culture (what do you do when you’re afflicted with Loss of Funding?) to Texas (what should we do with Texas?), he has all the answers. Or, at the very least, a lot of questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrazier is endlessly curious and perpetually delighted, and seeing the absurdity of the world through his eyes is irresistible. Once more, the author of \u003ci\u003eHogs Wild\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTravels in Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e has struck oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"When [Frazier] is critiquing artificial intelligence or advocating for mummies in what is otherwise a golden age of zombies, the theater of the absurd is taken to brave new worlds.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374603076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40793121947854,"sku":"9780374603076","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8faa410a-3a3e-42f2-9839-bd58dfdb0226.jpg?v=1642404292","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374603076","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}