{"product_id":"9781507201626","title":"Good for Nothing","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGood for Nothing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Brandon Graham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This book could be the lovechild of Bill Bryson and Martin Amis...But at its heart is a very serious point. It is about the tsunami of destruction that has hit Middle America since the financial crisis” (\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlip Mellis believes his recent past would be best described as: a man with his feet planted on terra firma. As a husband and father, he was a consistent breadwinner. As a business professional, he was a go-getter. For twenty years, he did all that was expected of him, if not much more.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But a job loss in his middle years, in the midst of a national economic crisis, has knocked Flip squarely on his big, soft ass, where he has been wallowing for nearly a year.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Over the course of one hectic week, replete with a cast of colorful characters, Flip is forced by circumstances of his own invention to finally get his life headed in the right direction. Like a pudgy, irritable toddler, he carefully tests his balance and lurches forward, stumbling around absurd obstacles and grasping for any solid purchase. Ultimately a spark of human resilience locked deep within his core begins to spread. The question becomes: will Flip's best efforts be enough to lead him safely to redemption or will they merely lead to a futile, purely graceless, and quixotic crash?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Flip Mellis is a hapless middle-age man...wallowing in self-pity and failure. A quirky and grim portrayal of a man's life circling the drain...there is dark humor here, and the story is by turns hilarious and poignant. Graham's message is clear: don't be like Flip.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Enchanated by \u003ci\u003eGood for Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e...\"\u003cbr\u003e\"This book could be the love-child of Bill Bryson and Martin Amis... but at its heart is a very serious point. It is about the tsunami of destruction that has hit Middle America since the financial crisis.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781507201626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40589075218638,"sku":"9781507201626","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_3089e7a9-4245-40b3-ba8f-9a0385d24e19.jpg?v=1637711526","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781507201626","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}