{"product_id":"colossus-hardcover","title":"Colossus - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoss Barkan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stark and unsettling portrait of success, in the vein of Philip Roth and Jonathan Franzen, that revives the long-established intersection between ambition and corruption in the pursuit of the American dream.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeddy Starr has it all. A beloved pastor in a small Midwestern town, a devoted husband and father of three, and a rising real estate magnate, he has built a life that gleams with virtue and success. Self-made in every sense, Teddy is a man of conviction, or at least it seems. But behind the pulpit and the polished smile lies a fractured past, and when a figure from that buried life reemerges, the once-sturdy walls of his world begin to fall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs scandal and ambition collide, \u003ci\u003eColossus \u003c\/i\u003ebecomes the story of American hunger for reinvention and the blatant self-interest beneath its surface. Written with the moral gravity of Robert Penn Warren and the psychological insight of Philip Roth, Ross Barkan offers a timely update on the examination of the American identity in an age of performance and decay.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoss Barkan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five books, including the novel \u003ci\u003eGlass Century\u003c\/i\u003e. He's a contributing writer to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, a columnist for \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eThe Metropolitan Review\u003c\/i\u003e, a books and culture review publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9.29 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48422324928761,"sku":"9781648211775","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/sZRd7hEEdm9781648211775.webp?v=1779263741","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/colossus-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}