{"product_id":"liberation-paperback-1","title":"Liberation - Paperback","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\u003eBrian Francis Slattery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the literary pulp phenomenon \u003ci\u003eSpaceman Blues\u003c\/i\u003e comes a future history cautionary tale, a heist movie in the style of a hippie novel\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberation\u003c\/i\u003e is a speculation on life in near-future America after the country suffers an economic cataclysm that leads to the resurgence of ghosts of its past such as the human slave trade. Our heroes are the Slick Six, a group of international criminals who set out to alleviate the worst of these conditions and put America on the road to recovery. \u003ci\u003eLiberation\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about living down the past, personally and nationally; about being able to laugh at the punch line to the long, dark joke of American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSlattery's prose moves seamlessly between present and past, action and memory. With \u003ci\u003eLiberation\u003c\/i\u003e, he celebrates the resilience and ingenuity of the American spirit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Francis Slattery\u003c\/b\u003e edits public-policy publications dealing mostly with economics and economic issues; he is also an editor of the \u003ci\u003eNew Haven Review\u003c\/i\u003e, a literary journal. When not editing, he plays the fiddle and banjo. He also writes occasional nonfiction pieces about public policy and the arts, mostly for his local alternative weekly. He is the author of one previous novel, \u003ci\u003eSpaceman Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, and lives just outside of New Haven, Connecticut with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.18 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228981936377,"sku":"9780765320469","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UWVDRFducEg3S2NDOCt4c2E4RDlWdz09.webp?v=1768296937","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/liberation-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}