{"product_id":"a-fistful-of-fig-newtons-9780385188432","title":"A Fistful of Fig Newtons","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the wild and wacky world of favorite funnyman Jean Shepherd, a dozen truer-than-life tales of tailgating on the Jersey Tumpike, infuriating infants, and other everyday catastrophes, defeats, and humiliations that are the familiar fate of Americans everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJean Shepherd was one of America's favorite humorists, his most notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable Ralphie Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday classic \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Story\u003c\/i\u003e. But he was so much more, a comic Garrison Keillor-like figure whose unique voice transcended the airwaves and affected a whole generation of nostalgic Americans. \u003ci\u003eA Fistful of Fig Newtons\u003c\/i\u003e is classic Jean Shepherd--sidesplittingly funny and sardonically irreverent. It is a brilliant comic assessment of American life--all of them delivered in Jean Shepherd's witty, classy, unforgettable style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Shepherd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385188432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor many years a cult radio and cabaret personality in New York City, \u003cb\u003eJean Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e was the creator of the popular film \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which is based on his novels \u003ci\u003eIn God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories\u003c\/i\u003e, and which has become a holiday tradition on the Turner Network. Jean Shepherd passed away in 1999.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44037124128883,"sku":"9.78039E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c05e35fb-68c4-4a9c-82b8-fb381282978f.jpg?v=1761651559","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-fistful-of-fig-newtons-9780385188432","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}