{"product_id":"riding-with-john-wayne-9781439148136","title":"Riding with John Wayne","description":"In his latest triumphant novel, Aaron Latham pits Texas guts against Hollywood glitz when a modern-day cowboy turned screenwriter dusts off his Stetson in order to solve a murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chick Goodnight has arrived in Hollywood to write a screenplay about his great-great-great-ever-so-great grandfather Jimmy Goodnight -- the legend who more or less invented the Texas cowboy during the 1870s (and who was featured in Latham's \u003ci\u003eCode of the West\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cowboy with the Tiffany Gun\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the film's director -- smart and beautiful Hollywood veteran Jamie Stone -- shows Chick how to write for the screen, he finds his quaint Western-inspired code of ethics challenged by an industry in which casting departments pimp for their producers and overzealous method actors feel obliged to seduce their costars. But culture shock becomes the least of Chick's worries when his cousin, a young aspiring actress, dies under suspicious circumstances. Shortly, Chick -- taking a few heroic pages from his own script -- is forced to investigate before someone else meets his maker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Chick's misadventures take him from Hollywood to Texas and back again, Aaron Latham treats us to a bravura piece in which art imitates life imitating art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Latham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439148136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLatham, Aaron:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAaron Latham\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for his novels and screenplays, including \u003ci\u003eUrban Cowboy, Perfect, Code of the West\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cowboy with the Tiffany Gun\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a regular contributor to such publications as \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York with his wife, Lesley Stahl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44707441180787,"sku":"9781439148136","price":30.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5f7d14f4-a8fb-4502-8187-31205a13dc1a.jpg?v=1775840039","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/riding-with-john-wayne-9781439148136","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}