{"product_id":"the-pirates-in-an-adventure-with-communists-9780307274915","title":"The Pirates! In an Adventure with Communists","description":"London, 1840: Wagner's latest opera plays to packed houses while disgruntled workers gather in crowded pubs to eat ice cream and plan the downfall of the bourgeoisie. Meanwhile, the Pirate Captain finds himself incarcerated at Scotland Yard, in a case of mistaken identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscovering that his doppelgänger is none other than Karl Marx, the Captain and his crew are unwittingly caught up in a sinister plot that involves intellectual giants, enormous beards, and a quest to discover whether ham might really be the opium of the people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes, at no additional charge, \u003ci\u003eThe Wit and Wisdom of the Pirate Captain\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003ea Major Philosophical Work\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the Matter of Love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you're off to fight in a battle, snap a ship's biscuit in half and give your girlfriend the other half. When you meet again, they will match--like two halves of a single soul! Hopefully, this will stop her sleeping with other men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Life in General: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife is like a big shanty. Everything will be fine so long as everyone sings in harmony. But if someone plays a duff note on the accordion or tries to break-dance at a sensitive bit, then there will be all sorts of trouble, mark my words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gideon Defoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.30w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307274915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGideon Defoe was born in 1975 and lives in London. Because of all the usual politics and petty jealousies rife throughout the literary world, neither of his previous books, \u003ci\u003eThe Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists \u003c\/i\u003enor\u003ci\u003e The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab\u003c\/i\u003e, has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43652917559411,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_982dd8bc-10c3-4451-a16c-ae6cadfe09e8.jpg?v=1756295978","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-pirates-in-an-adventure-with-communists-9780307274915","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}