{"product_id":"spectacular-happiness-paperback","title":"Spectacular Happiness - 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\u003ePeter D. Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA daring, controversial novel that \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e hailed as \"good fun\" and full of \"rewarding surprises,\" \u003ci\u003eSpectacular Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e entertains while raising challenging questions about what constitutes the good life.\u003c\/b\u003e Booklist calls it a \"stunning first novel.\" \u003cbr\u003e Chip Samuels is an English teacher, part-time handyman, and devoted husband and father. He is also a one-man protest movement. Egged on by an ex-girlfriend, Chip has been blowing up trophy homes along the beaches of Cape Cod. The fastidiously crafted explosions capture the public's imagination -- and rather than being reviled as a terrorist, he finds himself the idealized center of a media circus. \u003cbr\u003e Darkly intelligent, provocative, and compelling, \u003ci\u003eSpectacular Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e has been praised both as riveting storytelling and as masterful social criticism by one of the most respected observers of contemporary American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter D. Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e is clinical professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eShould You Leave?\u003c\/i\u003e and the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eListening to Prozac.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives and practices in Providence, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.12 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47499565236445,"sku":"9780743223249","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/OjTByV1L7M9780743223249.webp?v=1772004511","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/spectacular-happiness-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}