{"product_id":"the-misadventures-of-john-stuckey","title":"Misadventures of John Stuckey","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thrilling, comic stroll through 1980s San Francisco and a pre-Internet ensemble of sorcerers, cults, megalomaniacs, and a man determined to follow a deep practice of laziness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an exhilarating mix of Raymond Chandler and Richard Brautigan comes the story of James Stuckey and a charged, shambolic year through the eccentric fringe of the San Francisco Bay Area. Stuckey, stubbornly devout to a habit of laziness, inadvertently collides with a megalomaniac cult leader and his followers and is forced to begrudgingly face himself and take action. His careening, chaotic misfortunes finally culminate in a tense, near-deadly battle with a sorcerer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in 1986, before Northern California was a playground for Silicon Valley titans, \u003ci\u003eThe Misadventures of John Stuckey\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life the nonconformity and unapologetic weirdness of the pre-Internet days, when getting rich quick required convincing others that if only they do what you say, they will grow rich in your shadow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his first work of long-form fiction, Marc Allen, renowned author and publisher at New World Library, which he founded in 1977 with Shakti Gawain, spins an imaginative tale that is perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Lebowski\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom Robbins, and Robert Pirsig. \u003ci\u003eThe Misadventures of John Stuckey\u003c\/i\u003e is an electric, philosophical, and deeply funny journey. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Polished Stone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49603167158616,"sku":"9780998097657","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-misadventures-of-john-stuckey","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}