{"product_id":"9780547549101","title":"My American Unhappiness","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBakopoulos, Dean\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/3\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bakopoulos has invented a man for all rainy seasons—a horny, heartbroken cousin of Richard Ford’s Frank Bascombe.” —Tom Piazza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A winning distraction, a smart entertainment.” —\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA clairvoyant when it comes to the Starbucks orders, a renegade when it  comes to bureaucracy, Zeke asks almost everybody he meets, “Why are you  so unhappy?” The answers he receives—a mix of true sadness and absurd  complaint—become the core of an obsessive project, “The Inventory of  American Unhappiness,” a project that becomes all the more personally  meaningful as he follows steps outlined in a women’s magazine on finding  the perfect mate. Incisively tapping the voice of one of the most  charming—and deluded—narrators to come along in years, Dean Bakopolous  captures our zeitgeist with lacerating wit and a big heart, confirming  Jonathan Miles’s (author of \u003cem\u003eDear American Airlines\u003c\/em\u003e) claim that “there’s no such thing as unhappiness when you’re holding a Dean Bakopolous novel.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hilarious and heartfelt . . . This funny-sad novel seems to take  elements of the author’s own life . . . and twists them in a funhouse  mirror—with delightful results.” —NPR\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42938143408383,"sku":"9780547549101","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780547549101_s600x595.jpg?v=1780334319","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780547549101","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}