{"product_id":"paradise-screwed-selected-columns-of-carl-hiaasen-paperback","title":"Paradise Screwed: Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen - 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\u003eCarl Hiaasen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDiane Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Takes readers on a head-shaking romp through a south Florida that they won't find in any tourist brochure. . . . Hiaasen's writing is fearless and the targets endless: politicians, municipal employees, judges, lobbyists, zoning boards, evangelists, athletic franchises, environmental scofflaws, Disney, the NRA, Big Tobacco. . . . Pulls no punches and keeps his sense of humor and outrage firmly intact.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"These sharp, amusing pieces confirm Hiaasen's status as a bird so rare--the humorous popular novelist with an acutely critical social perspective--that he's practically an endangered species.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Along with \u003cem\u003eKick Ass, \u003c\/em\u003ethis is one of the best collections of occasional journalism published in recent years.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author Carl Hiaasen has written \u003cem\u003eTourist Season, Strip Tease, Sick Puppy, Skinny Dip\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other novels that have helped define Florida noir. He is also the author of three popular books for young readers, \u003cem\u003eHoot, Flush\u003c\/em\u003e, and most recently, \u003cem\u003eScat\u003c\/em\u003e. His nonfiction includes T\u003cem\u003eeam Rodent: How Disney Devours the World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDownhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport\u003c\/em\u003e. A Florida native and lifelong resident, Hiaasen still writes regularly for the Miami Herald, where he has worked for 33 years and where these columns first appeared.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e Diane Stevenson (1947‒2016) taught research writing in the psychology department at the University of Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.86 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45762673606853,"sku":"9780813034287","price":35.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/wKdX_58lS29780813034287.webp?v=1781325066","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/paradise-screwed-selected-columns-of-carl-hiaasen-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}