{"product_id":"brains-a-zombie-memoir-paperback","title":"Brains: A Zombie Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobin Becker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A witty and unexpected take on the zombie genre; I had a great time.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Charlaine Harris, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubtitled \"A Zombie Memoir,\"\u003cem\u003e Brains \u003c\/em\u003elooks at America's favorite walking-dead flesh-eaters from an audaciously original and deliciously gruesome new perspective. Debut author Robin Becker blazes new ground with this story of former college professor-cum-sentient zombie Jack Barnes, who recounts the tale of the resistance he organized in the wake of the recent zombie apocalypse. \u003cem\u003eWorld War Z; Shaun of the Dead;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePride, Prejudice, and Zombies...\u003c\/em\u003e Becker tops them all with \u003cem\u003eBrains\u003c\/em\u003e--a witty, tasty treat for anyone who every spent a midnight glued to a classic George A. Romero zombie epic!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollege-professor-cum-zombie Jack Barnes is a different breed of undead--he can think. In fact, he can even write. And the story he has to tell is a truly disturbing--yet strangely heartwarming--one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConvinced he'll bring about a peaceful coexistence between zombies and humans if he can demonstrate his unique condition to Howard Stein, the man responsible for the zombie virus, Barnes sets off on a grueling cross-country journey to meet his maker. Along the way he recruits a small army of super zombies that will stop at nothing to reach their goal. There's Guts, the dreadlocked boy who can run like the wind; Joan, the matronly nurse adept at reattaching decaying appendages; Annie, the young girl with a fierce quick-draw; and Ros, who can actually speak. United they embark on an epic quest to attain what all men, women--and, apparently, zombies--yearn for: equality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrains\u003c\/em\u003e is a blood-soaked, darkly humorous story that will have readers rooting for Barnes and his zombie posse to the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e--S.G. Browne, author of \u003ci\u003eBreathers: A Zombie's Lament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollege-professor-cum-zombie Jack Barnes is a different breed of undead--he can think. In fact, he can even write. And the story he has to tell is a truly disturbing--yet strangely heartwarming--one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConvinced he'll bring about a peaceful coexistence between zombies and humans if he can demonstrate his unique condition to Howard Stein, the man responsible for the zombie virus, Barnes sets off on a grueling cross-country journey to meet his maker. Along the way he recruits a small army of \"super\" zombies that will stop at nothing to reach their goal. There's Guts, the dreadlocked boy who can run like the wind; Joan, the matronly nurse adept at reattaching decaying appendages; Annie, the young girl with a fierce quick-draw; and Ros, who can actually speak. United they embark on an epic quest to attain what all men, women--and, apparently, zombies--yearn for: equality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrains\u003c\/em\u003e is a blood-soaked, darkly humorous story that will have readers rooting for Barnes and his zombie posse to the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.2 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135865720967,"sku":"9780061974052","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/06eb40304e2d4d546f8837df20233c7b.webp?v=1732652492","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/brains-a-zombie-memoir-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}