{"product_id":"knifeboy-paperback","title":"Knifeboy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTod Harrison Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFriends. Family. Housekeepers.\u003cbr\u003e All's Fair in Love, War, and Knife Selling.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Check your dignity at the door as you stride across the welcome mat with Jay Hauser in this insightful and strangely touching story about \u003cb\u003eyoung love, fear, manipulation, \u003c\/b\u003e and the lengths we go to to succeed in a world that values charisma, competition, and acceptance above all else. Set on the elite campus of Dartmouth College and in the well-heeled reaches of the Detroit suburbs, this \u003cb\u003etwisted and affecting coming-of-age novel\u003c\/b\u003e provides a startlingly authentic and often hilarious glimpse of life through the eyes of an indulged and misguided young hustler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jay Hauser is wrapping up his first year at Dartmouth when he takes a summer job selling knives door-to-door to prove to Isabelle, the great love of his life, that he is charming enough to pull it off. His quest quickly becomes a dark obsession as he works his way up the knife-selling ladder trying to win the summer sales competition and lands neck-deep in an \u003cb\u003eabsurd subculture\u003c\/b\u003e that is harder to break away from than he could ever have imagined. As sophomore year looms on the horizon, Jay's summer \"break\" has evolved into a hazy bender spent lying and scamming his way through all the places -- and people -- he once called home. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKnifeboy\u003c\/i\u003e marks the \u003cb\u003earresting debut\u003c\/b\u003e of a fine young writer who reveals the \u003cb\u003eunnerving reality\u003c\/b\u003e of a ravenous generation in a lavish and unforgiving world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTod Harrison Williams is a writer and filmmaker. He is currently in post-production on \u003ci\u003eTrainwreck: My Life as An Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e, a film he wrote and directed starring Seann William Scott, Gretchen Mol, and Jeff Garlin. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.12 x 6.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169809731719,"sku":"9781416538219","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f94bb55df69182a49e85e4c5e811297a.webp?v=1733343726","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/knifeboy-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}