{"product_id":"spook-country-paperback","title":"Spook Country - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"cool and scary\"(\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from the author of \u003ci\u003ePattern Recognition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003espook (spo͞ok) n.: A specter; a ghost. Slang for \"intelligence agent.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e country (ˈkən-trē) n.: In the mind or in reality. The World. The United States of America, New Improved Edition. What lies before you. What lies behind.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e spook country (spo͞ok ˈkən-trē) n.: The place where we all have landed, few by choice. The place we are learning to live.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hollis Henry is a journalist, on investigative assignment for a magazine called \u003ci\u003eNode\u003c\/i\u003e, which doesn't exist yet. Bobby Chombo apparently does exist, as a producer. But in his day job, Bobby is a troubleshooter for military navigation equipment. He refuses to sleep in the same place twice. He meets no one. And Hollis Henry has been told to find him... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A devastatingly precise reflection of the American zeitgeist.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Hugo Award, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award, and the Nebula Award in 1984. He is also the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCount Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa Overdrive\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Burning Chrome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirtual Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIdoru\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Tomorrow's Parties\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pattern Recognition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpook Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZero History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDistrust That Particular Flavor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Peripheral\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453596549298,"sku":"9780425221419","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7973ab8cdf08c604b8b2ea9221359fc6.webp?v=1778834697","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/spook-country-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}