{"product_id":"hocus-pocus-by-kurt-vonnegut-9780425161296","title":"Hocus Pocus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/em\u003e comes an irresistible novel that combines \"clever wit with keen social observation... and re-establishes Mr. Vonnegut's place as the Mark Twain of our times\" (\u003cem\u003eAtlanta Journal \u0026amp; Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere is the adventure of Eugene Debs Hartke. He's a Vietnam veteran, a jazz pianist, a college professor, and a prognosticator of the apocalypse (and other things Earth-shattering). But that's neither here nor there. Because at Tarkington College—where he teaches—the excrement is about to hit the air-conditioning. And it's all Eugene's fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47642964295916,"sku":"9780425161296","price":47.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/56ed6d021242fd8ed96e8193a8d831ce.jpg?v=1779166110","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/hocus-pocus-by-kurt-vonnegut-9780425161296","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}