{"product_id":"oranges-for-magellan-paperback","title":"Oranges for Magellan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything good in Joe Magellan's life--family, teaching career, sanity--has been undermined by his baffling compulsion: breaking the world record for flagpole-sitting. Through the years Joe has made seven attempts at the record, his best effort a measly eleven days. \u003cem\u003eOranges\u003c\/em\u003e begins on January 20, 1981, the day Joe is 'cured' of his compulsion at Dr. Malcolm Kerridge's 'Out, Damn Obsession!' seminar. Alas, the charlatan's cure does not take. Joe immediately stumbles upon the perfect flagpole, sixty feet high, and, before long, to the horror of his wife and son, he climbs up and settles in on a ten-foot-square redwood platform for one final assault on the record, while Clover and Nate run the little café below. Joe's pursuit of the pole-sitting grail is disrupted by Clover's budding artistic aspirations; by Nate's rebellion at J. Edgar Hoover Middle School; by the seductions of Joe by an ex-seminar mate and of Clover by an art gallery owner; by the commercialization and massive popularity of the pole-sitting enterprise; and by the ruthless Shipwreck Blake, who both terrorizes and inspires Joe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOranges for Magellan\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eRichard Martin's\u003c\/b\u003e first published novel. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNight Train\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreensboro Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdirondack Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives with his wife Paris in Santa Monica, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.98 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697357164607,"sku":"9781646032686","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4af505f772c0a08fc354192177d3434d.webp?v=1765009165","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/oranges-for-magellan-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}